The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-01

soul hAs , mortal terror OF 'quAkeH---r
Aunt Rebccca'r Wellbred accents wens
uagefned; ahe appeared lhoagh'
stimulated, nothing mere. danger AZ
Ways acted as tonic on Winter nerves
Archie. you 20 put your clothes on
this minute, honey, And suppose we
ought 70 look ip Millleent."
The colonel. however. had barely set
foot on the threshold when Mrs sieI.
vile appeared. propelling Randall
whom she had rescued from the maids
closet where she was covering behind
her neat frocks, momentarlly expect.
ing death. but decently ready for u IN
gown aud shoes. Mrs Melville her
self. IN the disorder Of the shock, had
merely added her best Paris hat and a
skeleton hustle 10 her dainty night
gear. She had not forgotten her
klmono; she had only forgotten 70 don
e, and Il draggled over her free arm.
But her dignity was Intact The In.
stant she bcheld her kindred she de-
manded OF them. as II they were re-
aponsblo, whether this was a sample
OF the Californian climate. Bea,cham
blushed aud Ned with Colyin ard The
giggling arnold and Archie, who was
too polite to giggle,
Mrs. Winter put on hes eye.glassca.
"Millicent.s said she IN the genllest OF
tones, eyour bustla is on crooked
One Wild glance AZ the merciless
mirror In the carved plerglass did
Mrs Melville give, and. then, without
a word, she ned.
Randall. said Mrs. Winter, "you
look very nice; come and help me
dress There win most likely be some
more shocks"
Randall. trembling IN every lllnb,
but lnstlnctiyely assuming com
posed mlen, followed the undaunted
old lady
The colonel was going IA another
direction, having heard telephone
bell. he was most anxious 70 pui him
self into communication with Birdsall.
because not even during the earth.
quake had he forgotten an uglier perli
and It had occurred TO him That Atkins
was of temper not TO be frightened
By the commissions Of order; but rather
70 make his account Of it Nor did the
message through the telephone tend
to reasaure HIM
The man at the other end Of the
telephone was Blrdsall Ne telling
how long the telephone service would
keep up, he reported: wires we're down
around the corner; worse, the water
mains we're spoutingi aud from where
he stood since he felt the FIRST shock
he had counted SO flres Ten Of them
we're down in the quarter where some
Of his men had homes; and q aeld.
glass had shown that the houses were
all tossed about there; he couldn't
keep his men steady Il seemed lnhu
man to ask them 70 stay when their
wives and children might be dying Of
course Il was his damn luck 70 have
all married men from down there
wen. | reckon you will have TO let
them 90; but watch out" begged the
colonel for you know the men We are
after win take advantage Of general
disorder to get IN their dirty work.
Now Is the most dangerous time
Birdsaill knew Il; he had had lntl
nations that some men we're trying to
sneak up tho hill, tnHy had been
turned back They pretended to be
some wanderug railway workers. but
Birdsal distrusted them. He-no use
to ring Vain 70 tap the carriage Of
the recelverl The telephone was dead
Jared out OF existence somewhere be-
yond their ken
By this time The cold sunlight Of
the woefullest day that San Francisco
had ever seen was spread over the
earth. The city was spotted with
bloodred spouts Of dames. The ruin
Of the earthquake had hardly been
visible from their distance, although
It was ugly enough and Of real lmpor.
tance but. even In the brief space
which they IN Casn FueFte bad waited
before they should set forth fires had
enkindled IN oil directions most dread.
ful to see. nor did there seem to be
any check upon them.
Tiacy had walked the domestic staff
and. de2ed but stoleal, they we're get.
ting breakfast But Keaicham could
not wait, he WAS in cold fury Of
haste to set 10 the town.
re had consented 20 walt for his
breakfast under Miss Smiths repre-
sentatl0n that Il would be ready al
once and hes assurance that he
couldn't work through the day with.
out It.
Happily. Archie" explained Tracy,
whose unquenchaSe college levlty no
earthquake could affect. happily my
domestic Jewel has been stocked up
with rice and oatmeal, two Of the most
nutritious Of foods: and Miss Janet Is
making coffee on her travelling coffee
pot for the Boss That's alcohol. and
independent OF gns.malns. Lucky: foi
the gasrange Is out Of action aud we
have TO Try charcoal Notice one IN.
tersstlng thing Arehleg Old keatchs
am, whom we were nghtlng tooth and
nall three weeks ago, Is nos boasing
rs Is ruthleaaly As a football c0achi
and Cousin Gary IL taking bis slack
talk a. meek as a freshman Great
old boy, Keatchami And oh. sayi
has any one gone 70 The rescue OF the