The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-29

SNOW, that's right decent Of you,
Milile." cried the colonel; and he
amlled gratefully efter Mrs Melvllle'e
Beautifully attec back. YET peant
ave minutes before he he'd been pur.
suing that same charming back
through the garden terraces, y O
most broiherly frame, resolved to Give
hic nlotefiniaw warning with q
gog.horn." Tho cause Of said warn.
Ing WAS Mo discovery OF her acqllaing'
anco with Atkins. For days a Bit OF
Information had been blistefina In HE
mind Il came from the girl at the
telegraph office At the Palace. not in q
neel!re. but Indirectly, through hoy
Shum, tho girl who booked the theater
tAekets. II could not De analysed
properly because the telegraph girl
was gone to southern California, But
before she vent she told the theater
glrl that the lacy who received Mr..
Makers wires was one OF Mrs. Win
ters party! This bit OF information
vas Ike live coal undeffoot IN the
aolopel's mind, whenever he trod on
a IN HE mental excursions no Jumped
who else but JapetY" be de-
lnanded. But by degrees he became
arst doubtful, then daring lie had
nlrdsalI fetch the telegraph girl back
50 San Francisco A ten minutes In
,erylew assured him that Il wan his
brothers wife who had called for
Mr. Makers messages, lrmeG with
Nr Makers order
Aunt Rebecca was not nearly 20 ve-
hement as he when he told her. She
listened to HIS angry criticism with a
lurking smile aud liitle shrug af h0F
shoulders.
"Of course she has butted IN, as you
i9rpely express Il, IN the language Of
tnis mannerlosa generation; Mllli-
cent always butts in How did she
oct acquainted wlth this unpleasant.
assasslngtlng, poor white trash2 My
Gear child she didn't probably: he
rnade an acquaintance with her lie
pumped her and lied to her We
know he wanted 10 Gnd out Mr.,
Keatchams aboGe he may have got
bis cleW from her; she knew young
Arnold had been TO zee him There's
80 telling ! only snow that e the
Interest Of keeping Q roof over our
heads and having our heads whole IN.
stead 0f ID pieces from explosives.
pliiied in few days ago when some
body wanted Mrs Melville Winter on
the telephone ! answered It che
person asked Il ! was Alru Melville
Winter. Il was a strange mans voice
Z don't believe "a Christian Science or
lheosophy OF physics, but do believe
felt In my bones that hers waa an
sccasion 10 Be eanny rather than con.
seientioue. You know can talk IKE
Millleent or anybody else SO IA.
toned through the telephone lu her
ailhen Anglican accents. DO you want
Mrs Melville Winter OF Aunt re.
Deeca, Madam Wlnter9 / haze to ba
called Madam Winter. and sac knowe
lt but Mlllcent IS catty. you know.
aud she always calls me Madam WIN
tsE behind my back The fellow fen
into the trap NJ once recognized the
voice dare say. and announced that
Y waa Mr. Makers, Mr. Atkins who
nad left for Japan. had not been able
70 DAY hts respects and say good.by:
but he had left With him an embroid.
cred Chinese kimono for Prof. Win.
tez, whom he had admired go much:
and II It wouldat be too much trouble
fof her to pay 8 visit to her friend
one Of those women she had to lanch-
con, who's at the 81, Francis-he
would like to show her several left by
MF. Atkins, FOR har 70 select one. Then
u the most casual say, he asked after
Mr.. Keatcham'n health. ! believed be
was improYing had had very coed
night ! fancy II didn't please him
but ne made 9 good pretenee. Then
he went OF into remarks about its We.
ing such q pity Mf Atkins had left
Mr., Keaschem; but he was SO com
seientlons, southern gentleman
knew; YET he really thought a great
deal stlll Of Keaschsm, who had many
fine qualities; only on account Of the
unfortunate dliiefeneea AtkIna waa
So proud and sensitive: he was enx-
ious 70 hear bot not for the world
would he have any one know that he
had Inquired so would be very care
fsll not 10 let any one know he had
asked OF course would be- prom.
ised eHusiyely; and said ! quite undes
stood. think | do. too
They are heepins tab on Us through
hIllIcent fnmed the colonel. 4 dare
ssy she gave It away that Arnold was
visiting Keatcham At the hotel; and
Il wouldn't take Atkins long TO piece
out = good deal more, especially Il bic
SPY overheard Tracy's phone. Well,
shall warn MiIliecnt- with q fos.horni~
The way he warned Mllllcsnt has
been related. But from MIIllcent he
denected to another subject -the lra-
pulse Of confession being strong upon
aim He freed hts mlnd about The
stalns on CARY MsFcer'a cuffs; and.
wheu st last he sought Milliccnt he
vas N MS soul praislng his aunt for
wise old woman. After Justice was
dlsarmed By MS mlscomprehenslon OF
Mlllleents words, he took out bic
cigarette case and began pacing the
eardel walks. smoking and hunmInS
= little Spanish love song FAR elder