The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-05
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Big And Little Things
(Ay Ethel Balringtonl

VI.
Der c0mpanI0n ndutSered something
between fss teeth that sounded like
1csa,~ but llade no movement 10
an. Seated .on a lower step. he
knew Just how the face above him
was looking
The sul1riness OF the close house,
Ahere for few days pending the
completion Of certain plumbing altera-
Gus she had been left sole occupant,
lad driven the girl TO seek the com
k,sa;iye freshness and circulating
ahout the brownslone steps and there
Ielf Rehn had found her when he
a~-Ned 10 explain his absence the
previous evening.
Ii takes woman TO make a pyfa-
mid oat of 4 grain Of dust," grumbled
It's the accumulation OF grains
hat makes IL, corrected the other.
rs not he first time YOU have NOR
fled me btfore my friends. expect.
Ell you right up to the last
apologize dear. was finishing
some old work.
Leaving ME 20 get home as best
could.
'lt wasn't so late, ana Grace was
Will ycu. Besides, you're not timid.
hasent you, for the best part OF a
y et6, kyed alone in IBIS great house ?
My monisl position, then, justifias
y1ii treating me in such cavalier
itahiou2 ttA
You know better Rehn's temper
va7 rising. The grit you showed
By lutlina yous shoulder to the wheel
ia your tamily's emergency won my
; respect ia The first place
Unfortunately the girl was beyond
Iaias nollified by soft speeches. Ac,
iioas are the crucial test. and meas
rrcd BY the standard formed by re.
cenr ssoc.ation with her wealthy
e'rioyer's family with their social
nicalies and easy courtesy, essential
or ornamental, plain, hard-wosking
JEFF Rim fell lamentably short
Z you consider me % little now
! how would il be after marrlage?'
vas her protest
Name the day and I'll show you,
IT'S no use, jeff, won't marry
YOU. I've grown to crave those little
cntions those social obligations
hai are meaningless to you-and
I anyway, | ONT feel ! can rely on sou
\ dull, thick red burned the mans
, G. eek. He rose.
Did eye- fail you--when the
. thing was Of consequence?
his muscular hand trembled as il
, ciencned upon the balustrade and fol
a momen. the girls resolution way
eiad, but she drew coldly back.
IN say goodnight, as | must rise
G.. ly The plumbers finished today
50 I'm joining The family in the Adj
il,ondacks tomorrbw"
Rehn scarcely heard, intent on one
point only. you, mean it--you won'i
marry me?"
Just that, jeff. But we can still
be friends.
Stunned by her decision yet loo
proud to show the depth of his wound
Rein Went heavily down the steps
he did nor. look back, even when he
'.jcheil the corner And with him
! ceparted the girls anger. She shiv
cred on entering The silent house
Closing the door. she stood motion
leaa in the wide hall, the dim light
rom a solitary burner falling on her
face, pale with self-questioning. What
l1d she dnne2 She had not serious
ly nfended final break
Aleihodically She secured the bolts
hei9re entering the elevator to as
cead 10 her room on the fourth floor.
The machinery was controlled by
+ electricity. and she pressed the button
several times before the switch
caught. The car rose with Jerk.
Jhen more slowly passed the second
-Four, after which it crawled by inches
unlil it stopped altogethe' and the
fisits went ont She pressed the but
On without effect The car hung mo-
iionless Only after repeated efforts
did 4 occu. TO her that she was in
eri'able trap and a rush Of horror
seized her Helpless. alone. she was
ipnerded between two floors OF what
VAS believed TO he an empty house.
Had she NOT distinctly informed the
llumbers and later. jeff, that she
vas leaving early in the morning. +.
Naturally. after their quarrel the lat
OF would moi stop for a final good
bye She might die in her narrow
ce,' before anyone would think to in
,iire about her A cold sweat broke
/ bpen her But refusing 10 WELD TO
ear, she pressed franiicallv upon the
, hl on. Soon recognizing the futiliiy
OF her effolts. she screamed aloud.
. cnlv 10 tave her voice flung back
anon her by ihe cynfining space.
Yours elapsed bur in the black
ness of he shaft few sounds penetrat-
a. Her throat grew raw. and, ex
i,tjsted she flung herself upon the
seal that spanned the back Of the
car Falling into an uneasy doze. she
yoke with a horrible sensation os
hGng smothcred. She could not
licw O free breath. He head throb-
led as If the temples must burst The
taor locked mechanically between
/ fi.qs ami. she could not move II
astiug around her the look Of trap
ped animal. she found a thin ray of
+ Jrl filte'ing down through the or
na,e roof OF the car In Il were SET
fyaveral panes of colo-ed glass Could
she break nese suffccation need not
he d-eaded Climbing ontO the seat,
she struck with clenched fist OF the
lass and a rush of purer air reward
ing her. sank back nav had risen
ara With renewed hope she screamed
a'.esh surely her plight was despert,
ate. The dav Of no ror dragged ots