The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-19
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lti8N Jeanne OltFS LHiASdlAAl
Ds Thomas nenman on his way
from a call, 9tQlpsd at me hrst coed
cafe he passed. 1nng mp hk fdrA Goa l
and cap. and d1o6ltel about the crowd
ca place fof i seat The pre.christ-
mas tsir OF gayety and hurry irritated
him--why should the world hurry9
II was. ne thought, making the usual
hustle about nothing Then he saw
an empty chair AZ a small side table
ana walked over 10 it, asking per
mission to st opposite the little Old
lady on the other side. She bowed
gracioasly and lei the waiter give
her some soup.
The meal passed in silence save for
an occasional word OF courtesy in
passing salt or sugar, and the little
/ lads began to study the anxious
/ Young face before her Why did this
4 big, blonde. healthy young man eat
so little? She noted the fine, trained
white hand crumhling piece OF
4 bread-the surgeons hand He was
so manifestly wocried and unhappy
that her always open heart Went out
to him. Would he, young enough TO-
be her son, resent question:
Excuse me- she finally ventured,
"but are you ill--or in trouble97 He,
glanced UP surprised, but his face
cleared 10 a sort of whimsical graft
nude. He suddenly Wished for a
mother like this woman, OF course
his own mother was dead--he liked.
!, 10 think that she would never have
left him nameless in an otphanage-
surely no mother would do that. He
smiled at The little old lady ruefully.
1T has been called disease" he
replied And isn't ii trouble to be
! engaged to one girl, and very much
afraid v0u are in love with another?
What would you advise your son in
I, such d cass?"
. He waited in silence while the
/ waiter changed his plate
! Suppose you tell me what the case
is?" she suggested in a low, inviting
tone. Sometimes ii Is a great help
Just to tell II out
I ! He hesitated o moment, then con
cluded 10 do The unheard-of thing
Tor he never talked about himself
even 10 friend
;, We'll, since you're SO good----lA nj
= q docto -~been practicing three years
:. and Just beginning to make good.
= don't know who | am. ! was lef
unnamed AZ an orphanage raj
away at tea named myself can,
8 worked my way through college. Thei
! ] did charity work in a clinic for thu
y slums and learned the sorrows Of th
; Door | probably came from originally
y A rich man interested in philanthrOp,
y gave ME money TO study in Europe
y came back and established mysel
OF and have sepaid hi mevery cent AIS
le | am engaged TO his only daughter
te | met her in settlement work Sh
RS Is wrapped UP in it. She is loyel
le and kind. She has heart anG BRAIN
al and money and position-we coul
he help each other. and our Joined force
he would be a power ! wanted to be-
helper for have suffered in lionel
HI ness and want And thonght
or loved her-we became firm friend
ed And then found the other girl. an
en- | don't know how 10 tell Helen
nd can't" He looked up apologeticalI
III Tell me about the othes girl Yc
OF viii never see ME again
ire II found her desperately III vii
NJ pneumonia in a clinical nospits
ne where she was taken from a ST
ng dents boarding house 1t looked
nd hopeless case. but pulled h
sh- through by sheer force OF purpose
believe. don't see yet why 81
lives, She is mere child-on
aid eighteen, and nearly through bpsine
,yt college She is so very pretty
lcb makes me shudder 10 have her go
be- woek in an Office And she is de
hal cate, She is an orphan and | knC
md her money must be almost gone. s
At insisted on paying me. and was
is suited al the smallness Of my bi
ne. She will barely speak to me. ! knC
nm she still needs care. but the last tit
sni. called while passing she refused
see me And d-well-confound {
thing called love-" he muttered.
nan Then he came to himself
ais. II do beg your pardon fore
ara % myself" M
M MSor The old lady leaned forward
of vitingly over the table. who TAX
,rIe care Of herr" She asked
XIX "Thats what's taking the life {
bar of me. That cheap boarding hon
,art What can ] do? can't send her
~ check. neither can ! buy beefsie
asa and shoes and war mclothing foe J
oau unless / marry her And there {
and and hundreds as badly off as she She
ntai M as proud and upright as a flower
80 80 don't even dare send her The smi
est sort of present She seemed ey
/. at the hospital to be on the wat
= lest | do one thing for her not
quired by law, DO you suppose
feeling can be--me ely pity? p
and YOU see. with Helens help | con
,isit take care Of a hundred girls i
Al that Helen has the means and
tba have the ability"
.on, The fine old face grew thought
,on "Why NOT tell Helen about her a
ns let her look after herr"
~ ~ "Why--1---never thought Of
VII, Would II be fair to-Kate? ] do
,.ia think she would like 10 have anotl
~. woman--know she needed anythil
ps Wouldn't she feel like that?'
NJ, stammered sadly
~, w Bur you must tell Kate how J
W. feel, and Immediately She has
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