The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-06
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The slIVer Purse

el-in-law come in the same week. lt
IS nCt expected that the course OF true
|loye VIII -un smooth, and, therefore,
The love affair OF Juliet had had no I
Uneven places. She loved her be- /
Itrothed:. he loved he-, and they both
loved his mother.
Now an6 then little Jealousy OIL
Cartet's mother crossed Juiiet's mind. |
The older woman was fascinating ana
beautiful in way that Juliet had nev-
er been and never could be. Juliet was
pretty and fresh and pink and white.
While Carters mother was stately ana
classic
The two women talked of the son
and lover who was in the Far West, I
and planned for his homecoming.
He win get here in our birthday
week, the mother said, and we viii
nave two cakes; a white one for you
and a gold cake for me. You shall
have white candles and III have yell
iow ones, and we will have jonquils
end lilies OF the valley in the middle
ut the table.
Their disappointment came when
Carter w.ote that he could not get
back in time for the celebration He
sent box with his letter, In 1t was
A silver purse and a set of Browning
| The twoscar0s told that the purse was
| for Mrs Crowell, the books for Juliet
! Juliet heyed the silver purse wist-
fully She had wantde one for Yeas,
| and Carter knew it. She felt little
hurt that he should have sent he
Ebuoks OF course on the flyleaf he had
written with love, from Carter.
She took her books and went homt
rather soberly. That night she read
them sfindlng certain of the exquisite
love spoems, was thrilled and enrap-
kMred. She wrote to Carter and told
lsfm how lovely it was Of him to think
Of her and to send message of his
love In the words OF his favorite poet.
The next day the two women went
20 ,sntown together. Mrs. Crowell had
the silver purse. Juliet with her shah
by pocketbook and away from the
glamour of the love passages, again
felt slightly aggrieved. Why should
carter add to his mothers beauty
with dainty trifles, when that of his
lsMeetnea needed enhancing? More
over he had heard her speak of her
love of pretty things. Yet he had sent
ner grave books that must stand on
The shelf.
Mrs. Crowell fingered the silver
hand bag with delight. 1T was dear
OF Garter To send me this she said.
Did you like the books, Juliet?"
Juliet answered family. The purse
al close range seemed so desirable
that the books on the shelf were re-
mote She wanted something that
she could show the girls, something
that would glitter and swing from a
silver chain and add the final touch to
fer costume On the way home she
still cherished her sense OF grievance.
10 quiet her doubts she got out Car
ter's letter. 1t was written in his
usual difficult scrawl, and she read
I il slowly 1t b! eathed his love for
her and she went to bed comfortedi
But the next day hes best girl frlenG
came to see her. What did Carte.
give you for your birthday2' Mary
asked
, Juliet hesitated Books she said
! 2; last.
on Mary's voice held no enthu
siasm. II hope no one will give me
books for my birthday | think a man
ought 10 pick out something personal
! Did you see the purse he gave his
II other?n
Juliet sighed. Yes, she said.
III would have been more apprO-
Pirate for you" Mary said. Il don't
see what an Old woman like his moth
er wants with thing like that
The next morning Mrs. C7owell
! telephoned TO juliet, u have a long
letter from Garter, she said, "and /
can't read it, my eyes are SO bad, and
YOU know his scrawl, my dear
IN come up, juliet promised.
this afternoon and read it for you
, Come to iunch,' Mrs. Croweil IN
yited, and Juliet agreed
While Mrs. Crowell prepared the
lunch Juliet looked over the letter.
ITS little hard TO make out,
, she called to the older lady in the
, other DOM. I'll read il aloud wheh
/. | have deciphered it,
AS she read flush came TO her
, cheeks and a light To- her eyes, for
this was the letter
, Mother Dear:-I have just receiv-
/ ed a note from Juliet. In it she
, thanks me for my gift of Browning s
! poems. / also have u letter from you
in which you thank me' for purse.
] Now, as a matter of fact, sent the
+ silver purse to Juliet, and the poems
TO you-l know how you love Brown
) ing, | am so sorry that you should
/ have been disappointed because | in
: tended you should have the books you
: have SO long coveted But Juliet
seems so pleased that | hate to tell
her of her mistake. Will you buy
yourself the books? want Juliet
TO have pretty things, yet knowing ner
feel that II ! explain she will feel
II neceshary to return the books TO
YOU and TO take the silver purse which
would mean so much less to her.
Some day | can give her all the trifles
TO wear that she needs, and she has
called the books precious. So don't
,el her anything about it. Ill write
again soon and give you the news;
this is simply to correct my blunder.
| suppose the ca;ds were mixed in
some way Yours truly
GARTER"
When she had finished Juliet drew
a quick breath. He had wanted her
10 have the purse, he had remembered