The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-30

| I0S&X MS1HH brown young man, who
N-ksz=sy4xy had kept on for time
in abstraction, heard the
whack and faced back in mild inquiry. The
blond young man enlightened him.
There's the Aunt--in her everlasting
Iavcnder--in her eternal chair!' said he
The brown young man looked toward the
house they were nearing and MADE out a
spot Of colcr, pleasant in itself, between the
pillars OF the veranda He reached and sup
ported the blond young mans elbow
"Good-morning,' she patronized them
|"I wonder if one Of you IS ser Richard
4 Wingate3" The blond young man gave
snothered snort; but in eytcnuation there
for, It must be stated thai the Lavender
Aunt had seen them both as often as thrice
o. four times daily since her advent week
back He grinned and made reply with an
impertinent schoolboy duck of his whitish
had.
Ycs'm. The person on my left is Rich
ard Wingate. Ny name is Scoville-B.
Horace Scoville."
The Lavender Aunt put up her glasses
and focused upon him her whitening regard.
"Quitc SC" she said 81 recall now"
She focused on the brown young man.
TEL me. I've just been hearing that
Richard Wingate is doctor degree
and gill sign and all that. Do you mean
regularly to 60 in for that--sort Of thing1
Do you seriously"
Going by the expression of the brown
young mans face, it was providential that
u b'ue-and-white-striped maid whisked
arouad the corner Just then, calling that the
Appletons butler was telephoning every
Dhere for Doctor Wingate, who was wanted
- a great hurry. The brown young mans
expression puckered to concern and he
swung about with a hurried nod Of farewell
toward the veranda. The maid sprinted
few excited steps after him.
d Doctor she shriled, i. amt Mis-
Appleton Its the little boyln and then,
suddenly conscious Of the Lavender Aunts
surprisei regard, she whisked from sight
again. The hypnosic glasses dropped to the
lcngth Of their gold chain
Do YOU mean to tell me, inquired the
surprised lady, that such an inexperienced
young man Is being called to the Appleton
boyf Il seems to ne Why -Lydial
understood that both Alr. Appleton and the
little boy were killed in that shocking acci-
dent.
So they were. This is Mrs. Appleton's 5
nephew sisters child. The sister 5
husband is in Panama he's an authority OF
some sort and was called in To Judge some
thing or other about the Canal -and he was
taken Ill there The wife went out, but She
didp's dare take the baby this weather. It's
Trying Tor everyone that he should have
been sent herr, though poor little chap
How is Mrs. Appleton taking it. Horace
"She isn't taking H." Disspprobation
clouded the Scoville countenance. Hes
been here three days and she won't see him.
Dick and went to the station when he came
and brought him rdld the nurse over in the
car. A bully little beggar he is; but Mrs.
Appleton met US in the hall--stony as
ever and shook hands with him. Shook
honds get it? And then excused herself
Lydia Wares eyes darkened and oeep-
ened: Yes but remember its but three
months since her own boy"
And her husband" put in the Law
cnder Aunt.
The husband was no good" Horace de-
rlarcd He was drunk when il happened
ful ft 10 handle car. But the chauffeur
rouIdn't stop him Ii ii had been just his
Dvn worthless neck f-but he had little Phil