The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-07

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pes pagtisSs AhfSS ei'eSj l'sr aeSef
moEeMhlnnaight and usual /
ls ,leasruand Ihe ba;wells and Jimmie (
Rf,Ant were the latest stayers Mrs
Falwell and her husband We're just
leaving. Mrs FalweA and her hus
baudl II was always that wsy tha'
Mrs. Ealwell WAS the more important
of tie We or was the possessor q
any mental, moral o. physical 81
periotitN Dut il just naturally was.
Even the society writer's had tallcn
into the habit of saying: Mi and Mrs
So,and-So had as guests III their box
at the opera last night Mr.. and Mrs
Some-Cne-orOther and Mrs. Falwch,
the latter wearing toilet Of white
satin with duchesae aud pearls. M
Falwell was there also The last was
apparently an aftetthought and no
one would have missed il if fate, in
the shape OF the makeup man in the
composing room, had removed the
statement TO make the column fiji in
10 the page form. Yet every one lik-
cd Mr.. Falwell and he himself seemed
quite content with things as they
were
Jimmie Brent had risen with the
Falwells, but after they had gone ne
still remained. IN his hand he held
Ia half smoked cigar.
May | stay until / finish this?' he
4 inquired, indicating his weed.
surely said Patricia.
( Brent promptly knocked off only
the ashes. .aHt~the live end Of the Gig
ar PatIicia's eyebrows went up III
quiringly.
Your motive, Jimmie?" she ques-
toned.
you sad | could stay until fiji
ished this cigar holding it off and
admirlng its proud brown beauty.
But didn't expect you 10 be fol,
ever in doing ii"
Forever" musei Jimmie I'd like
no make this last forever
Jimmie Brent, YOU are comine
back TO forbidden subject. Finish
that cigar in five minutes-for then
out you go
DO you mean that, Patricia" max
ing no move to light his cigar and-i
rossible--settling himself still NOR
comfortably In his chair. May asA
how you are going to do it? You CAM
Use brute force you know
y shan't attempt to do it myself.
ste said with dignity. Il shall cal
Aunt Nancy and if she can't accom-
plish il she viii call the janitor.'
Call Aunt Nancy? Good Sh'
thinks you are making the mistake o
all thp many mistakes Of your life il
50 pcrsistcntly refusing to marry me-
Call Aunt Nancy in if you wish; she
is on my side
y should say she Is. she made th'
, coffee SO strong tonight that If It ha'
wanted TO do 50 it could have wakes
OF bodily with this entire apartment
And all thai because Ma,'se Brept h
likes his cawfce DAT strong DAT
4 de cup WAS ter brek dc cawfee woul
g most stand up atone.
All of which goes 10 prove m
point As for the janitor. nice sor
$ o. a name you would have il enc O
y your Sunday nights ended in dis
G. graceful hraWl between the ianlto
\ and one OF your guests.
@ Nice sort Of name TN have. any
"a way, if YOU stay here much later,
y muttered Patricia, glancng at th
: clock Those new people across tn
'c hall are taking good lively intcres
IN me as Ii IL. aud they have hcc
NJ hete only q week
lrl You don't say $50, olltred Jimmi
e. politely covering his lips quickl
$ with his hand. ostensihly TO conceal
y, yawn.
81 -Jimmic, you are sleepy Please =
az hume
Invent finished my cigar"
" You are nol likely 10 ID YOU don
al get busy and smoke it
re- I'm i'm 10 hurry, thank YOU. 81
N about those new people across the ha
e- Patricia Tell ne more about thei
ld What a. you think OF theme
81 Il think they are horrid. sa
Patricia in a tone that bore the ha
lie mark OF conviction I've seen OH
W two members OF the family, but th,
a, ase enough There is an old gra
hai,ed woman, SO lean and angul
OF YOU could use her for u cosiumer 81
go owns barhed wire voice thar &C
nd responds perfectly with her hatchC
}s- fave.
re Barbed wire voice. hatcher face
repeated Jimmie she is perfect
sale from me. Eut what sort OF pc
nj son is she? Your description doesr
st e(eal tnat little detail
so N0h, doesn't it3 Then perhaps Il
fact that she discusses The other pc
pie in the apartment building with Il
We servants may throw some light on d
to subject
us IT does help some But what h
she said about-ahout-well. abo
YOU, for instance"
So why, she said that II I were Il
SO =" Patricia stopped in the middle
sw her speech. and her face flushed
'id Go on. What did she say?"
ne She said repeated Patricia, wi
nd an effort. that il was not engag
to YOU ought to be and"
My sentiments exactly. The Ia
"a OF the hatchet face is NOT such a b
itc sort after all. But do 80 on. WI
&C. else?"
dc she said il was disgraceful I
es number OF times thai yon corle hel
ne aud he lateness of your stay is
al ways perfectly shocking And tho
$50 mo tnV continents fimmtp. Nou gi