The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-03

swish Love is bind, isnt it?" she
said
AS \ bat" replied Chambers.
tbocrfhlly, And the trouble is we let
pleasant old ladies like-wel, like
lBomebody we botn know, manage the
lDAshEard vtew fo us Now, listen to
assSsS1 1LtllIa..B 4. yoahgster, and he s
ttHinE.cdEcAl, II Won't do him any
good What Ne needs Is the fresh
touing up That only life out West
would gives him He's an anomaly
that sometimes happens here in this
Eastern society Of ours. He's a primi,
uye, earnasL ofergrowh cub with bis
ideals and g,eat Intentions, and he
katcs the life here, Another thing
fc has 4 couple OF elder brothers
ahead Of him already entering the bus
mess game. It's up to Billie to make
good himself, somehow. He won't
do It, loafing around on football
team as haltback, and running a swell
'traI' suite for four years. I'm go.
ing back 10 ask Winifred to be my
wife. Can you manage Billieg-
Manage Billie?3 she lifted bewild
cred eyes TO his,
TAKE him West with you. You
don't like II here, | saw you were
nomcslck, weeks ago, when you first
came out, Lei the boy tell you what
he's longing TO- ana take him back
with you, and lind happiness in God s
count y while you're both unspoiled
youngsters,
| Boss rode along silently. She was
rs, and as she listened to the even,
Kindly voice beside her, she felt even
ten years less. Instead OF the low
" estchester rolling land, she saw the
nome ranrh circled BY mountain
peaks and the purple haze that wreath
Cd The footIllna, miles upon miles OF
rich primeyal country, waiting for
the newer blood, Tor newer hopes to
stand by itiand believe IN its promise.
and she thought OF the look in Billie's
I eyes when sac told him OF the land
she loved
4 But she said no mose. When they
rode 40 to the broad portion, Cham
Lcrs dlsmounted, and she watched
him us he Stroiled lesurely along the
SMOOTH walks to where Winifred
Sood, whlte-clad aud Iair-haired, gath.
ering late chrysanlhemum blooms,
i bess stood with one small-booted foot
res sting on the first step. striking AT
= clump OF ferns with her wbip--and
thinking, Suddenly came Billie's
voice / ON the yeranda rail overhead.
i "Well?"
/ She did not look up
/ rs 1t TO be Mrs. Hartley Cham
bcrs% she could have laughed from
sheer happiness at the wretchedness
IN the boys voice. II don't blame
YOU he went on. ANY girl would
choose this II she had the chance In
+ preference TO an Idaho ranch. Ol
4 course. the mater is your own aunt
and my stepmother, so suppose I'm
prejujiced against her good advice.
rui ii dared"
/ Then BeSS looked up at him, Cow
ard, she Whispered. Il dare you"
+ lie stared at her for moment
I then took the railing at one spring.
crushing the ferns and flowers, and
landing beside her. with newborn
authority about his voice and man
Ger.
"Bess. he demanded have You re.
fused Hartleys'
+ Bess laughed "Billie, Ellie boy, il
YOU aren't just like a stumbling cub
broncho He never asked me to maj.
rA him He's talking it over with
Winiired this minute I'm going back
TO Idaho
And rin going with YOU Billie's
tone was i,w He caught her TO him
almost rQnghtly "Bess, look at me
II WON'T She struggled rebelous-
ly Billie. don't. They'll see you--'
f Mrs, Dudley Graham. on the second
Aeranda above bent forward to catch
The next words, but everything was
very quiet She adjusted her eye
glasses thoughltuny. and smiled Even
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