The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-07

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III d0N WONDER MIS-. Page began
ldaintiyeE.
Her. sisSer, Sue Andrew interrupt
ed snappisNly: What? You wonder
50 much, fd wonder If you didn't
fol a whole hour"
Wen, ! cant help thinking about
sonny You don't understand, Susan
you neVershAl a boy, nof minded
What you bad on But I'm 'fraid col
lcse is going TO No mighty hard with
nm Boys that nave to wear home
nade shirts, and eAn their own spend
ing money. IL seelnA to me, had bet
te. keep al home. 'N 81
Shut up, Agnes. Yoa make me
SICK SIZE said, stamping her loot. 1T
is Just yonr way-ypuSl be writing
the boy word to quit. Patience knows
he's got lead enough Without that.
Every Page from greatsrandfather
down has been through College. Do
you reckon a-. the very iaS Oh EN-
wants to grow up an oaf--ald stay
poor forever"
He always loved the landN So,
dumb creatures and sheep wMe IA
heap more to him than books" Mrs.
Page protested AT least. untilN he
fen in with Molly Glen. and you Nut
al hini TO turn lawyer and marry h.
lo her fathers firm. AS ii sheA
Nait all that long time. Why. she's
sot beaux by dozens.
Shell wait--neyer YOU fear" Miss
Sue said confidently. Can YOU keep
"a sec-et? Well, she herself told me
~ tell Billy she would. Her pap amt
IN d hurry to part with her-besiies.
he thinks The world and all of Son.
Of William. | mean. We've got to
gel out of using that baby name. Mol
IN said he -dd--said daddy would
leild William all the money he needed.
(, tell You she took my breath away,
speaking out So But we couldn't
have that, you know Son--William,
must get his education without being
5beholden except to his own. We can
mortgage the place II the pinch
comes too hard-but ii won't be for
Glen money"
~ -Id-rather sell it, Mrs. Page
falf whimpered II will---if Sonny
can't get through without. Bnt Jeemes
ny husband, charged me, last thing
Of all, never to make no mortgage
10 nobody-and I'll mind him"
II hope there'l be no need--tha
'tfofs looking fine Miss Sue said
comfortingly Don't you worry,
Agnes. You'll live to ride III your car
I'age yet--once William gets start.
! know his way-be won't stop shor.
o. the top
K The crop fulfilled its promise and
rather n0rh vt brought fine price,
likewise, and Sonny. away at college
was let know he might, ii he chose,
come home at Christmas. But he re-
s'stej tlfe temptation. I'll wait for
Easter recess he wrote. Il want
10 see the dogwoods in bloom, and
smell the plowing.'
He did cbme al Easter. high-heart-
ed full of joy and hope. In day he
was far otherwise. Things were gb-
ing i'll on the place. His aunt and
his mother did their very best but
they had TO depend on hired men or
croppers TO keep up the fences, TO
plow, and SOW, and plant. The stock
loked nnthrifty--all but the fowl and
the milk cows--to them Miss Sue her
SELF gave care.
Billy gave over all holiday plans
and set himself sedulously to work
He had ten DAYS FEE and in course
sfNheN he~meut jast once to see Mol
", She was as charming as ever
and reproached him sweetly for not
coming ea.lier. and especially for
sighting her Easter picnic, and her
party later.
Judge Glen was more than CORDIAL
nightly interested in Williams
plans and progress.
Remember we, all the country In
deed, expect you to live up to ihe
name" he said "Your grandfather
was in the senate hope to see yo,t
headed for il at least, before quit
seeing anything"
Sonny went home. his head whigl-
ing. He knew he stood in sight OF
the parting OF the ways. He could
keep on a college: he could even
aope 10 make record there. He had
good clear brain. and strong clean
body to back It, Further. he had the
Grit TO constrain his inclination.
Land love land hunger. was in his
blood, but he could also find interest
il the law He would never love IL
as he loved the world outdoors but
i was NOT alien nor repellent 10 him.
Moreover, ii led to Molly. He could
.ax .t&z \
told him so. She would never he al
lowed, to marry William Page, farm
er, but William Page. her fathers
junior partner. would be match
quite acceptable to the paternal mind.
over against all that there was his
mother, a figure Of pathos, of piety
and resignation She would turn
herself out Of house and home for
Sonny's advantage. and do il moi
he ely in meek uncomplaint, but with
4 sort Of painful JOY. Aunt Susan,
likewise. although she was Of tough
rr fiber and more filled with ambi-
ton. yet The homes passing would
hit her hard
How would thev manage through
the long years before he got en- in his
profession? II. lacking him. the place
vas already falling away from itself
its income would have dwindled to
the vanishing point by the time he
@as readS 10 can N living. = That
pieant 1t would have To- be sold OUT
Z sheltefed. .s-~p ho was half way
He could only listen family then
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