The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-26

I! ~ purely subjective affair, tier by oppos-
ing the popular idea that celebration is
an objective bore Of the fist w.teT.
4 The chronicles OF the lime show that
there were some fourteen or nfteen days Of
4 so-called pageants, various atfa;rs of pomp
and splendor oI sorts, and no end OF Incl
dental ceremonies and amenities. Kitty
would have told you at on.e, quite naively,
that the business began With her, as the
prettiest girl aboard certain steam Yacht
in the vast armada Of some fii,sr-seven
varieties Of steam and sailing craft that
made up what was termed naval parade.
As the yacht cruised busily about the
dtys waterways, manuuveriag vith Ike
other craft, there was lmfode3 10 its 3as-
sengers wonderful panorama Ct the pai:y
bedcckcd naval vessels OF all rs,iel. <,r a
city in the throes Of unaccustoucd stas,rsl
;siystera; but for Kitty Cowles tie s,e,e
was the Immaculate deck Of yacht, 9Th
herself in the center Of the picture ard ip
tf7e immediate foreground two men Billy
Wyeth a charming yulng man whosststhtf
owned fine Yacht and Major Edwsss Z.
Dillon, a pon,pous near soldier. with frsrxs
and ernbonpoint, and just between IL.
yV1tk and ctd5bed agf periods
Boeh men had spent some months ID
,patieat suffering under the tyranny Of the
silyrr,nitcd, gcntle-eyed young nymph,
but shc affair had reached critical point
Wyxsi oai Kitty that morning that he was
sboa, sised Of 50 mnch battedore and shut
tll:xls. sad the Major had adopted the
], ',ezrefats course Of brazcnly flirting with
a y fsrr.py Widow Tjndale, who was a
Is, -arer q The party ~.
~ Kitty was diplomaticslly gracious to
be<A, sns tired to keep them in sight and
/, .a1sys control as much as possible.
"rherc, saidthe Major, pointing astern
es'is the Hall Moon.
Kitty refused TO make the effort Of turn
ing around to enjoy the sight. Its silly
iitQe affair, isn'tft1" she said q
81 think its very interesting" said
Wyetb reprovinely
xOh really said Kitty 1t looks for
all the world like some little gingerbread
thing out Of Nuremberg toy factory"
Ha. ha.' chuckled the Major; you're
quite right; it's an absurd little thing.
Now the Clermom over there is different;
I II ---er--''
1T looks as though il had TO be wound
up with key and would buzz around in
circles Tor two minutes, scoded Kitty.
Wycth shrugged his shoulders. TOO
bad he said There's scarcely anything
that isn't somehow stupid is there? We
al have 70 be wound up with keys, and
sol 0. US have lost orr keys, guess
Why, you're positively il-nziured tbs
saorning, Billy, said Kitty in astcnish-
mcnt.
All night, I'D remove myself then.
grumbled the young man, and began to
move away.
You may bring me another cushion
from the cabin when you come back. said
the girl with calm authority, thus insuring
hisrcturn.
The Major hdgeted in his deck chair and
looked biz uncomfortable. After months
Of humble devotion at the shrine Of this slip
Of a;eirI, he had suddenly discovered that
ne could be vastly more comfortable and
enjoy = greater degree Of seli-respect in the
society Of the plump and amiable Mrs. Tin
dale But its moi always simple matter
10 change ones religion, and the Major
stood u deadly fear Of Kitty.
don't care LOT about these water
s6sirs myself he said aareeably. I'm
an ouf.and-oui lan1sman, you know
/ adore the water. said Kitty.
Oh. yes, oI course. VIC all dol You mis-
unde1stand me, iloundered The Major.
] 1trtt with YOU thai there's nothing ike
! -:..@l.e sad b,siing snd tnst SORT o. thing,
bur " dislike these tswdfy eirtus affairs,
do6xHe' Now ] think this land pageant
hI51Ietl of whatever they call twill be
>trl11oF usere i''iimt YOU know. I'm
poz|!Isfly looking forward 70 Il aren't
80 r. .