The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-30
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George Tuffer's Conversion
tBy Jane 0sborn9

i've tone
Well | don't either drawIed his
companion, whose year in New York
had not altered his native tones.
What mean is that you cannot get
INTO any sort Of a decent crowd in
the city without some sort Of social
Introduction. know I've found II 50
and when you have been here as
riany months as ! have, you'll agree
With me It's not a bit like anything
II The South, or in the West, either.
II course, IN business way they'll
AXE you up fast enough, but when
t comes to introducing you to their
wives or sisters, its another matter.
"Pshaw' broke in his western com
panion. ITS Just the way you q
,I0ut it. Why, I'll wager"
What you mean George Tupper
vent on, 0is that couldn't get ac-
iuainted with nice, thoroughbred
girl in New York without formal
introduction
That's just what ! mean, George.
agreed the other, With the calmness
( conviction.
''Well. see here, said George, eag-
rly. "rll bet you $25 that | can. Not
hat care anything about it, OF.
course, but just to prove II, III tell
sou what I'll do There is a mighty
lice looking young woman have IN
nind who lives an one Of the brown
stone houses across the street. I'm
,ure | could got acquainted with her
II went about it tactfully Come on
Carey, he suggested Let's so about
It together"
Edwin Carey put out protesting
and. NO. he said. I've had enough
il that sort Of thing.
Then in the pause that followed
Seorge vaguely recalled the story his
companion had told him Of the tickle
ess of pretty little Southern flirt
c whom he had once been engaged. III
lad all happened four years before,
but Edwin still felt the sting.
How long is it going to take you?'
!ueried the Southerner at length.
"Oh, to get acquainted with the
,irl and win the s25? Two weeks
,ooner If you WISH answered the
ither with assurance
Then stepping into the hall OF the
latIe bachelor apartment where the
two men made their home, he called
lack, '1ll make my first effort now
The fact was that George Tupper
was only too glad TO have an ex
use to set about the very quest he
mad just suggested. He had seen the
young woman in question on several
ocasions and had gone so far as to-
plan TO pass on his side of the street
/ the time when she was in the habit
If leaving her house. She's guch a
horoughbIs1,' he thought to himself
1t does one good to see her"
She had way OF leaving home
hortly after dinner time, which fact
aad aroused Georges interest and cur
0sity not d little. With the present
wager in view he felt justified, as he
ad not before, in following her al
stance and seeing for himself where
he went Luck was with him this
yenng, and before he had waited
aany minutes the young woman step
ed down ll0m the high brownstonei
orch and passed along in her usual
Erection. He followed her on thel
opposite side of the street for three
Jocks, and then he was somewhat
elieved to see her turn into the door
# the parish house adjoining a dig
flied old church.
Perhaps she sings in the choir,
ne thought
A few minutes after she had enter
ID the door he, TOO. sought admittance
rs this practice night he asked
small boy who was frisking about
in the lower hall Of the building
Sure, replied the boy Who'd you
want to see?'
Are you a choir boy9p asked
George with another stroke of detec.
tive genius.
Sure said the boy nonchalantly. /
DO you have women in the choir?"
isked George, with an attempt at in-f
Inference.
Yes" exclaimed the boy in sur
liise. Didn't YOU ever hear this
hoir? They sing the solos and we
10 the rest You see they can read
I he notes better than we can, and
Shey aren't so likely to get scared
md choky on sundays"
And the choirmaster,' George in.
,errupted without Disgusting his Gag.
srness Where's he?'
"Oh, he trying out the new fellows
ipstairs. Practice doesn't begin for
/ few minutes yet"
For the next five minutes George
.purrcd on by the thought of the girl
ook the only course that presented It.
eli of making her acquaintance.
I'm very anxious to get some prac-
lice In choir drill,' George explained
i few minutes later when he had
admitted into the choirmaster's pres.
snce.
yes replied the other. with dis.
Indifference. "lf You have
)nly a fair voice ! really can't take
he time to hear you. have more ap-
liications now than | know what TO
10 with.
George thought with momentary re
gret of the many chances he had
thrown away to practice with his col
ege glee clubs. A lusty and ready
foioe he had always had when Il came
q less formal singing.
well. It isn't what you'd call a
.rained voice." he admitted, but 1t
1ou'll let me practice with the choir
ind help me out little iii be glad
o make II worth your while"
Ii was two weeks later, and George
upper sat in the little apartment