The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-03
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somnambullstic Mabel

II She happened to be leaving the
postoffice just as Billy Shaw or Tom
my Tweed came along and walked
home with her no row would be rails
ed over it. and the poor girl went
ahead and let them walk. Then she
suddenly discovered that the ends Oh
the earth did moi extend veiy far.
On the evening Of that day that
Billy Shaw happened to walk dis
tance Of five blocks with her, and
that half dozen persons happened 10
pass them and then happened to drop
IN and tell the rising young lawyer
aboat 1t, ne made a cali with seri-
Gus expression on his face. 1t was
SO serious as TO be legal and, being
legal, ii alarmed Miss Mabel. When
she had asked il his sister had been
indicted for murder, his mother held
! for conspiracy or If he had got mixed
lup in filibustering expedition and
was expecting United States mar
shal TO lay hands on him, he arose
and addressed her III his best legal
manner.
nYou were walking with Billy Shaw
today he began.
"WelI?" she replied.
You were talking and laughing
with him!"
"Welif"
He Is rejected suitor Of yours
and an enemy Of mine, Can't you see
the inconsistelcy Of the thing?'
4 BILLY Shaw tried to make love to
u me. but | laughed him out Of II. That
was a whole year ago. never lleaid
that he was an. enemy OF yours
No? Well, let me state for your
I information that William Shaw once
I proclaimed me q young squirt Of a
lawyer We're those the words Of q
\ friend or an cncmy?'
Y Mabel could not restrain n hearty
Z laugh. and that laugh frozc the dig.
nifty Of the lover until it was arnior.
plated In the most f,igid sort Of
way he looked az her and announc-
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4 thought could trust you, but
see | can't
''Jusl what do you mean by that"
You have two strings to your
4 bow"
Mf. ESDeft,
\ You must drop William Shaw and
others Of his llk, or you must drop
mel
n And then the clock on the mantel
missed four ticks and other things be-
gan to happen. Young Mr.. Egbert
had mixed conrtship and the law TO-
gether and brought about combustion
Miss Drake regarded him for a mo
, ment with flashing eyes and blazing
cheeks and then rose up and handed
him his hat and gloves and quietly
| observed:
Good night, Mr.. Egbert; good
, night"
i And Mr. FIgbert bowed and fount
} himself on the other side of the from
! door, with no interest whatever as tt
who climbed Mount Mckinley o.
J whether it was ever climbed at all
Laying down the law to the girl Il
} all right and very interesting up tt
Z certain point but when 1t goes be
, yond that the orator feels jar, Mr.
, Egbert felt one and went home in
J sort of maze. His sister said he mus
be coming down with the grip ant
! ought to soak his feet and bring abou
4 sweat. and his mother, who hat
7 had years more experience, dark,
limited at overwork and brain feve
and mustard plasters.
AS for Miss Mabel-no matter how
she looked and felt She couldn'
have done less than she did. Ha'
Mr.. Egbert called the next evening
: with smile on his face the matte
would have passed like summe
shower. But did any one ever know
of a young man doing the sensible
tning In case Of this kind? Ill
knows The girl can't, and his sill,
Pride won't let him, And there yoi
7 are.
For The first three days and nights
the young lawyer was a determin
: cd man. For the next three he wa'
/ a martyr. For the third three he wa
! hunting through Blackstone and COX
for advice on how to patch mp lov
crs quarrel without losing ever,
shred OF his dignity. These volumes
. though so full of legal lore. gave hin
no help on the subject nearest hi
I. heart.
The moon was more kind, how
: ever. One night, as he tossed on nj
sleupless couch and called himsel
names for he llundredth time, tn
full moon shining into his windos
brought siden recollection with II
Miss Drake had once mentioned tha
on the full Of the moon she had bee
known to rise, throw wrappe
!, around her and walk forth on tn
; lawn In state of somnambullsn
Here was the full Of the moon. Nigh
not she he walking at this very mi,
nte? Why shouldn'i he walk, too
He was on the ragged edge. aud tha
was next door 10 somnambullsm Tw
sornambulisis might accomplish wlia
two persons. awake, had failed {
I do
With heart beating high. the ,oun
! lawyer hurried into his clothes, III
y toed down the stairs and five mil
2 uies later was two blocks away an
gazing al a human figure slowly wal
: Ing across a lawn. II was the fii
nre of girl Ii was the figure q
y Mabel Drake She was walking !
her sleep. There Is no law laid dow
9 in such cases Attorneys must at
Tor themselves. Young Mr. Egbel
q acted. He became somnambulis
and began pacing the lawn almos
> within reaching distance of the girl
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