The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-12
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CHOOSING A sTEPMoTAER
tBy Gerald Primer

Found what?' Bob Hunter asked.
The girl designed by Providence 10
become your Wife
The younger man drew the oars into
The boat, shifted his feet into q more
comfortable position and took ont his
lpne. Don't speak q word for thres,
lninntes--till light up he said. "anl
then III tell you what | think OF YOU.
The other, sitting at the stern aud
trolling with the air OF one who has
no expectation. wound the boat end oi
the fishing tackle about hts right leg
and raised an umbrella The promise
OF sport was too remote to counteraci
the immediate efiect OF the suns ard
or
| The boat went on drifting down the
feeble current and the young man
With his pipe now In active service
did not resume his oars ut once "
made sure that his pipefnl OF Weed
was properly allght and then proceed
to fuliil his threat.
Dan Hunter" he began, removlng
| his pipe from his mouth and pausini
10 convince himself that IL was nul
about to trick him. III you We're nol
my iathcr--the very gddiest parcn'
Il man of my years and discretion even
had should BE- tempted 10 cull yol
IAN old humbug."
The older man smiled amiably and
snlfted The umbrella to the olhel
shoulder
I Perhaps | am he said. Anyhow
Bob, defer 10 your Judgment
| perfectly right that you should.
Fob went on severely. Il was wrons
though, IN calling you old. You ar,
the youngest person ! ever saw foi
your age-42 last April. That Is be
cause you paint pictures for living
With my twenty-one years and self
supporting position hi the AUTOMOBILE.
business am your senior by n dozcl
years don't mind that don
mind that you are the bowling beaut,
loi the family. don't mind that ey
4 lcrybody looks at you twice before see
ing me at all. don't mind that
lsiraugers decline TO believe that an
your son until they have to-"
"All this because undertook to In
lorpret the design OF Providence.
said the father, with Sigh which was
Utmost the real thing
Your attempts to Interpret the de
signs of Providence are most diana
failures. DAN" his son declared, pune
tuatlng his speech with various ,in
successful dives into his pockets II
search of match. You haven't any
more idea OF the real condition ol
things than--than this Internal pipe.
II don't seem to follow you. my boy
isaid the father.
'lps my opinion that you're In loy,
with Hope Terriss yourself
'Mercifnl heavens"
4 One sharp glance made II clear e
tBob that the mention OF Hope T2frlD.
was not responsible for his usuall,
placid fathers outburst Whatever l.
vas, the excitement had passed on
with the exclamation With tho "
most deliberation the fisherman low
cred the umbrella and laid II careful,
~ the bottom OF the boat. !.
Il wonder-something's pulling Oi
my Lex like mad"
! II was Bobs turn To show exei .
lnent, and he did
Pull him In, Dan, Don't lei hin
yet away he fairly shouted, ifsine
10 his feet at the risk Of oYerturn
Ing the boat.
Sit down quietly and let me mal
age him." counseled his father, reel
ing IN his line rs calmly az II a CHR
Iiy.pound fish might not have attached
itself TO the spoon hook at the othei
end.
1t was only pickerel, but It's fys
pounds or less OF electrlcally-anImate
matter Wnt up gallant fight. and q
have killed II was glory enough fo'
one day for an artist who did nOi
profess even 10 be an amateur.
That WAS what Hope Tcrriss sa.d
when she met them at the landing
and walked with them 10 the camf
holding one end Of the forked bircr
stick on which the men had strunf
The afternoons catch She repeata,
II rs they sat on the boathonse yeran
ia after dinner.
And I've been fishing every day fol
q week and haven't caught thing,
che added so pathetically that. all uil
seen In the dark. Bob kicked his fab
er's foot 10 call his attention 10 II.
Don't YOU get any bltes2" asket
the artist ingenuously.
u hardly know. Sometimes hay,
iancied that was getting a queer liz
tie pibble. don't you know. but moth
ing came of Il"
Remember the advice OF the i'm
mortal Sir Zaak--'perseyre and keel
On persegyering, counseled Bol
wlckedly.
) perhaps will follow Sir Izaak'
advice" she said. rising In the mcal
time | am going to play a lot .
schumann for your father accordin
70 my promise Of his morning He
the only person In the camp whov
musical taste scars above ragtime.
y don't mind Schumann at n
nhen when I'm In good health,' Dol
Iprotested.
For an entire week the Euhioe
lwhich haa beAu brcuyhs ~ snei 4nA
idcn interruption BY the pickefel wa
I,,ot rcaumed Hope Terriss was ~
| HE n The camp, aud even old Mrs
Neeh{on. who bal ceased lorg AGO L
lSreak III unqualified praise Of an