Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-20

Margaret" began her aunt one
night after one OF PercivaTs calls
do not get It into your hend that
Harriston Is any more than
colossal blum lie doesn't care for
thing on earth or in heaven beyond
his own pretty self"
'Oh, Aunt Jean. II that be true.
why should he come hore?"
He comes here for the reason ho
/ trequents teas and other silly man
less functions, for the sake OF tho
incense you and other women who
! should have more sense. pour out go
literally before the shrine OF has SELF
love"
You are unjust TO him. auntie
lie really cares for big things iu life.
He tells me often OF his longing to
perform rrcat deeds for tho good OF
mankind
'Humph.' grunted none too
patient Aunt Jean. III he could be
Induced 20 get off the pedestal built
on his love Of self for a minute and
use little old-fashioned common
sense. It would be much more 20 the
point than nj this dreamy moon
shine"
You are unjust to Percival Aunt
JEAN repeated Margaret.
"Percival. Percival: well. what can
one expect any way from q man with
name like that"
Please don't, auntie."
Very well. III say no more. but
my chief consolation is that in your
heart you care no more for him than
do. You are fascinated by his TO.
mantle looks and high-nown speech.
pray earnestly. dear child. that you
do not throw away beyond recall the
substance for the shadow"
And Aunt Jean left Margaret to her
own not very happy reflections.
On Saturday afternoon not long
after this conversation Margaret went
for stroll in the park with Mr.. Har-
riston IL was an ideal red. gold and
green autumn day. Every grass plot
In the park was filed with gay.
laughing children, but finally Mar
garet and Percival discovered ahd
took possession OF n bench In a path
way deserted but for an infant sleep,
ing peacefully in n baby carriage OPP
posite.
Percival, his languishlng brown
eyes looking unutterable things, be-
gan 10 hold forth in the language
that seemed to go so we'll with his
type OF manhood while Margaret sat
listening entranced.
Il assure you. Miss Startled. knight.
errantry is not dead" he went on
grandiloquently; "the things one can
do In these modern days are as great,
as noble. as chivalrous and are or
larger import than most OF the deeds
done by knights OF old. And when
the chance comes TO me TO prove this
promise you, shall be ready" ~
"Oh, If Aunt Jane and some others
could only hear him now. they could
not fail TO be convinced bt his
splendid manhood" whispered Mar-
saret to her own soul
"In the meantime" resumed Per-,
,ival. q"
Before he could say more a terri
led scream rent tho air.
The baby carriage opposite had
started down the sloplng pathway
md was perilously careening from
iide to side. The infant was yelling
ustily.
Stop that carriage Oh. run.
'un" cried Margaret TO Perciyal.
How can you ask me to do any
hing so ridiculous? The infant Is
n no danger. The children will"
But waiting TO hear no mo-e Mar.
,aret sprang up and ran after the
quickly moving little vehicle.
Her hair came down. her pompa-
Iour wilted, and her beautiful puns
we're lost forever.
Margaret always afterward, main.
aimed that simultaneously with the
oss OF her first hairpin Perciyal dis
behind some tree. In ono
esting second she had learned TO
alue him at his true worth
Suddenly she caught sight or the
leaming lake in the distance The
ably carriage was rushing toward Il.
he rushed forward and reached the
andle bars Just as the clergyman.
oming from side path. stepped in
-ont of the carriage.
over the squirmng and indignant
lfant their eyes met And for the
rst time Margaret saw clearly ana
'uly. There was for them in that
rief moment in all the world only
ne man and one girl. music and
lughter springti.ne and love.
The Distinction.