Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-06-25
Dr. Y
CYRUS townsend
Y Y BRADY
AkN5zR4Hn36 B4yh4ftEN|
CHAPTER l.
The Primitive Norm.

"hNthtA' bnt ndu tainted OF Tallen
asleep. she did not know, but this one
thing she was sure. 1t had been dark
when consciousness left her and 1t
was now broad day, although the light
seemed to come to her with greenish
dnge which was quite unfamiliar. The
transition between her state of yester-
day and that of to-day was as great
as II she had been born into morning
from the womb Of midnight and like
young animal she drank II in blindly
with closed eyes She could hear the
thunderous roaring OF the breakers
crashing upon the barrier reef. Alone
her bos< had been wrecked in the
darkness of the night before -
fhe sound softened and mellowed
by distance came to her in a
deep, low accompaniment to the
sharper and nearer sounds of the birds
singing and the breeze rustling gently
through the long leaves OF the trees
- overhead.
The dry sand on which she lay was
soft and yielding and made comfort.
able bed for her tired body racked
with weary days in the constraint and
narrowness Of a small boat. II was
warm. too. She had been drenched
when she scrambled on the shore and
fell PROSTATE on the beach, retaining
Just strength enough and purpose
enough to crawl painfully inward to
where the tall palms grow before she
lapsed In whatsoever way II might
have been into oblivion.
Incoherent thoughts raced through
~ Ner bewildered BRAIN each one, how
ever, bringing her little nearer the
awakening point Of realization. Then
there ran through her young body a
OVfV al ,vhf, II.A Al.
ulous and vague illusions which her
fancy had woven about herself as she
lay warm and snug and sunny at the
foot Of the tall trees. and she realized
,A that she was frightfuliy thirsty, SO
thirsty that she did not know how
hungry she was
~ The demand for the material awak.
NA ened the animal in her. Her thoughts
centered instantly; they were at once
J localized on one supreme desire. Coin
I cidently her eyes unclosed and she sat
! up blinking in the strong light. The
rising sun still low on the horizon
smote her full in the eyes and left
her for the moment dazed again. She
~. sat leaning upon her hands extended
behind her back staring seaward say
"'h.tsSc nothing. thinking nothing, until
from lie nge sound to the right OF her at
IuAOn Atu ucT dlltullOBH IL was u SOunu
by human voice and yet 1t was
pOssioie cffthing human that she had ever
Rev. Teis. was a wordless, language
80 if ua cane fAtion, but 1t reused her In
-, hce despite her material
there would be am turned her head and
not heard of anv lerect with folded arms
lpon her was a man. He
"'Ne' Ne'' A'''' Entirely save for fan
down to a prop 'sititpalm leaves about his
settled in five mlnutesd at him puzzled
Rev. Teis. You say curiosity IN nv Witch h
mittee from the City astion of evil pur.
could be so appointed aslIh apprehension
able to you, at least a, The fact that
that you will be willing ,ot ;Ashould have
them an explanation Of aftdF heart, for
made in the Democrat and sew she he mo no,
thsrmore that you re la R ~ and wonder
us because we do notify parhpoly good to
duly accrsditsds havp surg lid a speci.
the fact that We are s4eSA' as that be-
forth in our first comm "nite, save
four men have Aligned biggest she was
boxes Z. 'n' "aS
this is not sufficient tes his head in
of our appointment by T0unpsIeetSS,reess' S,es
ciai Club. What il yoir7ePSsaiGn but short
constitute sufficient credentIiSeSre9a u his firm.
would it be possible for the Ga lons were
cial Club to send committee In him
elire concerning statements itPr predom-
nar,ocrst7 srnoo.a !, :. Ne all that
rs Of the
legitimate for citizens to inquheoA
cerning statements in the papers 1.-THE ST.
our community, to which they suKm VINO
scribe and to which they contributed suckling
Judge Holding. II would be pd nded ia
factly legitimate if they did it ina neara
gsnrlemanlike manner to Inquire con hat he
earning these statements, certainly. 'as not
Rev. Teis. Let me ask tpon wha M haoe
ground you base your objection ar gine II.
refusal II rec ~ US as such Commi to her.
tss from The commercial CiuA? ups ss,t and
JuSee Holding. Yuu are mis.st vousness
ing and could not possibly draw md came
differences from the statements 4 prsparing p ili
made. First.I did say that as thjldst drink or
ter has proceeded to point speak. she
now is am not alone IN this ,aneu n5 Ior|ars S
want to advise you gentlemeN and made as
think you have been over os. Then she
% Lno,,, :. o,.;. hands to him
bof kap ii