The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13

laTIer SAT QCWn ~ s1f dcsk aHu sitiiru ihs
paper. Rawdin took Il and then held out bis
hand al II to seal the bargain, but Carter
turned his back
"Ate you ready, Miss Forsythe'" he said.
The girl rose, and be pul her rwrSp carefully
about her Good might, Philip; I'm sorry"
she said from the doorway, but Philip was
Lighting cigarette and apparently did not
hear her.
They returned to Miss Forsythe's home on
the West Side in silence The girl sat in the
corner, her head sunk against the cushions
and her eyes closed Garter looked out OF the
window for the most OF the time, but now and
then he stole glance at the pale, pretty face
and tho little body fairly sagging from the
worries o. the night. He would ike to have
taken the slender gloved hand that lay in her
lap in both OF his and tell her how very sorry
be was for her ard how IT, it had not been for ,
the miscra 5le = Jerience that had forced their
engagement uimn them how he might have
really cared The car gradually slowed and
then stopped before Miss forsyihes home.
The slight jol broaght the girlio herself again,
and Garter opened The door and helped her to
slight There was light in the iron, win
dows and Tor a sncrent she hesiated al the
foot Of the browrsione steps
Father must be sill up She said; I'm
afraid he's worried Would YOU mind com
ing in for illsta moment' You could back
me up in my story"
Carter reached out his hand and pressed
the one that hung at the girls side "And
may ask him about about youf" he
begged
Miss Forsythe inclined her head, and there
vas little wistful smile about her lips.
"Yes, she whispered, ii you like"
They found the father, much Hustered,
waiting for them in the hallway, but before he
could speak the daughter rushed into his arms
and began to tell him the story Of the night
And who do you think the burglar was"
she cried; that crazy boy Phil Rawdini He
did il for a joke, but just think il he had been
caught knew who il was all the time, and
Mr. Carter and followed him to his room
and he met us at his door, fairly roaring with
delight over his joke, So then We stayed to
supper and--andI think Mr. Carter had
better tell you the rest" Sic pushed her
father toward the door leading 10 the draw
ing-room. Not here, Daddy" she said.
Please go to your study. It's very serious,
really"
With much gravity the old man led Carter
through the dark drawing room to his little
study beyond, turned on the electric light and
closed the door In few conventional
words the young man told his story and
placed himself at the tender mercies Of the
bluff Westerner The conference was short
and apparently happy one, for in less than
ten minutes the young man, smiling broadly,
left the older one in the little study, his hands
clasped over his fat paunch and looking with
glazed eyes into space.
Carter closed the door softly behind him
and was hallway across the draw:np-room
when from ds-ant corner he caught the CLINT
OF spangled dress. lie tiptoec toward It,
and suddenly the dress rose ard came TO him.
And he took the girl in his a'r5 and with his
lips brushed risp Of go,Gcr llair tha, had
fallen across her forehead -
"It's all sight ii.lcn,' .e whispered.
"We're enSagcdi'
The sirl did no. n.ove. and,so he drew her
nearer TO h0l and again kissed the stray wisp
Of aai.. And do you know, Helen, your
father rsal,y seems SO pleased over it that
ion't;l,'p it's right to break il oil. What Go
you think J"
WITH misty eyes, the girl looked up into his,
~h'xh acre Mpiling with real content and
tfe. tie door CT the study suddenly opened,
AMI Carter ran laughing from the room,
4. eleven O'Clock the Eeat morning. Mr..
Philip Rawdin stood Oh the deck 81 the
Aaridfif and leaned nonchalantlv against The
rail. There was still an hour before the boa
would sail, aud so he was quite alone HaN-
ing satisfied himself Of this fact, he carefully
drew from his inside pocket letter, from the,
leaves OF which he took five one-thousand.' !
dollar notes. These he transferred to cas-
which he carried in an inside waistcoat pocket.
and then for the second time read the letter;
This was what it said:
DEAK PaLIp:
Five thousand dollars A lot of money j
especially when you remember that the whole i,
idea was mine, and then even If you had beer (
caught would have accepted your explanation !,
OF it as practical joke. However, YOU did |
your part well, and | am grateful, especially !,
as ! am now engaged, really for keeps. Henry, !,
honestly believe, loves me for myself alon,,
and I'm sure he can jump me over the Park to
the East Side set in no time. Poor, dear old
father Don't spend al your money At onc..
and come back soon
"As ever.
Hnxx."
Philip stihed yasn and srnilinsly TORI the
letter into small shreds, which he allowed to :
filter through his fingers and auttr b d. !
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