The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-22
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HlS lndstefulece. BlOl, character ana
incident had an shaped themselves In
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he said ID the Young man who sAarSl
kbis snahs boarding house room He
gazed disconsolately at the assort-
mcnt of cravats, ink bottles, pipes.
slippers, books, pencils and shaving
l,ggs that clittered chats, beds, bu-
reaus, desk and table,
''Some of the old buffers who turn
Ell out good stuff lived ln garrets,
but III bet you the price OF good
lunch that the garrets didn't have
much in them.
you ought to get married, old
man. said Jimmy, his roommate,
chcerfully, as he searched energetic
ally for a handkerchief in the book
case ITS great the way girl can
keep things in order
II couldn't affod it, and besides
don't want to- But really, Jimmy
| IN in earnest | want 10 get out III
the country, away from all distrac-
tons, and IN the cool green quiet OF
the fragrant woods pursue the fleet
ing muse of literature. If cant
catch he- III come back and take
vat position the Daily Courier peo-
Iple said would be ready for me next
fall.A H
Jimmy laughed. Il know just the
place for you to 60" he said. "a
quiet farm house on the edge of n
wooded hill Two of the quietest peo-
plc in the world live thele and stake
boarders in summer @
That's all right. excepting the 9th
el boarders. They'd be a distraction
as bad as cravats and slippers all
over the furniture.
II can fix that up announced Jim
my, confidently My little sisters
staying there, and I'll write her a
letter and tel her friend Of mine,
! hos engaged to Il gill who's travel
| ing in Europe, Is coming down to
seek peace and comfort IN solitude.
/ I'll ask her 10 put the others on, so
they'll let you alone.
Thus it was that couple of weeks
LATER Frank Vernon, with two suit
cases containing minimum Of era
vats aud a maximum of pads, pencils
and pens reached the peaceful, com-
! Portable farm house where Mr. and
Mrs. Gray took summer boarders.
The first evening of his stay. Frank
met Patricia, Jimmys sister, q tau,
sim woman. with soft hair and decb
dark eyes
The next day Frank started forth
in quest OF the muse, his pockets
bdlging comfortably with plpc and to
bacco pouch, plenty of soft pencils pa
! per, and bundle of sandwiches. lie
struck joyfully from the road, up the
1 wooded bill, determined to seek oul
!; comfortable spot where he could
come every day to work.
Almost at the crest Of the little
+ hill he came 10 the very spot he was
seeking. A great bowlder jutting
over the edge of the hill fotmed .
small platrorm' or outlook, giving 4
charming view up and down lhe'val-
ley.
4 Frank climbed mp to the flat sur
face of the rock. From fissure IN
middle of II grew a plucky little pine
tree. and in its shade he threw him
self down on the soft carpet of moss
and cones. The distant tinltle OF COW
/ bells sounded fsom the pastures be
low Bird calls came from the
,hnanches abdve, a gentle breeze
fusted through the tees, and near
by brook muttered pleasantly
IF the muse I'm seeking lives in
these parts at ALL, said Frank, as he
srrawled in the sunshine, I'm sure
she lives here. Hello" he said sudden
~ sitting up There she comes now,
Mingled with the sound of bird and
brook and rusiiing leaves came 4
/ girls clea voice, singing. Presently
over the bowlder edge appeared &
brown cap, Il stray curl or two ana
then two surprised, dark eyes.
The voice stopped suddenly as Jim
mys sister recognized Frank. "Wcli,
how did you find it? It's mihe, she
said
I'm in search of a muse and !
! Thought she might live here
I'm the only muse that lives here.
/ Il I'm not the muse you're looking for
YOU can go shan't for this Is my
/ house and come here every day
She unpinned her cap and fastened
4 II to one OF the branches above her.
/ deposited basket of fruit and bis
cults at the foot OF the tree and sa
4 down
III keep YOU from getting lone
sume if you'fe going to stay, she
announced Whats her name?'
/ Whose name?"
"Oh Jimmy told me about her, you
+ know. "ti
oh, of course, said Frank flush
( ing as he recalled his role of engas
( ca man. Its OH, it's Angelina
Beautiful Is she little or big?'
"um why. Arabella's not exactly
eiihtt. sort of both said Frank des.
! pcrallly.
well. said The girl ~ know just
/ What A -abella-Angellua looks like.
she looked at him and her dark eyes
sparkle1 with laughter.
Il call her Arabella for short,
I stammcred Frank boldly
Never mind. Some day you must
ten me more about her But I'll not
tease Won any more today. Shall |
read 10 you
/ And so the morning passed. Patricia
reading Irom~a book OF poems 'nd Il