The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-23

.i.sy~ sansod CrAl 10 ,r.ch selioo!, and
n.hha st.s cc3s;t7 = Srne. ~ !srnei:M
IA. ~:A;r! I GutGsv wAat . &c. II ESd- y
gsv'e'. &c p,stsac.,.', X cSi, Il ign: o.. y "a
....3,s,chy swtclla' .c- o,ean, in the
.s.i.ssy iS.s,sl,a.t a.foiuieH Janice. ~. !,
",.r,5.cs,, ~ fi-sn. 2 echoed Jasper. I
"IM.o t.a't, ~as dead!'' exclaimed 4,
VI sys.a-%ix, ! j tic sound Of steps'on 4
the t~sr,. ,~r~h ~: hi tufryirg to the
tlas.. ies: 3 OF spri on tie way. Ftrs
1< ,,S.,istei M 'o.:e. And it was notithe \
ReS. Wrb'.r ttrs.g bu: We Rev. Mr.; Stat 4
frA. yLo, -, row, dld not look SO formi- +
dab.t 2, Ma had always imagined. Is,
C,l.ly Mr.. Htafford shook hands with 4,
Ma. aed unconsciously she gave a sigh Of !,
wv, or ne seemed to bring the spirit OF
yst.teing and ,ttr' nth him. His very
presence still. TIE tr.s,,e.t waters Of IN
the Flickirxc-.' ',,-ty'." ffsl ftIgot toys
worry. AM Jue tried I, tesurrcct the \
twins lanky curls with :a:assl ,..rSes II ~.
finger ~
When Opal and Gef:on ,N,,s .ie;r p!asss y
in the front room :, IL ;rs.g!ci, hnsh fclj
on the excited ;asr % Tick;rge., ;cnt. onl
the hu'tered heart Of opal. .A..4 TIC tssesis
mony vas progressing smoothly .rien .hc Z
Twins, a aancing prominently ;ilo tie Ezue-,.
ght Of their small world VIII. I've haaast I
that ontained the wedding .iilg, n;dlcrlv |
glanced up at Mr.. Stafford, thrn !Iani.t.s
the bold one, st5s,red with stage fright, u
and, Jerking Jaspis s5.s her. ran tc sL,jr'i
mo-. er. tilr,s n !.
But julie, W s,'s.sA. Importance, pushet 4
the proseslirs ,sihs :ava:d :ho Hiaistc.,s
and when he had taken shc ing, she bscted \
elegantly et, group u .,ighboJs; waiia 1
the twins who were ,ciitgtrg iigh,iy &c hei
skirts, we swallowed - IN weitcIec oh !,
sc,irity.
During he congratulations, after EillicN
-.:lickinger had kisssd lis ristcr Opal. ne :,
:e:N1d 'mpllsively 10 Lis OLE enemy I;ile !
andheldout hisEandwit1 swkvardgooa-wan /
julie. sratifed ard toasasd, gaze himhey
hani, ..y'ng gently, "Faa..'s Die wayI frel
too Billie" But .he cpuidnot help sddirx
to herself, /" Bill begun q. anyway 'hosgh
for once she was too scayible TO say s:o.,dS
quite everything that she thought. s,
And Jed, wnen he cIasped Sefton's hand, Y
being a faithful but inarticulatc soul, could
not bring himself TO say "bro' aes =; trough
perhaps the bond was all the strory.r DO
cause it silently ur.ited them o. Al
Then Willie Briggs, wiping something
from his chubby cheek Ut might have been
afurt;ve tcar) with primly folded handker- 3
chief. wished Opal JOY and congratulated
Soften with generosity that was very
.lcditablc to, ,WiLic. Eorhe had wIittenin
his voIuminous and neatly KEEP. diary that,
his shca-t was ashes and dust. And beings
very young man, he did rot expect cyertcs
recover iron, the wound d Opal had given
his vanity by not marrying him. .rs.Y ~
And Ma Flickia2er realizing all al once
that her Youngest child was leaving her for
ever foI another home, suddenly felt the
bitterness OF pertins; and Mrs, Woods,
who understood, couforted Ma. Pa Flickin-a
ger, having helped 10 Bring about this
happy mating, was divided betweenprlde at
his success and strangely nsistent sense Of
loss; for Opal, quiet and unsclhch always
rs her fathers favorite.
After Opal and Seton were sttrted OF,
their wedding journey, and thc sl-ss yer.ei
gone, Ma said, Il can't te'p ves.r;ir.
cause Opal's goin' by boat to f.h.e..cii.'
never did have TO faith in Lake Michigan
"Shc's as smooth as glass tctss," Pa
assured her. =
1T could git rough quick cncuss.s II il
wanted 10" accused Ma. And, ~, Pa.
amt Mr.. Stafford a lovely man" ~
Everybody always said so,H :enindSi
Pa; then he anxiously inquired, nii gs
my blessin' invite out right side asc,s7" i.
"Iandl never thought Of gisN Ill. We
was all set down to eat, and then !. s;rctS
me like a cannon ball whatever ~k ytu
, goin' to do about il but out yor n.Aks
/ perfectly natural-though polite s.i ass
him to do il. .ssi ~
t And Rev Stafford didn't wanders an
B over the globe a.givin' thanks for ase.y-
Z thing be could lay hanos on L+.'.e',' az.
{ mired Pa. I
7 " He knew the dinner was coolin' ard ho
I hadn't hardly begun till he was through ?
Y praised Ma And to think that noos
Rev. Strang was doin his best all tue ..hnc.
as explained By bis telegram a-con,in' q,
!. top Of the blessin': Railroad wreck, da.
0 tanned, unhurt, turrible sorry OF words "a
; that effect -
But It seemed 1 leetle ike funeral q
!. me--our Opal goin' awsy--for gcud, - g.
d could not help saying istfully.
Here, loo" sighed ida; "hut wcl:;4lt
: hayeit no different nov, even 4 il was st1n
aud kinder forced on me, 'cause Cssl5