The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-25


his cheeks the dizziness in bis head, the
leaden immobility and monstrous size Of his
feet He kept his wits about him, however
and managed to maintain severely sober
appearance on the long journey downtown.
The change to the train that would take
him to Bensonhurst, which he had looked
forward to with much trepidation, was safely
accomplished In dazed way he congratu-
lated himself that his mother had ceased to
sit up for him when he went to call on Miss
Hildreth, and that he would be able to hide
his disgrace from her anxious eyes. So dizzy
and sleepy that he could hardly walk, he
made his nay 70 his room, locked the door
and threw himself without undressing, upon
his bed. For sometime sort of whir-
ring mechanism in his head kept him from
sleep He seemed scarcely 10 have closed
his eyes when he was awakened by his
mothers voice calling him.
"All right" he answered, in voice that
sounded thick and unnatural in his own
ears,
You'll have to hurry il you want to catch
the o:4S train, Jimmy she called back. 4
didn't call you earlier because, goodness
knows, YOU need all the sleep you can get.
wouldn't disturb you now, but was afraid
you'd be disappointed if didn't. Why
don't you stay at home to-day and get rested2 ?
Won't you let me bring you your breakfast
in bed2"
@Oh, I'm all right, mothcrl" he assured
her. Maybe III stay at home tomorrow.
I'll be up in jifyl"
After cold bath, which failed to remove
all Of the dizziness and unnatural heayiness
of his head, he rumplcd up the bed, as if it
had been slept in, and threw his pajamas,
US was his custom, over the foot. He man
aged to choke down some breakfast, more to
give color to his somewhat mendacious assur-
ances that he was all right than because he
wanted anything, and hurried TO the station.
All the way to Manhattan various scraps Of
ideas, most OF them nonsensical, tiuttered
about in the void Of his humping skull. He
tried, in sleepy, semi-determined way, to
stop their riot. but it was no use. One
phrase in particular danced about in his
head, hoatcd before his eyes, and echoed in
his ears inteminably. Once he even caught
himself murmuring it aloud; Thursday,
June the 2ndl" In spite of his physical
state the sound Of this phrase gave him a
thrill Of Joy He looked with a weird delight
about the car, and smiled absently at the
vanishing back Of brakeman.
Even the jostling which the subway adj
ministercd to his sensitive head was not
sufficient to wholly eradicate this JOY. In a
most contradictory manner he managed tc
be, at the same time, very happy and very
miserable He left the subway at Twenty
third Street, and started to go to his Office
He had been occupying this Office less than a
week and he barely saved himself, on his
way to it, from entering an old tobacco store
where he had formerly had desk-room The
clock pointed to ten-thirty when, weakened
and weary, but still with that remarkable
feeling Of joyousness pervading him, he
entered his own domain. Mr. ]. Broughtor
Boggs, his only solicitor, and Miss Matilda
Prout, his new stenoGrapher looked at hin
inquiringly as with short Good morning
he passed them on his way to the hat
room.
"Why, hello, Iimray!" remarked Mr.
Boggs. Thought you'd got yourself mis-
placed Say, you amt sick, ere you3 No
just seen ghost, nor nothing'"
@No,p said Jimmy shortly.
"You look like you'd been putin in |
night OF IT, continued Mr. Boggs, viii
friendly concern. "Bcen hittin' EN- up
little eh3"
Leonard's desk stood just in front Of Mr.
Boggss, sharing the light from the small
Offices single outside window After allow
ing the manager 10 look over his morning
correspondence for what seemed TO him
suitable length of time, Mr.. Boggs arose
rested his arms comfortably on the top Of hi
roll top desk, and addressed the back OF hi
employers head;
a say. Jimmy" he remarked, in low
soothing tonc--for he felt that the manage
might be slightly titled" at the recent men
ton Of hittin' 'em up" Mr.. Williams, o
Williams and Watson, you know, called n
on the phone, about an hour or so ago, an,
said he wants to have that full pager run il
the Sicr and the Gail as soon as possible -yo,
know the one mean, the one they said w
could run any time in the latter part O. tn
week."
TIe paused with an upward infection, 70
the manager seemed not to have heard.
THAT one from Williams" he repeated
the full-pager They don't want to wal
til the latter part Of the week, ike they salt
at first. Shall fix up the copy SOS we cal
run cr tomorrow
Leonard did not answer He sat YER
straigh, in his chair. the angle Of the back 0
his head indicating that he was looking out Q
+ the window A NJ