The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-07

"Why-you en- do lot OF things, can't
vou2p Point won, her blond head snugged
to his shoulder Anything you want to-
only tell me about il first | didn't
know what kept you to-night-an a girls apt
to think"
So Martin Breen went back to the Gut
manns ahappier man than he deserved to be,
he felt, with tns matter still in the air. And
when that day week found il still in no fair
way TO being arranged he--lied to her. 1t
wasn't that he hadn't tried and faithfully in
such time as he managed to get from his
work but those he sounded for advice and
assistance took his inquiries as a Joke. 'Miah
Mullins place would be coming 10 him
some day-what in the name OF Prosperity
could young chap ask more And as Mar
tin himself fully appreciated the sense Of that
attitude, he found nothing TO say grinned,
end let it go as they look it, Such opportuni-
ties as he found in private capacity stag
gered him with tie meagrenesS OF return they
offered. He couldn't tell Ellen Joyce that
that was the best money his inches and
iffdNlD anu NlklNil IL dHtl DDdSA tOAlld DlliS
her So be fell back on the consolation that
Eddie Nelligau's superior intelligence would
siraighten things as soon As he was free TO
hear how they were-and that would be be
fore long Tor the young Eddie was getting
wc in spite oi the scare Meantime then,
Ellen heard highly encouraging accounts Of
interviews that never look place and expert
ments that-neger were tried. He found him
Self developing an Imagination. She was
proud OF him. Not proud Of his strength or
Ms nerve oal his tlcyernessl 1t intoxicated
him
twas an encounter lin his role at Mullin 81
witha certain successful Real Estate man that
gar- him, al 4 critical lime, his inspiration.
lte got much business color from the gentle
man lsho under the iron hands veered from
the pugnacoH 10 the conidenlial stage OF
his condition., and Ellen oyce was trans
ported by the modest announcement OF a
secured position lhat exceeded her utmost
ambition. That night he got his yes. "
Ellen left the department store where, for
llgg wears, She had sold ladies' garments, and
bcgan thc getting together OF garments Of her
own proceeding that somehow trans
formed her 10 such lovable, new, yielding,
shyy speculative Ellen, that Martin Breen
ielt himself alternately conqueror Of all
Garth and felon Now and then he had
Wild notions OF keeping up the lie; but knew
that for q dozen reasons he wouldn't be able.
ast one day after Eddes boy came home
from the hospital, he went 10 make comics
sion But Rose, hysterical with happiness,
was living the black time through again to a
pair Of calculating women in the kitchen
where Eddie was taking his supper--the
babies were much in evidence; and there was
no opportunity for such condolences as he had
come TO make Moreover, Eddie didn't seem
himself He hunched over his meal on the
table-corner. scowling and dsbbing at his
plate, speaking grufly when he was spoken
to- and actually snapped Il the boy for max
ing noise. That brought Rose al him,
volubly \ noise. indeed when bln for a
merciful God they'd be PRAYING. that minute,
only to hear a sound of him
Eddie caught np his cap and left, slamming
the door on her tears Martin went after
him itdid notseem an ausplcIous moment,
hui his own trouble demanded uttcrance
On the corner he burted tout
say, listen, Eddie. ] wanta talk t'yuh
Y'see, got girl