The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-14

"Why--you en- do lot Of things, cant
you?" Point won, her blond head euuggled
to his shoulder Anything you want to-
only tell me about it first. didn't
know what kept you to-nght-an girls apt
to think
So Martin Breen went back to the Gut
manns' ahappicr man than he deserved to be,
he felt, with the matter s'ill in the air And
when that day week found it stu in mo fiir
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 TO him
some day-what in the name Of Prosperity
could a young chap ask more2 Anda as Mar
tin himself fully appreciated the sense Of that
attitude, he found nothing TO say -grinned,
and let il 60 as they took it. Such opportuni
ties as he found in private capacity stag
gered him with the meagrcness Of return they
offered He couldn't tell Ellen Joyce that
thai was the best money his inches and
breadth ard muscle and boast could bring
her. So he fell back on the consolation that
Eddie Neigan's superior intelligence would
straighten things as soon as he was free to
hear how they were-and that would be be-
fore long for the young''Eddie was getting
we'd in spite OF the scare, Meantime, then,
Ellen heard highly encouraging accounts Of
interviews that never took place and expert
ments that never were tried He found him
self developing an Imagination. She was
proud Of him. Not proud Of his strength OF
his nerve-but his clevernessl Ii intoxicated
him.
twas an encounter lin his role at Mullins y
with certain successful Real Estate man that
gave him, at critical time, his inspiration
He got much business color from the gentle
man (who under the iron hands veered from
the pugnacious to the confidential stage OF
his condition., and Ellen Joyce was trans
ported by the modest announcement OF a
secured position that exceeded her utmost
ambition. That night he got his YES
Ellen left the department store where, for
five years, she had sold ladies' garments, and
began the getting together OF garments Of her
owna proceeding that somehow trans
formed her to such lovable, new, Welding,
shyly speculative Ellen, that Martin Breen
felt himself alternately a conqueror Of all
eartn and a leon. Now and then he had
wild notions OF keeping up the lie; but knew
that for a dozen reasons he wouldn't be able
Just one day after Eddie's boy came home
from the hospital, he went to make comics
sion But Rose. hysterical with happiness,
was living the black time through again 10 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
tablc-corner, Scowling and dabbing at his
plate, speaking gruiily when he was spoken
to; and actually snapped at the boy for max
ing noise. That brought Rose at him,
Yombly A noise, indeed when but for a
plerciful God they'd be praying, that Minute,
only to hear sound Of him
Eddie caught rp his cap and left, Summing
the door on her tears Martin went after
him. Itdid not seem an auspicious moment,
but his own trouble demanded uttefance.
On iis s4sl,es Is b,Wlsd 4 out
Say, listen, Eddie wanta talk tylif.
Y'sec, | got girl-p