The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-05
cHANrER XII.
The Gold Hao.

have always smiled at those cases
fusing the component parts of seid-
litz powder. unite two people In a bub
bling ephermeral ecstasy. But sure
surely there Is possible, with but
single meeting. an attraction so great,
a community of mind and interest so
strong, that between that first meet
ing and the next The bond may grow
into something stronger This is es-
pecially true, fancy. Of people with
temperament, the modern substitute
for imagination. 1t is a nice ques
ton whether lovers begin to love
when they are together, or when they
are apart
Not that | followed any such line
of reasoning at the time would no,
even admit my folly to myself But
during the restless hours OF that first
night after the accident, when my
back ached with lying on ii. and any
other position was torture, found my
thoughts constantly going back to ALI
son West. / dropped into a doze, to
dream OF touching her fingers again
10 comfort her, and awoke to find |
had patted O teaspoonful of medicine
out of Mrs Klopton's indignant hand.
What was 1t Mcknight had said about
making an egregious ass of myself?
And that brought me back to Rlchey.
and ! fancy | groaned There is no
use expatiating on the friendship be-
tween two men who have gone to-
gether through college, have quar-
relied and made 1t up. fused together
over politics and debated creeds for
years, men don't need TO be told, and
women cannot understand. Neverthe
less, groaned. II 1, had been any
one but Rich.
Some things were mine, however
and would hold them The halcyon
breakfast, the queer hat the pebble in
her small shoe, the gold bag with the
broken chain--the bag Why, it was
in my pocket at that moment.
got up painfully and found my
coat. Yes, there was the purse, bul
ging with an opulent suggestion OF
wealth inside ] went back TO bed
again, somewhat dizzy. between effort
and the touch Of the trinket, so lately
hers. held It up by its broken chain
and gloated over it, BY careful atten
tion to orders, ! ought to be out in a
day or SO Then could return il t.
her. really ought to do that: it was
valuable. and wouldn't care to trust
II to the mail could run down 10
Richmond. and see her once-there
was no disloyalty to Rich in that
] had no intention OF opening the
little bag. put il under my pillow
which was my reason fer refusing 10
have the linen slips changed to Mrs
Klopton's dismay. And sometimes dur
ing the morning, while ! lay under a
virgin field OF white, ornamented with
strange flowers, my cigarettes hidden
beyond discovery, and Science and
Health on table by my elbow, as II
by the merest accident, slip my hand
under my pillow and touch it rev
erently
Mcknight came In about H. Ishearf
his car at the curb. followed ainosi
Immediately by his slam at the from
door, and his usual clamor on the
stairs. He had bottle under bis
arm. rightly surmising that had beer
forbidden stimulant, and large boz
OF cigarettes in his pocket suspeetini
my deprivation
Well he said cheerfully. How
d. goa sleep after keeping ne NJ hsl
tie night
slipped my hand around; the purse
was well covered
Have it nov. or wait ill ! get thu
cork out p he ratiled On
4 dent saas anythip5, | protested
~ wish xnn Nonldnf be SO darnel