The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-25
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By Louise 9ineys


by Louise 9ileyA
II. PHILIPS hung 10 h's strap tn If
aSlask down ear. alid ihaHked &
.eies he Nas staiiaHal here he corI
siHss anr haek hair and the son cilrs
ts2s aeF eas Il was n0~ss NJ etl al
III winter hc haa lleea wsR+nsaz n &
sa Wfl@ perss Rce hitherto M
FFAuAusfA. sio aaJ aJM8neYe sTa
st VS. STE 1in. lie r.i,oNtea isksh
teNfF kat she might safely glasie
nihi sonle da8, hut SHE never f,at
So ias as Ae could iell So he con
AnHea to sex aer every morning 4
Nenaes who sag was, and Ia tAml
aoM iaaelT he vas there IN tha mil
j. ssst tFEiBe 10 make good in the Law
IagS elTs- nc said 10 himself. wa
the feai aTiiele, and he had cap
dnAs asie.s Her soft brown haif
+ esAAed demuFely with a well-bret
ghcr ns ol tho flam6oyant fashion
as aiaasfesilg all her own. her dain
ealar cama ana went; her little
agMFa swayed softly as she walked
sad her manner was perfect. In th-es
-on'as he had been unable 10 decide
NAT she did--sAe would no, classify
nse could NOT be stenographer. nol
Clerk surely net q professional VI D
lAall-- sIe vas 90 yoamg. Loo shelter
t i1osung She left the car sone
ccks hafcrc he d.d, so he could mol
5ee where she went
T4is fncraing as they neared the
isuai stopping place he looked up
tfcM mis- contemplation of her ptoflle
TO meet the grin OF Smith, who was
'anging 70 q strap q bit farther on
lillips ncdded aud frownea- Smith
as such an observaht wretch. He
iapea ne had not seen his interest
IN the girl Just then the car stoe
led WITH jerk and Phillips. off ms
Hard, sseaye0 just In time to SIR kc
ne girls shoulder as she rose, ana
o loosen By the shock her hold on
ne immense handbag
Furious 3 his awkwardness, he re.
tered hc bag, apologized as bess he
uuld In the three smiling seconds
be gave him, touched his hat az she
5ot off Then he watched Smith who
lad an office In The same building
with his The idiot was still gin.
Aing- be would ignore the grn.
Getting off ct their corner, the
oung men started for the building
g el cred the elevator tn silence
=, Philips, meeting his own stern
ne eye n the mirror. fowned al
'iiiseh ~ disgust He had seen
Smith lilt bis hat 10 the girl, and
as wondering why he, Phillips was
uch a confonndedly self.conscious
4onkey that he could NOT carelessly
ask who she was, as another man
ould have done. Why not? But he
ouldn t-she ha3, somehow, become
% personal . him to allow ans ques.
on aboni he- save 70 herself. There
fore. he mentioned the weather to
smith, who rose 10 The occasion ana
iedlctei stolIn. Then they parted.
Once in his office, Henry Phillips
read MS mail-adyellisemcnts offer
ihg sets Of Law k;iuks on TIE install
cent plani propositions for connec-
ons with Doi lfo repntabie firms In
,reater cities. MS methers loving,
fnAi0us IL lrr With its aecusl oraed,
oesrioaf about mis- heas i. his cloth
and lodging, his friends. his sue
IS ihen finally, q letter from l.in
s, his lifelong neighbor ana friend
ice si,i Linda hc reflected, as he
.nishei iae balanced cheerful episiIr
i us oufeisIied interest in his do
.ags For the Fist time be wonder
~hy ou earth be and Linda had
eYel. cone 10 care for each other
oieH iD ihink 0f il. there was NJ
sirl qniie IKE Linda he decided
hst waen ho went homo IN the suni-
ner he would see great deal 0f her
lad 90 rencmibcrel tha Ter hair
as much Ike that Of the girl ia ihe
ar who was he girl anyway?
lie took the code and began work
-Ag on tue case he was soon 10 tiy
Jut his thought was confused. Why
aad he not met her? lie had met
many good people in the four months
- hat been IN BlairtOn, which was
-oi big enough TO preclude the posi-
0lliiy Of HIS meeting most Of the desig
able folk therein. He had come well
aimed with introductions. He knew
ID be well bred we'll look-
-Ns. BIT ,he only girl he wanted to
iho# neler came in his way, and ney-
'r even seemed to see him. Manifest
j he could not follow her TO wae,
. yer s1e 'wOTked-bus he did not be
eve she worked And he could nor
isk aboa. her. .Once.Ae had seen her
3, the iheatre in box with Mrs.
Weston ana n fine looking man, a
aIansee and much her elder. He nad
seen hef Nowhere else-except on The
ar
With wrench he brought his
houghis mack to the law with sucn
'pccess that he forgot his lunch and
vent out Tor sandwich an hour past
!is VISUAL time. And by chance ne
ie-ched upon a stool IN the lunch
oom next 10 Smith, who welcomed
i'm iov.aliy
lust the man. Smith remarked.
Philips, help me out I'm bidden by
ny cousin. Mrs. Besi. you know, to
@ out h,o the hedges and byways
nd find 4 prcsentable man to bring
@ nner-some one failed her al
lie eleventh hour You're neither
laimed t0l halt-thought | won't say
ou're no. blind the way you knock ;
gainsi people in--cars, for instance"
ic grinned malicionsly as he con
nued Tut You'll do. I've intended
HOT