The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
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Not tIi0hly Recommended
( i1y Carl .Jenkinsl


Well. who had come out fromfh@ city
&. spend a couple Of winter sgeeks at
fthe manor house, Il want to warn
you that you will be apt to meet that
Aitteridge girl while you are here.
And who is she?' was asked.
The daughter of the widow of that
name living a mile beyond here
And does she bte?'
"She might as well don't want to
criticize people, but | must say that
! can't bear that gil. Her name Is
Effie. Her mother is well off, and
she got quite a fortune from an aunt.
She thinks herself the salt of the
earth She has snubbed everybody
4 for five miles around. All the young
men are afraid OF her. If you hap
pen to meet she will be sure to snub
~. tor she saws | pick out hats al
together too young for me- !,
rs this dragon fair to look upon?s
Yes, will do her justice to say
that she is. That's one reason why
Shes stuck up. | should hate to have
her snub you. You've got just as
good blood as She has, o. better. and
some day you'll have more money.
You won't always have to toll away
4 in the old bank
Well he replied, ''if she doesn't
call here and we don't call there
\ fail to see where she will get the
4 chance to snub me. If snub comes,
j however / must bear up under 1t
some way
Arthur Treadwel, although still in
his twenties. was so steady and SET
tied that many considered him al
ready an oud bachelor. While he did
hot avoid society, he mingled with II
very little, and he had yet to find
!, a young lady TO attract him.
There had been good fall of snow
on the land, and a day or two after
/, his arrival the nephew had horse
, and cutter out for ride. He was ap
preaching the village when he came
upon a cutter upset in snoWdrift, 9
, horse plunging around. and cir
holding fast to the reins, The horse
, had probably SHE'D at something ald
| brought about the upset. Here was I
J fine chance to play the gallant. Mr.
| Treadwell was slowing down his horse
4 10 come to the rescue when he caught
!. sight of the girls face. 1t was
/, handsome and naughty face. Thu
I'll eyes were full Of fire, and it took hin
/ only an instant to repeat the name 0
s Miss Kitteridge to himself. Their
6 was a snub certainly waiting him.
81 Mr.. Treadwell drove straight pas
!, with hardly alook and neither quer
\ nor q how. ne snubbed the snubbel
!, and that it went home he could tel
:, by the swish Of her whip as she cor
tinued to punish the poor horse,
lin Just tckled to death,p e.
;, ,l'claimed Aunt Sarah when the inc
!. dent was related 1T will make he
!, sit up and think. one snub won't cur
: ler though, Arthur, I'm woman, bu
4 |. must say that there ire members {
my SEX Sc alifired 'hoity-toity thu
they don't deserve decent husband
Il Beware, nephew-beware!'
d But the nephew didn't. There wa
a pond with one end running down
1t the Kitteridge line. AT that poil
\. there was dam and ruined ol
grist.mill preserved for their antiqu
y ty The snow had blown off the ie
Is and there was fair skating. M
Treadwell sent to the village X
" skates and appeared on the pond,
le find it in possession OF Miss Kit
"a ridge. At least she acted as it
2 were all her own, and thus awed ha
v dozen boys who wished to try II
N ice She saw Mr.. Treadwell when
n. vas just fifty rods away, and 81
gave her Lead a toss and bit her Il
v. Let him but speak to her! Let h
N fell down and he offer to help her III
Q. Mr.. Treadwell was a graceful ska
er He skated as some men wall
ad Not the slightest attention was pa
b. to the presence of the other skate
O. He skated all around her, FORWARD
IL and backwards, and made her ov
b. movements look like fifteen CEN
She was being snubbed again. and s.
III didn't mean TO put up with 1t. VIII
is. she had suffered for twenty minut
a she suddenly fell flat on the ice
ia Mr.. Treadwell was coming up benin
or He swe'v we'd and passed her, and s
scrambled up and went home.
ks on the way home she called hi
rs names 10 herself. but the consolatl
is Vas not all that could be hoped f
i'm However, she did not go to sleep tn
.rt night until she found out who he W
IL and muttered to her self:
"lf only he stays down here 10
et enough I'll take him down peg
an two or perish in the attempt.
fk Two days later, she had chan
nd TO try the peg business, The hor
rn she had punished for the upset W
is her own, and was accounted We
TO sreedy. She was also rated a so
Iy. rider. She had driven into the
lsge to do some shopping, Mr.. Trei
,ja we'll had driven in for mail. He h
DO started for home first. and was i
of gIng along when he heard bells
as hini him and looked over his shou
or TO find that Kitteridge girl conf
he up. lie gave her half the road, a
adj she put on the whip to sail past.
,re was nip and tuck for a few rods, a
Sc. then, al9s, she was left behind
til take the flying snow, She tried
al again, but with the same result
Mr. Arthur 1'readwell didn't glo
IN lhei Incident. He simply menti'
ed II in a casual way TO his aunt, a
g she st once insisted on shaking han
c and replied.
n Arthur, by dear nephew,
. think Of living at least fifteen yei
n longer, but now | believe I'll die NJ
V week and lei you come into my !
tune. How grandl How beaulif
Is How almost heavenly that al last
e, have = snubber TO snub the snuppel