Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-12
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No Mistake After All
BY GERALD PRIME


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armcnt but she agred that II some
one would come to her assistance.
sit beside her on the huuch at ro-
acarsals. pun stops and turn music
she would do her very best Every
man in the cnoir volunteered In the
same breath. it actually frightened
Molly Ahcruathy to discover how
little II disturbed her TO have Dick
named as the preferred one.
For more than two years Dick had
walked home with Molly after choir
practice but the time came when
neither Of them felt aggrieved over
the willingness Of the other TO aban-
don the habit The Interruption
came about so naturally. Miss Ware
was responsible for the deed. One
evening after an unusual ug at
refractory anthem. which persisted In
going wrong after every EFFORT had
been made TO induce Il 10 do other
wise the orEanist requested the tenor
to remain for a few minutes after re-
hcarsal in order to perfect himself in
his part
Instead OF waiting until Dick should
prove himself either the victor or van.
| quishod. Molly was possessed Of a sud
/ den whim TO start on alone. only TO be
/ intercepted at the door Of the parish
| houseby the choirmaster who had re-
/ turned I'm search OF a paper no had
| mlslaid
/ III you win give me one minute.
| Miss Abernathy," he said. II Will walk
/ home with provided. OF course.
| YOU viii permit me"
Without pausing 10 receive her con-
&ut. he disappeared into the building.
reappearing in rather less than tho
| specified time with the recovered pa
/ per
u notified Hathaway OF my inteni
= ton. he laughed as they moved off.
/ TT wasn't at all necessary" she re-
/ clared cmphatically
He didn't hear me. couldn't at
/ tract his attention"
Was he singing?' She knew he
wasn't. but she wanted TO hear the
answer
"He hadn't begun. He was seated
on the bench. his back toward me, and
| Miss Ware was talking earnestly-giv-
! ing instruction, probably"
Probably" she said. with an air OF
indifference that seemed genuine to
him, lawyer though he was.
After Dick had swung over tho baf-
| fling two measures or so at least a
dozen times and had at last attained
perfection Miss Ware dismissed him
with pa-ting injunction not to forget
that he was a tenor.
And hope haven't offended Miss
Alternately by depriying her Of your
company-or you. either" she added
without looking at him.
mo need to worry on my account"
Dick assured her "As for Miss Aber-
| nathy-"
Il suppose Mr. Hopper avalled him
self Of the opportunity to see her
home safely. He seems to be greatly
taken wlth-with her voice." she said
Wouldn't It be jolly II those two"
! Dick began and then hesitated
Not wouldn't" she returned 30
promptly and so decidedly that he
wondered at IT, Before he could ask
her why not she had b!dden him q
hasty goodnight and passed within.
Next evening when Dick put In his
customary appearance at the Aber-
nathy house he was told by the maid
who admitted him that Molly had
gone over to the rectory. He was
both ashamed and relieVed-humlli-
ated by his treachery toward the giri
who had promised him what he asked
and relieved to find that the dreaded
confession might still be postponed.
II so happened that Dick was spared
the pain of that confession. An affair
that came to elimination on the
very next night-an episode that
stirred the social fabric of Eureka to
it's undation-brought Dick and
Molly together again, this time secure
in the belief that their only mistake
had been to doubt, even for single
moment, the gentleness of their at
tachment.
This final state of affairs was made
possible by the elopement and mar
riage Of II. Darlington Hopper and
Helen Ware. They had been lovers
long before coming to Eureka. but the
young woman's friends had not taken
kindly 10 the man Of her choice. She,
however, knew her own mind and was
convinced that she was making no
mistake
Why the Tiger Has Stripes.