The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-02

Interested in stanton Jerry threw
himself face downward, on the grass
and tried TO think il out, tried tOl
make himself believe the girl was not
IN earnest Evidently she was, and itI
was unbelieyeably cruel not to have
sven him q hint in her letters, tOI
have feigned the same unchanged love
fol him that she had showed for years
Presently he arose and went home.
lie had not seen Anne yet, and she
welcomed him loyally, surrounding
him with home attentions. And af
tea dinner, when twilight was sailing,
,Sh ~ Sssk5sE pf1nA ~f u
gStJ saut iAAFriage, Jerry?T
III M EilgsMsged Shortly, "Theremyill bel
ncl& elaine has just broken the en-
gagemenlT He glanced quickly up.
and caught something like triumph in.
his sisters face Il suppose Anne
that you were right about Stanton. L
have neglected her--and lost her II
is my own fault | could not expect
a girl like hef, Infinitely above me
A The sister Interrupted Indignantly:
sac was never your equal, Jerrya
The world knows you could have mar
lied Alma 'Ferriss any day. You cam
now, What surprises me is that
Elaine should have the sense TO see
things MS they are and set you free,
Well, perhaps / helped her see it'll
hope did"
Her brother stffened in instant at.
tention, TEL NE Just what you mean,
Anna, ne said with strange quiet
well, at, the circle this afternoon
somebody brought up the subject Of
college men coming back to home
girls. we spoke of Mary Stevens and
non, aud the failure Of their marriage
lie married her because he had prom
ised to, and because she had not the
Sense to see that he wanted his free
dom and to give ii 10 him. When !
began | did not think Of Elaine, and
then it was too late to stop-it would
nave been worse than going on. l
said that any man who has lived four
years among thinking college women
rarely comes back to the girl at home
unless he is promise-bound; that she
mas nothing but mere youth and dog
ike faith to give him, whereas he
needs mental companionship and
real help in his career. could see
by her face that the thought had not
occurred to her, though she has been
with Stanton SO much lately. | dare
say it made her think"
But her brother had snatched his
hat, Il dare say it did make her
think" he remarked as he hurried out
of the room and went down the street
as If time itself were at his heels.
Ten minutes later he painted into
the Waite grounds, through the pret-
ty rose garden and up to the front
door Mrs. Waite. welcomed him like
the son she had long considered him.
Evidently the good lady had as yet,
heard of no change in the situation
Where's Elaine? | want to see her
Immediately.
she went out into the garden q
while ago-you will probably find
| her"
Without word he strobe out. She
sat on The rustic bench in the rosear-
bor, her arms over the back, her
lreity head bent down upon them.
At his step she jumped up and faced
him in the gloom.
Elaine, you dismissed me. but YOU
did not say 1t was because you no
loLger love me. Tell me. truthfully,
that you do not love me, and | will
20, but until then never will. |
love you ~ i}always have loved YOU,
only thousand times more. You are
tearing my heart out of me, girl, Did
y neglect you, until YOU have fallen
lack for love on--SSnton?'
That brought her, with little cry
to her old dear place in his arms
where she could tell him all about it,
It took a long time and there were
many Interruptions.
Finally he laughed But ! don't
want to marry my equal want an
Iangel, my superior in every way! /
want YOU. | want real woman who
loves mo not somebody who loves
her work first, herself second, and
her husband third I'm not third.
place man. Elaine want every
tEing. DO YOU see?" It was very
dark in the summer house, but light
dawned on Elaine.-( Copyright, 1910,
by Associated Literary Press.)