The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-11


somewhere. They had taken a basket
Of lunch, he submitted soberly. Aud
what would Mr. Henry have for din
ner?
Jonn came dazedly and happily
home about midnight, and his brother
feigned sleep. AT breakfast they 4
were poIite-and copl-to each other
At the end Of the week they hardly |
spoke. Then one morning John woke
to just what was going on. His heart
went out to his brother, and though t
he knew he was desperately in love
With the small, soft woman thing
next door, he determined that neither
she nor any other being, on the
EARTH or under it. should cause trou-
Bile between himself and his nate. lie
decided to have it out at once, anil
rising he took his plunge and then In
bathrobe and slippers went into his
brothers room. Henry opened his
eyes and frowned, but John sat down
on the edge of the bed determined TO
''haye 1t out" He did.
He told John he was dead in love
with the girl, and made his brother
confess to the same thing. They talk.
ed 1t over, fair and square, each
bound not to do the other a wrong.
each secretly sure that he was The
one she cared for-for she certainly
must care for one of the two.
They went over things briefly, man
to man. 1t was decided that that
evening they would together go to see
her, face her together and together
ask her to choose between them.
| Neither would see or communicate
with her before that time. They would
be fair, and the beaten man would
accept his fate--and not let it inter.
fere with his old feeling for his twin.
Then they dressed, ate breakfast in
amity, to the delight of the Jap, AMI
went to their work. And. at night
they came home together. They smoa-
ed In silence on the veranda and
watched the Farley place, but they
did not see her, so presently they
sauntered over in casual way.
They asked Mrs. Farley where she,
Tessie, was. And the astute lady
who knew what she knew, and whose
eyes had that day been ama2ly open
ed sent them out to the beflowerad
little summer house. She was glad
they both had come, for she thought
a common blow would be better than
a stroke separately for each. The
two talked deceivingly to her a mo-
ment and went down the winding trail
The fire-flies were thick in the grass,
and the dow began to fall. anu A..
ter a moments walk they could see 4
girls white dress against the dark
OF the vines. They went straight up
to the dress in the dusk, seeing moth.
Ing but that. But the girl saw them
first and rose.
We have come together" began
John Martin, to" Something warn.
ed the girl, who knew when a game
was ended, without actually playing
the last card.
You came together to meet-Mr.
Jackson from--home-m fianee,
who" A tall and very good-looking
young fellow rose and took each ef
them by the hand. They were both
glad 1t was dusk. One can force ones
voice and ones hand to be steady
but the face tells stories. They were
very nice and polite and congratula-
tory. But they did not stay long
not very long
Presently they went away crlis
the garden, their arms interlocked in
the old fashion, and Mrs. FARLEY.
watching them. considered the beau
ty Of pure, brotherly love. 1t is pre-
sumable that Tessie forgot all about
them. To do her justice, her engage.
ment was but day old. Young Marsh
suddenly appeared and she ran into
his arms, for absence often shows a
woman where her heart really is.
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