The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-07
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sturman-ianoher VS.. Hymen
(By stacy 6. Baker)


liouse Of Hancher and the house oil
sturman This, however did not pre-
vent The respective sclons of the fam
lies from falling in love with each
other
Mabel, the pride of the Sturman
seniors, was a gil whom any youth
With red blood in his veins would be
proud to call sweetheart She was
as pretty as the break of June morn
ing her eyes were jet black and long
lashed She was tall, gracefully slim
and walked with the yirile spring OF
youth, Tom Hahcher was fortunate.
Tom knew this, but the peppery soul
OF Father Hancher, inflamed years
ago against Sturman, Sr., refused 10
discriminate between the old grocer
and his daughter,
But you don't know the girl" Tom
protested, when the old gentleman had
included the maid in his frenzied sum
ming up OF the faults OF the head OF
Mabel's family.
She is her fathers daughter"
growled Hancher. II don't need TO-
know more. The blood is bad"
| SO. once again the confession that
trembIed on the lips Of the youth
was stilled Ii would have been
most unfortunate time to explain TO
this irritable parent tnat his most
Lated enemy's daughter was to be-
come his sons wife.
The hatred Of Sturman for Hancher
and vice versa extended back over a
dozen yeags Both were grocers in
the thriving town Of Tingsboro. Both
| had been fast friends. Unfortunately,
| both had lived in the same ward, and
had aspired, at the same time, to the
common council Some one has said
that politics makes strange bed fel-
lows. It also undermines strong
friendships After three weeks Of
iGudslingng electioneering Sturman
won the coveted laurels by majority
of one vote sss
Sturman and Hancher were friends
no longer Hancher moved out of the
ward. Their grocery stores were now
lat opposite ends of the city,
Tom Hancher, only son, Twas now
his fathers partner. Mabel Sturman
only daughter, was now her fathers
bookkeeper The evenings, however,
belonged solely to the young people,
and they met frequently at the homes
OF mutual acquaintances with their
embittered parents being not whit
the wiser.
On the evening of the day of Tom
Hancher's last argument with his
father, the well poportioned p chap
with frank eyes, walked, with his lady
fair under moon-bright sky.
Father is so set complained the
youth. "But never mind, dear, have
enough money of my own, and we
viii be married first, and tell about 1t
aiterward. II the governor has the
rerve 'tof object-after seeing YOU
you know he DOESN'T even know you
by sight--l'll pass up his old grocery,
and ST art one of my own"
All this brought the giatilied red to
1.-The pretty cheeks of Mabel Stnrman,
and the light in her eyes was nice
Ito set as she turned TO the ardent
/ Thomas.
"All'in due time, Tom" she soothed
There is no great hurry, YOU know.
Why, ybu are only %. boy, and am
not yet 20.
The plan of waiting did not appeal
tc the impetuous young lover. He
ould Iikely have to go to Sturman
TO ask him for his daughters hand,
but knowledge of the temper of the
lean, wisy East-end grocer told him
what would happen il he did this
Time dragged on. Patience, that
pearl among yittues, palled on the
loye-lorn pair, but still the girl would
rot consent to a secret marriage.
Something might happen.
Something did happen.
slurman bought an automobile a
big red touring car, at once the pride
and envy Of the neighborhood Han
cller heard of this. Not TO be out
shone and outdone by this ancient
rival he invested in the goods of a
competing company, a yellow car. The
two, although not very proficient,
drove their own machines.
For a while they kept TO their own
particular neck-of-t f-the-woods. but a.
mischievous fate one day impishly
suSStSltus W cdtli Vi lHcul tidt ht III
wade the others territory, and awe
him with his aptness in The control
Of his machine.
On the same day and at the same
hour, they started, but by different
routes. Patiently, lean Sturman honk
honked up and down in front of Han
cher's store: persistently, fat Hanch-
or d~ova his rod n1onSt oSitV nAsf the !
Sturman grocery-and all 10 no pur-
pose. Sturman could not catch sight
OF tlancher; Hancher could not dazzle
the eyes OF his rival. Puzzled clerks
watched the manifestations
The Sturman store stood on cor
ner. Hancher, turning his machine
close 10 the curb, and with his back
to The walk, failed to notice tipsyi
man with a number of long rods ovel
his wavering shoulder. The latter
staggered around the corner and the
rods suddenly turning toward the
street. struck the unseeing Hancher
on the side OF his head. precipitating
him to the pavement, hall uncon-
scious Instantly crowd gathered. Ar
is usual with crowds, none seemed in
clined to render the luckless one as
sisiance.< Suddenly a dainty damsel
tripped ont of an adjoining store.
Let me nto him. she said author
itatively and the gaping crowd broke
before her In an instant the head
Of the downed man was lifted TO the
lap of the girl and bottle OF strong
.tnallinp snIte was anDlipd To his nose