The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-25

delighted, verify beatihc expression gradually
chased the alarm from his face. He looked
up and caught Miss Prout's eyes fixed upon
him. lie beamed upon her ike very large,
rosy Cheshire cat Something very nearly
resembling a wink contracted the muscles !.
Of his right eyelid
Mr.. Boggs" murmurcd the elderly
stcnographor
Miss Prout" j" he returned, not abatirg his
smile in the least, will you kindly take q
lctter?n
Miss Prout, not without a certain business
like primness, prepared hcr notebook.
Mr.. JoHN WrilIMls
q Manager, Williams & Watson, dictated the
ike wire.
"'DcGr Sir.--IIaving been left, by Mr. lanes
Leonard, temporarily il charge Of the Iconsrd I'd
vcriising Agency, beg 10 inform-to inform ycu
that the delay IN prefafirg your valued order which
| spoke % ,ou about this morning was dre to a
bad = no. not bad. make it grievous; gricvous
sounds bcttcr-was due to grcsous mistake. My
inclosurc will explain better than any words of
nnc-male It explain and apologize better Ian
any words Of for cur femissucss Trusting
that YOU will al once comprehend, i.tm the tfd
which nclose how the Agency may hrNc cef--
may have been triac careless, and lclgirg 10 O
lieita continuance Of yourra'ued iasors, rcmain
80 Very truly yoess
0ir. Boggs scratched his lead
q guoss that'il do, hc rcragl.cd ifn
'cr, The Leonard Advertising Agercy. vish
a rer and dash, so'5 | can St;aeh ~
handsome name, end crclcsc { s essd,
might suggest, Aiiss prout, also, hat vcu
might be interested 70 rccd il"
lie HANDED thc card ard cnyolope 70 Miss
Prout
9There's the arsvorl" he ecnn,ented,
smiling with. dc lercrcl eject of snail
Inverted rainbow. Car ycq El2r-c kiTaf
Mr. J. Broughion Dogs can't. Ne sir-:ecl
And me thinkin' he had been littin' ,lle
glorious, too"
He looked conGdingly at Miss Ircrt, and
was moved to furttcr oorfcasicn:
Il wish was IN lis sllocs. l'cs, by inks,
old tough reprobatc that ! ar, Id sive 4
good-sized chunk Of my innoItal scul to be
right in Jimmy Lconards sfces'
FO-o-o-o-ch.' exclaimed Miss Trout, with
a little scream Of dcliiht. Ard is TO TO-
only next Thursday! Tlirk of Ills leqirG
a thing like that quiet SO vel 1trradoy-
the Second Of lurc- they're frirg to bc
married. Isn't il TeriCcdy lcysyl In.
weddings ars elways 20 ae- sicr'l tley'
Yes, said Air rcgls Icvfs itrlirg.
He thought steadily ell de tr N.ss fIout
was writing cut his loticr Ile rcre be
thought the ssdder lie iecsre fy Tie tine
the letter was cctrllcicd q csTfsss'cn had
grown as lrgiblifps az il Lad hecn ieycus
only lev rTirutts tcfcrc
Miss Prcut,N lie lcruleS. f6geting IL
his ehair, = sry. Mss frtt, llet Is, ,cu
know, i you sItr9 o>ftes CLedsd cry.
who're elge for cirrsr tlis GGir, riy. |
iltstthoisht u let you lrev Ices lcftiY
old loaler I'D lc flsd to tic ycu CT It
woiad he sr hcrersrd aIhssle, ] assrra
you. Miss rrortv
The elderly sterefrfTtrs ! srds sFofl 81
that she allowed the itstfrisled tueI o
slip from her grasp frd 20 eelfsf're 80, $
the fcor. Mr. rcgfs srrcrg toaeslcic a.
THANK ycu 50 much SIC wit 1hfnk
YOU, both for returning shc lite asc 'or
the invitation shall lie Gslighitl 10 sc-
ceptl'' utv ~
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