The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-03
TN MINUTES
WIN TIE
Short Story
Writers
BY the Aid of an
Incubator


4 the rule While still an awkward
| scho0ih0y he had centerea his aflec
\ tlcns On nrefty Abhie Cummings,
I and the se0rn til her eyes had never
\ shaken his loyalty
she was sin Miss AHhie. an alert
self reliant little woman serenely
conscious the fact that the village
applauded her wisdom III refusing to
mate with 50 shiftless man as
Ezra Perhaps there were moments
| when womanlfess conquered WIS
dom when she yearned for the lone
ly man Bnt her dark eyes told no
tales, and Ezra, naturally diffident
had never dared come to the point
Of proposal
They had lived across the street
from each other ali tnelr lives. but
were still only good neighbors, with
no apparent prospect of changing
their relationship.
Ezras cottage stood in the center
az an acre ot ground the greater
narl os which was devoted to his
garden. Taere we're hives OF bees
standing under the old apple trees.
while hehiua them was d small poui
try yard
EVERY spring Ezra laid plans for
Matching a large flock af chickens
nNl he mad mover succeeded in rails
iag more than nine Ills interests in
poultry were unahated, and tie avail
ed himself oi the first spring auction
20 become the possessor of an inen
bator
N was rather loose as To doors
ANA wobbly as TO legs and the heat
Ing apparatus was hardly in state
70 court investigation. But Ezra S !
expectations OF success We're as sure
10 bloom as were the hardy peren !
mails IN Miss Ahbies garden. He saw |
in the much the worse for wear in 1
cubator d sure road to the realization |
oI his hopes
Having carefully read the tattered I
book of directions, lie set up the na
chine III his barn Then taking a
basket he went down the street to
the village store, When Miss Abbie
entered the store few minutes Ia
ter sac found every one laughing 4
There viii be great doings in
sour neighhorhood Tia about three
weeks" said the young clerk who
lad stepped up to wait on her 81
suppose you know that Ezra fownley
mas an incubator He is going to
START the machine tonight. and has
stocked up on cold storage eggs.
ola him that We would all be up to 1,
see how the machine turned ont
Maybe we won; have some iun with |
lin them
Miss Abbie went homeward with
Ter head in whirl Why should
,eople pick on Ezra as the butt OF !
ueh a joke. What should sne do !
about its Tell Ezra ri his mistakeY 4
80. he should never learn from her !
hat he had been an object OF ridi !
.ule
snaaenlg her face lighted up VITA
smile. showing that the right idea
lad come. Never had she been more +
heerful and serene than during the
text three weeks. Al times her eyes I
would twinkle as al some secrel Jake :
ni more than one village gossip /,
wondered NAat good fortune had be I
allen Miss Abbie
lara WAS not an early riser, bur
d the day that the Incubator hatch
fas due he aW0ke Just before dawn. h
{ seemed To him that he heard the 4
arm door ereak Dressing himself !
nickly he went cut to Investigate 4
was in perfect order Il
'ith u0 sign 81 any disturbance +
8ui hark What was that sound 4 4
faint peep from one OF the eggs
a HE incubatofg Were they already Z :,
psiWning TO hatchs
Never had he So many callers as G
ialked up the path that day One
nd an they turned away baiiled
eWiacred and sure oi only one A..
aing-ihat tie oke was not on !
'zra
frh0re We're twenty eispt chicks =,
W the iaSt tine THAI counted :
leiF host explained iubiiantly, "and =
course, they jusl keep q coming +.
ten sou it vas S great streak Of 4
ick for me when ! got Chat batchiug z
achinet"
When the hatch was over and the =
hckens consigned to the care OF IA
,e home made brooder Ezra clean y
q ou; the Incubator aud brushed up +,
ie broken egg shells. Among them :,
e noticed hit 0f cleaning black y
nd stopped 20 pics i un L,
lt proved % be a tiny seal that
'aae his eyes onea in establishment 4,
mely there could be no mistake. Ei
rs che setting @ q ring that Miss ~.
ho.e had worn for many wears and e
onh have been INSTANTLY rccosuzi
oy any ~ her village friends
How can.e the seal GNt of the .
oE2 Above ai how came it 90 be >
lns thcre among The esg shells ia d.
c incn5ator MISS Ahhie had not 4,
zen among bis fislfors-uf that ne y
rs very sure Wondering would y
either solve TIE mystery nor restore y,
.e ring 90 its owner 20 s. teW MON =
fs iater he VAS knocking AZ her =
'or.
Miss Abhie welcomed him cordial O
, and ushering hEm into ihe cosy
,+ing room. made q cAeery comment
. the weather
lt IS fine day Ezra admitted
'ut that IS lot What brought ne
sre- have 5uss founa something
ai mistrust belongs I'D you and
; one else.
1e extended tne seal ana Miss
1hie took Go st once gazing az him n,
.rh started eyes For perlans the ~
-si time in aii her life she feit M Of
ease iu his presence. Icl
Way whe-e did foa fnz e. Ez m