The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-14

round TO me, then, too,
Can't you remember Felix1 she asked me,
and she seemed to be kind Of holding her
breath in, Think she said, Can't you re-
member when you saw her last1
Yes, can remember II now, answered
Il ltwaswhen the gypsy woman was here Luly
picked rose and ran out to give It to her.
The gypsy woman? Mother asked very
low, and she was staring at me and then at
Farther, in such strange way it didn't
really look ike Mother The gipsy woman
she said
She kind Of reached OUT her arm to Far
ther as if she couldn't really say anything
right then, but praps he might tell her some
thing else But Farther was just staring at
me, too Perhaps it was the moonlight
that made things look 50 queer, but for a
minute it didn't look like Farther, either.
But he spoke then and could see it was.
What are you saying Febx2 he said, very
stearn, BE sure that you are right
She ran after her with rose, / said again.
But didn't she come back2 Mothers
voice sounded something like sharp needles.
don't know, / said. II was when Mr..
Barker came.
That was the thing that confuzed me evry
time | thought Of it, But Farther began
talking very fast then, and walking up and
down as if he didn't know what to do next.
There's been someone here evry instant
this evening he said You wouldn't think
it strange I'd forgotten evrything else
Louise, il YOU
But Farther didn't finish his sentence,
because Mother didn't hear She was
leaning up against a piller Of the poarch and
her head was dropping back with her throte
showing very plane. said Mother looked
white before, but now when she was leaning
on the piller and her head was dropping
back it, almost looked as il her face and her
throte and her dress were all just exackly
the same color So white
Louise Father said, and be jumped over
there and caught her. She was really going
to fall Louise he said again, BE a brave
girl We're going to find her right away
Mother opened her eyes and looked at
him, and then she seemed to stand up alone
and look at him again
They've been gipsies camping around
here on the outskirts for the last three weeks
she said very slow, in something like a
whisper. Tllere was a child kidnapped on
the west side Of the city Yesterday.
Farther didn't say anything for minute,
but his face seemed kind Of gray and tight
looking
Wait! he kind Of whispered back Wait
They've probably got her at the poleece
station now Just wait
And Farther went running off the steps
right while he was talking,
And felt 50 frightened ! didn't say any
thing at FIRST, till Mother turned round and
held cut her arms, and then we both sat
down together on the steps.
You ought to be in bed, Felix, she said,
with her voice just littel trembly- Why
don't Sarah and Lizzie come home2
And then she went right on talking as If
to herself.
can't 80 upstairs with you, there might
someone come, or ] can send you up there
all alone, or | can't 80 away and leave you,
or can't stay here
Mother got up then with her eyes all
frightened again, and then she went up on
the poareh and walked up and down till
pretty soon she stepped near the opening at
the end and stood there very still for a
minute looking out.
Its a lovely moon, she said with her
voicc very small, and then She turned round
again Oh | can't stand this. | could
hear her whisper, Come Felix. She said,
WcIlwalk a littel Your Farshcrought tobe
back, She said as we went down theNteps and
onto the gross, Which rosebush did you say
itwas2 Where was il Luly picked the rosep
II seemed strange To be walking With
Mother like that in the night, out there on
the grass, and guess She thought se too
IT'S dreadful for yoa to Be up, She said,
Which rosebuSh did YOU say itwas2 Where
was Il Lnly picked the rose?
showed her then the very one. Il vas
high ana Mother stood very still beside Ii
iar d rlihute. and then she reached up her
haul and picked d rose. 1t was a rcd rcse
Whats shat Teiixp she said, and I
stopped loNn and picked UP something on
tlsr pr;sss II NAs Luly's littel new washer
lie ,le,! enly il dida't have but one shoe on
Mnthet kind II snatghcd Il up to her, and
then she Just broke right out crying
Oh my iittel girl could hear her
whisper. My litfrl, littel girl
But we both stopped and listened, be-
cause the gait was swinging open And
Mother turned round and ran across The
gEaSs,
~ was Father omins back aiene,
He dldnt say anything 1t FIRST bnt she
locked al him and saw his face, and then
Tasiys lissel washcrahls doll iusE dropped