The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-05

dirty gray, like dust-dimmed glass. Steve.
never this way when he $ himself"
There was something of an unlovely yell
low in the episode, inasmuch as Steve didn't
take such liberties with any OF the rest of us
He knew where the endurance lay The
day was well started when Steve awoke the
next morning, Martin came in from the
claim frequently to see ii his brother needed
help.
You roughed me good deal last night,
Steve, he said
Did II didn't know" was the salts
faction he drew, as the other started of for
Bitong's.
Now in this woman matter, intend to go
light and keep in my own shadow. . :.
Mary Give was one with Discord in hates
and hopes; OF the center and import in our
midst, ii might be said, OF the moon in our
hot night skies looked from aiar ali the
soft-skinned, yellow-haircd young woman,
and the Light rich tgure OF her-all unhurt
by toll She was as far from me as the
moon 1t was sober Martin Flint who
seemed to make the headway to her heart
have said that he was by nature
marrying mana reckonable state-b builder,
not 4 maverick. Didsey and blessed his
progress. Steve spent his nights at Bill
tongs and his days in watching his brother
work Their claim was a very good one. as
the river went and the town figured, as
months drew on and the romance prospered,
that Martin must have quite leather stock
ing cached somewhere for the bride We all
hoped 50, and were glad for all the good that
could come to Mart, because he was show
ing winter and Drawer every month in the
little ways that count-the patience with
sin, thsisoft hand with mount, the quick
hapG with gun in time of stress, and the
Voice that wins the child Finally, when
Steve appeared to realize that he was enter
ing into a three-sided arrangement, instead
Of losing partner, and began moral clean
UP. it really seemed as if the decent brother
had come into his high noon Of happiness.
For true, there never was serener face on
a man than the night when Martin took his
brother over to the bakery tomeet the bride.
1t was well that he did this, though the
music OF his life was broken. 1t was better
So than after he had married the woman.
10 M Nleti 1nNN ljeit l. Lid Gil Il WOlQ
TO say in comment The naked fact is that
her heart turned from Martin to the more
imperious attraction OF the other. Steve
vas tf sort that could make woman's
heart beai at least the kind OF women we
know. There is no use expatlating on the
ugly event. Months Of gentle and tender
wooing were forgotten in night Within
a fortnight after he had first looked into the
eyes OF his brother chosen, Steve and
Mary Give fled together Also was taken,
the gold which brother Martin had bitten
out Of the Canon Thus was the latter
looted in day heart and cache.
There were no words for us. We couldn't
tell hiL that a woman who would do this on
the eve OF her marriage, might have been
tempted afterward | never pitied man
so He seemed suddenly depleted of health,
muscle and heart We used to 60 and sit
with him for while in the evenings sort
Of running guard OF us-clumsy but eager to
do any good we could Martin wouldn't
talk, seldom came down to the heart of
town, but worked like fiend and sat in his
doorway, unwashed from the terrific daysin
the Canon. More than once | caught
him thus staring into the red-plumed west
with eyes Of a man whose brain is running
down.
Neatest Of all about his cabin before, the
place began to take on the look Of boar's
nest l don't believe he would have taken
trouble to replenish his food stock, if we
hadn't started in to bring him stuff. That
erked up old Martin for he was proud and
/ lself-doer always. How he worked! Often
heard the ring OF his pick at that gray hour
when the blanket is soft seduction, and
more than once he was stillat it; fifteen hours
ater, when black night drove him up to the
wiIght. Of the Canon's rim. Full ten
weeks passed before the crisis lifted. One
sunday morning Didsey and | strolled over
o ind him bath-bricking the cabin floor.
EVERYTHING washable was breezing in the
un outside Martin was sweating over the
loshing suds, but we rejoiced to find the
yes straight in his head again, and lively.
Ny Gawd, neighbor," Didsey remarked,
Tn sure afraid you're goin' to live"
Martin smiled. 1t was the first. :. .
7our or five nights later we were sitting as
isual in his doorway, discussing bugs,
obacco and the sundown, when Gil Reeks,
be letter-carrier, who does bis two hundred
niles along the Canon every ten days,
,rought letter. Martin took it in a swift,
ervous way, and disappeared. We heard
i'm fumbLng with matches inside. Gil (
leeks was disposed to whisper a reflection /
pon the courtesy of the twin,
That's all right, said Didsey, briefly
Hell thank you soon enough. He's had
ONE mortal troubles.
Gil went back to town grumbling. He's
citing old and crabbed-been guest so