The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-07

and she seemed to be kind Of holding hel
breath in. Think she said. Can't you re
member when you saw her lastS
Yes, can remember it now, answered
Itwas when the gipsy woman was here. Lul,
picked rose and ran out to give 1t to her,
The gypsy woman2 Mother asked very
low. and she was staring at me and then al
Farther, in such d strange way it didn',
really look like Mother. The gpsy 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 so 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 Felix? he said, very
stearn, Be sure that you are right
She ran after her with rose. said again
But didn't she come back' 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 ii 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, if you
But Farther didn't finish his sentence,
because Mother didn't hear She was
leaning up against pitler 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 If her face and her
throte and her dress were all just exackly
the anne color SO white.
Louise. Father said, and he jumped over
there and caught her She was really going
to fall Louise. he said again, Be 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. There 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. JUS wait,
And Farther went running off The steps
right while he was talking.
And felt so fr ghtened didn't say any
hing 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
1on't Sarah and Lizzie come home2
And then she went right on talking as if
o herself
can't 80 upstairs with you, there might
someone come, or ! can t send you up there
III alone, or ! can't go away and leave you,
" cant stay here,
Mother got up then with her eyes all
frightened again, and then she went up on
he poarch and walked up and down till !
'retty soon she stopped near the opening at
he end and stood there very still for
minute looking out.
It's lovely moon, she said, with her
dice very small, and then she turned round
gain Oh | can't stand this. | could ,
ear her whisper, Come Felix. she said
Vel llwalk littel Your Farther ought tobe [
ack, she said as we went down the steps and 7
nto the grass, Which rosebush did you say
was? Where was it Luly picked the rose? c
1t seemed strange to be walking with c
iother like that in the night, out there on
le grass, and guess she thought so too. t
It's dreadful for YOU to be up, she said, a
lhich rosebush did you say it was? Where S
as it Luly picked the rose? V
| showed her then the very one. 1t was
gh, and Mother stood very still beside it e
r a minute, and then she reached up her S
md and picked rose 1t was red rose. b
What's that Felix she said, and | F
ooped down and picked up something on
e grass 1t was Luly' littel new washer S;
edoiI, only it didn' have but one shoe on. il
other Kind Of snatched it UP to her, and "
Ell She just broke right out crying
Oh my littel girl. could hear her a
aiFpers Nj ylittei. littel girl 81
Bat Ee beth stopped and listened, be- /
use the gait was swinging open. And p
other turned round and ran across the b
ass.
Ii va, Farther coming back alone. h;
He iieirt say anything at first, but she h,
lked al him and saw his face. and then h,
ilyS ittel wsshcrable doll just dropped tc
[ of her hands and fell down in the dirt. B
But 4 gpleeceman came in behind Farther ii
en, aud he looked al Mother and then he l.
,oped down and picked up Lulys doll az
Ihoui saying ANYTHING He looked as If
lelt real sorry though, and after litlel re