The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-19
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Short Story
Writers
Two Favors
Ry Grace Spencer

Harvey Thayer sprintea through
the waiting room, barely CHANGING al
rhe big clock over the entrance 10
the concourse He had just passed
Tie doors 20 The train shed when the
non gate changed to
Let me through, he painted. "It's
important that | must catch that
train | can make 1t.
Wildly he waved his ticket In The
ftce Of the Young man In blue and
brass, but the gate remained closed
and the suburban train slipped ont
q t1e saed into The yard Harvey
tarned 70 the ticket Inspector
n have you broken for this. he
Promised. = know the station master
and he'll lay you up for a few weeks,
guess Yon are put here to look al.
Ter the convenience OF the passengers
not 70 make a show OF authority Just
because You happen 70 be ii uni.
form
The last time | tried to be accom-
modating, said the gateman reminls.
Gently, the chap who ran for the
tlain slipped under and his leg was
cnt on I'm not taking any more
cpances"
He smiled good naturedly into Har-
tey's face and lhayer turned away
~ was not possible 10 argue with a
man who smiled II would be easier
20 look up the station master and
have the man laid of He had
enough Influence 10 carry his point
Tee ,sateman called him back.
You can get OUT on the trolley
almost as soon, be reminded They
run every fifteen minutes
i wanted the train. said Harvey,
ohatinateIy. but he changed his direc-
tion from the Offices 10 The exit and
presently he had taken d Winford
holley and was absorbed in MS al
teFnoan paper
Some Influence caused him 60 look
up and the paper dropped TO the
floor as Harvey leaned across the
aisle "a shake hands with Marjorie.
Bent
u didn't know that YOU were with,
in | 600 miles Of here, he cried
when did you get back2"
w X lAAt b6tD AFNiAtH lui III w III
terd for several months" she told
MIN, We have been looking mp our
old friends. but We could find no
trace Of YOU Your name is not in
the directory and You have moved
from your old hamts
I'm out in the suburbs, he ex-
plained, hut in the other direction
M thinking Of moving TO Winford
III the spring he ah3ed. not ex-
planning that only since he knew she
was there had he made the resolve.
several wears before tho Bents
had moved West ana In some mac
oountable way Harvey had lest track
ol them He had always been fond
ul Marjorie. just how fond he had
uot known himself until he had lost
aii trace OF her For three years he
had sought IN vain 10 locate the FAM
iN. only to nnd her sittiug across
from him in the trolley.
Almost before they knew II they
aad crossed the meadows ani were
running through the streets OF Win-
tald. and rhayer forgetting the husi-
ness which had brought him to the
Il wn, left the car with her aud spent
the remainder Of the afternoon with
the family.
The visit was the first Of many.
Long before the spring came Mar
iorie had promised TO be his wife
They had picked out home near the
Fent house. and there was TO be a
wedding and trip to the West when
Easter came.
Harvey had forgotten his threat
against the geteman, whose refusal
no permit him to racr after the traia
hal been responsible for his meet
Ing Marjorie He had taken 70 go
ne out on the trolley because Mar
ierle did. ana n was not until their
wedding day tnat harvey and the
|new Mrs, Thayer found themselves
In the train shed
A crowd Of grinning employees