The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-06

peegy, huddled on the window seat
iel Olowa carly Lair ued l0
o9m Hlio Il. bhp lU a1 ailr tca
NI5 serious Was Inspecting ttio roOW
in which she sat The old furniture,
covered with pretty cretonne, was so
larranged as to cover the worst parts
O 1.-THE rug which in turn hid rom
iLe plejudiced gaze the worn places
a tie floor. bright geraniums, mus
in curtains and tAe window ava,
= hose sAoi tcCmilgs were ma lvsted
only to those who SIT IN it, ompl,
0a /. MOST attractive apartMtat.
rG eeW prruN d ryaa aut
inom,ille s0 ~ thc whOio tOuse and
Ithe garden. Moreover, | did 1t every
blt ny sen which proves | am the
wife for poor man. Ii was bad
enough, goodness knows, when | got
back from school. Poor mother was
so i'll for years before she died she
couldn't do a thing and father OF
course, was a man which seemed TO
her argument enough to prove his
uselessness in all fner matters.
She arose 70 inspect herself in the
mirror
'N, dress doesn't look homemade
though at most times modest
fCuua Nunau fOdlf 5he was beng,
as much as possible, perfectly un-
u ejudiOd. Il do think i would
not be a disgrace to rich man and
I'd like a looking glass that didn't
bulge you all out where it sn0ulon |
ana ne has an automobile
All of this sounds disconnected un-
til it is explained that Miss Margaret
was earnestly trying to decide wheth-
er to marry Roland Clark, rich, or
Jack wentworth, poor both very es-
timabe fellows. each desiring the
honor of her hand
DO love Jack or do love Ro-
land? jack guess. It must be Jack
He is SO good looking ana clever The
girls are all crazy about him
mo one could love Roland, anyway
He's homely and stupid, though
must say | like his being SO polite tc
everyone, even 10 Della, and he's
very kind If | marry him il will be
the automobile that did it, Oh that
telephone. It's always ringing just
when | want to think"
Hello"
"Oh, hello, Roland
"Yes!'
"This afternoon at 9? All right"
There, I'm all a-quiver at his
asking me to go. | knew it was th'
auto and poor darling old Jacl
shant be left because he'Sa only ;
lcle~'s i9l tcll Po'aB this sfterpoon.
Promptly at Peggy was ready, al
raENG A. lc.eAIne ,eii ana o..e
garments which looked very good t
the man in the machine.
The day was lovely; the car raj
perfectly; Roland, at no time yolu
BILE, talked not at all leaving her fre'
tn enjoy the scenery and the dreams
always clamoring at the back of th'
ulam on a beautiful day in spring
Which would be yerg nice qu0ti
Peggy mentally, "if didn't suspec
him OF not being able to Think o
anything TO say
They stopped at ioe farmhouse to
mib rae cIul'ren aii ru9aed ont
c-mherng over Ruaud to deWaNt
lnolbee story lrop ninl lheY u
seem to Bitc him laouah r., ~
Then the> we're oa agaln, ana TO-
auto s5imming along the road, purr
ing lil Some e00fm0Hs lt
Miss Peggy abruptly began Ro
land
Dear me, it's coming" cried reg
gy mentally. She was in panic.
Miss Peggy, ! wish vond MARY
me, you know. Id do anything in my
power to make YOU happ5. ia lusI
give my whole life TO il. You know
! haven't anyone else, so Id have al
my time for IT, Don't YOU think per
haps could?" The tons was SO wlst
full that Peggy had to steel her hear
against it.
I'm sorry Roland, but | don't love
YOU in the lesat, not in the least, al
though you are rich; and love With
out mean marriage without love b
q q inc against er-well, anywoN
Roland. | don't love you, so that's al
there is to it," She ended her care
fully planned speech lamely, feelini
so virtuous she failed completely t
realize she had been at all cruel.
It's Wentworth, | suppose saii
Roland miserably to himself and th'
ride ended in silence. e
Good bye. Miss Peggy I'm off ol
a trip tomorrow, so probably shan
see YOU again he said as he lef
her.
IN Ter room at last. Peggy threN
herself on the bed in storm OF tears
"Oh, he looked so unhappy. Nv
: broken his heart, and he's so 9ooc
they say the poor people OF thi
town couldn't get along without hill
and the children simply adore hin
a Hes going away SO that I'll neve
r see him again | wouldn't MARI
! hin1 just because he's rich. see
. now"
A ring at the door caused her
dry her tears hastily, shove her hai
into place and lean over the banlste
r to see who was there. AS II prove
S to be Jack, she descended with gres
y dignity to greet him.
d Jack, | don't want YOU to brin
l. any more candy and have plent
/. of flowers growing in the garde
[, You mustn't be so foolish"
t, saT'A s all rigbtPeggy,fA have enoue
4 f9g eonc 4 for two, in fact. Ypu kno
\ We cold manage: We could live her
l. keep Della Just the same and ever
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