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

looked real silvry as the breeze blew them il
and out, and the big elm over by the fenc
seemed to stand out very plane. II wa
something like lying down in nice Lowell,
bath alter an awful hot day Only 0
course seeing the moon and the siccamor
and the elm, made it littel difIrent too
because you couldn't OF done that il yol
were taking bath. And YOU couldn't o
smelled the roses the way you could nov
either. or you couldn't OF heard Mr.. Barke
talking to your Farther or your Farthel
talking TO Mr.. Barker. SO lay there kline
Of listening, and watching, and wondering
il Farther was going TO let me go to tht
dancing party, when Mr. Barker spoke uT
louder than before.
OF course you know the Disbdich is going
to boom you for mayer, Mr. Blanchard
be said
| could hear Farther kind Of laugh then.
Oh, nonsence, he said, / don't believe
I'm the man for mayer.
Yes, YOU are, just the man, Mr.. Barker
answered, just the man exackly. And
we're going to begin on you early enough so
that by fall people will know for sure who
you are &
Well, how are you going to begin? Far
ther asked, laughing some more, black head
lines and photograph?
couldn't help wishing the gipsy lady
could see him now, he seemed to feel so
much more pleasant and like talking
No, we're going to begin at the beginning,
Mr.. Barker said, and lead up to it gradually.
Begin with my boyhood? Farther asked,
Well, they tell me was a pretty lively kid.
That was kind Of surprise, too, but if it
was really so / wished he would go on and
tell more about il. But Mr. Barker took
out his notebook then and asked him where
he was born. ss essa
The moon was right over the siccamore
now, and when looked at it this time, it
almost made me jump because the Man in
the Moon was watching evrything so very
bright and plane. | never really noticed
before how very bright and plane he could
look. Why it seemed as if he was Just
watching eyrything as hard as he could
watch, and at the same time smiling, Just
and smiling, watching and smiling.
II 1t hadn't been for that praps it wouldn't
have happened the way it did But /
couldn't seem to notice anything else, ! got
ooking back 50 hard, first al the Man in the
Moon and then at the stars keeping so still
III round him. And pretty soon Of course
began to understand why ii was they kept
% still and never made the least disturbance.
It was because the Man in the Moon was
,eeping watch, and they knew they couldn't.
So they just looked like littel jewels
parking, and the Man in the Moon looked
ike great big jewel smiling, and the clouds
eemed to sale round something like ships,
'ut without making the least noise or dis
and evrything up there was in
ust perfect order, till something happened
I will sound strange when | tell it, but it
just the same, and this was it.
he Man in the Moon went out.
And what | am going to tell now viii
ound strange too, suppose But il didn't
sem 50 then, it seemed SO very natural.
ike this
! looked up at the Man in the Moon 10
lake sure he wasn't there, and then looked
yer at Farther and Mr. Barker and pretty
oon spoke The Man in the Moons gone
ut, said.
WHAT Farther asked, turning his head
,und so that could see bis face very
lane in the light What did you say
elk? The Man in the Moons gone
at'
Yes, replide to Farther, And think it
III bring trouble
| said that because could sec from the 7
oks Of tie stars and clouds there was al a
ady u Iittcl disturbance there. Farther
emed t. see it. TOO Anyway he looked at 4
IT. Barker and, The Man in the Moons /
me ont. he said. And Mr.. Barker was the
ost surprised Of all il
Gone out! he answered, Gone cut where? r
lawl What caused him to do that2 You c
mt mean to say he's gone for good You
nj mean TO say there ism any Man in the v
oon
res, | told him, there wasn't any Man in
c Moon. il
Not any Man in the Moon. Mr. Barker u
pt saying, Why it's an inpessiton to-
oh thing to happen. It's On iinpcrsition K
t him to do likc that without giving the Y
lst notice
Farther seemed to be thinking very hard
d deep. b
Of course Il IS. he finely said. And it d
oWs you'oouldu dsallydsts,uh hlnsa dQeSn,t
II proeves he wasn't the ri ~ man Tor Il
e place. doesn'tit? B
Il certinly does, repide Mr. Barker quite "
~. turning his head round 50 thai could
his face Herv plane. too Il
risnt evrybody that could I'll the place
her Farther said pretty soon. Il mast W
quite heavy work 10 be the Man IN the
)on N
Qdite heavy work, answered MIR RalkeT.
{ guess your ;nr nan laf i. TOO. be
What Eariher hollere.' Why yoV jus, Be
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