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

E2AZ1ggG writing book. But
course every book ha
chapters to it so this is going to be just on
q the chapters. The last one was about
1ttel boy named Peaty, but this is going {
be intirely diffrent And the thing tha
It Is going to tell about is something tha
has never been written before The reasol
Of that Is it only happened last night S,
u couidn OF. That IL one reason why
must hurry and write ii now. or course
N1ll ten It just the way it happened, because
That Is what the book is for, to tell thing:
lust the way they happen. So that i.
Tha, | am going to do ard now | will
begin
Il didn't really begin till most evening.
~ was when Farther came home to dinner.
tie dldn look tired the way he sometimes
does, but quite freash, and as be sal down at
the table he said. Well. Louise. II looks as if
IwaSEetting into pollifix.
Louise is my Mother She and my littel
sister are named the same. only cvrvbody
always calls my littel sister Iuly 50 as not to
get them mixed up But as said iust
now, Farther said, Well, Louise. il looks as
Mother looked quite surprised and re-
pested il after him
!. Poiiitixs she said Why not seriusy YOU
don I mean? You don't mean to saw vour
thinking Of running for anything do you2
Farther kind Of smiled and wiped his
unustache after spoonful Of soop and said
vel ne didn't know for sure Just vet. but
they had asked him would he c0nsidder
running for mayer
Mayer Mother said, Mayer! Why.
Joe, what are you thinking or You aren't
procurement enough to run for mayer are
you.
Farther replide rather quick that he
didn't know why not il he wanted to, but
the question vas did he want to.
Well Mother said, should think the
question was do the citisens want YOU to.
| told you they had asked me, Farther
answered rather quick again. Some Of the
leading citisens have asked me today If /
@ould be willing to consider ii.
Wen, what in the world did you tell
ihenS sMother said as if she was really
iIttel too much surprised % say very
much more about il.
Why | told them | would consider it
Farther answered By The way a news
paper man is coming TO see me this even
ing They seem to be trying TO bring me
oefcfe the public
(, Well, well, she said and smiled this time
As # she had had a good deal Of news too.
Well, well, she said. These ars honcrs that
| never expected. I'm sorry that m not
going to be here this evening myself, with all
this excitement going on.
You going to the coral sussiety9 he asked
her
Yes, | spose I've got to, she replide.
don't feel in The mood of it either It's too
hot. But | told Fanny MAYNARD I'd 90
with her ~ spose | I've got to. Its almost
lime to be starting too Is il too much to
ask you to put Luly to beis She said afsar
stopping littel YOU see told Sarah and
Lizzie they could both 20 out this evening.
Felix won't need any help, il YOU will Just
sec that he gets started in good season.
What time, eight Q clock2
Yes. promptly at eight He's been very
slow lately about getting 70 bed, and he
must be there on time tonight
SLOW, Farther repeated after her
Why yes, she explained. it ,df IS him so
ong to get there after he starts
Well, LII see that they both get there on
ime, Farther said glansing at me, And We {
wont have any nonsense about it. By the
way, Felix, he said, without taking of his !
slanse, ! thought you were going 70 meet
ne at Ferber this afternoon to see about
iour shoes Where were you2
He meant my pumps for dancing-school,
,arah spoiled my regular pair by getting t
me in the fireplace one day, when she was v
leaning my room and was going to ret
ome new ones this afternoon But / for a
'ot II and there wasn't anything else | could [
ay for an excuse /;
Forgot ii Farther said, as if that was L
verse than not any excuse at all, Well, it 2
ooks TO me as II you'd be obliged TO miss j
our dancing-school tomorrow. /
II SCARED me when be said that because it il
,as going to be the last one, and in the
yening with ice cream and all began +
cling hiim dl about IT, because il didn't
,enas if could miss il anyway. F
Well, why didn't you think Of that this
fternoon? he asked. You see / cant do ID
lything about il tomorrow. shall be m
usy cvry minute Besides I'm not so sure
wouldn't be very good thing for you to s,
iss your party Felix, he said. You know p,
{ forgetting habit is about as undesirable tc
one as a person can possess. think il
chit be most excellent thing for your al
ilnory 10 miss your party. Of
turned round to Mother then, because N
hought perhaps she. would help me out, VI