The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-06
thing would be ane aad ltlly U
marry me. Peg.

ies ClarN / suppose. No one else
stands ghost of a show with that
dot alounl. lrast any gin TO jump
l U@h Instead o uy1 man
t'gattb rt tlaue1 gr" ayh en
home You a.v usutrUp lDl m.
Ml CHu.. ha m aa N.U aAd
"onl r#m ha h0 donr
ltnmoa befot, -he rauA a4 mel
tmr oarr '-rN retired to 1er
"u mhrf ~ tears was ever mort
III Hip4ed. poor Jack!
It's Just as said" she wept.
Even Jack can see it. 1t is the
money that makes me think | want
Roland. Oh, dear, oh dear
Il wont cry another tear. hate
all men-theyre just alike-beastsl
III be an old maid With cat, rea
and things and then thcyll be sorry
ne eaded rather vaguely
Peggy went to the top of the stairs
-1td ,aled Ralit E0 aHuer
F.iw A ,Nn@pe silence
w., iia. yri-ud PDssy forgetting
to be elegant.
"Lord, Alss Peggy, whatever is the
matter, and me down cellar trying
to get the grease outer your petit
coat after that ortermobile.n
Never mind, Della, sighed Peggy.
II just wanted YOU to run out in 10
garden and gather me few flowers
to wear. Since you're so busy ri
90 myself, ~
Flowers, Is it?" grunted Della, who
adoring Peggy and the soul of good
humor nevertheless felt obliged to
DO certain amount CT grumbling.
Out in the garden Peggy shifted The
air with delight Such perfect
day-how wonderful all the flowers
looked-how soft and puffy were the
clouds-how
The soliloquy ended suddenly.
There was crealIing, grinding,
then the earth apparently opened
and swallowed her. FOR a time she
was too dazed to think, expecting at
any moment to be blown up or suck
ed down. AS nothing further hap
pened, however. she began to take
account of stock.
She remembered there had been an
old well that had been boarded over
scdded up, and forgotten until the
psychological moment when it chose
to break open landing poor Peggy
buried up to her neck, and, though
quite unhurt, also utterly unable tc
get ont.
Of all the ridiculous situations,
size groaued, with tears of vexation ii
her eyes. Here am just like those
tortured Fiji islanders or something
ii anyone sees me I'll die, and if they
don't. of course. I'll die just the same
Oh, Della, Della. Yah! OF course,
she won't hear me. Deee.lia"
Spying a male figure approaching
She dropped Hastily from sight. She
simply could not bring herself TO eau
for help from an unsympathetic and
possibly humor0usly inclined strots
er.
What on earth or rather, III
/ eaHhR sue gut.dt4 hystrfl#8lis8
fshaii do Ho~2 l'ii Hist tlse N
fNait @aiiag wees iot IeqRg- t4.
lbatdeM tpifg IN tbe EOFll
k% @gssephig tr mlnl weu hatk 81
the probieln Of tho hour
4 ahsB $3.50 both Gno fellows Na
hes@i ioye taem DotA. wonder
i one loves me better
= r have it. Whichever one nnds
4 me Ill have. OF course, the one who
loves best will hunt hardest sim
plA ClfJ 3u*H@ ia4. nN mtd and
Z mrst marry some one" She shud
fdered at the awful possibility of the
fate to which she had declared her
life not an hour before.
"I can't be an old maid" To q
girl of Peggys age nothing could
seem more horrible.
Il wonder which will como first,
she yawned eff it's Roland / bet he
won't dig me out for fear of soiline
his raiment; anyway, It's UP to them
4 Upon which thought, tired from hel
\ ride and worry, she fell fast asleep
fortunately before she had time to
\ think cf toads or snuRes.
Il She was awakened by voices when
n il was quite dark. She felt so cramp
ed and cold she could scarcely con
trive to peek one eye cautiously
above ground. Jack and Roland were
talking together. Roland had a Ian
tern, by the light Of which she coult
sec he looked pale and worn. jacl
seemed to be not in the least wor
ried
I've been searching for her eve
since dark, Roland was saying. &
. came book after a parcel / had for
gotten to find Della in Mysteries
/ Where can she be-"
!. she all right" declared Jack.
Are you sure? DO you know?
gasped Roland, eagerly.
II don know. Of course. but
feel sure. I'm off to the lodge, bu
, il she isn't found when | get out II
r turn to and hunt BY the way
+ aren't you coming?'
oh, no, must find her."
t A head shot out of the ground a
the very feet of the astounded gentle
8 men, head whose eyes glared BALI
y fully at Jack.
II "Oi course he's got to find me. D'
cause I'm going TO marry him.
b said
sWhcreupon Roland completely di'
}, lpfove}F her theory nat ne would no
Z. come near her on account ofathe Cir