The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-09


: you know, and not cheap show that i
bought with money then Opal hesitated
r ior she felt the difficulty of making he
. point OF view plain to her mother.
) Well, will say broke in Ma, that
your idee OF style gifts me. You and Seftiel
set everything topsy y-turvy with your freaky
plans. And Sophie amt much better"
m a-gettin' onto what Opal wants. "
: observed her father, she's a-fearin' that
the expensell floor us, SO she's a-pretendin'
that she'd jest love to have nothin' much
a-doln'; that 5 our Opal all over" But Pa
was not complaining, and there was gentle
accent when he spoke his youngest daugh-
ters name that showed how pleased he was
at her thoughtfulness.
That's right, Pa, assented julie; Opal
always was lackin in backbone"
And il always makes happier feelings to
keep well inside your own MONEYS" coun-
seled Sophie. It's for our own folks to
enJoy-not what some outsider should saw"
Ihatsounds all right, Sophie; but don't
want to do nothin that the neighbors II
think is queer" insisted Ma. Land! I'd
give hull dollar if the thing was well over"
Our housell be done IN about a month
il we could only be married then" began
Opal, referring to their home that Seton
Woods was building on his farm.
Besides, there's other reasons why YOU
ought not to git married now Ma cut her
short. What's julie and Mandy goin 10
do about their summers sewin'o You
always do their SEWN, Opal
i could come down from the farm and
help them with it, )" offered Opal.
Yes, YOU could; but you wouldn't"
declared her mother "a farmers wifes
a natural slave
Opal needn't let the SEWN stand in the
way Of ler gettin' married. spoke up Iule.
Cause Mandy husband plenty able 10
hire hers done
But your husband amt able to hire your
clothes sewed, julie" stated her mother
bluntly
I'm a-goin TO learn 10 sew myself"
announced julie cncrgeticaiy.
You think you viii no,g, allowed her
mother unmoycd; butnothin'llcomcofit
Huh exclaimed Julie
md another thing that's s-uorryin'
me, complained Ma; here's you and your
brother Billie, Julie; you won't speak or
scuTcciy stay in the same room. How'll
that box 1T q colenn doin iikc a weIdin ~
Bll;~ he hegun il. accused JuIc y;o-
lently
why, Juf, Billie amt 50 awful mad,
he does it mostly 20 tease you SAID
eapti "lc often says 50 at home, ard
tte@ IA 42o- K 10 Billie-n he'll speak
drst, conceded julie Though I've al
ways got it to remember that he begun
it. | says Hello, Cabhagc-hea Jest as
friendly; and he boilers back. 'H.ll0, Pep
pei-head, jest Is sassy didn't do roth
in .he added yirtuouslv
Listen to that, " grumbled her father
lhon l suppose it's settled that Opall
be ~ rried in about rcnth," said led
lit can be did in that time. reluctantly
consented Ma. Ard / don't care how
otherwise quiet you're goin to have ii, hut
Cpal's gotta have white silk dress ard
n'artifcial orange flower wreath
Nc, Ma, I'm going to be married in tie
waitc dress | r. q last surrrcr Ter thc Old
Fells' picnic at Bcrrien Springs; Settle
Nel-ts m~ to, szid Opal
Hurray." shouted Pa 81 alwcy5 seid
that there dress had bridy look.
Opal ' Ea ped Ma, "whatll the neigh
bors sayl And, anyway you ought tot2rc
q 'plcac.d ncw blacI. silk; one thatd lest ,
you q lifetime i twas made up kinder plain,
with loose sleeves and not too raany cores
b tie skirt"
Ne. Ma, don't want a silk dress at all
You're the ono that's going to have o rev
5lack silk dress Tor my wcdclirg. Sophie
md have planned il al out; I'll make il. "
Thought you vented cheap wcddin', ;
enlirdcd Me- shortly
But there Is sac alreaGy going On
gherc silks Is so terribly chc1p, supplc-
ncnted S,phic before Ma could further :
'bicct =
And want Pa to have a new suit. too. I
dded Opal
Ny old alpaca1l do, and whats the r
aatter wish your Pas rice black suit al OF /,
suddcn2 " demanded Ma.
Bu' 1t looks 50 cheap alre1dy for brides s
lways to have such lovely rev cothcs and
cr i9il. ao-ai2s bci uca Cd things de- .
iased sophie Why Mamma Fickin-
er, / can just see uOw aoN tylish you'll p
eok IN tha new liack III. " !,
I'm glad YOU can. returned Ma dryly, q
cause us about IS near As I'll ever ccrac -
. weatin one il
Ii amt a bad plan. though. said Pa
aoughtially Il wouldn't take mitch a