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

while he kind Of cleared his throte and
spoke too. What he said was, Well now
tell you Mrs Blanchard, don't you begir
borrowing trouble yet. We're going to sify
this thing right down, he said We'rt
going to hunt down them gipsy camps right
now. and by JiHjer we'll find your httcF
girl for you before the sun rises tomorrow
morning, he said. 'ss
That was the way he talked. And what's
more well show them gipsies we amt going
to stand fer em, he said.
Mother held out Der hand and smiled just
littel and asked him wouldn't he come in.
Yes | will, he answered. want to be
straight on the affair if I'm going TO handel
it. he said. | want to know what that was
the littel girl done about rose and@ho it
was saw the eppysode.
We were all going up the steps now and
Farther was leading the way into the
lbary
Have chair, he said to the poleeceman
Mother kind ofdropped down on one end
OF the long, highback sofa by the door, anG
Farther sat down too for just minute, anc
put his hand up to her shoulders. | 20,
up there too, and then Farther reached
right up from where he was and turned thS
lights on. The policeman hadn't really
sat down yet, and when the lights came or
he stood there for minute looking at US al
and | thought his face seemed kind of queer
But he just stood there looking at us very
steddy. And it will sound so strange il ]
tell why, that don't believe will. Instead
I'll tell what happened because that ex-
planes it anyway.
Well the policeman just stood there
looking, and Farther was talking quite low
to Mother as if he had forgotten about him
for minute, and the policeman acted as
if he had forgotten what he came for any
way, because all he could do was just. to
stand there looking till by and by he
said something TO himself. | couldn't q.
only just hear it, What he said was, Well
by finger
That doesn't explane it either. But Just
exackly as he was saying it, there came
something yery strange. 1t started with
a littel sound. | don know whether any
body really heard it, but the policeman
could hear him. What he said wien he
spoke again was, Well by j. terl u
At that very seckond lie iittel sound
came again and Mother screamed don't
think | had ever heard Mother scream be-
fore, but she did then. and she jumped up
as if someone had fired gun
right at her, and she fell down on her knees
on the floor right there by the corner Of the
sofa and she screamed again, only it was
lind of smuthered as if she was talking at
che same time tco.
She's. been asleep She's been asleep.
Oh my iittel girl, my littel littel girl And
she pulled her down in her arms, kissing her
IS if she was most crazy and crying and
talking to her, She S been asleep Oh say
Ihe's been asleep Oh, my littel littel girl
And the pc eoernan just stood there .
ooking.
Farther was up on the floor looking too,
Without saying single word, but putting
lis hand up to his eyes as if praps the lights
we're dazzling him. And Mother got up
rom the floor with Luly in her arms.
You must forgive me, she said, kind OF
lansing from Farther to the policeman as
she felt praps litte ashamed, But it was
great shock. I'm afraid | wasn't quite
'erpared for it, She said, brushing off her
yes as if she was CRYING and smiling at the
anne time too, I'm afraid wasn't quite per
ared. And she bent her head and wiped
# some tears where they had dropped
own on Lulys face
Come Joe, she said with her voice all
rembly, Will you will you She was re-
eating it like that, and holding out her
and to Farther and brushing some tears
fl her own face again, Come Joe, will you,-
AIRY her upstairs?
And then we seemed to be out there on
le poarch, just the policeman and all
one. Because Farther was going up
airs with Luly in his arms and Mother
cry. close beside him
Well Sunny, you've had quite a lively
'ening OF 1t, haven you? the policeman
I'D, and he took out his handkerchief and
ew his nose quite hard, and lust then
arther turned round on the stairs.
Sit down Carter, | want to see YOU. he
id with kind Of queer smile I'll be back
minute. Come Felix, he said. and I
ent up behind them
Mother looked at Farther for minute
ter he had laid Luly on the bed and thei,
c put her hands up on his shoulders. ,anri,.r,,
thought praps she was going to laugh or tsfjI
APPS cry some more, either .ors Oh Ioe gasr
anchard she said
Farther sat down in a chair and wiped his
nkerehief across his forehead. couldn't
lp wondering il he was remembering wbsu
said at dinner time about getting us be-.
bed at just the proper time Oh. Zoe
anehard! Mother said again. Well
eres one thing I'm sure Of, and that is
never look a policemen in the face
ain as long as live
don't know as | blas al,. Farther
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