The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-27

He led the way inside and extracted from
hole lnderalw kitchen boarding q leather
wallet. Most IL thewedaing portion was
the purchase money lor Iayior's mine,
Uncle Billy not being ia sensitive soul. Amy
could not utter word, but stared at II and
at her father.
'slt's yours, he said brusquely, its to
be yours when YOU git married.
PUT il back. don't want ii, " She said,
stamping her foot
Uncle Billy merely chuckled and laid the
wallet in its niche.
She whispered Of this TO man who stood
in the shadow 81 the gourd vine outside her
window. Uncle Bily's snores rasped and
whistIed and choEed III the next room.
Listen 10 him. You don't do that, do
youY'
Not quite 50 loud Mine is a pretty
snore Whereve you putt, Amy2'
Il made Dad leave il under the boards,
He sighed his reliet "yoa're a foolish
girl, Amy. There, there hush, some
bodyll hear you YOU know what | mean
You should have hung on % it Y
Do you think I'd take that dirty
money!" she asked tensely.
Sure Why not2 It's yours isn't it2
We've got TO have some, Amy We
couldn't stir foot without some,
But he meant when | married Taylorl
You know that Taylor huhr'
An arm stole behind her neck and her
head was drawn down. Let me 60, she
begged, flushing warmly but She did not
struggle, and when she Strengthened she
patted her hair, though il was quite dark,
He was there again next night after
Uncle Billy had gone to bed The girl
seemed moody and fretful and stared at
him closely in the half-light After ten
minutes: Well, what is it now2'
Everybody in towns talking about
Larry Hilton. They say he's somewhere
about here
So heard at Riley's."
There was a long silence The moon
came out from behind cloud and silyered
the harsh outlines Of Doghole's houses He
shrank close against Che wall lIbehind the vine
{ Zoe are your
What ii / was2"
oh, you aren't You aren't! You
couldn't be. Joe. let me look al yoa."
WelI2' he said at last, his bps dry
She covered her eyes with her hands and
began to cry. He reached up and put his
arms around her, pressing his face against
her own Her tears were wet Oh his cheek
and her hair slipped down about her shout
ders and his.
And you care anyway he whispered
hoarseIy.
Oh, oughtn't But can't help it,
JoeI'll always call you Toe, though 1"
II was a week later. Doghole lay dead
under fiery sun
Uncle Billy Biggerstaif came rushingout Of
the house, yelling that he had been robbed
What WHAT What's lp2' cried Riley,
rubbing his eyes and trying 70 appear a. ii
he had not been asleep.
Tom Zeigler and score Of others sur
rounded the old man in an instant. Uncle
Billy simply could not talk coherently
he hae been robbed; he had been robbed
Five thousand dollars in wallet brown
leather wallet with an elastic band around
it under the kitchen floor He clamored
f9r horse that he might ride to get the
sheriff. Riley tried to calm him.
"Iaylor'll lend you his horse, Uncle
Billy, " he said Take it easy now That
amt going to break you
Break mel Five thousand break me?
Why
Taylor done went off this morning,
Riley, a abystander spoke up. Eie aimed
to go into the mountains, he told me. p
Uncle Billy stopped in his rawlings. He
looked oddly at the man, Then he re-
peated in a low tone, Taylor, Taylor.
He started 70 run towards his home. The
whole crowd trailed behind.
Uncle Silly dashed into the kitchen and
took another peep under the boards Amy
opened the door Of her bedroom. She was
in a loose wrapper and her eyes were heavy
with sleep.
So, cried Uncle Billy, n 81 there
you ere, hey2 That fine young man of
yours yes, you kin stare that Mr.. Tay
lor YOU used to lei hang round here, has
robbed me, Robbed ne do YOU hear?''
She seemed stupehed and could only
murmur, What's the natter Who
robbed2'
He done made off with that FIVE thou
sand, the old man shrieked a trusted
him, like the doggone fool I was. told
him it'd be yours aud his. Oh, damn
Don't stand there looking at me like that
Suddenly his own eyes almost popped
f-oll tAsiE soeAels. Why, its Hilton
Tie slapped MS right hand into the palm Of
his left. He's Larry Hilton. That's who
this Taylor is and he done fooled Us all .
] didn't like to say anything before
Uncle Billy Black Jack put in from the
rear Of the group, didn't like % sav
nothing before, because YOU two Was =