The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-09

N.AlESg gI1 lll{yaErN back TO back with our
M sl9YNS1 ~ house. | have told too
sssssssII that he has dog named
Peat. So the only reason ] should men,
sion it again, is because before | can
write. any thing else, am obliged to tell
something that happened to them both this
afternoon, and | don't want to confuze
anybody.
I The way il happened was this. II was
Friday and all the children were coming
out Of school They couldn't seem to
wait to get out either, and as soon as they
were all down the steps they began talking
and hollering something as if evrybody was
trying to get ahead Of evrybody else
The reason OF it was, the EXCURSION down
the river to Saltwater Pines tomorrow
afternoon. Miss Purse and Miss Kenton
are the ones that are getting it up, and il IS
going to be just for the children in there
grades. There is going to be a regular
exkursinrl boat for it. and that is the reason
they were making 50 much more noise than
usynal on the way out OF school.
Well, as | came down the, steps myself,
] happened to see Peaty kind OF standing
by himself out there by the gait. OF
course he WASH talking because In the first
place he was alone, and in the next place
he isn't one OF the kind to talk much unless
he knows you real we'll Peaty doesn't
laugh or make much noise the way the
Others do, 50 very often either, so | didn't
think it was anything espeshial when |
saw him standing out by the gait all by
himself. But as soon as got out there |
could see there was something the matter.
So ! spoke to him | can't remember just
what | said, but | know it was something
about the exhursion to Saltwater Pines
| wanted to sec what he would say
He didn't answer right at first, and then
when he did he only kind Of mumbled.
guess amt going, he said.
Why not2 | asked him | didn't know
the real reason but | thought praps it
might be his cloes. Peaty never seems to
Sundays. They seem kind Of shabby and
old and they are apt to look too littel and
shrunken on him besides. But | didn't
believe he would mind telling, 50 ! asked
him again.
Why not? | said
You have to pay for your ticket, don't
you2 Peaty answered. kind Of mumbling
again. | amt got any money for any
ticket.
hadn't thought Of that You did have
70 pay for your ticket, but it was only
fifteen cents, They had it cheap like that
a. e,-rsrbaav rauld aford II
tt only fifteen cents Peaty | said,
Couldn't your aunt give YOU that?
| don believe she could Peaty answered.
Lets 40 and ask her anyway, said. I'll
80 with YOU Pcaty | said
Peaty didn't say anything, but | guess
he vas thinking about his aunt She is
'm9st always real mean and cross with him,
ard guess he was about sure she wouldn
let him 70 But he looked up as much
as u say. well h sposed we might try it.
and We went right along lords home.
A said hefore, Peaty lives IN house
that comes ln1 back to back with cur
HeSfse. N eshen Fe eot 70 our house We
crossed fnrop6h our yard and crawled under
ouT back beige. and there vas Peatys aunt
naht there hanging out some coes.
vas kind Of SCARED when ] saw her
because / remembered how mean and cross
she most aleays was and could see from
the wav Featy lo1aed that he was verse
scared 81 her than | was | could see he
swas really too SCARED TO ask. now that he
was right there. 81 | aW / would hsve 10
do i anynYy And began without eves