The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-27
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An Eccentric Bachelor
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ssr ss;sssssH stasnut lsad come to be
Nac&el0y ni f8 whom an event ,oob
plare Ir Ais llte All that hAd gone
hesnfe wege lRNdents Mr Raynor
Had u slMAil hoVSc oi hts own and d
h0asekeepeS Tie Was man of reau.
laf Aanits, ANA his comings and golngs
we're asmpss regulated by the clock.
ale belonged 70 > clHh or two. went 20
she sfi~atef NOW and Then. ana spent
IpatA time with his books tie was
SeAi csiNgFpl io ne a bachelor /,
slna niEhi. as Nr Ragnor was going
hot5e from hls club, beiag on foot. as
ueaal be beard the screams of 4 woir-
aH fron aaFh passage ahead
Asa resident III tne city for many
wars he Paid taxes, aNd portion ot
these taxes went to pas the police
fnfee II there had been a policeman
q sighi ii there had been pedes-
lrsan within call the bachelor would
Dos have let that scream disturb his
serenity AS things @efe. he made t|
dASa info The alley as second
scream REACHED his ears.
Just What follnwea. Mr. Rayuor
c0nianf afterwards detail to the DO.
lice very clearly There were three
men and 4 girl ia the alley. and the
men Were fFsina III tear her away
fFom her hold on door They We're 7
trying to kidnap her The baehelorl
began ia knock down. and he surnrls- <
"a himself as We'll as Others He did I
nos have ii ail mis- own way af c0nrse.
tle aot several good raps. bat Ii time
Re conquered III tlle fight ana found
- 81 {e F1t nf .-.a4f
They Mere Interested elsewhere.
There was pasaing taxi however.
and the hard-hfeatlliIig and bleeding
bachelor halted Il aud had the girl
conveyed 90 bis home
slf IT'S case Of abduction. sir,
said the driver as ha helped to lift
the girl in, " will he double fare and
4 present To boot never NEEDLE
With abductions at regular rates."
TIE bachelor held q fast under his /,
nosea fist with every knuckle skin
med and bleeding, and II needed no
more
The honsekeeper had gone 70 bed
She was awakened TO care for a
strange girl about Is years old-a girl :
poorly dresseda girl who worked for I
a living Her hair was down and her ?
dress worn She was just recovering !
AS the honsekeeper q
came down ANA exclaimed
Nh stars and garters, AIR Raynor
bat what haEa sou doneiR
See to her-fnd out about her,
ae replied as he went away TO make
repairs to himself
And next morning the housekeeperI
made report She had motheFlyl
ceiling towards the bachelor and she
9egan BY asking:
The girl has told me there was
-ow Why didn't you leave il 70 the
None there
Then Why didn't yoa walk OH
ibpiit your bnsiness2o
Couldn't Tim man
Well then. why did Fou bring her
iere2 Why didn't you take her to
iolice stati0n9H
i don't know who Is shoq,
She SAYS shes an orphan. and has
leen working ia factory, but lost
eF place SOME time ago ana has
een turned out Of 4 room She
sas passing the allef hen the men
eized her and SOU wcie---were~-
Fool enough 70 Interfere | under
tand- AIRS Harper She has recov
red, has she
.'Yesf
Orphan sifl-no home no work."
That's SHAT she says"
Then we nast giVe her 4 show,
irs HARPER We mag be b the same
X some day2'
You metn yoa vii give her some
ioneyg
on no, no, There's q bed ion her
! tie house. aRd sbe can assist sou
! the aouaawois 40 hurr5 about hei
ping Give hen time 10 turn around
she needs clothes. why why
I've beer here twelve years sir,
lid Mrs Harper with hef naud on
Ie door and ! never knew thing
ke this 10 happen beioret"
No! Well we never can tell
hats going 70 happen. you know 20
as talk with the girl later" Fl
Mrs Harper was past 4U aud taking tei
weight Althguga at hrst ihcih ihf
q resent the presence OF the girl
q was soon moilihed and began 90 ar
AXE Hae o her She iouud q willing uQ
y opedieni helper a wardrobe was ~h
v iegesncr and after three Or iour IAf
- Julia wae assigned 10 wait on %
Die when tae bachelor took his ON
sails ne had made no further in lh'
lries about her ca
Wien be saw her he quietly asked g.
are you the girl?" 80,
Yes SIR liie
Well make the coffee bii strong 'ne
next lime
That was an for a month rhen. as ed
and lhe bausekeper were talsine Ger
out Other matters be suddenly ask p
-py the was where do you eel the alv
rets Won piaca az lie table evefg Chi
,mlng7" "a
IT'S Julia does tAat sir She's very '"ii
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