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

Y That's so, said Farther Most anybody
1 can be mayer. could be mayer all right
e myself. But as for the Man in the Moon.
!, why don't really believe could give salts
! faction.
Oh, nonsencei Mr.. Barker exclaimed.
: Your just the man for it Just the man
r exackly,
r Well, don't know, Farther answered
him quite wurried, and just then Mother
! came walking in the yard
, Farther looked at her a minute, and then
, he said, Well, it looks as il | was getting
into pollitix, Louise They have Just
! asked me will i consider being Man in
the Moon
Man in the Moon Mother exclaimed,
Man in the Moon Why Joe, you never
could do it in the world. You aren'.
procurement enough for it.
Well, | don't know why not, if wanted
to, Farther answered her, The question Is
do | want to-
You aren't fitted for it, Joe, she said.
You aren't promernent enough for it. And
she came right up the steps in the moon
light and walked straight in through the
door.
Farther looked after her and Mr.. Barker
looked after her. and then they both turned
their heads quite slow as If they were think
ing again, and Mr. Barker said. You follow
me.
was afraid to lcok any more then, be-
cause just knew they were going right up
to the moon Twas almost afraid to move.
But listened And it got stiller and stilIer
r iaft -, 4 L
it seemed to get stiller than before And the
sycamore and the big elm over by the fence
stood out more plane than ever, till at last
1t was SO strange and lonesome that | didn't
believe | could stand it any longer | am
not quit positive was going to call Mother,
but, anywal, J didn't have to. Because
Just as turned my head littel, there she
was with the gauzzy dress on coming out
again on the poarch. And she raised her
hand up like circle and pointed right at the
moon. | couldn't help but notice how it
made her red rubie catch the light and
glisten, almost like a bright red drop Of
blood. But she didn't notice that She
was pointing up and smiling and there was
Farther smiling up there in the moon
Oh, what a gorjus moonl she said, and
stopped What gorjus but what's this?
And her hand dropped down Felix
What's this? Felix! she said, with the
frightened eyes and her voice so very
quick, Why We been looking evrywhere!
Where's your Farther? Where's Luly2
guess | didn't answer right off, because
| felt littel confuzed when she asked me,
and all | could remember was about the
moon. So l pointed up there now to ex-
plane it to her, and | said Partners up
there in the moon.
Felix! she said again, and put her hands
down on my shoulders and shook me a
littel, You've been asleep! Wake up, {
child. Look at me, Felix Where's your
Farther Where's Luly? t
] tried to remember but | guess | lust
pointed at the moon again Because Mother s
put her hand up to her throte the way she a
does when she's wurried and frigl.e .ened {
about something.
On, mercy. ] heard her whisper. f
And hearing her say that made me sensi- t
bel again and told her about Farther and Z
Mr. Barker sitting right there on the steps. t
Yes? she said very quick. And where n
vas Luiy when your Farther was talking to
Mr.. Barker? v
Why, she was in the big chair, ! answered, a
pointing at it, because now / remembered h
III about it, Y
Yes? Mother said again very quick, b
IND who took her out Of the big chairo o.
'arther? it
don't know, said. But just as | said
t, the gait swang open and Mother went n
unning to the steps 1t was Farther Il
oming up the walk alone,
Mother just booked al him and didn't "
lait for ans thing W
Where's Luiy Ice? she SAID
Farther looked Iii, at her ior minute as hi
he was a iitte! rul1eed and didn't quite 70
ndcrstand h:
What he said. Luly; Why, / don't
gow. Whit d. you say Louisef Lulv st
Why, she's in tce. is.i I siie:o tn
Did yoG pui her 70 bed she asked him. bl
What2 Farther SAID again Put her to NJ
ed1 Why no didn't put her to bed, "a
id II af
No. x.ol .didn'; Mother answered. ~ith 9ui
tst dreadful frigIteneS 'o3k III Her eyesI.o,d .
ut lett her with YOU You said you ca
ouid. And now OH Joe! she oied, and NJ
ihiak she was really crying too then. Oh, gr
Dc where is she?
Farther came waikine up The steps then,
ithoGt any nonsence. 10,
Where is she2 he said, WIZ she must be L,
he0l 81; rlust nave gone TO bed herself. on
No sfe ,'iGn't' Mcthei answered I've
81 all over the house. Her bed hasn't IN
.es touched ste
I,l-i Eri ! remembered sonie;hing AS wi
she IS uouiG be. II WAS about tie gypsy he