The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
His Lady Of the Slipper
BY Grace De Pima

Fred Somers and his widowed
mother were having family talk IN
the library. Fred was still in college
but he was a very wise, young man,
He was so wise that he had attempted
to dictate to his sister, Edith, as TO
how her smiles were to be distrib-
uted. There had been rebellion and
defiance on her part, and hence the
Iamily council.
Yes, wish Edith were more
tractabie, signed the mother
"rractabie!" exclaimed the son.
why. /. hadn't spoken twenty words
10 her when sne famed up and said
4 needed a guardian myself. I'm "a
ana she is 20, and yet she viii not
tahe my aayice. What are you going
to DO With such a girl?'
we viii have TO argue with her.
Can you argue with a girl who
las her fists doubled up? Now let
20 over the list again. There IS
Waters, VINO is a perfect ninny. There
is Thompson. who rasnt got dollar.
There is Alyord, who sings passaoly
wen, but viii never earn S25 week.
Mere is Cliushan, VINO is llNlng on
Ms poor 0d mother bounty. Ihe
whole i've rolled into one wouldn
lnuAe 4 niaL. and yet sne Keeps them
dangling around her
did YOU argue with her. asked
the mother.
Argue? Did argue with her? Not
/ 1t has gone beyond that Jus'
told her that she had to stop her
nonsense or thered be an awful row
Gwenty-four years old and the head
Of the house, and yet she called me
an idiot! Say, mater, shall surely
raise a row That is, won't say an
other word, but will let her go her
own sweet way and bring up in a
garret and face starvation.
Any other brother of "a or any
otner age who is thinking Of dictat
ing to his sister how many beauS
she can have had better come to the
decision that Fred Somers did. IL
will save time and worry
Edith Somers had at least the five
callers named at the family councn
Two or three of them had escorted
her to the theater. Another had tax
en- her to the horse show. She hat
bowed to them on the avenue or IL
the park, and she had chatted ant
smiled at home. What Of it? Can't
girl do that and much more withou
being in love? Her 24-year-old broth
er will say no. Edith Somers hadn'
Yet given thought to marriage.
When a sister can't be forced, u.
next best thing is to conspire againS
/ her. Mrs. Somers didn't think tina
/ things were very bad and she wa
satisfied to sigh and let them go on
but Fred was for action. He was It
years old, had never been sued TO
breach of promise by a chorus gin
and he felt himself to be wise, II
wanted something to say as to VIII
should be his brother-in-law.
In his class were three dillcren
Young men he liked exceedingly wei
lie invited them by turns to IN
down home with him and OF courB
sister Edith met them. AS far a
red could make out they were sin
| ply added to the five heretofore mel
/ TONED lie believed they were I'M
! pressed, but Just is soon ds ho Doea
sounding their praises Miss lEdt'
began talking with the canary b
playing with the cat. When he turr
ed and began criticising them sh
would 90 10 the piano and strlAe u
laitgme Old as she was and wis
as she was he was baffled While n
was trying to conspire further tn
sister added two more to her strint
making seven regulars and thre
substitutes
Another family council was callet
Il throw up my hands," amour
ced Fred in tones Of despair.
What has she done now?" meal
ing Edith.
Got two more! One has been in a
insane asylum, | believe, and the otl
er will soon get there, d started
say something to her an hour ag'
but she elevated her nose and Wake
loft"
IL had five beauX at one tim
myself" replied the mother, VIII
thought the case had not yet arrive
u the danger point.
But she's got ten and more comm
every minute!"
"hut sac can't care for them all.
But you see she'll pick out th
poorest one of the lot, Mater, ! a.
"A years old
Yes"
Has any designing widow ev'
captured me?'
q think not
Have been expelled from collel
for running COW up on the roof
NO" ~
"Of course not, I've got a fe
grams of sense. I've got an oun'
or two Of wisdom. My advice is tn
If we can'b restrain Edith any 9th
way we shouyld commit her to a p
vate insane asylum"
Good gracious, Fred, but VIII
for?'
For having sixteen beaux'
'But-but-"
'Oh, know you are going to s.
that's no sign Of insanity, but ] b.
to differ | will not submit to hayii
IA sap-headed brotherin-law.
s"Pnt-I don't heliayp Edith is