The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-30


tcrlfu content thai hlled his breast
AT TIE CONCLUSION Of his reading he carefully ioldei
the letter sinelled OF lnserngy and tucked it away
deep IN pocket
Bless her heart =, ejacils,ed "whod ever mag
tne she'd TO become Mrs 20 condemned
Sratherhared coNpuncber lke-H.llo Kid. what's M
pcnchef swinging himself hurriedly down
from painting steed near a, hand
sNothin' much ] guess only can | ri, III iosn 0
r~rr hsndwritin' minute till write letter" asked
the punches, ~ he exhibited envelope from his shrt
bosom and frrbled cumsi,
"Sure-but what sort: replied Tborp.
"Oh! Jest reegylatou love said tn. KID easily
'An put it in as warm as ye kin yitiou seorchn' tn
paper Here's til gals an rcsydcnce a.. proper
He rendered the bethuro5td envelope ,oward Thorpe.
who took II with smile and smiled quizzicallg Al one
corner.
Pretty healthy perfumery en- Kid ," he asked
Him, ys-as rather This here's tn attymi-er she
uses" and the pnncher produced larse-s-ed plug OF
tobacco that had shared the mssives hiding place
Got any paper kid.'
The Kid diyed into the flap Of his saddle and drew
out few sheets Of wrinkItd paper
Chalk" pursued Thorpe
Lett my fountain pen on th panner, Dude an
guess i'll have 10 be a lead pencil Pee er down to
razor edge an say when yer ready"
Dude THORPE for such he vas IN the boys Of the
Ttipe-o outh,) smoothed the sheets OF paper across
Doniino's saddc-leaiher ana prepared for acion
Fire away, Kid" he announced
The Kids brows darkencd wth the effort Of applied
thought and he seized his chin IN a strenuous grip
s"Of ys lead Of with 'er name ar address.
don't ye' Maybe III have something thunk Up time y4
ait that dont
Thorpe dug into the Kids lctttr and ran his tye
hastily down the final mage in search of the lady.
name Then-of sudden-hs nearly choked " II
was, the Kid glanced quickly Up and eyed h,n sus-
ptiously
Got spell comm Dud.~ h. inquired hail,
"H-r-sH allowed Hy" said Thorpe ss hs worked
hi: Fin Up and down ponderously Il. hen tool
second survey OF the name and spelled o1 later or
letter 10 the end Yes-he could not Re n1isakcn--t
vas remarkable coincidence ard grand good joks
or the Kid-bur Hamilton Thorpe happened to know
tht lady whose was affixed TO the awkward
ponchcrs missivs
III Mabel Gentry Wrsthampton Virginia 1c read
s eyes danced he recalled Mabes dark BEAUTY and
bon ,ivans ar What on esrtn couA sh. 81 dong
with an individual ike Kid Holton. lonly c9se-
pDnchcr n fa--awa,, Texas Al Pe.,. vould lrov,'
His Btsse-fhe girl who Rad promised 70 become Mrs
- condemned festher-headsd cowpuncher s1e wo1'd
sol,e thu mystery For B1sse Wmson lived ~ Nes'-
hampton, and the hrec Rezsic Mabel and Hsmi.ton
Thorpe. fellow alumni the We.hsn1pton High
Therefore Thorpe chuckltd fottiy to himself as he
squared himself TO receive the Kids dietation.
'Feelir better noR, Dude ?" asked the KID sbraptls
Fine hid Nhatil go frs?"
Wen, tell sr ] have received q letter an content
duis noticed Fix il Up snoothcrr that IL possi5'c
Dude don't 70 look too du1ntd gn'runt if
kin help it Sc knoR "
Sure not said Thorpt writing swiftly
"Thtn bteas away with something about .r' d.icr1
tion bein snoueh to make an old maverick hassr aa
70 le hs teeth Virginia rosstin eafs-or something
soft an todchin ike that Tell tr 5rnuetcs Is ,ry
fseorittan ALWAYS sas Wien ye git that lei IN. kow
an ~, got clncher for 70 put ia
Tt puncher eyed his amanacnsis sdnitiney 7s 4is
pencil hsN over iht rap-r y. va stud, ne ais
aclinther,7 however and when Tnosf. prtssnt rs..t
he vas prepared
Now cav something IKE this -Ycur nsnA e ss4
"A rock candy Ar l hs,A beer sayif It t3 n,sHf az
last night out on sb lonely prairie @th th' ss,aea
mountain iionsies got % drag in .btui ijo3s Dua.
III savage lions a-Fosrin .roppd me Ahlt slept"
s"Grest idea. Kid-hoa about nientioiir' e. badge
aa' woodchIcks alte - snssered THORPE anxiJei,
s"Nope--them ION plenty for this trip. NeSt
time maybe I'll haze gfizzy bear or 60 IT, HI 10
he-cin't use up al fns ammunition At h start, sou
knew"
Thorpe tackled The job msnfully and after some
niaass. sisaif4d ht readiness for uiort
Got ms age in there" asked Hoiton
'Nep-znd cssof." repiief Dsdt
elsood Wei teil e. ta Wrc astin aiyt M ioit