The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-09
AMIIToN THORPE suddenly threw his

plains life Thorpe had not espsrienoed the
soulful content that filled his breast
At the conclusion OF as reading he carefully folded
the letter smsed Of nserinsy and tucked away
. deep IN pocket
sBl<ss her hssris he saculsted who'd ever mag
ne she'd consent TO become Mrs, 10 condemned
iestksr4harsd cowpuncher ike ella Kid what's Up :"
a puncher vas swinging himself hurnsdD down
from - psnting stssd near At hand
4 ~Norhia much. guess only can gil III loan o
yer hsndwritin' minute ti write a lsttsr asked
tie punchtf al he exhibited an envelope from his shirt
4 bosom and fumblsd it cIumsils-
! "surs-but what sort r replied Thorpe
sOha Jest regulation love- said The Kid, easily
"n put 1t in as warm as ye kin without seorshin III
paper Here's til gals name an resydense al proper
lie rendered the brthumbed envelope toward Thorpe
who took with smile and shifted quzzicaly a one
corner.
aPrstty healthy perfurnery. sh Kid'" he asked
3 @H'm ys-as, rather This here's tn sttsmizer she
uses" and the puncher produced largssized plug OF
\ tobacco that had shared the mssiysf hiding plassa
y Got any paper. Kid"
The Kid dived into the flap OF his saddle and drew
out few sheets Of wrnklsd paper.
4 Chalk" pursued Thorpe
"I.sfr my fountain pen on tn pisnner, Dude an
guess it'll have 10 be lead pencil Peel er dpwn 70
/. a razor edge an say when yer ready M
Dude Thorpe (for such he was TO the boys Of the
Trfpe-O outfit sinoothed the sheets Of paper aSross
! Domino sadde-leathef and prepared for action
Fire away, Kid. he announced.
The Kids broms darkened with the effort of applied
thought and he seized his chin III strenuous grip
aOf course va lead of With er name an address,
don't yes Maybe I'll hayr something thunl up lime We
\ cit THAT done j"
Thorpe dug into the Kids letter and ran his eye
hastily down the final page in search Of the ladss
!, name Thta--of 4 sudden--he nearly ehohed As it
WIS the Kid slaneed quickly up and eyed him sns-
Dicouss.
~H-sn-swaliowed a fl, 4 said Thorpe. Is be worked
J his hin up. and down ponderousb He then took a
second survey OF the name and spelled letter for
letter to the end ytshs could not be inistaker-~t
was remarkable coincidence and grand, good i9ks
Iii the Kid--but Hamilton Thorpe happened 10 know
tie LADY whose afnxsd p the awkward
Z Z agsssShsss nissiys
Mabel Gentry, Westhampton, Virginia" he read.
Ha eye DANCED as he recalled Mabes dark beauty and
n bor, yissflt air. What on earth could She b dong
n yithsean individual Ike Kid Hoton ioWly cow
pnncher ia fArraway Teas All Bessie would kne@'
v Hn gtssie-fhe er Nho had promised 70 become Mrs
ID cofldennsd featHer-headed cosypunehershs would
solse sls mystery For Bessie Winson lived in West
and fht shfss Bsssis Mabel and Hamilton
Thorpe were fellow alumni Of the Wesih9mpton t1sh
Therefore Thorpe chuckied softly to iuself he
(
elm better no&s Dsde = asked the Kid abruptly
s"Fine Kid WhstH 20 hrstS9
'Ws1l tsi sr have received 'er etter an contents
d1ly noticed. Fix il ap smoothsrn that if possible
.luds don't wsnt to look damned ign'rant il |
kin rep u " know
Sure not said Thorpe. writing swiftly
"Then break away with somsfhing about tr descrip
tor bein enough TO make old m4serick-chaser wan
10 file hls teeth Virginia roastin easor something
soft i, foushin like that Tel 'er brnnettes IS ny
fayorite al always When git that lei me know
an sfye got cincher for V 10 put IN"
{ The puneher eyed his ansnusnss zdmiringly as has
pencil few over the pspsf. he was studying his
slinehers however and when Thorpe prsssnfy rested
he was prepared
Sow Jay something like this-Iour name IS sweet
rcek CANDY an have been sayip it to myself All
last night ont on III lonely prairie With lh savage
rtouutair iionsjest got 10 drag IN them lions Dude
Ia savage lions a-roarin' round me wlIs slept
aGr-at idea Kid-hoW about meniioan' few badgers
a., sccdehucks slso;@ suggested Thorpe, aasioIsls
rSope--ther lions are a-plents for this TIP Next
,ut maybe IN have grizzly fesr o. 50 rryn' to ear
,n,-esn.t use up all ny ammunition Al III start You
gfor
Thorpe tackled the job msnfuly. and after some
minutes signifed his readiness for more,
.f,ot nv age IN there = asked aoiton
sN~o- and dolor" replied Dude
Good. We'll tel er % write again, give my love