The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-02
Not yet. nonted Mrs. rosdlck.


Turn round and back up" said
Mrs. Wellington. After some maneu.
vering, the women formed n complete
circle, and fingers piled hooks and
syes in veritable Ladies Mutual Aid
Society.
BY now, Wedgewood was ready to
appear in bathrobe about as gaudy
as the royal standard Of Great Brit
ain. He stalked down the aisle, and
answered the male choruss CHEEKY
Good morning" with ramlike
"Baw."
Ira Lathrop felt amiabe even to-
ward the foreigner, and he observed.
"Glorious morning this morning"
IL dare say" growled Wedgewood.
81 don't go in much for mawnngs-
especially when | have no tub"
Wellington felt called upon to
squelch him: You Englshmen never
had a real tub till we Americans sold
'em to you"
Il dare say" said Wedgewood in
differently You sell 'em. We use
s'n' ''u'' w Sou ~ l",t
have my cold bath this mawniug after
all"
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demanded: What happens TO the wa.
ter. then?'
What do | careY said Wedge.
wood
You burned fool, you'd flood the
car"
Wedgewood's high hopes wthered
Il hadn't thought OF that, he sighed.
Il suppose | must continue just as /
am TIL reach san Francisco. The
first thing | shall order tonight Will
be four cold tubs and lemon
squash.
While the men continued to mako
themselves presentabe in a hudde.
the hook and-eye society at the other
end OF the car finished with the four
waists, and Mrs. Fosdick hurried
away to KEEP her tryst in the dining.
car. The three remaining relapsed
dTn1TV 1tI IN
ton shook the knob OF the forbidding
door, and turned to complain. What
in heavens name aiIs the creature in
there She must have fallen out OIL
the window,
It's outrageous said Marjorie,
the way women violate Womens
rights
Mrs Whitcomb saw an opportunity
to insert a stletto. She observed to
Marjorie, with an innocent air
Why, Mrs. Mallory, I've even llnownl
women to lock themelves in there and
smoke!'
While Mrs Wellington was rum.
maging her brain for a fitting retort,
the door opened. and out stepped Miss
Cattle, as was,
She blushed furiously at sight OF
the committee waiting TO greet her,
but they repented their criticisms and /
tried to make UP for them by the ex-
cessiye warmth with which they ali
exclaimed at once: Good morning,
Mrs. Lathrop'
Good morning, who?" said Anne
then blushed yet redder: "Oh, cant
seem to get used to that namel
hope | haven't kept you waitng?"
"Oh, not at al!' the women insist
ed, and Anne fled to number six, re-
membered that this was 10 longer
her home. and moved on to number
one, Here the porter was just finish 4
ing his restoring tasks, and laying
aside with some diflidcnce two gar
ments which Anne hastily stuffed into
her own yalise
Meanwhile Marjorie was pushing
Mrs Wellington ahead:
You go in first Mrs. Wellington"
You go first | have no husband
waiting for me-" said Mrs Yelling
ton
"Oh, | insist said Marjorie.
Il couldn't think Of IT," persisted
Mrs. Wellington Il won't allow you
And then Mrs. Whitcomb pushed
them both aside. Pardon me. won't