The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-03

such ample abundance OF color and material as this!
One was so likely read into mems minds one 5
own feminine subtlety OF perception OF course she
was precisely the kind OF thing the phllistire man
would sdmre--the majority OF men.
Electra's room had been SO treated" she ex-
pressed it, that in spite OF its disproporuonae s,ze-
disproportionae with reference to the relative size
of its key-note-t formed appropriate setting Tor
her For while in the matter OF form and line Eec-
ira perhaps, did compose we'll in her ROOM from
the standpoint OF color all was harmoniousy, IT
somewhat carelessly, conceived. And as she leaned
back with slow variations OF pose against the effective
green cushions Emma and placed, It must be
admitted too close the picture for the best crit
icaI estimate-listened and admired while Electra
talked Almost Immediately we touched upon the
distasteful yet inevitable topic for she had had what
she termed 'an experience that very afternoon with
the manager OF concert agency.
What did he do?" asked Emma, pleasuraaly awe
struck Poor Emma, never having suffered from the
relentless impacable pursuit OF man in her simple
life loved to hear about it grown-up child loves
fairy-tale without the fantest expectation OF its
coming true in her everyday life.
Electra trifed with her fan, half-bitter smile
playing about her lips 1T was not SO much what
he did, she said at last. "He did not really do any
thing that one could take hold OF. He just there
and sort OF deyoured with his eyes all the time
/ was talking ! could see that he not hearing
word I.said And when | simply forced the busi-
ness side, he short the conversation with some
excuse about another day, Oh, they all alike"
she broke off. and raising her hands, pressed them
against her eyes while she spoke. i can just see
thar look in his eyes now" Then she dropped her
hands smiled wistfuy. and with what could not
but feel was an assumed ghtness, seemed TO attempt
10 shake Of the unpleasant recollection. Then sud
denly she broke out again. vehementy, leaning for
wzrd one hand lightly clenehed upon her knee. "Oh,
I am 80 gired Of being conspicuous. | am SO tired
of being continually stared and followed on the
street,
saw that had not realized before the practical
sszyzatages Of being cast In the goddess mould in
~ozi5 OF m-n. Electra leaned back after her little
ort-rs. with relaxation OF utter weariness-weari-
--ss 1ivIned, tha, Was Of the spirit for she un
c-essiouz5ly vigorous and sound OF body. IF you
o-.y kne~ h0w worn / with this sort OF
sAarg. Il could only find man--just in
s1s Ho-l4"-Eiectra spoke with suppressed passion
ro2-"who would forget that am womAn-who
sould take me mpersonaly, man who would not
speak al ny hair my eyes, any other fact OF my
appearance, even q who would be rude 70 me
7 vant to be permitted TO realize that have some
thing else-brain, soul" Electra rose to her full
height and I that her figure had the same strong
unWieidiness and lack Of deviating line as her ex-
tFemities
would give"-she paused searching for adequate
comparison Heaven only knows what TO be free
from-womeu hate me and conspire against my
success.
IF you can once get past this barbedwire fence of
Jealousy you will no doubt TO feel the disad-
vantage Of your advantages" | suggested, consol-
ingly.
Oh my dear, l don't know" she replied. The
fate Of the unusual woman-I speak frankly, | de-
a. hrut stfch
thcrns As say women complicate their lives with
their Jealousy and with their selfish passion.
don't know which IS the heaviest handicap.
"Electras tone was utterly discouraged, with
the contemplation OF this desperate alternative, that
understood Why she seemed to have no heart for
further sociability-for, she remained standing,
elt from my inferior height, that her act contained
for Us some such implication depart obtains in
the ussges OF royalty. Emma, apparently accepting
it as familiar cue started toward the door, merely
observing with insight in reply to Electra's
passionate outbreak that Of course effect was
the outcome Of the other.
responded warmly Emmas ardent questions
concerning the effect produced upon me by Electra's
beauty as we mounted the stairs to her hall bed
room
Il suppose those two little ,a-- Il. ogposite
you at table are crazy about her" specdated, as
Emma was helping with my wraps
be Of course-but she is SO utterly remote from
them ! think they feel that. and she, Of course, has
utterly ignored their existence. They spend most Of
their time taking that young French teacher next
70 me. Electra says She undoubtedly clerk
at the Bon Marche Her quite loud,
as you probably noticed"
The next time ] stepped in Emma inquired
at once about Electra and her prospects Emma re-
piled that while nothing tangible had mateHalized as
yet Electra believed she had found At last man
who. as she expressed it, was big" enough 10 take
her as artist not
One whose unusual perceptions vii be Of any
practical ad,antages" I inquired "Cosrsely--7tak
ing is he in her line of business|
Yes" Emma replied. with some he1fzuon, he is
the manager Of an opera company7<lna a small way
as yet a travelling company pfencb' and Italian
opera-she would sing Carmen, bit be sems 70 have
an actual genius fer imDresznoship.' Then Emma
outlined in phraseoogy that ! couidsnot but feel