The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-24

OF lhe DtSl. ana lnt
long railway journey had Jared them
She had left little bag in the carriage
land that had Jared them still more
for there were relics in the bag that
che held holy Her nephew and niece
in-law had Jared her nerves further.
John was SO different from the curlyheaded
boy of her memory; 50 undemonstrative
compared with the little fellow who
used to leap al her. Christine was not
at all as she had expected John wife to be
She had fair hair, and Aunt Caroline mis-
trusted fair-haired women. They were
attentive enough, but triie formal She
felt herself a stranger among them instead
of one of the family They pretended to
be interested in the fate OF the bag, and in
her history Of all its contents; but they
stole from the room in turn 10 run upstairs
and look al the two-months baby When
they were both present they were always
looking at each other He called her
"Girl and she called him Boy They
squeezed each others fingers when they
thought that Aunt Caroline would not
notice. They did not realize how very little
escaped Aunt Caroline's eyes Her maids
oosA 1AatlA Sd4N AAslA @4-kN aAA f4t liz ~oAAs
of her head, They were very silly young
people, she thought, and she had made her
pilgrimage in vain She wanted relatives
who were interested in her, and they were
only interested IN each other and the little
squealing red-taced baby She was not
even sure that she liked the baby It
favored its mother. and she wanted . grand
nephew who favored John. So she ielt
disappointed and irritable At ten O'Clock
she stated that she had q headache ard
would go to bed
(, 1t was a warm night, and the bedroom
window was open. She went and sat by it
TO soothe the Jared nerves. The window
! of the drawing room below WAS open too,
! andshe heard the voices of the young couple
distinctly. ,Her hearing vas very acute.
'Oh, Boy" the girl cried I've got
you to myself at last.
II BLESS YOU, Girl said the man.
y And they've been married fourteen
months" Aunt Caroline muttered The
young fools" But he- irown gradually
relaxed into smile. as the cool air and the
quiet starry night s3othed her aud per
haps the happiness oi the foolish young
couple She did not shape her thaughts in
words. but they were vtry much like Bless
YOU, Girl and Boy" She would win .hc;r
affection tomorrow she was fancving. and
then she heard John voige.
"We shall find the old lady handful"
he remarked
Aunt Caroline stiIene3 70 abnormal
stiffness; and her maids alway5 sz.d that
she g sat like poker
ooh, dearie me. Boy cred the girl
"T shall! TonH be at the Office all day
Not bit. John conradictcd. /
shall be out looking for the bag
There was duet of laughter
Il shall he hearing about it. the girl
declared Il believe I know everything
in it, and who gave it to her. and what they
said And then she mimicke5 Aunt Caro-
line. John, I've left my little bag in the
train. Call a porter Tel the station
master! Send a telegram Jobn-n-n"
There was another duet Of laughter
"She made face ike tbs, the girl said.
struggling with her mernmeat
"H you screw up your mouth Ike that
Pll-"
So he shall thcnt Is her hair her
own, Boy? Those funny little curis3"
Aunt Caroline became absolutely rigid
Her hair was the one charm that the thict
Time had left; and she wore it still in curls
Tor the sake Of someone who liked them,
someone whom Time had taken; which had
made, all the ditfegence. TO Aunt Carclinc's
story. 1@a
s'Goodness knosvsi You'll see when Son
and Heir gets hold-ef them Her tempers
her own any wayt It's worse for YOU than
iuAme, Girl. You'll have her eli day
eBut | shall have Son and Heir 10 re-
nd me why put up with her. Really
ick. if it weren't for him. | should be in
med to say, let her go and keep her money;
dgh, goodness knows, we'd BIKE some Of /
skunt Caroline made quick gesture With
ID hands, and then buried her face in
pa The stiffness was all gone, and She
<ASed over the window-sill-
Z Nv. and Heir is going to be a man,
W# said. He must fend for himself.
ut sacrificing his little mothe |
s'sII teach him that from the first. %
Son and Heir Is wee, wee, tiny "a
y the girls voice answered, "and he
stop his little mother tending Tor
,d neither can his great, big tyrant
ther. That's the delightful thing.
think OF it when he's big and strong
son and my man's son! VI
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