The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-08

:gaots gaze
munications be yea, yea and nay
trzyF quoted the appariton, his instrument drip
kpirs oily gore And the newcomer stared at him
tvsith mixture Of astcmishment, anger, and con-
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i pRett.r hang that NJ on fence-post somewhars,"
The remarked dryiy. f-Some O III boys might stand
frr ycrt authority and Improve thar morals accord
HI, Butt" His glance ranged the artists close
tnsrsesd shape. from wide cowboy hat clerical
scctia- and tie to paintstared extrenities. and
der changed the immediate personal defiance his
ftongues tip to surlv comment on his opponents
.,rcupstion. = shudnt think ynd get enough TO
ibry paint. let alone viffles an tobacky passin' til
fsornbrero to congregation larnin stray texea on
OF rails he finished iamely
Man shall not live by bread alone but by every
ward .hat proceedeth out Of the mouth OF Godr"
thundered The iuridiy bcdaubed decorator But again
fht horseman failed to take fire at his challenge
His quick had cznght the hiss and crackle OF q
tasze, and casting about for its locality, his eye lit
npon fresh object II interest
Esif-conceaied by the highways fringe OF big
6rwering buckeye iurked dngy little var. house
cr wheels, such is used by waffle venders and
ether quickluHch concerns in cities. and in its open
rrd door stood gipsy-faced girl listening, half
sriine, half sallen to their sword-crossing
EG AE6NcArf InEfe8 f8ts AraLEc@f Will >hcrpA@A
Erin "Ef I'D known thar was ladies present Id a.
been more careful d my English" he apologized-
Man stands AWAY in the presence Of his Maker"
declared the painter. unappessed. Bat the girls
leFel lock met the strangers and n i he read re-
brlhon To what whom he did not care; his spirit
answered hers.
4Aii tn conf yssast4s home, tn stew-pot boilin'
ar its seven goad mics to Watsons" he enume-
rated hiitheiy. -fqe n Jake pore wayfarer in il
Apparently they were accustomed 10 extending
she courtesies Of the road. TIE black-browed bent
ssern zcquiesceuce TIE Master bids as feed his
sheep~ he answered SISTER abigail, set third
pfsce al our hnrhie beard And the girl betray-
ing neither pleasart no fspftance turned instantly
within. ssasa,
The stranger tossed her qvizzioal glance and
shrowing his leg ry~f the pomnel. sid stiify 10 the
ground He had been in the saddle since dawn, and
ahe prosper If dismqurtng hour This side 81 his
Destination would Nzre appealed had the brush
zieldef beer aloue5 tbs woodland spre Of the sub
ycitanic mien added sauce piqusnte to the mems
sfthough Jake Polhetpas could not have worded
his feelings to save his lfc
They were ar oddly assorted couple to have stun
hffd upon ia the open The who had stormed
their peripstetic outRords had hii-dweiiers keen
Instinct for physiognomy, lumbermans sharp eye
Ter slim feminine grace: ard he wondered bow came
This rose glowing qmecn ~ hearts with her Wild
wood tns linked 70 that straiRntl lawed male whose
txcpic -bioomed neither attire served To emphasize
gle asceticism OF his bearing and the urban cut Of
bis coat Not but what the teSt-sTrfteT too, was
hun-darkened and wcather-besteu Ard the traveller
kraeed an elusive likeness between tie two patiently
kniike faces
yore way clean down from IN city" he
ntked with easy assurance his beast freed Of is
srsppings dropped .eesfa,icslly into the dust The
pe1t hollow orbs Of his host m with the proud light
OF fanaticsm
All across the continent from Chicago--IlHois,
Iowa the Dakotas in Montana, in Idaho and Ore
pon and half down the length Of California have ]
made straight the way Of the Lord. he proclaimed
k1is itinerary badly Twice have we been in
seocardy from foods once we lost horse oyer
elf ia the Rockies Two full years the storms Of
Writer have but multiplied my message; and the
ianeaor. OF this sun-kIssed shore only. like
the shadow Of great rock in weary land, 70
strengthen our hearts fcT the desert reaches %
CONT. a4sn. i " ,ais 80
tfsrseed muscles very much as the horse had done
sSf5on't tackle the desert ne said sharply Thar
nint no fences 10 paint tracs III drum few thar
Es - made o. wire Thar amt Cod-bisssed green
f,issh let alone tree, nor blade @ grass; nuthn
hrf prckly cactus an dusty sagebrush that horse
rn five on. Yu have te sarfy yeTe water-an It st
gives OUT w go craEy. ] tell va Montany an ldyho
+ niax compared 10 southern Nevady an Arizony.
sIhev v,aru't meant fur humankind with thar hell
i,ss san6s an piren springsH
%Afoh hrsht" commanded a quickeHed voice, and
kae cirl Abigail brushed his sleeve Dinners
.<ssy5e she announced long lashes sweeping her
cheek as iffo deny her involuntary disclosure
|7at the stranger was beginning 70 understand
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