The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-14

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MHsESos house l have told too
IkssfS that he mas dog named
Peal So the only reason should men
sion Il again. Is because before | can
write any thing else. | am obliged 10 tell
scnethinz that happened 70 them both this
afternoon, and / don't want to ocniuze
anybody.
The way il happened was this. 1t was
Friday and all the children we're coming
out d <cheol. They couldn't seem to
<ait to get out either, and as soon as they
were all down thu steps they began talking
and hollrring something as II evrybody was
trying to get ahead Of everybody else.
The reason Of ii was, the EXCURSION down
the river to Saltwater Pines tomorrow
afternoon. Miss Purse and Miss Kenton
are the ones that are getting 1t up, and il IS
gong TO be just for the children In there
grades There is going TO be regular
exknrsion boat Tor it, and that is the reason
they we're making so much more noise than
fusyHal on the way out OF school.
Well, as came down the steps myself,
happened to see Peaty kind Of standing
by himself out there by the gait OF
course he wasn't talking because IN the first
plase he was alone, and in the next place
be isn't one OF the kind to talk much unless
be knows you real well. Peaty doesn't
laugh or make much noise the way the
Others do, 50 very often either, 50 | didn't
think ii was anything espeshial when /
saw him standing out by the gait all by
himself But as soon as | got out there
could see there was something the matter.
50 spoke TO him | can't remember just
what I said. bat I know il was something
about the EXCURSION TO Saltwater Pines
l wanted to see what he would say.
H didn't answer right at first. and then
~hen he did he only kind OF mumbled.
guess amt going. he said
~ Why not2 asked him. didn't know
the real reason but | thought praps il
might be his cloes. Peaty never. seems to
have any nice eloes TO wear. not even for
Sundays. They seem Kind Of shabby and
old and they are apt to look too httel and
shrunken on him besides. But | didn't
believe be would mind telling, 50 I asked
him again.
Why not7 said
Y You have 10 pay for your ticket, don't
yous Peaty answered. kind of mumbling
again, amt got any money for any
ticket
/ hadn't thought OF that. You did have
10 pay for your ticket, but ii was only
fifteen cents They had it chap like that
20 evrybody could aford it.
Its only fifteen cents Peaty. said,
Couldn't your aunt give you that?
Idon't believe she could. Peaty answered.
I Lets GO and ask her anyway, said III
90 with you Peaty said.
Peaty dldn't say anything, but I guess
be was thinking about his aunt She Is
most always real mean and cross with him,
and i guess he was about sure she wouldn't
let him 60 But he looked up as much
az TO say. wen he sposed ne might try it,
and We went right along lords home
A. said before. Peaty lives in house
that comes up back TO back with our
house, 50 when we got to our house We
crossed through orr yard and crawled under
our back hedge, AMI there was Peatys aunt
right there hanging out same does
I was kind OF seaired when | saw her.
because remembered how mean and cross
she most always was. and could see from
the way Peaty looked that he vas verse
scaired OF her than | vas. could see ne
was really too SCARED to ask. now that he
was right eherc. so saw would have TO
do Il anyway, And | began without even
stopping 70 think
Can Pcasy go on the es<ursi0n down the
river tomorrow after noon? ! said He has
10 paw ifftEn cents for il.
She had cioes pin in her mouth and she
rss reachinf UP to the line, but she stopped
nd looked nj Us.
What's fhis2 she hoslered without taking
,ut the does pin, Exkursien down what
.yetF D3A he think I've got money for
xkursous2 Wei. haven, and he ought
o know Il
RS only fifteen cents. said. but / was
. SCARED now / guess | didn't say It very
nd.
rYfseen centss she holIered. Well. haven't
~ fiitern cents to spend on excursions,
ferhips my Mother would give il to
m ssid. but ng vuioe didst SEEM 70
- sny noiss wurfh naensioHing beside Of
4,~v ASoshsf rss.s n to Inn she answered
: !. Fx.a Il ever EfeH. We ant
.ss~r-. tsaak yoa And she hooked at