The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-07

50 ''h"e VA Nho uiht DhOWh inhn Wuu
stood On the load and drove affected
her rs always She hated herself for
this feeling, but she could not help II,
He turned and looked at her.
Hello, Cornells r. he called. "Tn
get out OF your way In moment.
The roads's pretty narrow Just here"
ITS no mRttsrV' replied OOrnelia.
And she tried 10 look as II she did not
wish to say any more.
She shortened the reins on old Pete
but he had smelled the grain and
hurried forward. In moment he
was close enough to the load TO snatch
n mouthtul. Cornelia tugged ansrily.
She felt that William Judd was look
Ing at her with those laughing eyes
OF his II only she could get by
away from him He had swung his
load clear 10 his side Of the road and
on the other hde there was possI.
BILE margin. Cornelia, reckless With
pride and rage. snatched the whiplash
and Smote old Pete an astonishing
blow He leaped forward and she
went by with two wheels hanging
over the edge OF the worst duRwHy
In all that section. she heard william
shout: "COrnelia I For Gods sake -
Then sh" went tearing mp the road
ahead with old Pete gallopins until
his nncicnt bones ratified.
II passed him" she thought .ru,t.
lngly left him behind " has got
the hest team and the beat farm and
the heat crops" Sobs choked her.
She gathered the reins into one hand
and with the other wiped her tears.
Az the store the storekeeper's wife
engaged her IN conversation. Hear
Vour nelghhOr thep, Mr.. Judd,'s 20.
Ing to he married" she said.
Cornelia held herself rigidly inside
and out she inquired the price Of
lemons
Twenty-Five vents. hear she's a
schoolma am
I'll take dozen lemons" said
COrnelia hurriedly.
Afterwnrd on the way home she
realized with great regret that she
committed = sinful extravaganza.
buying whole dozen lemons r. she
moaned I'm never use them In the
world. and there we're other things
] needed. Oh. dear! Oh dear I sup
pose It's Miss Olmstsad he's going To
marry. Cornelia Torrey you're a
fool At your age. too. Do you sup.
he'd ever look at you Ia that hat and
coati Just because he was nice 10
You years ago when you used to 20
to district school Ia no reason for
your behaving 70 now You're fool
"A fool-R fool
Nevertheless COrnelia Ind to Let Old
Pete pick his way home. for she wap
blinded with tears. The Jolt. Jolt Of
the wheels kept time to her willful
thoughts She could not scold herself
into not thinking. ufe was hard and
II was going to be little harder
from now on. She realized wearil,
that William Judd had been her
strong hope ever since her father fol
ont Of the apple tree and she knew
that II was her duty 10 stay with min
and care for him and make him com
Portable ~ long ~ he lived. He hal
lived many years, during which the,
grew poorer and poorer until at las
there was only the bare place left
That zane to CorneliR. and II was al
she got for the sacrifice ~ her yOutt
and her dreams and her ambitions
There had been one hope left and nov
that was dead. And winter was com
Ing on and she was tired OF every
thing In life and the roof leake,
and d-and death seemed 10 greatly /,
be desired.
In the dusk she allghted n her owl
door She unhltched old Pete an,
took him to his stall and gave hin
some hay to munch Then she pro
ceeded to the house. When she reach
ell into her pocket for the key IN
! pocket was empty Just for an in
stant she felt dismayed then she he
ran 70 search. The hunt was futil
from the beginning Al last she VA
down on the doorSteps with her tire
head In her hands trying to thin
where she had left the key.
Certainly without II she could no
get into her house. I'm sleep out Il
the barn on the hay tonight" sh
thought. "It won't be 70 terribly colo
And maybe tomorrow III have N
courage to break In window.
The duck deepencd The stars n
their candles, and the great incar
descent radiance Of the moan fans