The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-24


girls bere." Il isI
Her father laughed proudly ~
looked at her. Il hope you WHI ~
hin Al your heart most desirqa eAN u
nv CONCENTRATIONS on your nrst losfs |
"It viii be my last, too," 10 nA.|
swered. seriously. 8s2
~Ah. you're entirely too yount 49,
pretty TO say that s,sx
u mean It." she said earnestly, VIII
smiIe trembling on her lips. MI
Her father was silent and prD4o4
her hand for an answer. AS thai Nl
tered the gate OF the home, they nYf
young Harris coming out With sdtne
books under his arm. HS bowtd
gracefully TO them and passed or.
"Oh. papa. | had forgotten al abous
your fad for thot negro"
well, what Of 1t. dear?" VI.
"you love the very much. don't yDuT
she asked, tenderly. I'm going 70 aek
You to be inconsistent. for my sake"
THAT'S easy. I'm often that for ~
body's sake Consistency is only -
terror OF weak minds
I'm going to ask you to keep tnae
negro out OF the house when ~
southern friends ure here. After NJ
sweetheart comes expect Sallie And
her mother. wouldn't have eithersUf
them meet him here In our library, and
especially In our dining room. Tor any-
thing on earth"
well. you have Joined tho rebels.
haven't you?"
"You know never did Ike negroes
anyway" she continued. They ~
ways gave me the horrors. Voting
Harris is q scholarly gentleman,
know He is good looking, talented,
nud I've played his music for him
sometimes to please you. but emit
get over that little kink In his hair.
his big nostrils and full lips. and when
he looks at me 1t makes my flesh
creep
Certainly, my darling you don't
need to coax me. The Lowells, snIt
pect, know by this time what IL dne
to guest, When your guests CONS
our home and our time arc theirs. II
eating meat offends we will live son
herbs IN send Harris down to tN6
other side of the district and keep MN
at work there until the end Of the caf14
palgn. My slightest wish is law for
him" #
"You see. papa" she went On. "tltsH
never could understand that nGkt0A
ways around our house. and KNOWN
he were to sit down ut our tAblU Wlt
them they would walk out OF tho 154s
ing room with an excuse OF illness q -
20 home on the li#st train" sas.,
s"And yet" returned her father, lilN
ing her from the carriaeA Jn9lk
homes were rul of negroes. werS tu6N
not?" s5
"Yes; but they know their blanA
I've seen those beautiful southern emit
,lrcn Kiss their old black 'lnnfhnM'
II made ne shudder, until I diheev-
cred they did II lust MS kiss Fid0."
And this a daughter of Boston, tnA
home OF Garrison and Sumnerp' 10
exclaimed.
rive heard that Boston mobbed G4t.
rson once she observed.
;'Yes; and doubt IL we have cAtdh-
lied Sumner yet All right. X ybu
say SO. III order a steam calli0pe ~
toned at the gate and hire TSa4Adsb
play Dixie for your
She laughed and ran up the steps.
Sallie determined to keep the seel4t
OF her sorrow In her own heart ~
the ocean voyage she had cried UD
whole first day and then kisSAd 4k
lovers picture, put 1t down In the ~
tom OF her trunk. brushed the te4ft
away. and determined the world vhoul6
not look on her suffering.
She had written Helen Of her lovt1ao
declaration and OF her happiness. ~
would find n good excuse for her ~
rowful face In their separation $40
knew he would write to her. for ~
had said SO. and she had slipped th1
address into his hand as he left the
car that night
At first she was puzzled TO think
what she could do about answering
these letters so Helen would not sd.
pect her trouble Then she hit on
the plan Of writing TO him every dap
and placing them In her own trunk In
stead of the post box.
HE will read them some day. They
Will relieve my heart" she sadly told
herself
Helen met her on the pier with n
cry OF girlish joy. and the first word
she uttered was.
"Oh, Sallie. Bob loves me. He's been
here two weeks. and he's Just gore
home have been in heavenl We
are engaged"
Then III kiss you again. Helen."l
She gave her another Kiss.
And I've a big letter at home for
you already. It's postmarked Ham
bright 1t came this morning | know
you viii feast npon IT, lf Rob don't
write me faithfully III make him come
here and live in Boston"
When Saiiie got this letter she sat
down In her room and read and rereadl
rs passionate words. There was q
tone Of bitterness aud wounded prideI
IN IT, She struggled bravely 10 keepI
he tears back. Then the tome OF thsi
letter changed To tenderness and faith
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