The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-11-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
her OWN COMFORT

BY CECILIA HAMBURG.

tou ulul cried Johnny PnllDlg, tu
multuously.
Didn't" asserted George briggs
emphatically. And then the fight wal
on.
IL ragged down the sidewalk ant
around the corner, and for time tht
game Of marbles was abandoned anC
forgotten On the cement walk the
little glass spheres reposed quietly
twinkling and waiting. They had mot
long to wait
Down the steps OF the Philbig home
came Philbig himself, tall, immaculate
and with head carried high His pol
ished shoe, descending on red and
white marble, shot into the air just
as though it had been an ordinary, un
shined, day-laborer shoe. Philbigs
head hit the ground a whack that
echoed
There was chaos in his brain when
he rose. The disturbing of his personal
dignity was an insult that stirred Phil
big to the depths and moreover his
hat was dented, his coat was dusty
and one glove was split. This was in
addition to the physical pain that he
felt His fall having scattered the
marbles, Philbig was unable to deter
mine the cause of the disaster He
limped on his way with smothered
rage within his breast.
IL a .
the station and slapped Philbig on the
shoulder.
In quieter condition of mind Phil
big would have let Billicks knock him
down and would have pretended to like
1t, for Philbig was angling for huge
order from Billick's firm, and had al
ready planned what to do with the
profit. But just now his nerves were
on edge. So he whirled away angrily
from the too-familiar hand. Good
morning, sir!" he snapped and stalked
off.
"Grouch!" said Billicks to himself,
Indignantly. Several times on the way
to town he repeated the word Later
In the day when the order came up
for discussion and the senior member
said he'd like to throw 1t to a friend
of his Billicks told him to go ahead,
because it made absolutely no differ
ence to him whether Philblg got it or
not.
Shortly after her husbands disas-
trous exit from home Mrs. Philbig sal.
lied forth to attend to the days mar.
keting.
"O-o-uch!" moaned Mrs Philbig
when her thin-soled pump landed upon
a particularly vicious little marble that.
had rolled to the edge of the inside
walk. She hoped on one foot and
looked for the trouble maker, but it
had sped away into oblivion
AS she hoped she chanced to OBJ. ]
serve between the window curtains
across the street the face of Mrs !
briggs. who was frankly laughing at
the funny figure Mrs. Philbig made. A |
stout woman hopping on one foot with
tho other foot tenderly nursed In her
hand is rather amusing Mrs. Philbig
knew this, and 1t added to her confu. |
sion and wrath.
Gait" she said in the direction of
Mrs. briggs. Il had begun to think
she was a rather decent neighbor, but |
this shows what she is actually like. u
shall blackball her this afternoon when
her name is voted on at the club. 1t
% my duty to the community"
Blackball Mrs. briggs she did and
Mrs. briggs best friend saw her do 1t,
and told Mrs. briggs. That offended
woman said, That settles III" and i'm
nediately clinched the bargain with
he agent for the fashionable new
apartment she had heard Mrs. Philbig
'ay she was dying to get And it was
he only one left in the building.
"Had frightful day" Philbig told
lis wife, gloomily, when he came
lome to dinner -,
Don't mention it," she returned
nournfully. $50 have /! What dc
ou think? That hateful briggs WON.
n signed the lease today for that
partment we have Just decided we'd
axe! And it has a garage for the elec
ric and everything!"
Don't weep over that" said her
usband, grimly. For there won't be
ny electric! Billicks' firm, after prac
cally promising that order to me,
over and gave It TO Smith!
here goes $1,000 In profits. Wen be
ating sawdust for while instead OF
uying electrics. I'm thinkingl"
why should we have such dreadful I
lck!" walled Mrs. Philbig. It's just d
ad luck and not a single soul to [
ame! Is that you, Johnny? Come,
Iss mother-he's the only real com. h
'rt we have In all this troubled" +
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