The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29

Wad Jenners stood on the corner OF
I Thirty fourth street aud Wabash ave
nue. and shlyered as he turned the fur
collar Of his heavy oyercoat up around
his ears. Then he reviled the climate,
Out home In North Dakota, this
temperature above zero would have
meant II clear, enjoyable cold. Here
II fairly froze the marrow Of your
bones The confounded humidity The
mist that dripped softly down like Il
cold, wet blanket, out Of which you
could not wriggle Its drizzly embrace
infurlated YOU. Yet Jenners had no
strong desire to 90 back TO the smoky
comfort Of the hotel office, which he
had left IN hour before 10 hunt friends
who proved to he away from home.
He was tired Of the company Of his
old nd--cattlemeal-and there were
no others staying ut the hotel. II was
headquarters of farmers and ranchers.
He had got into town that morning
and spent the day at the stockyards
He had counted on spending pleas
ant evening, and maybe several, with
the DrisCOlls, who some years before
had exchanged ranch for an apart
ment building Since they were out
OF town he felt lost as far AS amuse-
ment went.
A street car, lts yellow headlight
dlmmed by the mist. swung out Of the
grayness, and he stepped forward. He
would go to u theater. Then he stepped
back lrrltably. II was the wrong car.
| He was in the mood to be irrituted
| by small things, and his irritation
/ made him careless lie COllided with
girl hurrying from behind him to
reach the car The impact sent her
sideways. one foot Went splash into
a cold slushy puddle.
IL beg your pardon" cried Wad
Then he gasped ut sight Of the foot
The car proceeded without waiting
for her to get on. Wat stared at the
foot, then his eyes popped to the girls
face, then to her nee Good Lord -
he cried.
Wad Jenners seldom visited the
city. He had not been In II for three
years. The year before, at cattle sell
ing time he had been nursing foot
crushed In corn shelter, 30 he hau
sent Il foreman The year before his
mother had died and he had not cared
TO 20 any place. His last trip had
been made at warmer time OF the
year Then fashions were less wildly
eNtrnyngant, md, moreover, had not
been So incongruous considering the
season. During the day he had been
too busy to notice women, su the up-
pearunce Of this girl stunned him.
She was young and pretty, In a
slim, immature way. Her eyes were
big and dark. lie saw that In one
startled glance And he saw that the
foot which she drew back, dripping
with slush was covered only by a low,
frnil, black satin pump, and sheer,
| flimsy silk stocking, through which
the white skin appeared The slim,
white neck was bare some six inches,
below the white chin. She wore
cheap daringiy cut coat. narrow
slIt skirt, and her hands we're stuck
IN big, cheap muff Her hat and
! hair covered her ears. though. and
| the back ~ her neck
Wad whsked off his fur lined coat
and would have wrapped II around
her She looked mp from n petulnnt
scrutiny of her wet foot inst IN time
| 70 lump TO one side and avoid II. And.
being more or lcss sophisticated
Young lady who read the newspapers
and WIS not nenrlv so hold NJ she was
garbed. she would have screamed