The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-06

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| You poor roor bay lm so soia
nu. why did yaa Ten him q was YOU
tMt broke the vase Why didn't
YOU say if was Harry
Il had 70 tell him the trulb
painted the boy There wasut any
thing else to Id"
From the days when he had defend
ed her from the coliedragon. Tom
Blake had loved Marjorie Lampson
And now, al twenty one. it VAS no
longer the affection Of ohlld for a
child, but the whole.soued alteration
o. man for woman
And one evening he told her so
1t was during his senior year at the
university lie had but three months
more to study After graduation he
was to go into business with his ia
, ther.
He and Harry lampson were In
the same class at the university But
their childhood acquaintance had not
ripened into friendship
II was on the evening after his "a
ther had promised TO take him into
the business that Tom called on Mar
jorie with the good news
And dear" said Tom. after a half
hour OF the delicious idiocics that
lovers consider such infinitely wise
conversation N won't have 10 be
a long engagement either Father
promised me today that he
Marjorie dartcd away from tho
clasp Of his arm
Dads coming in she warned him
y heard his kov IN The front door
! know he won't approve Don't lets
toll him yct "
WHY liitlo sweetheart =" Tom re.
assured her lilo won't bite us Re
sides. it's tho only square thing 'he
only truthful thing to do We can't
live lie lie has the right to know"
But -"
Mr. Lampson hearing voices IN tho
living room strolled in Harry at bis
heels, caught sight Of Tom and halted
irresolute just outside the doorway
Good evening, Tom Mr. Lamp
son greeted the caller. not over
cordially.
Mr. Lampson,4 spoke up Tom
nerying himself for TIE ordeal wv
father promised taisv iotaaa op f'o
the hn ns win hin % irae
'rate 5ou $40 .anps1u
peAa toslT
H r Hi Glove
'hsi i'f hapn eood rae f-am festa
Hth 2 Ir ofa faise as saa as
I rats scai And 20 sa.ns 70 ma'.a I
roes Ni oa' f9. fathers fase aad
mlne hui for Ne-or'a fao
Maforiea sspetf. l.sal - e
m53 aisa,aae 4Hf 0
loae d Nc with
honc me wel hive Eas
- ao '-h ~ answered Tom
aBt uaar nd ye4
ar famr na rom aa
msi asksa Na afle 10 bo m VIE
Wal gen maize az Both 'y aapp
rs g'e'ae toF consent e yoa vii /
let rs marry as coon as ! 60 'o
work
= am afraa cannot consent 70
ANYTHING Of the sort, said Lampson.
slifrv L
But Mr Lampson You know all
about me You know my parents
You know Marjorie cares for me. that
/ shall be able to support her that
u do not care 10 20 into that ques
ton at all" said Lampson u ls
enough for me TO say that | cannot
sanction any engagement between
you and my daughter
THAT means flashed Marjorie
that you've been listening 10 more
OF llarrys stories about him Ilarry's
jealous Of Tom, because Tom is popu-
lar and
That win do. MarIorie' said her
father Il don't care TO discuss tie
matter. positively forbid the en-.
gagement. And forbid YOU 70 see
Tom again, for the present
"Mr T.ampson' broke ont Tom.
this is unfair II you have any Oh.
lection to me. it is only honest to tell !
me what It Is. L"
Il am not compelled 70 explain my
motives 10 every scatter-brained col
lego boy." said Lampson My daugh
ter is not vet Of age and is therefore
subject to my wishes. ! forbid her
10 see YOU again And ! forbid You
to call here Good night
Tom stalked angrily out Of he
rooms
When he came home from college
next afternopn-he lived only about
mile froniS the university Tom
found waiting 'sr him letter from
Marjorie. Eagerlvshe opened II and
read