The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-21
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! Rokeson:
What dld you tel that ne for1" h.
demanded. why did you say you
saw me steal the gntel"
What dif you trip mo far. as
duckcd post you7 counlercd Henry
with equal nercencgs "Aod then Why
did yon grab me and hold me an the
cop could catch up with usr
Il didn't" cried Tom "Ym sfnm-
blod on the curb. Just IN front n nc.
was trying TO help you ~, whom
The door Of their cell swung open.
The lieutenant and The doorman and
a well-dressei man In civilian clothes
stood Ia the dmlt corridor outside.
Tom recognized the civilian as lllnkIc
Robeson, whom he had often seen on
the street.
The erstwhllc austcre lieutenant
was positively wriegling with emlar-
rassm,n' as he addressed Henry Rokc.
son.
MIR Rokeson." he said "omeer
Harding made one of his houchead
breaks when he arrested you. | hope
youll accept the apologies Of the po-
lice department.
Next morning Con the Testimony of
Patrolman Harilne) wise and just
magisrate-former law partner II
lllnkle Rokeson solemny imposed IA
fine Of ten Gtllars upon Tom Morris
scy, adding a lecture aud an admonl-
ton that next time II would 80 harder
with the young criminal.
The four ensuing years brought
pence aid simple prosperity to the
Morssey household Tom worked
hard ani efficiently at his trade.
As a result hc was able "a buy on
irstallmenis pretty cottage On lIud-
son lane, whore he installed his in
valid mother and sister, Mabel
The little household In the Hudson
lane cottage was ideally happy The
slckly mother IN her own home Al last
aad with her beloved n0wcr.beds 70
keep her outdoors, grew daily strong
er. Mabel, studying at the rormul
school, grew into graceful aud hcauu-
ful young womanLood
Tom, in his free hours, helped his
mother with her tiny flower gardens
ara Mabel with her lessons, or taught
new tricks to his fuzzy yellow mongrcl
puppy "ilutch.' He was glorously
content with llfe.
lIudsoa lane backed up against IIur-
ward street, the towns most prcten;
tlous thoroughfare. Thus, Toms bnck
garden was separated only by picket
fence ard hedge from the renr grounds
Of huge and snowy mansion that
stood on Harvard street This man
sions grounds, indeed, ran back all
tie way to hudson lane, on both sides
of Toms little patch o. lana
The marslon was owned BY Hlnkle
Rokesor At the extreme rear Of his
grounds fronting on Hudson lane he
Inalntalued his kennel Of prize winning
bulldogs.
One June afternoon. few minutes
before six o'clock. Tom Morrissey re-
turned from work.
In The garden Mrs. Morrlssey md
Mabel were bending over a flower bed.
rearranglng some uprooted Lasturtlum
plants.
His mother looking up from her
task at the flower bed, met his smile
ard called out word Of tender wei
come to him
We didn't expect You home ST. ear
ly" she said as Tenn bent down to
kiss Ler ard 70 run u playfully enec-
tiouate hand through Mabers curly
hair.
"Wty are you replantug The mas
turtlumsY asked hor SON "Thcy
seemed to be doing so well"
''Ihey were said Mabel, but to.
day some Of those prlz, chickens of
The Rokesons got cut 81 their coop
nsd flew over the fence Into our yard
aad scratched M every nasiuriiun
In the vhole bed Wasn't II horrldT'
"roo badw sympathized Tom. "but
I'll replant the rest Of them, now that
I'm here. You and Mabel rest on the
porch and 10 the heavy looking on
Heavy looking on. indeed :" sconcd
his neither no you realize ! have
the supper 10 get readyi There VIII
be only You ard TO eat It tonight.
Mabel is going to supper at the rayn-
ters And afierward She and Elsie
paynter are going to dance at the
pavilion"
AS he bent to his garden work, Tom
heard two mems voices In ccnyersa-
tlon cn the far side Of the picket fence
that divided his lot from the end u
the Rokeson grounds fl which the ken
nels were situated. He recognized the
voices as those cf Hlnkle Rokes0n and
Henry. They were evidently inspect
ing the kennels.
Bring ont cid Champion Colborn,"
Tom presently heard Henry order the
kennel man. Il want 10 lock at that
barbed-wre scratch on his shoulder"
Tom, turning his head, saw the ken
mel man open heavy wire door ih
one Of the enclosures. Dlt trotted q
massive white bulldog, p rhaps eighty
pounds In weight, huge muscles bulg-
ing through the surface cf his glos-
ur ,,hitn hldn