The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-09

lie felt ii now as 80 established fact that his mother
would care very nucn more about his defedronFbe-
cause his earnings were Withdrawn than because OF
himself Then the thought came to trouble and yex.
him that perhaps, before going away he should haya
gone and told her what the consequences OF her merc
lessnsss would be Fos the first time lie saw himself n
the possible ign of deserler. He grew hot and
ieyersh under the bed-cothes with the shame of it,
lie thought OF every little detail of their poor lit-
Tie home lie thought OF the babys pink crumped nm
gers and her pink, wrnky toes, and OF little Bobbys
singing and his iacie tears but all the time think /
OF what he would, be saw his mother, in her mean
calico gown with the gray hair growing sparse
above the temples, and SHE regarding him in
row. Even though he touched the warm palptating
puppy at his side, he could not Danish his mothers I
lace. y tried 10 persuade himself that he wasJ
miserable at all that, indeed he was only imagining
himself ~ be miserable Finally, as he lay tossing
about seeking some fresh cool spot the pillow O.
sheets TO cool his burning face he felt that the pill
low was quite wet and that the same moisture was
upon hi, lasAes So he knew that he had been weep
ing and that his misery quite real, after all
Tie next morning after breakfast he SET forth
Alter walking hall a mile he remembered that he had
forgotten the school-hook which, in his perturbation
at leaving home he had inadvertently carried away
with him md inasmuch as the book was not hi,
property, he iel in honor bound 10 go back for i
SO tfat after he had earned some money he could
mail back 10 the school
He SAT down at intervals and rested IL the sup.
Onee he lifted the mnberng puppy to his llps and
kissed him mrtiyeb Then feeling very foolish, he
bushed' and looked about quickly 10 see 4 any one
had perceived lin He expected to hear the noekins
laughter OF his ,choolmales Then he recoeeted4hinl
selr and his whereabouts.
II was noon when he craNed rafher than walked
up the road ihal led 70 tie Manor House AT rhe aox
farm The Bishop just returnii1 fgca, n. tyh,
and seeing the weary little lgure lG'~ " nosch1ar
stop the carriage
Where are you going. boy;
up 10 the dog farm to try an get work"
Are you i'll my boy -
Inc child did not know il was the pronoun ,Sss
softened the noun 50 materially but he was diuy
aware OF The increased kindness in the voice
No, sir, only very tired
The confession had leaped from his lips uuawar,s
and he stood frozen to The ground, dim forebodipv
chilling him to Tie that the quiet, calm eYs.
OF The clerical gentleman would draw from hin,
further narrative against bis will
And SO they did The Bishop. perceiving the nuupy
under the boys Jacket after the lad was seated be.
side him behoush himself of another puppy thar
as he had every reason TO believe was now extin-..
However, when the present puppy lnoned into the
boys jacket began 10 whnper because OF his crsnp.
position ihe good Bishop started That whinp.rny
hSd an omnousy, suspcousy familiar sound.
Sympatteticaly. aniably firmly he got the ertire
story from the boy. got it piccemea. ncoherertr in
srtisticay, because OF the lads cxhaustion-nde.d.
got more OF story than he had bareained for for the
Nd ,ucnf fxciot
ter after his own blunt terse. boyish fashion
The Bishop had plenty OF time 10 reflect upon that
scathne judgment OF himself as he watched the bor
partake wcldshk OF the dinucr which he had served
together with the Bishop James, entering unassres
iFansiiNed with horror upon seeirg ,hc bow and
the prr'y The latter tapping rich cream iron
Iimage saucer The Bishop with flick Of the
finger sent Tie man from the room before the boy had
had chance to look up from his plate and recognize
him
Ailcr dinner an enormous quietus settled uDoo th.
hoy Weary and exhausted he undoubtedly still WA,
la ts werness hat exhaustion. seemed trans.
Huled MO grateful languor delicious inertia And
10 NC taken by snmner-N isaged servant lnto lsrse
stafey room, curtnned and suffered and 10 i. IN
afessrd by 'nl and tucked into a spacious majestic
%a @',n tNe puppy lsIde him was but part OF the
lalryale inlo which his adventure had changed
ne aNoke toward evening 10 the closing cfapter nj
tat ialry-tae. for beside him sat his mother--hi.
own genfle mother who. now that She was herself
again, was to him the most beautiful woman OF N.
nofld ~ 'nite ot the i-iting mean cane in which
she pat wrapped IN spite OF her. gray stresky hair
winch above The temples barrel, veiled The ,calu
ne relnqulshed hmsef usurousN TO her embrac.
y was mpeh 100 qrow'y to msryel how she had come
mere 50 quickly, one thought on, penetrated ms
siupor, ms lonor Mother may keep the MUMMY !"
ana he hneN Ny The tears in which the answer was
smothrled mat she had not refused his request ~.