The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-22

the frivolous girl wnkeninr. as II did.
a vague. informed dissatisfaction with .
her own shallow and selfish nature ANA
vet llctty fc'' that ninah was one 10
whom u human being IN a'fliction could
cling FOR comfort But Dinnh Was far
away Arthur had cnst her of and |
llctty's ruddcrlcss little bark went on .
drifting with tho tides
one SUNDAY afternoon I'm November /
Adam walked home with Hrtty The ,
| calm patience with which ne had once
waited for IIctiy.S love content only with
her presence and the thought of the
future. had iorsakcn him since that ter
rihle shock thrc" months ago. The agi-
tntiou NJ jealousy had given a new rest
lcssness 10 hts passlou-Hnd had made
fear of uncertainty too hard TO bear
I'm going to tell your uncle somS
thing. HcttN J think he'll he pleased 10
hear snid Adam.
What's that
why, MI Burge has offered me
share IN h's business. and I'm goins TO
/ take II t'
There was chang" In Hettys face,
certainly NOT produced hy any agreeable
| impression rom this news In fact, sho
| trlt m0mou'ntN announce nn1 alarm
| for she had often heard her uncle hint
| that Adam mlght have n share In Durgcs
/ business II hc would marry Mary hurg".
! She associated the two objects now. ana
| tho Thought occurred to her that, per.
| haps. Adam had given her up because ~
what had happened lntcly and had de-
| cldcl To marry his employer daughter.
! She looked down and there were tears
/ In her eyes lIctty llctty what are
| YOU uring for exclaimed Adam. and
! then hrudiug over he said gently, 'iet-
! Is I could afford 90 b" married nov
! could MAX" a wife comfortable. but !
she'll newer want to be- married II yo1
! won't lave me Hrtiy looked ny at
] t.I fhF4uuh
The red u,nt " the fire nj the Hall
/ farm Ahuno on joyful faces that evening
| when llcttN had gone upstairs and Adam
| took the opportunity to tell the PoNsors
/ that he saw his way IN maintaining n
| wife now and that IIcrty had consented
~ have him Come and kiss me-
N'nch,' ,rloi royHcr when lictty came
, downstairs again Come and kiss us
nl and let ms wish thee good luck II
/ wns a PRETTY scene that the rcd ntelishl
reflected from the pewter aud tho pol
! ishcl oak No one wanted 10 work on
sunday evening Even lIettv felt some.
| thing ike content IN the midst of all this
! love Adams attachment Tn her, Adams
| cUtrss's, stirred no passion In her, we're
| uu iuugrf enough to satisfy hcr vanity
. llui they were tNo hcs, her life afforded
nov. they promised her some change.
q WAS u busy time for Adam IN" time
between the beginning NJ November and
. th, hpriruing NJ February and he could
/ see little ot nctty except on sundays
liut ~ was happy tmc, nevertheless
| Two new rooms had been run w. 10
the old house. toi his mother and Sciu
| were ip live with them after all lishcth
had cried 40 plteousN NJ the thought ot
! being separated from Adam that he had
gone Co lictty and asked her ". tor love
ut him. she could put up with MS moth
rr.a Npys 20 his great delight NettN
had replied Yes ID as soon live with
her as not" llettys mind was oppressed
~ that moment with a worse difficulty
iHpu poor tishcths ways, she could not
.HTr about them
ono dag early IN 0ruaty. when some
mild weather thawCd the last patch NJ
SNOW ON the ntnton hills hctty went tn
lf'id'cstnn ~ huv some ot the Nrddlng
things witch were wanting Hnd which
Nts puyscr had scoldei her for neglect.
ms saving that she supposed tina, was
, because thyN wptr not TOT the outside
nr she would have bought them fast
enough " It was about y In the forenoon
when uc,ty sc, out. ann the sigh, ot tho
hutr frost that had vhitened the hedges
Iu mo early morning had disappeared as
the sun mounted the ulouiless SKY
Tho hnTht February days have y
stronger charm " hope IN them than any
uihrt lays IN the Ntsr Vet hctty, as
she walks nlDug scarcely knows that tho
suu is shining Fuf weeks now, when she
has hurrd NJ an. " has been Tor some.
tHnr ~ witch she herself trsp,hles aud
ahuldpfs She only wants ~ bc out ~
iNv highway, that she may wslk slowly
sud not care how her face looks Her
great dark eyss wander hlsnkh over the
fields line the eyes ~ one who IL desc
late and unuyed not llke those of the
promised bride ~ y brave. tender man.
sho leaves the highway and turns of
into p uath that leads ACROSS the fields
. tu e nufIands She comes 60 darn.
sNf.ui,d pool l,ins In a low hidden pls .
tuI ao fiiled with the winter rains that
. ii. .nW bpnghs of the elder bushes lir
in the water She had thought of this
| tuul often IN the niEhts ~ the month
! iIsi hsN lust gone Nv AMI nov, n, length.
shg lad gume ~ zee H. she sits down