The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-01-31
UP A TREE
ay JACK lAwroN

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for exactly three years nll, had
loved Roberta fion aiar Ana aiming (.
his asSeclales nlns MS known either
ms a teshfui or different south hut /
v WAtu gln wears upou hnt nnrrr a
rlng that cost more than years sal
ury 90 buy. aud when grl ~ sur
rounded ht 0ll,eg admifsrs who might I
~ on purchasing fol her iusi arh
isNuis Neii lfllles demtauuf unAsr (
The circumstances Nua hecmnlns and (
sensible Net ~ loved hsr. There
wns ih. ftnuhie
Ana Hobby" ihe Fay. The popular.
seemed not nvefse 10 roor hNles
hogpage even white SHE Haunted a. /
reslly after sume favor ~ cumpanlun I
ship anoiher fortunate attendant |
30 hillies fHrc is~~ ami less. Az time |
Went on, was hllly able % understand |
himself or his own behavior For ~ /
sure ~ he started out delsrnlueals |
'o give the pretty isuhhs hlnt nt
least of his feelings. lhut he might |
judge thereby the possibility ~ tnn
tiur'ng further devotion. Is certain
was hilly tu Return home despondrni
81. ln lbe realization that sle wards
Lad been switeheds So ta peHk from
las very lllss Iolhs had au Innocent
WY of turning conversation ublch
sefecd on lhv sclluns ibfo tghlne4s
aud laughter which ihc tuyelarn man
construed hls diseouraNem.nt And
'hcu nlil, WIS allowed so lliie ~
Hobbies undivided eHmpanpshlp a
third PARTY srcmea alNnAs Nadseftenf
~ er ruuWsolY present II was when
tue StrulbeFs invited Roberta Tor
week 20 ihsir farm. that llly eun
ceiyel tho blta Nf plealIug fof an ia,
vifalion io spend saturday n that
snane dellKhffu spot The invitation
wns easily Obtained through VIII
Strliliers. hla friend. and Rohcfta's
Eolheriulau Ia ibis pleasant pfoS
iniify Hills hoped 10 end and take his
chance lie hud faneled i new soft.
hess or shynoeh toward himself late.
~, IN the GIRLS usually frank aud
friendly manner Could II be-, he asked
himself palpliauneis ibat his silent al.
leginuco WAS at last 20 he rewardedf
Hut when. upon reaching the Sirnlh
crs farm the following saturday. nil-
" found assembled there = Jolly week
end party. hls hopeful SPIRITS sank.
Here agalu Wus 10 be- the usuai Ilo.
herta admlrlng, usurplng ttrong With
ns good grace a. possible. he entered
into the various out-of. door gunrs,
with Bobby always Just beyond hls
reach. When be retired az last for.
l0rnly 10 rest bis broad shoulders
against hay mound. Roberta regard.
td him pensiyeiy. out ~ the corner
~ his gloomy eyes Iilly saw her.
Then. with a thrown back inviting
smile the girl ran straight through the
orchard. Billy waited until her pink
freck had disappeared before he alert.
ly but stealthliy followed No one
must forestall him here. But nfly
had reached the end Of the orchard
before he found her. ard then Il was
The threatening sound of a buli dogs
growl which showed him Robertax
plight The dog. an ugly beast. stood
snarilng aud showing his fangs. be-.
meath spreading apple tree, while
perched precarlously on high limb
eat. or rather clung the gid.
20. Biilyl" she cried. and even In
his moment of terror he wns aware
OF The sweetness OF the sound of hls
name upon her lIps II wax the FIRST
time that the fair Roberta had called
him Billy
''What shall We dor she questioned
trembllngy. /
With dying leap that did credit 10
his athletic college days. Billy caught
the tree limb over the astouished
bruie's head. aud az he crvfit cuutious-
~ on to Roberta's side. Billy drew
sigh Of relief aud pride. In the glow
Of that pride bis arm with new assnr- /
nnce aud strength cIasped the glrl's
waist.
There" said Billy IublIantly. "Now.
y0u are safe. when I'm stendIed
Jiitle I'll frighten the beast away.
Poor little girl. how did you ever man.
age 70 climb the tree when he chased
your /.
Bobble glanced down NJ the dog who
settled back on the ground az though
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