The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-01-26
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81 DOROTHY LAWRENCE.

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"Nersna mst ccn,e te hook at The
aouse rleasei lust 10 look At Il
nFrtf~
The arpeal. IA Terry Mllers eses
MAS SO riaiculousls pathetic ~ he
gaHel ~ arxiously ~ the glFl At
whose feet Ne waS sitting tha, she
couid nat resy hnp
/ "of course | shalt bur think
you've uaae the slllsest mistake ever
heard II. TERRY Imagine trying to
! fnrnl~h 4 house With
Newer nlud that now she Will
,lkc 81 She went BE- able 10 d. anl
glslas eisr lt~ iuss box of house
iheush - don't soa expect too mueh.
Whom shah Ne rnf
Norma Newton sighed then replied
Z can xo this afternoon AZ two II
You vista
"fine exclaimed Terry picking up
his cap - 50 ~Mell ~ GA the elsc.
fic And with this he passed down
tho drive cat ~ sight whlsuing
Norma smiled ruefnlly a. the recollec
tiun ~ fhe picture ~ Terry wlfe.to-
y, spfoAg hefsre her rye~. SIZE Was
pretfs glrl sers dl6efeus from Nor
gua Newton. and thar wns Why Norma
Newton ll6ed Aer She halted frum
Texas aud wealthy family How
she could ivr IA the surroundings
Terry suggested she cluldnt guess
Terry was very eaeer and talked
about the house all the While they
we're on fhe train.
"oh. The darling playhouse :" laugh
inglt expastulalpd Norma M they cnnv
ln sight ~ their destination after a
ionr walk from ihe siniien. and iike
two ,hlfren they broke lsto a run
and arrived ont ~ breath As they
sicpped into the house Nonna became
fascinated q once.
"llow many rooms. Terry Y" she nsk.
"a as ,he rem lnto the tiny living roem
"SlN three up three down"
n shall rat ms very heart and sonl
into furnishing this. Terry" Norma
said Soberlv as they cAme down the
stairs after surveying The upper aoor
"we must begin At once and have Il
ready for her"
The first part ~ tie following ~eee
was given up entirely 10 the cleaning
Of tho little house
HURRY. Terry we must gct This last
pair ~ curtains up TODAY We sim'
ply MUST" and 80 Terry hurried. and
she curtains were Mp when they ieft
for the city The next day they We're
70 come out 10 the house and take
one lost look ut u before closing 4
10 await its occupants arrival That
evening Terry called AZ the Newton
home Ne and Norma siroped ont on.
"a the lnwn to talk things ever
II hope YOU viii h. happy Terry"
Il know I'll be- With the knowledge
that my hs~t friend has helpod me pui
into 4 an could ever possibly wish
FOR. including her personality. shall
he very on. 80 very happy, little part
ner." II was web that. for Terry's
peace ~ mlnd. Miss Helen pncking
ham from Texas copla not soc the way
IN which Terry looked down upou Miss
Norma Newton Of Massachusetts NJ
that moment
The following day the little house
received an airing along toward six
o'clock. Terry and Norma not having
gone out until that time When Terry
.,..rt a. a.. ...ai..~t fa~ a.t... frt,tt ia
left Norma on the porch watching the
sunset: bu, when he CAME back. he
heard swift naiter Of feet overhead.
and then silence He waited. and Jen
called.
"Just a minute" came voice from
above.
Terry seated himself in n chair NV
the window. and nxed the pillows in
the windowseat for Normas comfort
He looked up quickly. as she came
into The room. bot IN The gathering
dush. he could discern nothing out ~
the ordinary
''Take q scat over here. pal" he said
rs she moved toward the msntlepiece
Pnf Norma found aomething on the
mantle 70 adius, before going 70 him. I
FL have headache she fnl-
tered. sim remaining by the fireplace
Poor. poor Norma. Come here and
slf among the pillows She could not i
resist H. SO she crossed the room and
seated herself Il never knew Norma
Newton 70 have headache before
Poor little girl" he went on softly. is
II 50 badf Not possibly heartache P
'You silly boy or course not"
But nevertheless. he went on. sweep
Ing every barrier she had down. and
finally she WAS forced 10 bury her
face In the pillows and give vent 70
her feelings. Terry regarded her. Z
'T'hen IL IS a heartache.' he said
gently. Listen. dear. sit up. want
10 toll you something
obcdien,iy. she sat up and wiped
her eyes.
"Yes. 10 on
Il want you to marry me tomor-
row"
Norma gasped.
Tomorrow Terry. why--what
about Miss Buckingham How Inn
possible. Terry"
Not so impossible. when you con- I