The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
Strickland Gillian Traces
,ShOW Scenes OfMdny Years

broutham ho was showing than he
did ~ his right eye, not a bit. I've
had lowered in It's vicinity over since
n h6l left tho factory had superin-
tended lts installation In the best
spu'e he could secure for II at the
EhoJ ana had not been ont Of Nlght
uf ~ shiny and silk .swathcd splen-
don tin,c ~ had been placed. 30
whca the FIRST night Of tho show
cam5 and the thousands Of gaily
,ndA silk hated. lalcummcd ana
pcrfum,d observers had passed II
and admired. ard the time for clos
inu NrrN on. hc could hardly bear
tu lhtu g. Bui he must ict he
WIS fan very very tired, ana the
mNutiuus interior Of that princcly
creation was tremendously inviting.
Ilp Would rest only a few minutes.
hcnlhurrv 10 his hotel. So Whoozis
ciaVl.d into that splcndifcrOuH In
nor phriuo amid the cut-glass and
the atuy suf'ucss and settled down
for uiusr precious fow moments Of
urcdrd rest
NIuolis would not bat an eye Ito
kucS it But sweet lnnguor seized
hms That car was positively hyp-
nuut iIo had great visions Of sell
ing tom In thousands this year. OF
breaking all factory records for
highs,lnHs vehicles. This sample,
vhob construction and finishing hc
had personally supervised under the
ovuA'a carte blanche, was at least
5ht Improvement upon porfcc-
f uuufas The bchoidora shonld zee II
d1r tu'r day at the show M hc
vuu6l not bat an eye. N" would
+ stay savako every blessed moment
hr Vps there, then hurry to his hotel
. bed
. Inp whooNs. besides being insane
fur d. time being over this bcauti-
( ful f,r that had obsesscd him. was
I humbn. Ilc had been ON terrific
Rtrdit ny the Flpot factory for
! wcolt, aud had been In "A perfect
pnrutysm uf excitement over the
dcllcttc shipment and rcvcrcnt In n.
stallition of his lovely darling, and
had fjust had u particularly long
. hardl day uf II. Ills mind was one
hig blooming. huLZlng confusion of
: shln3 surfaces. metallic mechanism
hingk upholstery. palms. costumes
faces faces, faces forms moving
VutcS chatting feet thuddinE. scents
and Sounds ana sights were all com
miupAcd I'm his mind TIL he didn't
kuoV scent from sound or sight.
But hhC center and nucleus Of all
his Tpcntal operations was the Bloof
hrOut tham. So he settled down, with
an NSNoluntary sigh of relief of his
own EChing head and muscles and
bunct, into the deep cushions OF his
matVhlcss turnout | have said he
was human. and have told you Of
the Grain hc was under. SO | need
not Oil you that before many min
utos. despite the good resolution to
stay kwake aud go In moment, a
j IA ~
loudt aE tho sound OF the Floof
4 mot1 which was by no means oh
atrcIhrous --- was audible from the
depths OF the magnificent interior.
rnrc came to the olfactoiy organ
of Whoozis "a strange smell that grad
uallN became familiar II was tho
e sccnR-ihe somehow knew--of crush
X ed. bsh bracken, comminglod with
tho suuully distinct aroma Of boggy
ground. Along with those two other
4 scen4 came EickiEh sweet odor---
whau wns II? All somehow again
hc l5lew: II was the breath and
hudyA smell NJ no taud strcnu-
ouslN lhbnring oXon. Whookis looked
down with a start, at his raimcnt II
consisted OF blue denim overalls and
fad Il "wammus" Of the same ma
toriaL below which outfit was IA pair
Of rDud -bcsmcared hip boots. lie
carried In his solled hands large,
long Shongod whip that hc welded
with hucanny skill over tho backs OF
thusg writhing ana powerful steers.
\ log chain. almost hidden with
= Cakcd mud and fcstoons or bruised
and .bcdragglcd weeds, lay beside
him. lie pickcd up the chain,
Nelloa at the steers. took n roll
ing hitch ON a huge muddy oakcn
log. Ncllcd again. and the animals
straishtcned out to pull, Quickly
and ncntly tho log rolled to the top
of an already high -hcnpcd load on
the low wheeled Vehicle. lie de
taChed the log chain, ge-hawcd the
oNCni TO the tongue of the wagon,
put che end OF the tongue through
the yoke ring, doomed hla load
carefully. fastened the boom pole
with "a rope down to the rear axle
and yelled his slow hut resistlcSt
team. out OF the bog into the un.
even highway. Along this ho wns
CrcalSing triumphautiy when thor,
Cam0 to his ears NoiCc--Nas II
procecdins from beneath tho bows
of tlto oNcnt
we are the precursors OF tn,
resting in few generations ago
with such a team as We, along sucl
rutted roads as this, your anCcs
tors Were reasonably well satisfied
to loComote They thought they
were going somewhere. They
The scene shifted quickly.
buc-hodicd wagon with IA boot
to it's bed came numbering down
stony road. making more nois'
than boiler factory with "A rusl
order As "A particularly steer
place was reached, the brake wa
clappcd on suddenly and a shrici
like that of ficnd from hell aros'
TITO shiny steel tire was slippinl
team leaned back in the brccchinl
TIN traces were swinging and jing
ling and the collars We're up nca
their ars. Whilo the nockyokc wa
away In front of their noses.
Their sh@l and flinging hoot
struck fire from the flinty stone
ou the cheated seathoard sawed a
their mouths and leaned back u
auglc of 45 degrees to keep tn,
lines taut In the wagon twhlcl
was utterly innocent Of springs
sat mother and grandmother II
split bottom chairs, while "A hos
uf children of an ages sat on stray
which ullcd the woGon bed, Al
grandmother showed a few facia
-yWptoms of anxiety over the tasl
..T a.tfpE tIttr fbnir LEGS undC