The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-15

IN her eyes She listened. &EAnulAl
notionless. untii the whir of the eiec
fric bell stirred her into life
Hurrieily she crossed the room q
her mirror. ard patted with shasiai
fingers the already smooth waves o
her pale yellow hair. From the iscs
at her throat she tore fhe blue bow
hastily. substituting pink one-onll
20 replace il almost at once with tbs
blue. Her gown at hack and waist
ard sleeves she touched tentatively
with her still shaking fingers; wher
risinly nothing else eould be done Il
make perfection Es0re perfect. shs
turned and waited. her expectant eyes
on TIE closed dour leading from he's
chamber 10 the hall.
Two. three. i've minutes passed
The subduef confusion of an entrance
anc the sound Of voices had fsoated
up from the hall below. but all was
silent now. Three more minutes Kate
Denny waited Surprise. doubt. and q
frightened questioning came In turn
tc her eyes: then resolution as she
ssfeiy crossed the room and opened
the door.
A Tight laugh foated up the stair
way. and a deeper note answered
The girl drew hack. half CLOSING the
door.
Then II was true. He had come.
and she had not been summoned to 20
down Edith was there. however,
thai light laugh had been hers :
So II IVES 10 be the old story over
again. II Edith wanted II, she must
have Il, whether IL we're q Jam tart
or the exclusive attention Of an eve
ming caller.
Always II had been Ike that: and
always she. Kate. had taken the sub
ordinate place. together with the
smaller tart.
Resclutely Kate Denny opened the
door wider and took cne step Fnto the
hall
Wen. why not. That was John
Kennison down there Tie had come
TO see her.
lrresoiutely the girl ssfII stood de-
batting the matter. when the tw2ng ot
a violin string came from the room
below and seemed TO end aEE heSsta-
ttOn With swift steps and heightened
color. Kate Denny trfpped down the
stairs and entered tsae brightly lighted
iiying-roon John Keanis0n rose AZ
once. an airnosi b0xisA eagerneSs in
his glance. Edith Denny turned
slowly Her eyes carried q barely
Terceptible annoyance.
On. here's Kate she said. You're
Just In time. Kate. TO turn the mussc-
John kennisoa played first violin To
. large city orchestra He stood now
close TO the piano. his Instrument In
his hand. and bis eyes longIngry fixed
on Kate Denny.
Its concerto. | was going To try
II a biz" he began eagerly You
know. bronght the piano score last
week. You said yon'd--''
~Yes, it's right here. Mr. Kennfson.-
Interrupted Edith. brightly. -And
wed love to play II with you. Come.
Kate
For one brief instars Kate aIrncst
rebelled- John KennEson had asked
her TO practice that score. and she
had practieed IL for hours at time
until II was al her fnxer tips; yet she
was expected 10 srand patiently by
and turn the leaves FOR Efith
''But. Edith" hesttatesa Kate. ~dcn't
-cu think II would he better X T.
Nonsense. OF course you can turn
the music, Kate laughed her sister.
airily. Don't be so tInidl Come
It was not snccess playing Of
that concerto. From start to finish il
was an agitated scramble on the part
Of each player to and and keep step
with the other. At the conclusi0n
Edith laughed Historically, Kate bit
her HIPS in open confusion, and John
kennison reached for his handkerchief
70 wipe the perspiration from his face.
A moment later Edith suggested
thar they try popular love song to
which she knew the accompaniment \
and with fevvent Yes, do. IL vou
please" the man raised his violin to |
position.
For half an hour then Kate sat In |
4 corner and iistened TO ragtime. and
70 the brilliant sallIes Of her sister
Edith. who was entertaining John Ken
niscn- x little later. cake was brought
ncake that Edith said she had
made; and at the words Kate thought
of the kitchen that morning with
Edith. dainty in a fresh frock. stand |
Ing al the shelf. stirring gsngerly at
not one ingredient OF which
had been put IN without minute in
structions from the elder sister.
After the cake had been eaten and
July praised. there was more music.
then John Kennison rose to 90 home !
He said good-by. and looked at Kate
oyingiy: but before she could answer.
Edith fnterposed merry question /
ind It was Edith who went with him
% the door. and who asked him to-
.ome asain.
IN her own room that night Kate
Denny rcnfrontei the thing squarely. |
Behind set teeth she said:
4 will NOT sive up John Kennison |
Edish shall not have him-to play with
ind toss aside! Nor
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