The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-22

~ haNA. Nut tNFN EoiH carry canes
and eesr tall slls hats. aud part ghelr
hAir Ia the uid,lie. and lopk 81 yen
ftronxt ~ Kind ~ tlg round efe-
glasses With slafk rins that neald
make fen iook aWfuils homely n they
aidnt mase sea hook 80 stslish. Hat
F ] dnnt ihlnk Neihsr eares srr, much
f'sf eilher ths lawyer ~ the bank nsan
and lm glad wanldnt IKE 10 ne
With ieesc glasses every day. even n
they are stylish. IA much rather have
faihers Kind
Then ihefr's tile man that paints
Pictures. iie's tall and slim. and wears
queer Ties and leag hair Hes alwsys
sisHd.aT hack and ieoklus a. things
vita hiS head on one slae snd eK.
claiming "oh and "Ah e. With = long
hneaih tie sass Moihers eclnrlug :
wundeFfui I Heard hlnl And / d.dnf
llke lf very well either whs. IL
sounded a. II She pat Il "a herself out
= box ea her bureau same a. some
usher ladies % Sfni he's not 81 bad
maybe though Ina not sure hug What
his paints and pictures would o. INST
a. ilresome O. live With as Fathers
stars when Il came right down 70
wanting husband o. live with ,oa
and talk 10 yea every day ia the year
Aou know sou have a. think ~ such
things when u comes 20 choosing
new iaiheF mean new husband
q keep forgetting that us Mother and
net me hats doing the shoosinsl
We'll, 20 resume aud r. on There's
thu slolln.st mustn't iorrul him
hnt. thea nobody eeuld forget him
Hes lovely 80 handsome and dlstin.
gelshedlouklns with his perfectly
beautiful DARK eyes and white teeth.
AMI he piass r,il Tn simply crazy
over his playing oaly Wish Carrie
Iie,nood could hear him She thinks
her brother eau pla, Hes travelling
siollnisg With show and De came
home oute ln Andersouville Aud /
heard hlin. Bot he's not the ruai thing
n an Noi 4 blt Why. hs might he
anybody, our grsecr. or The butcher
up there playing that violin IT'S eyes
are little and blue. and hls hair Is
red aud ves short. ~lsh she eouid
hear oar ,lellnlsi playl
And there's another man that comes
10 the parties aud tens Oh. N course
there are others. lots n them mufned
men With wives and unmarried men
with and without sisters nnt / maan
another man specially IIls name Il
Harlow He's q little nan with q
brown pointed beard and blg sofi
brown eses Hes really awuliy good
looking. fon don't bnow What lie
dees do; hgt he's married. know
that lte never brings his Wlie though
bat Mothers always asking fut her
clear and distinct, and she nivays
smiles. and her voice Kind Of nUAles
like little silver bells nut last the
same he never brings her
lie never takes her anywhere. |
heard Aunt Hattie tell Mother So At
the ycry FIRST when he cnmc She
said they weren't blt happy together
ami that ihered probably be- divorce
hofure Ions nut Mother asked f0r
her Just the same the very next time.
And shes done IL ever since
think know now why she does
found Out, aud | was simply thrilled.
Il was so exciting You see. they
were lovers once themselves Mother
and this MIR Harlow Then something
happened and they Quarrcled That
WAS just before Father came
or course Mother didn't tell ne this.
nor Aunt Hattie II was tive ladies
/ heard them talking az tea one day
I WAS right behind them. and couldn't
get away So Just couldn't hcip hear
ing what they said
They were looking across the rDum
at Mother Mr Harlow was talking
to her. lie was leaning forward IA
his chair aud talking 50 earnestly a.
Mother. and he looked just rs n be
thought there wasn't another soul ln
the room hut just they two Bur
Mother Mother was Just listening 70
w AfNNNAt W 'HNNliHHA NAtf NWNt NWNAA ~
that And the very first chance she
eui She turned aud began to talk 10 %
lads who was standing near Ana she
never 80 much as looked toward Alr
Harlow again
The ls"r .n Front ~ me laughed
then. aud oue Of them said. with W
tie nod of her head. Il guess Madre
Desmond Anderson can look out Tor
herself all right"
Then they got NJ aud went away
without seeing me And ali OF a sud
den felt alpost sorry, for ! wanted
them 10 see me ! wanted them 20 see
that ] knew my mother could take care
~ herself. too. and that ! was proud
of ii. n they had turned IA have said
50 nut they didn't turn
ITO be continuod)
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