The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-09-14

1kut notheris Luip erssd -rou
didnt srcn lsii ~ sflef he'd sosie-
a fargos a. Nrs negt said "nna.
inE Nlnlan's letter and ALL" She
talked q Nlnians letter.
n vas hrirht and alert and ara =
hesA AID erect bsfore Lulu's sonness
and laxness
= donr know What youF maihcr1l
sayr said hnln -and I dont know
What reopen yhlnk
~fheY wonK think Bal,hy ana are
tiFed q each ether. anyway SAID nj.
and lcft the room
nroagh the das Lula tried % thlnk
shat she mnss a. About ~ shs uas
anaious and fslt without power she
thought ~ the indignation - Dwight
and Ina that ~ had M heeu more
scfupulouzly gaarded she Thought a
pis rrl.sh felly. her irritating lusle
psndenee-"an there. Lula thaueil.
Just the other day I vas teachlng
her % sew" Her mind dueli. ioo 90
hwght's furious anger al ihe ofsnlng
q Nlnlan's ietfer nuf whea al lhls
had spent itself phat aas she herself
70 do' she must leave his house BE-
fore he or.icred her 70 % ~. when
she told him that she had eunndcd In
Cornish, as tell she must -isng What
was she to dof The bakery cake
making ~ould not give her roof
stepping about the kitchen IN her
blue cogiun gown. her hair tight and
nat as seemed pnopcr When one was
not dressed she thought about these
things And n was strange Lulu borc
90 physical appearance q one IN dis.
tres or any anxiety Her head was
erect, her movements were strong and
swift. her eyes were interested she
vas no dropping Lulu with dragging
step. She was more intent. xhe vns
somehow more operative than sAe had
ever been
Mrs. llelt was working cnntcuicily
beside her. and now and then hum.
ming an air u that music of the nlglt
before. The sun surged through The
kitchen door and east window. ~.
turned oriole swung and iiuted on the
elm above the gable Wagons c'ai.
tered By over the raftllng wooden
block pavement
"Alnt d nice VIM nobody homef'
Mr.. Beti remarked At intervals. like
the burden u eomlc song
Flush. mother" Lulu said. troubled.
her ethical rcfnements conflicting With
her hnne-ly.
"Speak the truth and shame the
DEVIL Mrs. Bctt contended.
When dinner was ready az noon. III
did not appear A little earlier Lulu
had heard her moving about her room.
and She served her la expectation that
she would join them.
"Dl must be having Tie 'tuntrim'
thls time. she thought. and for time
said nothing But al length she did
say why doesn't III eomei ia bet.
ter put her plate m the oven."
Rising te do 20. she was arrested
by her motheg. Mrs Deii was eating
a baked potato. holding her fork close
% ne tines. aud presenting q profile
o. passionate absorption.
"Why. III went or" she said.
"Wcnt on J"
-Down the walk. Down the side.
walk"
. -she must have gone 70 Jennys"
said Lulu. Il wish she wouldn't do
that without wiling NE"
Monana laughed ont and shook her
straight hair. -Shen catch iff" she
cried In sisteriy enjoyment
II was when Lulu had come back
from the kitchen and was seated ct the
table that Mrs Bett observed:
Il didn't think fnled want her 70
take Der nice nsw satchsL"
Her ssichelr
"Yex inle wouldn't take II north
herself. but ID had a."
Mother sald Lulu. when nj |
went nway just nov. was she carrying
q satchelr
Didn't I just tell your Mrs Beu
demanded. asgievsd- I said I didn't
think inie--
-sio,htr. Witch way cid she gof-
sioaaa pointed with her spoon. !
~slie wni that way she said Il
seen her
Lulu looked at the clock For No
mona had poihftd toward the railway
sfafion The twelve thirty train.
which every Que took % the city for
shopplng. would be iasi about leay-
ing.
"NonoDa. said Lalu "don'i yo1 20
out Of the yard While I'm gone. Moth /
er. yon keep her"
Luln run from the house and ~ the
street she was tn her biur cotton
dress. her Old shoes. she. vas haiie.s
and wi,hout money. when she vas
suii fvo or farce blocks from ~ sta
ton. she heard the tuelee.thlriy
-pniling out
She ran badly. her ankles IN their
iow. loose shoes continually turning.
her arms he'd taut AZ her sides 80
she cane down the platform. and 70
the ticket vindow. The contained
ticket man. woufed 70 lost trains and
perturbed faces. yet actually ceased
cOunfing when he saw her.
.-Lenny. DID II Deacon take that