The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-03-17
CHAPTER a.

and didn't you say when yol and be
vas girls together there wzs1T q live
lier two sisters New, cl6ng Yen. De-
Der
In Q respectable ~ay. yes. B1
there wasn't the ol.y-lnoughrd. bald
headed divorced man alive. sifh iiul.
rsr eyes and ugly lips. who could hss,
tsok NE OF your mana oai sufo-rd
ing before or after dark-~
-Awf~
Yes. 'zw'i You keep running
around with the kind of men that Cont
look Ell a slrl unless she's served up
with rum-Ssuce and see where Il lands
spu. Jus; keep running n yon want
10. but my money don't bus you ne
red ribbons 10 help 10 drive you 10 the
devil r. =
The way you keep fnsslng at me.
when don't even 60 70 dances ike the
other girls. sometimes Jusi wish
Twas dead. It's the limit Even Mar
NeiIzer gimme the laugh today
You'd never hear ne say watch the
clock II you keep company with bcy
Ike Me- Melrzer- A straight. clean hoy
with honest Intentions BY . glrl look.
ID night out Of his face You let n
boy llke Max Melfzer begin 10 keep
steady with yon and see what say.
You ccn'g see no yellow sfress In his
face: he's as white as the goods he
sells
Il know. ] knoE. You think now
berause hes going 10 be made buyer
for the white goods in September hes
the whole show. Gee Nowadays that
amt so mnchy much fer fellow to
b<.~
No think thar the lsnd Of fellows
that fresh. Mamie Grant gets yeu A..
anhinfed win are muchy mnfh. I'm
strong for The Old rat-eyed Sports lake
Jtrrys steck. fhaf aln'f cot q hon.s.
ihonghr IN his head. | BET he gives you
The creeps, too, only you're ihe Kind Of
rin. God help .yon, that's "a crazy
fof luxury you could forget the devil
had horns II he hid EN- under a auto
mobile cap
saw aIn I aiat seen nothing but
siaving and erndgins and ylnching al
my life. while other girls are sirutiing
The Avenue 10 their fnrs and sleeping
mornings as long Is they want under
eider-down quilts Sure. when man
Ike Jerry Beck comes along with
czrriare-check Instead II subway
ticket l can fkaw up 70 him like
~zir1eice. snd slnt ASHAMED q q.
uelfher.7
Miss Norte withdrew her arm
sharply and plunged ahead. her lips
WY and on Tie verge of trembling.
when I girl gels twenty. like you.
il Amt none OF my putin no more
only l hope TO God your mother up
there IS witness thar Il ever q woman ,
slass'd 10 keep girl straight and done |
her duty by Der II was me That man
Amt got n0 good Intentions by
~oh. Amt you-ain't you a mean
thinking thing. amt your What kind |
q a girl do you think I any II he
didn't have The right intentions by me
da You think"
oh. guess he'll marry yon IL he
can't get you ne other aay A d.
sorced old guy Ike him. with a couple |
" kids and his mean little eyes knows
he's got To pay up Il be wants a soung |
girl like you on, I-Ouch-ch-oh- - |
Dee Dee. take my arm. That Was
s'ssy an ash-can you bumped infn. Co.
on. take nv arm. Dee Dee Rere we
are home Lemne lead you upstairs
They turned in and up and through |
q foggy length Of long hallway. At
the last and third landing an empty |
coai-scutfie stood Just outside a door
as Il nosing for entrance
Watch our. Dee Dee. the scuftie
Ienme GO In first Gee. It's cold in
doors and warm out. amt iis Wait /,
tisl light up. There
-Lenne alone. l can see
fou. with your feet on your library
fender. stupened with oontenI1Dent and
your soles fcorching. your heart Is not
black: Il IL only far How can Il know
the lean formAliv q the furnished |
rcsmf Chanberm&ldx know II when |
they knock thrice and only tie faint
and nauseous fumes cf escaping gas
answer them through the plugged key
hole Coroners know II.
Sadie Barnet and Edith worfe knew
Il. too. and put cut q hand here and
there to aIisy IL A comforting spread
n gay cAintx covered the sag In their
white iron bed: . Photograph or two
stuck upright between the dresser mir
ror and It's frame. and lacked fun fare
against the wall vas japanese fan.
autographed many times over with the
gay personnel of the Titanic stores an
1ual picnic
Mss worre dropped her dark cape
ron her shoulders. hung IL With her
aat % door peg and SAT heavily cn
ne edge Of the he'd IL
God, ny feet av I'D
--&oak en-
Mss Barnet peeled od her shirt
Eafst Her bosom strong and Azs - 4
'oyk rose white frum her cheaply
lainty under-bodice: at her Shoulder
he nesh began 70 deepen and her
rue we're round and fun Of curyes-
Here. Dee Dee. Tn 90 nervous
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