The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-09-02

Tie loved The o0t.ofdoors With love
which could not explain Itself nut he
nov lost = dennlie climax uhen his
wife's comment was heard 70 BE-
~Monona Now IT'S an over both
rufiies And mamma does Try -
hard.
After supper some boys arrived With
boat which they beachef. and
Dwight, with enthusiasm. gave the
boys ten cents for half hours use ~
That boat and invited % the waters hls
wife, hls brother and his younger
daughter Ina was timld not be-
cause she was afraid but because she
wos congenltally tlmid--wllh hsr th.s
was not belief or an emotion. Il was
a disease.
-nwishi darling. are ycu sure
there's 30 dangerT"
"why. none None IL The world
Whoever heard n druwnlng 10 a
rixtrf"
Rat you're not 10 very used i.
on. Wasn't hef who was Il that
had lived In a boat throughout youth
N not hel
Ninlan refused out.ofhand. lighted
a cigar. aud sat On d log ln nerma.
nent fnshior lna's plump figure vas
fiied IN the stern, the child Monona
affixed, and ule boat put on bow weil
out ~ water On this pleasure ride
the face ~ the wife WAS a. the face
of the damned " was true thar she
revered her husbands opinions above
those ~ an other men. Ia politics.
In science m religion Ia dentistry. she
looked up 70 hls dlcia as % revelation
And Was he not a narlsiratcf But let
him take oars IN hand. or shake lines
or whip above the back 81 any horse.
aud this woman would trust any other
woman's husband by preferences IL
was phenomenon.
Lulu was making the work last. -
that she should be out Of eyer,hody's
way When The boat put on without
Nlnlan. she felt kind n terror ana
Wished that be had gone lie bad
sat DOWN near her. and she pretended
not 20 see. AT hast Lulu understood
that Nlnlan was deliberately choosing
20 remain With her. The languor ~
his bulk after the evening meal made
10 explanation FOR Lulu. She asked
Tor no explanation lie had stayed.
And they were alone For Dl. on
preiext o. examining the nccks and
herds, was leading Bobby away 10 the
pastures q little AZ q time.
The sun. now fallen. had left an
even. waxen sky. Leaves and ferns
appeared drenched with the llght Just
Withdrawn. The hush. the warmth.
the color. were charged With some IN.
nuence. The air Of the time communl.
Gated itself 20 Lulu ne intense ana
qulet happiness She had not yet feit
quiei with Ninlan For the first ume
her blind excitement In his presence
ceased. and she felt euriously accus.
toned 70 him To him the air of the
time impaired Itself In a deepening of
his facile sympathy.
'Do you know something he he
gan. = think you have II pretty hard
around here"
"lr Lulu was genulaeiy aston.
lshed
"Nes. sir. 10 you have 10 work
Ike this all the iimei guess you
won't mind my asking"
"Neil. I ought 70 work I have
home with them. Mother. ton"
"Nes. but glory You ought 70 have
some kind Of life Of your own. You
want Il, too You told me you did
that first day"
She was silent Again he Vas In.
vestlng her with a longing which she
had never really had. uniil he had
planted that longing She had wanted
she knew not what. Now she accept |
ed the dim. the romantic interest %
this role.
4 guess you don't see how n
seems" he said, "to me. coming along
IA stranger 80. I don't like a."
lie frowned regarded The river.
ficked away ashes. his diamond obedl
emily shining Iulu's look. her head
dropping. had TIE liquid air of the
look of young giri. For the FIRST
time IN her life she was feeling her
helplessness II intoxicated her.
They're very good 20 me-" she said |
lie turned "Do you know why yon
think thatf Because you've never had 4
anybody really good 70 you. That's
why
but they treat me good
They make a slave u you Regu.
lar slave" lie pulled frovulnx
Did shame ] call IL BE- said.
Her loyalty stirred Lulu. "we have
our whole living"
And you cam r. ] ben waichinsl