The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-28

of Esnce remaining ~ the ehif@ Mo
mona she wns srinning On ofie toe
with sene naecharalIsn Idea II max.
Ing the most u the present, ~ domi.
nHsed her ruf,sck her hiue hesc. her
hrnceAet. her ring.
'Nuh. and mamma she said. -the
sweetest party ana the dearest sup.
per and the darliAsesf decorations and
the surgecuse>s--"
rtsrammar. grammar. spoke Dwight
H~rhest near~A Iie WAS nes sure
what he meant. but the good fellew
fen some violence done somewhere or
other. "A
well" said ~ positively. "shey
were, Papa. src my favor"
She showed him euTav dove. and
he eiucked nj II.
Ina glanced at them fondly, her face
assuming its ioseIiest light. she was
often ridiculous, but always she was
the happy Wife and mother ana her
role reduced her inslsldual uhsufdiies
At least % us ewA
Ths donr 10 The bedroom now
opened and Mrs He'll appeared
L swcll. nosherl" cried lIefhert. the
'weIt cnrslng ake an arm The
mother" descending ilks a brisk slap
Hungry nowy~
Mrs neat was hungry now. she had
emerged intending io pass through .hv
room without speaking and Ilnsl feed
M the pantry. isy obscure progresses
her son .ln.law's tone lnhlhlird ulf this
Ma" she said ''rm not hungry
Now TINT she was thcre. she seemed
uncertain whnt Ia da. Sle iaokrd
from onc tn another a bit hnrsIrxsly
somehow iailed In her dignity She
brushed At her skirt. the veins u hrr
hong. wunklesi hands catching an To-
tenser blue from the dark cloth she
pu, her hair behind her ears
"we pui a pnfnto III The oven for
you.s said Inn. SHE had never iearnesi
quite how 10 treat these periodic re-
fnsnls of her mother 10 eat. bnt she
never had ceased TO rrsens them.
"No. thank ron" said Mrs nett.
Evidently She rather enjoyed the situ'
ntinn. creating for herself a spotlight
much in the manner OF Monona.
Mother said Lulu. 'lct tue make
you some toast and tea"
| Mrs. Belt turned her gentle. blood
less face toward her daughter, and
her eyes warmed
After little. maybe" she said 4
think I'll run over TO see Grandma
Gates now" she added and went
| toward the door.
TELL her" cried Dwight. tell her
she's my best girl"
i Grandma Gntes was n rheumatic
| cripple who lived next door. and when
ever the Deacons or Mrs. nstts were
angry or hurt or wished 10 escape thu
I house for some reason. they staIket
over TO Grandma Cntcs--in lieu OF
say. slnmniing door. These visit
radiated An almost daily friendllnes.
which lifted and tempered the old In
vhlIds lot and life.
DI flashed out 1T the door again. OF
/ some trivial permission.
"A good many or mammals stitches
In that dress 10 keep clean" Ina cnllct
after aess
early. darling. eariyl" her fsthel
reminded her. A faint regurei,ntIar
of his was somehow invested with thu
| paternal.
ewhat's thisT" cried Dwight Her
bert Deacon abruptly.
On the clock shelf lay letter.
"oh. Dwiehti" Inn was NIL compunc
tIon. III came this morning. for
got"
II forgot II tool And laid II NJ
there Lulu WINS eager for her shar'
OF the blame.
Isn't 4 understood that my mai
can't walt like thIsr'
/ Dwieht's sense nt importance wa'
now being fed in guips ff
II know. Tim awfuily sorry" LulI
said. but you hardly ever get let
ter--"
| This might have made things worse
but II provided Dwight with a greateI
Importance. :"
"Of course. pressing n,atfer goes 4
my ONCE" he admitted Il. "Stili. m,
| mail should have more careful"
| He read. frownIns. He replaced IN,
letter. and they hung upon his mo
tions as he tapped the envelope ant
regarded them.
| v'Nowi" mid he. "what do yos
think I have 10 tell your
| Something nice.v Ina was sure.
| something surprising" Dwight sal.
portentiousiy.
! But. Dwight--Is Il nicer from hi
Ina.
| THAT depends. I like H. Sol
Lulu He IeeFed at her. 'It's com
pany."
| "Oh. Dwight" said Ina. "who7"
| "From Oregon. I" he snld. toying with
his suspense. e
-your brotherr' cried ina. n II
comtnrf ~ 81
"Yes. Ninlan's coming, 20 he says.
"Ninianl" cried Ina again. She Nal
excited. round-eyed. her moist lIpI
parted. DwIghts brother Ninian Hov
long was ~ Nineteen years SoutI
America. Ctntrnl Asnericn. sfexin
Pansma "and ALL" When was HI
romlnr md what wna he coming forY