The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-09

Willis iaH NliIHAf hleHte and
qafr isikative lutt alHnst. tut hrg
eaesus2.ion ua i4reey o. the ihe
atreal Vaerings Is town ana he isauA
"a Impossible b. change her treaa y
fhlaihl lafo either channels enes lhe
snnl.rg Natalie alsealei to hlta. "a
nlliaFy oallins him 'Nait aensss ihs
fatie ana ~ respanasi witA equai Dos
tlnaey ssg hsg esvs a,ei.iea lAs ana
Il Was mal1is evident 10 Els se'ie"a
selousne~s. that her remark uaS
mereiy pafi q ihc play Mere snd
mofe her tttlous mtsiihei nna prr
plesc.l he coald uoi discover ne hef
ia her hlasien motive. or guess nt lef
ruua,se IL ihls masaueede. Nothing
renalned bat for him q A. qaieils fet
wari. playlur the rart assigned she
coolly and delsbemieis defeaiel every
Effort he made to gei her ulene. ani
,ei thla vas accomplished ln ulan
nef ~ - net 20 attract thc aiieuiioo
a. others Even ryrc'vni Coolidge
who West fslf. wns watching thcin
tosh shrevdly, uesct suslseied the
cute, game a hide and scsk lloiue
PLAYED under his ,eft eses A. ihe
evening progressed Nest became ~
most convinced that Naialier panri
pai ohieri WAS a. deceive ihls eruii"
man that she really carcd noihlns for
uhai the others might ilaHk. or sHY
II uns uil q uaFierpieep 81 aeilne A.
exocelilngy well dane IS o. nnallN
cuuNucc ihe ynrng man ihat fho nas
rnAiiR la sam mesf as in lls sHsess
She de.ifea f,efcirai Coolidge io ha,e
ro ungcnng denht ~ hfr engascHrni
And anaIng 900 WspufiualR - "a.
flanation denled him West yielded ia
ihe Inevitable. and or ihe evening a.
lrast. sneuiiy accepted bic fate
Nor dld circumstance favor Rim
when the coarauy naalig hfaAe up.
and retired for thc ulg'd ne had
Thought ihis uomeui might he propl
tioas hui sle eaimlf oulEeneraie'l
h'm ssaln sull0niv bidding ihe men
renaln and smoke a. Ions as thef
pleased nua g.Haf.ne herself up
the stairway niih Miss MHlis West
conNutri ihat her retirement nas
auaf eaon snnai' a's ern roam IL
uas eleven o'rpk : hHehf. ma.H.
light night ana. fsi'ns IS as de.roe
sleepy. ne seaitd h'meif 80 iir sin.
dow 20 balsh hIs erar Again anf
again his mind reviewed iht fIanse
events ~ ihe cfs.inr unable io ar
rive a. anf dehnle rnariusion. The
hanief he sought 70 delsf lato ihe ntfs
ter, fhe more obscure b boeamr
TIE had. Indeed. rrachcd sosnc eun.
ciuscns alrswd, These insight nai be
corTeci fei fhey uefe ainady lm
planted ln his mind The riptis ~
the night SER mere puppets having
no real connecfion viih Ire game g..
Gas played uuerif lenuani ~ what
vns gning on beHnl ihe seenas Tie
ariy nnc present lnsing auy rsai part
was perlitai Coolidge end West hal
taken nn iustincllse dis.He o. ihis
m-n. only unr exp'anailon nnsbei
into lis niind a. account f0r Miss Coz.
,idgrs unexpected aHn0unccmeuf 20
an engagement between thcm--iiHs
ucuid excuse am future Intimacy
wouid enable ll.em 70 meet aloue free.
~ without aroatlng commont This
appealed 10 lin ~ tho hl9st spaabir
erplanniion q The situation But 10
yond this vague guees q vas impDssi
bic 40 delre.
Tlrd BY The eisciessncss uf such
fhlnging West hnaily sought TIE bed
and NEST have slept. although srarcely
aware ihsi he had closed bis eyes
some slight noise sroused him The
DIOR leading into the hall. which be
had failed 70 iock. stood partially ajar.
hrd his eyes c.ne.i ile vague glimpse
- q 1-arp eidle srisig far0a.h ihe
eienuz VIII ere bouHf he eas upon
hi- feet. spfluriuz recAie-Ny farpafi
Tie haii vas dafk. buf faf > patch =
n.pen'ishi ai ihe further end hkalngt
fils ~ cae~,f 81 inHaai fitting
riimrse ~ fhe .affnltf u - 3 uo-
naa ysf efen as his eges told him
flis sle seffnei 10 faaHh mie tAln
air-iis ban rss e1nriY
fasss tnl md sflnef as was ihat