The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-06-06

IN TWELVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS q wear the wAeelers had
cnntrawed 10 live Tins far with scmt
comforts and few iuxuraes had
been 1uarssed two years Genial frn-
loving. and hosrsrable they had even
entesTAined occasionally: run Brhinerd
WIS modest tow1l and It's -Four Hum
Gred was not given to lavish display.
IN the hank Herbert Wheeler spent
long hours handbag money thar was
NOD sIls cnly to hurry home and spend
other long hours cver tiny lawn and
q tinker garden, where every blade RI
grass ard every 1eituce-hnaG were
rnsrTels ot grace and beaury. simply
becanse they were his
1t was june racw. and the lawn and
the garden were very important; fSut
II was on June morning that the
large hlue envelope came Herbert
wsnf home ffat night and hurst into
the Kitchen like xhiflwlnd
@Jcss,ca, we've got one a. last" be
cried.
.sane whnfsr
4An Auforp0s,lie.s
Jessirs sal Down helplessay. In ench
hand she held nn egg-she had been
selecting rwo bic ones fer IN csnelet
"aseraer-. are yeu crszyf What are
yeu talking RbMEfs~ she demanded.
s.Abouf our automobile. TO he sure
he -pfarsed. Twas Cousin Johns.
! hoard tadaF--he's left II tn MS
~To ~. But we hardly kne~ htrn.
ana he WIS only a third or fourth
cerss- anyway. wasn't hes Way, we
nevur ercn thenght Vt going to the
fuDeral1" :"
4 know. but he WIS Qneer old
coager. sna he nook 0 great fancy 10
y0r whsn he saw vnn pDnT ven re-
rne-nberf Anyhow, the seed Is Gone"
AAnd st's ourss-a whole auiarDe-
hileyn
THAT'S What they say-anc MS g
three Thousand dollar car"
.0h, liess,er1g' Y When Jessica was
pleased she claIE,ed her hazsds: she
clapped them rauw'--or rather She
clnp5ed the egcs-And IN The result
inr disaster even the automobile was
for moment forgotten But for only
o moment.
"And 10 think how we've wanted m
automobile r she criea when fAe I'M.
pronsptn ornslet In Der Imp hnd been
ba1alsfea inse sblislon @The rides
we'll have aud we won't he plgss
Wen rake CUR traendsT
Indeed we Will agreed Eerhert-
..And ons trips and vacations. and
even anwn tvwTs-w1ty, we wuri't nced
any tnrrare. Wen save money. Her
bert lets If money -
4Er--well. mn ante costs something
TO rim, run know" Teuiurrd Herbert
-'Gnsaline, k,eurse i-hut what's
little rnsofine? i fancy we rnn afford
that when We get the whole car for
natlilngf"
well. i should say" checked the
MAN.
where is II ngws"
IN the garage nn the estate" re
turned Herbert. consulting IDS letter.
.Im requested to tAke u away"
Requested O,ntg fancy As n We
weren't dying to tnke II awny,'
Yes. huf--hgwg~ The mans fnce
hnd grown suddenly perplexed.
why. 20 md cea II. Of course.
4'Bu1 one cant walk IN and pocket
n nofw-car Ms une would q package
of gf'eeiihnc'fs"
''lsf course not. But yau can get II
and rim il hn1ne. lis only fifty miles,,
anyhow
i dunr know how TO run En nufo-
metiIe. Besides, there's licenses and
things rhns have no be tended 10 FIRST
think
r;TeIl. somebody cnn run It, cnHs
they"
-well. res. suppose SO. Buf-
where are Ee going fa keer ltg"
AHerherr Wheeler. one would think
You we're dlspleasea that we've heen
given tlsls automobile AS Il II rnnt-
tered where We kerf Il. SO long rs we
had II 10 keep
'.fes. buf--rcnlly. Jessica. we cant
keep II here-in the kitchen be cried.
ats smashed two eggs already. Just
the rDenuon of IT," be finished whilD-
s3cally-
-'Buf there are plnces-gzrages md
things, Herbert: you know there are"
Ties. bur theY--cost something
Il know II: but II the car Is OURS
for nothing. seems rs II we might be
able 10 aford its board and keep
''Weil. BY George 1t does. 5essics;
that a fact cried the mEn, stnrting
to his feet There's Dearpor1k down
tc ne square. TIl 50 and see thsrn
about It They'll know. too. how fe
set il here I'll go Gown right after
supper. And. by the way. how about
thit omelefs Did our new automobile
leere any eggs 10 make ones"
4weai. . few laughed Jesslca-
There Was no elafiDn In Herherf
w6eeler's step when two hours later,
fhe rosng bank teller came hcne ffscln
Dearborn'S
wen. guess wewe're up against
Il. Jessica,r he groaned-
sWhst's the maffer7 Went they
take its Never aaind: there aresoth-
erx~
-oh yes. they7l take il and take