The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-26
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fart raks 'fnosi as g usea io s0iae.
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dHt and her tast way VERY oflfa
ana q t.eent lssi lone s. rsl.e
ttink sts fale.fi.ng
Atoaf faf pr.sg~fiKs ,uIfau 4
found that prospective shtor IN
siora . week ATn and iust love 4.
. meaus sou probably uiil want %
marp her. you know use il all ihe
flae noa--4 my mind ehcn im
thinking about these gentlemen that
cone here tihe unmarried onesl 1
fvrguf and used q cut load oue DAY
fo Aunt Hattie hui shnnt again.
SIZE said "Merc, u and threw up her
bands aHd lacked ever % Grandpa tire
way ne does when I've said something
sac thinks u perfectly nWfui
nui l was nm ana dlsuincd hnt
tefy peliie and pleasant au1 I sald
ihaf ! DIDN'T see WHY she should &c.
rke that for 4 course they were pro
Ittiite snifQrs, lhe unmsrrie1 ones
aryu as. and even some ~ the married
ones. maybe. uke Ne Harlow. for n
course they could est divorces, and
Marie interrupted Aunt Hattie
then. before could say saolher word.
~ So on fo explain that of course
Mother couldn't be expected 90 stay
unmarried siwHys. though | was yrry
sprc shs wouidnf set married aealn
until q VAS pcrfecils proper end gem
ieei fos her % take unto herself an.
other husband.
Bot Aunt Hattie wouldnt even listen.
and she threw up her hapds and said.
Marie" again with the emphasis "a
gao lnst pert ~ the name the way
simply ioafhe And she told me never.
newer 10 lei her bear me make such =
sl~ctl as that again Aud said
euuld ~ very careful not Co. Ana
sol mas bc SUR shall doQt want
60 81 through a scene Ike that again
She told Mother abouf 81. though.
think Auyhou, they were taking very
nvsi'y Together when they came into
the library after dinner that night.
and Mother looked sort o. flushed aud
plagued. and ! heard her say. "i'er.
hars the chiid doos read tco many
novels. Hafue."
And Aunt Hattie answered. ~Of
course She does r Then she said some
thing else which / didn't catch. only
tie wor3s silly and ~romanilc~ and
'prrco shux" q don't know what that
last means but pu, Il down TIE way
i sounded. and In going TO look lt
upl
Then they turned and saw me. and
they didn't say anything more. But
the next morning the perfectly lovely
story ] was rcndlng. that Theresa iet
Inc take. called "Thc Hidden secret"
s-ridn't hnd anywhere. And when
s.ted Mother Il she'd seen u. slle
said she'd given u back 70 Theresa.
and that I mustn't ask for II agaln.
That J wasn't old enough Jet 20 read
such sfsries
There & u againi Tn not old
enough. When will I ~ SLOWED 10
take my proper place In nfel Echo
answers When.
We'll, 70 resume and 20 on.
What wak I taking aboai1 on.
knor--ihr prospective suiiors. tAuut
Hattie cant bear ne uhen just write
if, snysayl Wei. iicy 81 come lus1
- they used 20. Only there are more
- them nor-tse faf Ipeu, one sllm
ere. and q fuan with . halo II hair
round 4 bald spoi. on. danf mean
that any ~ them are really suHors
yet They just come % call and 10
tea. and ssnd her noscrs ard cands
40 Mother isn'f a mite nicer ~ oue
.hss ne IS - any of the others. Ans.
bad can see that. And kise sbses
very plainly shes ~ notion - pick.
ing anybody out yet Bot ~ course
rant help being Interested and
watching.
d won'f - 81. Harlow. auyuay.
I'm pretty sure u that. even II BE- has
started IL 10 ct bis divorce lAnd
ie has. heard ABnt Hattie tell
Hoilcr - last weea) Bot Moiher
coexTsg Ike him In sure she dockat.
lie makes her awfeliy nsrvoux On.
size laughs ard talks with hlin-seems
e. II she laughs eten more with him
fhan sile does ullh anybo.iy eis4. Bat
she's always looking around Tor s1fne.
body else 70 talk to: and I've seen her
get ~ ard move % just a. b. was
coming across the room toward her.
and im lust sure shc saw bin. There's
another reasan. toe. uhy think Moth
= isnt going to choose him for her
lover. heard soueibing size sald 10
him csle dsY.
she ~as sltilns bet1re tie Gre IN the