The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-09-07

nlshl and inklng ssr tine ubo6i N
ksefyihins vas suashsed whlls shs
kissed shsln and d<ssrssa, walking
slo~k hatkwasd
"Narredr said Nrs nsit with
ganb aprrehenslun ~i.nle. w3s ,our
husband naFrieaf
'-iss- Lnia sald. -my husband wss
maricd nether"
"MFfcs. sAid Ina Think - any.
thlng Ike thai In eur famlly
Wen ~ on-ro snf~ nwlshs cried
TEL - shesf n
Lalu spoke IN : monatone. With h~r
cd manner of hesitagion
I'VE were gotns % owkon rru
down "a Nen ,rlenns ana then oul
20 colifvula and az che c,asf ois
lhis he lmused and sighed Wet
theh al savannah. Geersla. be sald
he though, ] better know. nrst SO
he told me"
"res wen, what ga he myr
peiehl desfund~d ifrltal.ly.
Cora Waters. said Lain ",sop
Mners She iaaFtlea hm down IN
San Diego. elriiie~h ysars Aeo She
ven, d Soash America with hln.-
We'll ~ newer Il, us know u n.
n she dld" said Dwight.
"No She married him just hefore
he went. Then In South Anerles.
afier two y~ars she ran e~ay again
That's aii he knows
That's pretty story" said nnlsht
couicmptuonsly
'lie SAYS II she'd been alive. she'd
been after him for divorce And
she never has heen W be llllnks she
must be dead The trouble ls." l.nlu
said aruin. "he wAsnt kure Ana /
had % be SURE"
"Nell. but percy" said Ina.
couldn't he nnd out noNfA
~ might take long time. said
Lulu simply "and didn't want e.
stay and not know
Well thea. why dldnt he say 70
hsrcr has Indignation mounted.
lie would have nut you know
how sudden everything was lie said
he thought about telling ia right there
10 The restaurant. hnt % course thntd a
been hard wouIdnt ~ And then
he felt W SURE she wma dnasi."
why did he tell you st all. ihenf
demanded Ina, whose Processes were
simple
Yes We'll Why lndecdi- Dwight
Herbert brought cut these words win
curious emphasis
II thought that. Just 81 first. Lulu
said, 'hut only just at trst.sOf cuurso
that wouldn't have been right Ana
then. you see. she gave me ny choice ["
Gave you yoar cholcef Dwight
echoed.
yes About going on and taxing
ihe chances. lie gtse mo my choltc
when be told me, there IN Savannah.
Georgia"
~whnt made him conclude. BY then
that you ought TO be toldf~ Dwlrh,
asked
"why. he'd gns 10 thinking about
". she answered.
A silence fell, Lulu sat looking out
toward the street.
''rlle only thing abe said, -as
long as ], happened. Kind ~ wish lac
hadn't told me tIIi we gu, out TO
Oregon
Lulu said Ina Ina begnh 10
cry "You poor thlngr she said
Her tears were signal 70 Mrs.
Bett. who had been striving 70 uhdsr.
stand an, Now she too xept. tusslhg
up her hands aud rockins her Dody.
Her saucer and spoon clattersd on
her knee.
''IIe felt bad. too" Lulu $40.
"iIel" said Dwight lie mua
have"
"Irs YOU" Ina sobbed .lrs you,
Ny sister"
We'll" said Lulu. ~but I never
thought OF II making you both feel
bad. or wouldn't have come home
! knew" she added. 'itd make Duight
feel bnd ! mean. II was his brother---
Thank goodness Ina broke in.
nobody need know about IT.
Lulu regarded her. witiicns change.
"Oh. yes she said la her mono.
tone. People will have 20 know
Il do not see the peccsnliy.-
Dwights voice was on edge. Tben
too be said do not always with
Dwight betokenlng the hnnlllles
"ishy, what would they ihlnkY'
Lulu asked. troubled
"what difference does Il make uhsf
they thinkT'
why" said Lulu slowly. Il
shouldn't iike-you see they might
why. Dwight. think wen have 10
feii thelnse
-You do You think the disgrace
Of blenmy in this family ls something
the whole town will have to know
aboutf,
Lulu looked 81 him with parted lIbx
"sayr she said. = never thought
about II being that"
Dwight laughed. twhat DO You
think 4 VAST And whose di,graes
Is II. prayT'
Ninian's. said Lulu.
"NInlnn'sl Well. he's gone. But
you're here Aud I'm here. rolkxn
feel sorry for you. But the dissrace-.
that'd reflect on me. Seer"
But II we don't tell. whnt1i they
81. - e.