The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-27

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o1i West hwgeedl And shs inla a
. inf - fhe otheFs nui Il didAf aefN
~ 81 as & had ln fhe Wesi None =
the girls Ia ihls sehool herr had q Al.
veree ia ihelr families. ard. II souu
heleee a fhet ateed sone x shem
as II b VAS a disgrace. even amer
tela taan geed and plan that onrs
uas E perfectly respectable and sen.
tee disuree. Naihing co,iia sas
made q mite a. difference. wltA seme
~ tie rlris and then q when frsi
hesnl that perfectly hevla word.
'.r4ss " sicN - knew ahai Pc
scr mcauf. fhoagh MAS furious a. him
fof us'e< h And let bin see Il
gosss and nialn
O. course chaurcd schools
knew Mo5hcrd want me 70. when sire
knew, aad 80 told her right away
fheaght she'd - superb and hsughgy
and disasinful sure this time Bot
she wasnt. FIRST she ercs ~ white
} Thought she aas going % falnt away.
Ihen she began 20 cry and Kiss and
bag me And that night heard her
talking 70 Aunt Hattie and ssstg.
Ito think thar that pcor innoccng
chiid hrs 20 suffer. too" and some
mare which I couidnt hear. because
her voice was al ohokea ~ and
shakv.
Moiher Is crying now quite iot.
Nuu see. her ~ months are mo,i ap.
and I've got 70 20 back io faiheF And
Ina afraid Neither IS awfuly unhany
abeaf lt She had d letter iust wcUk
from Aunt Jane Fathers sister.
heard her read ia cot loud q Aunt
Hattie ard Cwnul.a Ia the ilhrafy II
VAS very siia and cold aad disu.led
and ran something IKE this
Dear Madam nr Anlsrsoa de.
slres NE 20 Say that be- trusts you are
hearing Ia mind The fact that accord
ing a. The decision of the court. hls
daughter Map IS 70 come % han "a
the FIRST day of Mag II you ulil Kind.
iy Inform him a. 90 the hour - bier
expected arriNat. ie Win see that she
IS properly met az the stallion"
Then she signed her name, Abigail
Jane Anderson lShe Was named Tor
her mother. Grandma Anderson. same
- Father wanted them 70 name me-
Mercy I'm glad they dldni "Map
Is bad enough. but Abigail Jane D
Wei. Mother read the letter aloud
then she hegrn % talk about ii-how
she felt and how awful lt was 20
ihink ~ giving ne up SIX nhele
months and sending her brirh; lille
sunny hearted Marie Into that tomb.
like place with only an Abigail Jane a.
Gee 81 Tor refuge And she said thar
she almost wished Nurse Sarah was
back agaln-tAai she. az least, vas
human.
And sce that she's properly met
Indeed g. went on Moihcr. with ga IN.
dirnarf little choke IN her voice "oh.
ses ] know, Now. II y were a star
or a comet that be expected. he'd 20
himself and sit f0r hours and hours
watching for Il. Bui when his daurh.
ter comes. he'll send John with the
nurses. Ike enough. and possibly that
precious Abigail Jane of his or. may.
~ that Is TOO much 70 expect oh.
Hattie. can't lef her ge-I can't
can't
! was ia the window seat around the
corner ~ the chimney. readiug: end
don't know as she know ] was there
Bot I WAS and I heard Aud I've
heard other things. too. al THIS week.
Im 20 20 next Monday. and a. u
comes nearer the time Moihers get
ting worse and worse She's - un-
happy over u Ans ~ course that
makes me unhappy. 100. Bot Try not
70 show q. only yesterday. when she
vas crying snd hugging ne. aud telling
me how awfnl IL vas thar her lliue
glri should have to suffer. fos. told
her not 10 vorry = b.g about me that
! wnsn't suffering at ail ! ilfed n
Il was ever 80 much more exciting 90
have TWO homes instead ~ one. Rut
she only cried al the more. ana
sobbed. "Oh. my baby. M baby $50
nothing rouid say seemed 81 90 one
mite q god.
Bot I meant II. and told the truth.
] an excited And can't help won
dering bow irs ali going 70 BE- hf Ia
Tiers. on. - eonrse. J know ii wout
he 40 much fua. and III have fo he
MAR. sn6 az that: bnt itll D.
something different. and always dld
Iks different fhlngs Besides. there's
FATHERS love siorV % watch Ma3b-
he's found somebody. Maybe De
didn't Eaif = year Anyhow. u b. !
did Sad somebody I'm surs he uealint /
~ - unHng 70 waii IS MsAcr /
vouia Yes know Nsrse sarah ssid !
Father never wshied % wait for any-
thing That's Why - married Maiher /
50 quiek in the frsf place. Bui u ]
there g somebody. = course I'n fnd |
oaf wllsn In there. 50 fhafH - iB- |
teresiinT And. anyway. ihrreIl be
ile kris shall hase them.
Tu s'srss nnw. and make ihis tie
esa - sii- sisaaier. Ifn be Andersen
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