The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-15

less. anyway. John ksnnison preferred
Edith.
Ii WIS merely another case Of the
smaller tart
After all. was there not such thing
as too much sslf-sAertflee, too continual
seif-repressionl A certain amount. OK
course. vas beautiful. yirruoUs. and
altogether commendahIe. but might
there not come point where they
became actually fosrerev Of ether
peoples seifishness. and a sin against
ones own Individuality As II q
perpetual sseder II rafsins and eater
OF chicken wings could live full.
free lIfe--a life that really brought
out the best within ones self spd
within ones fellow menl Indeed.
mol And there should be change--a
rightahous face. She would see TO IL
thar there WAS. With sweet. gentle.
yet firm dignity. she wCUld take her
rightful place.
And with this thought In mlnd. Kate
Denny rose to her feet. prepared her
self fer bed. and then deserninedly
raised her window before opening the
connecting door leading 10 her sisters
room.
As expected. she dld not have long
to wait.
~Katel- called her sister.
Eyes. EdIth-"
Where's all that Wind conlns
fruzny'
From my window. perhaps: It's
open.-
~0p%nl Why. Kate Denny. you
never have your window epen.~
4 know don't: but / thought !
would tonight | wanted the air
But it's SO cold I'm half-frozsn.
4 nO yon want me to catch my death of
coldg"
why, no. of-of course not. rnur-
INJURED Kate. Tny0lunrariIy she started
to eet out OF bed: then suddenly she
fell hack. wsth stern resolution she /
wet her dry rps and said. II you're !
cold. Edith. Why don't you pull up an-
other hlankett~
.Cciiw Another hIanketr Why. |
Kate. what are you thinking Of. when /
you know how I hate q lot OF sgufTy /
clothes over me. never knew you
10 act like this. Wei. II you won't
shut II. shall--that's slI. And the
swifs patter " bare feet and the de-
teFralnsd hang of the window sash told
<hak ryts.. &.= -.~ses -.,x 49, ~-rsx~.f
There = exclaimed an aggrieveday /
triumphant voice. as the patter re-
treated through the op@n doorway.
On the bed Ksts peany made one
more effort 10 rise-tO catch the feet-
Ing sweet, gentle. pet Arm dignity"
Of her promise to herself; then weariIy
she fell hack
After all. ir'll be easier to begin
tomorrow ln daylight when-when I'm
up and dressed. she told herself. Be
sides. there won't be anything so hard
as that window is. t0--asSert my rights
about
Tomorrow however. proved thar
dignity had neither to DO with day
iIgh. nor being dressed. and that
whether it we're an open window or
pFotTeFed invitation about which one
wished 10 assert ones self, there Was
no variation in the difficulty ot doing
Ii.
She had arisen early and started
breakfast Gin spite Of IL being Edirh's
week 10 perform that dgtyl. She had
washed the dishes while Edith went 10
market. because Edith liked TO 90 to
markei-when II was pleasant When
II rained. Kate herself went. AS usual.
she had tidied the kitchen and the
bathroom. leaving the lighter dnsVinx
10 Edith and her mother. who pre-
fsrred that kind As usual. too. at
she had given the golden
brown crusrs q her rolls to Edith.
not because she herself did not Ike
soldeu-broNn crusts. but because Edith
always wanted them. To be sure, Kate
had tried 10 keep them herself today
but Edith reached for them as mat
ter Of cCurse-and got them
AT two O'Clock John Kennlson came
with the Invitation to 20 sleEghIng.
Kate was dressing. and Edith had gone
to the door. Kate could hear now
what her sister had called out merrily.
saucily:
"Oh. she's busy, Mr.. KennIsrn; but
III 70. III be right out
Kate had run then swiftly into the
upper hall. and had uttered some sort
o. protest But Edith had only laughed
and answered seornfully:
why. Kate. you were busy-ycu
know You we're, You were dressing.
Surely. you don't want me TO change
now. and-and tell him you won't let
me 80. do your.
Kate had murmured Z faint No. Of |
course NOT and had crxps back.
ashamed, into her own room. And rcs
until she had heard the slessh-hells 70
jinglIng dewn the road tid she rensrn-
Der that -swees. gentle. yet frrn dig
nifty" that was to have been hers that
day.
Il was Of this all this, that Kate
was thinking now, as she dressed for
the concert that evening. The cprcertl
was 70 be = grand affair in sown. given
BY John Kennis0n's orchestra. John