The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-29

| ,hiSss viii W aAfSe xAd sAs
thosHhs sbeot the hsi1htnpes = thai
chantAnqna sc~ne II vAfcA Vne Ao6
Dwight had gune. Isulu sAeoGtt aboul
xucA easAeyiogS n noMewAAt ~ ~
that faesslss rdktdvea to - j<<(o
~ hin Nrt--fnrma mt vague. hnt
hsskkseA<d 10 IntSl l<rahk d<xAl(tncxx
Acute ecScv, ana always usn<lsa. No.
lion ~ an integral rArt ck me deelr
able Bst = farter IL IN VA that
I.afa herself vas the pArticipaos. not
the oniooker. Thc perfection ~ h<r
dream was not Anrairrd hy any ioNs
Ing She had her dream A. q asIns htv
/ ses~e ~ heaven
'lmiksf~ her mother ealled. sYcu
ccae oas of thai damr.-
She oheyed a. she had oheyed that
voice an her life. hut she took one
last look down the dim street. she
had not known II. hut super,mrosed
on her ChanssuQua thoughts had been
her faint hope that n would he "a
night. while xhe wna IN the garden
ai"n~ that Niuian Deacon would kr
rive And she had on her wool chali,
her coral beads her cameo pin. ....
she went into the lighted dining
room. Menona was IN bed. ~ WAS
! mol there Mrs. n<ts was In Dwight
Herberts leather chair ana she ioiied
at her ease n was strange 20 sec ihla
woman. usually ~ erect and tense.
now actually lalllng. as IL telling were
the positive. the vital. and her ordl
nary rlgldity neenflon " her In
some corresponding orgy AZ leisure
and liberation. Lulu "a, down with 10
needle.
"inie ought 10 make over her de
laine.- Airs Rett comfortably began
They talked of this. devised mode
recalled other deiainex Dear. dear
said Mrs. Rcts. 4 tad. on slclalne
when met your father She a.
scfibed II. Roth warncn talked freely.
With ahimation. They were tns,lvtduals
and alive TO the two 'pallid beings
accessory to the DeaconS' presence.
Mrs, lscts and her daughter Lulu nox
bore no relationship. They emerged.
had opinions, contradcted. their eyes
were bright
Toward nine o'clock Mrs. Bett an.
noanced that she thought She should
have lnnsh. This wac dehanchery.
She brought In bread and butter, and
dish OF cold canned peas. She was
committing all the excesscx that shs
knew--offering opinions Laughing, eat
ing. u was 70 be seen that this won
an Ind an immense store or vitality.
perT,etnaiiy submerged.
When she had eaten she grew sleepy
rather cross az the last and Inclined
to hold ur her sisters excellcneles to
Lulu; aud AZ Lulu's defense nfsed a
ancient weapon
~vhnt's the .urc OF finding san,i
with inie' whers'd you bvgn III shs
hadn't uarrledy~
Lula said nothing.
''What says~ Mrs. netf demn nded
shriiiy She was enjoying Il,
Lulu said no more After long
time:
syou always was Jealous Of inle."
said Mrs Begf, and went 10 her bed,
As soon as her mothers DIOR had
closed Lulu took the lamp from ne
bracket. stretching MP hsv Inns bnlis
and her long arms until her skirt IN
ed 20 show her really slim and pretty
fees. LINUS feet gave news of some
other isnm but slightly inens-nate
Perhaps, SO far ipcarnate only In her
feet and her long hair
She i1ok the lamp 10 the parlor and
stood before the photograph of Ninlan
Deacon. and looked her on She did
no, admire the photograph. bur she
wanted to look al Il Tie house was
SIN. there was no possibility ~ inter.
ruption. The oceasIon became sensa.
tion. which she made no effort TO
quencll. she heii rendezvous with
she knew not what
In The carly hours of the next after.
noon with the sun shining across the
threshold. LnIu was pairing something
OF tie kitchen table. Mrs. Beit was
asleer. t'f don't blame you bit.
mother Lulu had saEd. Ms her mother
named the lnfension) Ina wnf asleep. |
tiui ina always took on the curse bs
calling n hef "si-essa.r long ID No
mona was playing with neirhbor's |
ciald--you heard their shrill yet love |
iy laughter Ms they cbeyed the adult
law that motion Il pleasure. ID was
not there.
A man came round the bouse and
stood tying 4 puppy TO the porch post |
A long shadow fell through the west
doorway. the puppy whIned
''Dh.~ snid this man II didn't mean |
10 arrive at the back door. but since
I'm here
lie lifted suitcase 10 the porch
entered and filled the Kitchen.
Its Inn. isn't ity' he said.
I'm her sister. said LuIn. and un
dersfnod that he was here ~ last.
"well. I'm B%rt's brother" said
Nininn. '.So ran csme IN. can't ,"
lie lid 80. turned round like a dog i
before his chair and xnt down hcavlly. i
forcing l,is fingers through heavy. up
srringing brown hair.
..0h. yes said fsulu, "I'Il coll Ina.
She's asieep-