The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1907 Page: 2 of 12
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STATE CAPITAL LETTER
BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Witliln the next two or three weeks i Judge Bayard T. Hainer of Perry la
republican politios in Oklahoma will making an active canvass for sup-
have taken form sufficiently to 'bring ! port for the republican nomination for
into open the friends of Secretary
Taft and those who are opposed to
him and In favor of other candidates
for the republican presidential nom-
ination at Chicago. There are more
Oklahoma politicians against Taft
than there are for him. Some are for
one candidate and some are for an-
other, but all of these are against
Taft. They say openly that it Is
the field to beat Taft.
In a number of instances these re-
publicans are opposed to Taft be-
cause of their failure to get desired
recognition from President Roosevelt
in Oklahoma affairs. A deeper rea-
son sometimes is that they are op-
posed to the policies of the Roosevelt
administration, which they believe
Taft would maintain. Another Is that
other presidential aspirants are na-
tives of states from which these Okla-
homa republicans came, and have ren-
dered service in times past by way ot
endorsements to these Oklahoma re-
publicans.
In some portions of the state there
Is much activity for "Uncle Joe" Can-
non. Republicans who have been the
champions of other men have come
home lately from Washington with the
Statement that Cannon Is the man tha,
will beat Taft. Some of the most ac-
tive politicians in the state, on both
the Oklahoma and the Indian Terri-
tory side, are from Illinois, and lately
they have been working night and day
In behalf of "Uncle Joe."
In practically every Instance the
enemies of Secretary Taft are build-
ing up sentiment for sending an un-
instructed delegation to the national
convention at Chicago. That plan
•would give plenty of rope to pick a
■winner In the field, and land on the
band wagon at the last moment.
Among republicans, the sentiment
for Secretary Taft is strongest in the
rural districts, where citizens are
more in sympathy with the reforms
proposed by the Roosevelt adminis-
tration than are many of the towns
that the anti-Taft men are beginning
their work. This is notably true at
Guthrie, where the uninstructed dele-
gation talk is oftenest heard.
The supporters of Secretary Taft
are preparing for organization, how-
ever, and expect to win the Okla-
homa delegation of fourteen members.
It Is probable that William Graham
may ask Oklahoma republicans friend-
ly to Secretary Taft to declare them-
selves. Grimes is proceeding of his
own volltionin taking up the cause of
Secretary Taft, whom he believes to
be an immeasurably stronger and
greater man than Theodore Roosevelt.
Grimes believes that Taft would be
president of the United States inde-
pendently of Roosevelt, and that he
is broad-guaged enough to protect
every property Interest In the United
States, and to make every property
Interest in the United States obey the
law, without fear or favor.
congress in the First district against
B. S. McGuire, and last week trav-
eled over a large portion of the dis-
trict. Hainer is challenging McGuire
on his strongest ground by asking
that the nomination be made by pri-
maries. This plan was thought to be
McGuire's strongest position, because
of his wide and intimate acquaintance
in the district. Under the primary
plan it was believed that the greater
the number of candidates against Mc-
Guire, the stronger he would be, as
the vote he did not get would be di-
vided among the other candidates, and
the more numerous the candidates the
smaller their Individual vote. W. O.
Cromwell of Enid, attorney general
of Oklahoma under Governor Frank
Frantz, Is a prospective candidate for
the nomination, but has not author-
ized an announcement of his candi-
dacy.
No bill for putting the forty-nine
counties Immediately on a cash basis
has been formulated for introduction
in the legislature, and will not be un-
til after the holidays. Some of the
suggestions are that the legislature
shall remit all state taxes, and in that
way place both portions of the state
on an equal basis. A new valuation
of all property in the state would be
made at the earliest possible moment,
and on a fair cash basis, as provided
in the constitution, instead of levying
taxes on only about one-third the cash
valuation, as has been the practice in
past years. On this new valuation,
the new counties would be permitted
to issue bonds and sell these bonds to
the state, receiving payment for them
from the permanent school fund of
five million dollars. Under this pro-
posal all warrants issued by the coun-
ties prior to the issuance of bonds
probably would be worth 100 cents on
the dollar, which would place the
counties immediately on a cash basis.
In eastern portions of the state,
where the personal following of Gov-
ernor C. N. Haskell is especially
strong, a movement is quietly under
way to instruct the Oklahoma dele-
gation to the democratic national con-
vention to support him for the presi-
dential nomination. Of course, it is
not expected that Governor Haskell
could overcome the nomination of
William J. Bryan, nor that he would
dream of allowing his friends to at-
tempt such a thing. Haskell's friends,
however, are looking ahead to the na-
tional convention that would follow
in four years, and believe that much
beneficial advertising could be gained
by giving Haskell his initial boom
at the Denver convention. Governor
Haskell has been ambitious In pro-
posing state legislation that would at-
tract attention nationally, and regards
his bank depository law for the pro-
tection of depositors in insolvent
banks as probably his best effort.
GOOD COW8 GIVE GOOD MILK.
But Feed and Care—Exercise a Strong
Influence Also.
There Is a wide difference in tha
richness of the milk of different cows.
Many dairymen still cling to the idea
that feed has more to do with the
quality of the milk than anything else,
and it is pretty hard to make them be-
lieve that a cow will give as rich milk
when fed on timothy hay as she will
when fed on clover or alfalfa. Prof.
Dean Bays that fat Is the most vari-
able portion of the milk. It may vary
from two to ten per cent, with Indi-
vidual cows. The milk of the whole
herd seldom varies more than one half
to one per cent, from day to day. The
chief causes of the variation in the
percentages of fat In milk are breed.
Individuality, frequency of milking,
night's or morning's milk, period of
lactation, care and comfort of the cow,
and to a very slight extent, possibly
the feed of the cow. The more fre-
quently the cows are milked, the high-
er will be the percentage of fat in
their milk. As the period of lactation
advances, the milk usually becomes
richer in fat and total solids. The bet-
ter care the cows receive, the more
comfortable they are made, the more
favorable are the conditions for secret-
ing rich milk. Also, whether the cowa
are stripped or not will also make a
difference In the richness of their
milk. Proper manipulation of the ud-
der will also Increase the percentage
of fat In milk. Feed, however, has
very little to do with the richness of
the milk. It must be concluded that
the cow governs the quality or rich-
ness of the milk, hence instead of try-
ing to feed fat into the milk the work
of the dairyman should be In selecting
and breeding cows that will give rich
milk. This is a very important mat-
ter, and frequently the margin be-
tween profit and loss may be traced
to this very lack of quality.
WET OR DRY FEEDING.
One Farmer Who Believe* in the Lat-
ter Method and Why.
"The sudden birth and greatness of
, . . . . state of Oklahoma reminds mP of
It Is expected that the bringing of a 8tory told of the great Choctaw
the first installment of one-half mil- | chief, Pushmataha, for whom one of
lion dollars of the five million dollars j the Oklahoma counties was named."
of the permanent school fund from ! said United States Senator Robert L
Washington to Oklahoma will show Owen at Guthrie not long ago. "Push-
Immediate results in making less bur-
densome the financial stringency that
has been checking Oklahoma com-
merce for the last month or two. This
one-half million dollars in cash haB
a circulation value of close to one
million dollars, according to the esti-
mates of financiers, and one million
dollars turned loose In Oklahoma In
mataha was one of the greatest In-
dians that ever lived, and his body
lies now In a cemetery in Washing-
ton, D. C., where President Jackson,
"Old Hickory,' buried him with the
rank of a brigadier general. Presi-
dent Jackson once said to Pushma-
taha: 'Pushmataha, you must have
had a good mother.' Pushmataha with
a single week, as will be done this I grim humor replied: 'I was not born
week, should give much relief. j of woman. A storm swept over the
More than 200 banks have applied j mountain tops and the white lightning
to the state school land board for de- i split asunder a giant white oak, and
posits from this fund. The money j Pushmataha stood forth a man!' And
will be placed as time deposits, sub- I so Oklahoma was born in the fire of
HE YOUNG wom-
an with the curly
hair and appeal-
ing eyes did not
have the air of
real!y seeking in-
formation. She
teemed to be aft-
er confirmation of
facts already in
her possession.
"Tell me, truly,
Bert," she began,
twisting a button
on the young
man's sleeve, "did
you ever care as
much about any
other girl as you
do about me? Tell me the truth now!"
"Of course not!" said the young
man, promptly. "How could I?"
"Of course," went on the girl with
the curly hair, "I'm not so foolish as
to think you've never been in love be
fore!"
"It wasn't the same," declared the
young man, earnestly. "I just liked
them—her—oh, really, I never knew
what It was to care for any One till I
met you!"
"You speak as If there had been
simply swarms of others!" said the
young woman, leaving the button to
its fate and bending on him a glance
which was reproachful as well as
searching. "I didn't dream—"
"Not at all!" broke in the young
man. "I'm not such a universal fas-
cinator as that!"
"Tell me," insisted the young wom-
an sternly, "how many?"
"Oh, I don't know!" said the
badgered young man. "What's the
use—"
"I suppose you can't count them,"
said the young waman in a pained
voice, "because there have been such
crowds of them. You have gone
about falling in love with girls as fast
as they came along and I just hap-
pened to be in line! Still, you have
A SUMMER TRAGEDY
BY JEAN KATE LUDLUM
^ J5
(Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
There are still some farmers that
feedbran, middlings or any other
ground feed wet. Some give as rea- ,
son for this that cows eat It sooner. ' 8 assurance to say you never cared
That's true, and Just what should be i much about any of tbem and y°u e*
avoided. The animals bolt It down I pect me t0 believe It! I'm not such a
without chewing and mixing it with 8"'y as a" tbat- warrant that you
saliva properly. Eaten in this way the
full value Is not got out of ground
feed.
A farmer who cooked the grain for
his cows once told me that a certain
quantity of It would increase about
one-third in bulk by the addition of
water and the cooking. It required no
arguing to convince me of this. He
did, however, not convince me that
the feeding value was also Increased.
Made more palatable? Perhaps so.
But I am not sure of this, for we have
striking example in human kind.
were desperately devoted to all of
them and I don't see how you es-
caped marrying some one of them.
Did they throw you over?"
"Marie," said the young man In a
hurt tone,"I can't Imagine what's come
over you! I never was engaged be
fore in my life; I—"
"That's not saying you didn't want
It seemed pitifuly unkind when I
was old enough to feel the slurs of
fortune, for my comrades and friends
—my brothers more than anyone—to
nickname me "Sorrel" because of the
color of my hair!
For years this was a sore subject to
me: many a "crying spell" have I had
owing to that and the laughter of my
thoughtless companions. Everyone
called me Sorrel. My own name,
Ethel, was so seldom spoken I failed
to answer It when heard!
We went up to the country early
that summer, for It was unusually
warm and I was restless for the free
life and exercise to which I owed my
perfect health.
"I shall have Sidney Burnett up this
summer," Tom declared as decidedly
as I, in the laying of plans. "He was
awfully good to me, you know, when I
was down in the dumps that time at
college, and during our summering to-
gether last summer."
The weather was divine; for the
first two weeks we clmply reveled In
the freedom and open life. Then Tom's
friend came, and I liked him from the
first because he had been so good to
Tom. He was big and broad-shoul-
dered and stern at times, with his
clear gray eyes searching one's soul,
and no smiling of the mouth under the
brown mustache.
Inez was my special chum at rchool,
and when we parted the day after
graduation she promised me a mouth
at the end of summer, and she did not
forget. We corresponded, of course,
and I told her of Tom's friend along
with the rest of my brothers, and of
our pleasant life in the old country
house, so that when she caAe she
knew our routine pretty thoroughly.
But in her letters not a hint did she
give that she and Tom and Tom's
friend were not strangers!
She was a beautiful girl, tall and
willowy, with large, soft black eyes
and an abundance of black hair al-
ways becomingly arranged, and I did
not wonder that Tom and Tom's friend
started when they saw her, for I had
simply told them of her as Inez, my
chum at school, and I met her at the
station and brought her home In my
dogcart while they were off on the
hills, and coming in late to dinner,
their eyes fell upon her, cool, quiet,
beautiful, sitting
l°'e:Lfl1.?„h„ed.lhe.girl„W1i,h Vhe C.Urly ! *st a'rted" "vlsl bly^paflng TlrS
Then Tom bit his lip and Mr. Burnett
hair, looking about for her handker
chief. "I suppose they wouldn't have
you!"
"I never wanted them to have me!"
Some persons want everything edible I the young man.
seasoned with half a dozen different ! Wasn 1 there one' Just one of the
frowned and the stern expression
came around his mouth, each bowing
with cold politeness In recognition 'of
the Introduction, as she lifted her
magnificent eyes straight to theirs for
pare with you that you should call her
that? After last summer—I answer
you frankly—I do not see how you
could descend to coming here. How
you could dare to come! You knew
perfectly well whom you would meet,
whom you must see day after day,
and with the memory we three have
Whether I turned deaf or blind or
both, I scarcely knew. That I struck
my horse cruelly with the whip, I re-
member, and the mad rush of wind
past my face, whirling niy hair, as
he dashed Infuriated out of the path,
wheeled, poised for an Instant on the
embankment, and then leaped! He
was thoroughly trained for the field,
or I think we would both have been
instantly killed; hut he only stumbled
in gaining his footing, and threw me,
dashing off unharmed himself.
I tell it as though I knew It, but
this is as it was told me later. In
reality, I was incapable of thought or
feeling; only the sound of that scorn-
ful voice without the words it uttered
deadened all else. I fainted when i
was thrown, striking a stump with my
head, and would have been killed, they
said, but for my heavy, loosened hair.
It was two weeks later that I re-
gained my senses, and not until 1 was
stronger did I learn how ill I had been.
— *. '....v. -1J ^, . , i CJto suaigiii lu lUfJIS lor
kinds of spices, while others prefer to { . ' ,e got enSa8e<l j one brief minute, smiling softly, mur-
eat grain, nuts, etc., raw. May it not . . °? ?', P?r^iSt.ed lhe 8irl I mur'ng In her exquisite voice how odd
be, asks the writer in Farmers' Re- y Don t try to de- it was that they should meet again
ject to withdrawal at any time, and
paying Interest at the rate of from
two to three per cent on daily bal-
ances to the school rund. No bank
will be allowed a sum greater than
Its capital stock, exclusive of its sur-
plus, and each bank must give col-
lateral security of such kind as may
be approved by the school land board.
The board, in addition, may require
an indemnity bond covering the entire
amount of the deposit.
The purpose of the deposits is for
the safe-keeping in addition to put-
ting the money into circulation. As
fast as the school land board finds
opportunity for the investment of the
fund in the kind of securities named
In the constitution it will be invested.
The board prefers good farm mort-
gages, and is receiving applications
from Oklahoma farmers at the rate of
ten or twelve a day. In sums ranging
from $500 to $3,000 each. Check3 for
these farm loans are drawn against
the temporary deposit In the bank
most convenient to the farmer. The
school land board is desirous of loan-
ing this money on Oklahoma farm
property as rapidly as possible, and
Invites applications for loans from all
portions of the state. In time, the
board will go into the market for the
purchase of state and county bond-j,
etc., for the further Investment of th
fund.
brilliant endeavor."
The. republican minority In the leg-
islature, understanding that William
J. Bryan was invited to Guthrie to
address the legislature, expected that
they would be invited to the banquet
to hear what Mr. Bryan might say.
They were disappointed, however,
when they were told it wa3 purely
a democratic affair. The minority is
preparing to rebuke the majority.
After the holidays the republicans ex-
pect to invite some republican of na-
tional prominence to Guthrie to ad-
diesp the members of the legislature.
Tney will heap fire on the heads of
the democrats by inviting them to at-
tend the banquet and will give the
democrats free tickets.
A bill for the protection of game
and Insectivorous wild birds has been
Introduced In the legislature by Rep-
resentative Wortman, chairman ot the
fish and game committee, that will
receive much attention. The bill was
drawn by C. E. Brewster of the United
State biological survey, at the request
of General J. C. Jamison of Guthrie.
Mr. Brewster, writing to General
Jamison said that if the legislature
would adopt a resolution of request
the biological survey would Bend a
man from Washington to assist in
framing a bill that would give ample
protection to the game and other de-
sirable birds of Oklahoma. The bill
makes these birds and all game ani-
mals the property of the state.
Commissioner McComb has reasons
to believe that this company Is using
deceptive methods to obtain business
and has other grounds that, he thinks,
would Justify a revocation of the II -
cease.
Speaker William H. Murray, speak-
er of the lower house of the legisla-
ture, is confident that he is a gram-
marian, as well as a statesman, and
inserted in the state constitution a
grammatical construction which he
declares is good English despite the
jibes of other grammarians. The ex-
pression, "the five last days." ap-
pears in connection with certain lim-
itations on the Introduction of bills
at the close of legislative sessions.
Speaker Murray says that the lan-
guage Is good, and backs up his state-
ment by quotations from the writings
of Scott, Dickens and Thackery. Those
opposed to Speaker laugh at his
grammar, and say that there can be
only one last day, and five last days
of a single event is an impossibility.
They even say that Scott, Dickens and
Thackery used grammar that was al-
most as bad as could be found any-
where In literature. But Speaker
Murray's grammar stands in the con-
stitution for the argument and con-
tention of future generations.
view, that when cows have not become
used to wet feed yet, they prefer It
dry? This is, perhaps, not easy to
ascertain, for though man may be a
hog at times, he can not become a
cow temporarily.
Another thing. If the ground feed
Is fed as a slop in the mangers, It Is
very difficult to keep them perfectly
sweet and clean. Some feed in pails,
but that Is a lot of work.
Some think that less is wasted when
feeding wet, for ground feed is blown
away easier. There isn't much In this
for some cows will spatter wet feed,
too. It may be all right to feed wet to
old animals that have poor molars.
Ordinarily It does not pay to keep
cows until they can not chew any
more.
ADJUSTABLE HALTER FOR COW.
Judge Lowe 8ets a Record
EL RENO: By sentencing four men
to terms in the penitentiary at hard
labor, in 20 minutes. Judge Joseph
G. Lowe has set a record In disposing
of criminal cases.
Ollie Jackson, negro, was given
three years for theft. Fred Douglas,
negro, got four years for burglary.
John Woods, negro, was sentenced
to seven years for burglary and
James Moore was sentenced to sevea
One Which Can Be Easily and Quickly
Made Out of Rope.
Some one wrote recently In regard
to a halter that can be made large or
small. I make
one as shown, for
calves, or cattle,
writes a corre-
spondent of Mis-
souri Valley Farm-
er. To make the
"eye," unwind the
strands of a piece
of rope 12 to 18
Inches, according
to the size you
want. Make the "eye," then plait the
rope to the other end where you make
another "eye." Run your halter strap
through each eye; then you can slip It
as small as you want.
ceive me
The young man had a hunted ex-
pression, but he was naturally honest.
"Well, I was dreadfully young," he
said, "and you know fellows some-
times get a foolish streak and—"
"I knew It!" walled the girl. "I
was just sure of it—and you've been
trying to conceal it from me! You've
tried to make me think I was the only
^fx j r -,,h - -
trs : |, sts s* JS
... make last summer pass pleasantly
Hut you thought you were," said ! thaf is nil n„i„ ^
the pretty girl, burying her head in ^ ttV deare8t fln''
the sofa cushions, "and that's J-j-just
as bad! Did you th-th-thlnk you liked
this summer in their summering!
Neither smiled In answer, though I
wondered how they could remain so
stolidly cold to her,
"Why didn't you tell me you knew
them?" I demanded half angrily, as
we stood in the shadows of the piazza
vines.
She laughed lightly, her laughter
like music In the soft silence as she
ONE HUNDRED COWS
And the Dimensions of the Silo Neces-
sary to Supply Them with Food.
A silo to feed a hundred cows should
be 26 feet In diameter and 32 feet
deep. Two such silos will easily keep
200 cows and the calves In silage by
the year. In the larger silos the loss
Is less from outside waste and there
Is only one top layer to be thrown Into
the manure pile. A 60-cow silo should
be 20 feet in diameter and 30 feet
deep. Two of this medium size are
often better for the 100 cow dairy than
having all the feed put into a large
silo, for while there Is the loss from
the greater surface, there are often
times when the crops are not large
enough to completely fill a large silo,
that makes It worth while to have a
•mailer one. To make good silage the
years for burglary. James McCul-
lough and J. H. Harrington, charged I mas must be great enough to give
with obtaining money under false I depth to produce pressure and ralM
wars sentenced later. I the heat and to exclude the air.
her then as well as you say you like
me now? Oh, but you didn't know me
then, so you can't tell! Maybe you
liked her lots better—and there's no
way for me to find out!"
"Marie," said the young man, "of
course I didn't like her as I do you!
How absurd! It was just a boyish
Infatuation, an episode, a shadow! It
was nothing! Not worth thinking
about!"
"Then why," persisted the pretty
girl, "did you make me miserable by
telling me about her? If I had never
known it wouldn't have mattered so
much—I could stiH have been happy!"
The young man took a turn around
the room. "You made me tell you,"
he expostulated. "1 didn't want to
and there wasn't anything to tell any-
way! Say, we'll be a great deal hap-
pier if we just drop it! You're the
only one, and that's all there is to it!"
"Do you mean it?" asked the pretty
Slrl, drying her eyes.
"You know I mean It," said the
young man. "We'll never mention her
again, will w«£"
"No," agreed the pretty girl softly,
as he sat down beside her. "We'll
'eave her out of consideration."
Then there was peace for a brief
moment until the pretty girl had time
lo think. Thea she looked at him ac-
:usingly and suddenly.
"But are you sure, Bert," she Bald,
tremulously, "that she was the only
ne of all those others you cared that
much about? Wasn't there some one
else? Now tell me truly!"—Chicago
Dally News.
Fight the Gypsy Moth.
It Is costing Massachusetts $1,000,
000 a year to fight the gypsy moth
This Includes public appropriations,
state and local, and expenses Incurred
by Individuals In the warfare. Thlt
estimate does not take Into account
the loss through the destruction ol
trees In the great wooded areas, which
Is heavy economically and not less so
rlnus aesthetically.
Only, my dearest," and
there was an Inscrutable tone In her
voice, her black eyes burning Into
mine through the dusk, "don't lose
your heart to your brother s friend.
Great Mogul as he Is, he Isn't worthy
that!" and she laughed again.
Tom's friend was unusually gay,
treating my beautiful Inez as doubt-
less he would have treated any casual
acquaintance In the house of a friend,
while Dick and Ned tried their wits
upon her, appearing to adore her
mutually from the flrBt; and I was
too hopelessly healthy to degenerate
at once Into a "lovelorn maiden," and
with splrltB happy and heart strong
I set my wits against hers, astonish-
ing even myself with my brilliance.
For with the heart of a healthy girl I
believed I loved Inez truly, and If
Tom's friend—but there I always end-
ed. I never allowed more minute
reasoning.
The month was nearly over when
suddenly the web of mystery tangled
for me and then as suddenly broke.
We wore out on a canter through the
hills, the boys, Tom's friend, my
friend and I, and my fiery chestnut.
Katahdin's blood being up, we dashed
on and away from the others reckless-
ly, thoughtlessly, delightfully, my hair
becoming undone, tumbling down over
my shoulders in all Its heavy weight
of color. Then, with a merry thought
of my' inhospltallty of winning the
race so far ahead, 1 wheeled Katahdln
and rode back more sedatelj.
The turf was soft and thick and my
horse made no noise save the dead
crush of the grass as we passed so
slowly back, when presently beside a
wood flanking a deep embankment,
the sound of voices came to my ears,
and I drew rein to call If It were any
of our party. But at that Instant the
voice of Tom's friend stirred the quiet
air and my voice was hushed, not In
Idle curiosity, but stunned by sudden
knowledge.
"You say It Is nothing to me If you
choose to come here to visit your
friend! Your friend!" Was It scorn
of her or of me In his voice? I felt
myself turning to stone, yet could only
listen. "Is there aught of her to floni-
$1
Sound of Voices Came to My Ears.
how near to death's door, and how it
was only my hair that saved me in the
fall. Inez had gone, they told me
evasively, when I asked for her, and
Tom's friend would have gone to one
of the houses In the village had they
listened to any such nonsense. But
when I was strong enough to be car-
ried down to the parlor and set among
a pile of cushions in my favorite
lounging chair beside the cheery wood
fire on the hearth—for the days were
chilly—Tom's friend came to me.
Everyone had unaccountably left the
room, and I was alone when he en-
tered. I held out my hand gravely,
without a word, and although he took
it as gravely, he also stooped and
touched my hair with his lips.
And then, like a silly child, I was
sobbing on his shoulder and he was
telling me the story 1 had waited so
long to hear.
Then I told him how my accident
had occurred, and he in turn told me
something of my school friend 1 had
never dreamed.
Inez—my beautiful Inez—had lured
my brother on during their summer-
ing a year before, and had then
laughed at him In her soft, low, mu-
sical voice when he made known his
heart, and It had gone hard with him
at first; but she treated a mutual
friend of theirs In the same way,
only he had not Tom's pride—and a
pistol bullet was easiest, he said, and
soonest over, and that bad turned my
Tom's Infatuation to hatred of the
beautiful girl-woman, who also tried
her arts on this brave friend of his
without success.
"Tom was too noble for her!" his
friend finished frankly, "and I had not
met you then. Sorrel, but her treach-
ery kept me safe! I had not met you
my sweet little girl, without whom the
house is dark and silent."
"And without my hair!" I added
presently, with an attempt at saucl-
ncss, but there were tears In my eyes
as well. "A poor little 'strawberry
blonde' to match with her exquisite
beauty!"
"Don't!" he said Imperatively. "You
are not to Bpeak bo of yourself, Sor-
rel—It isn't respectful to me; and If It
hadn't been for your hair—"
"If It hadn't been for my hair " 1
added, taking up the panse. But we
never finished the sentence.
8o I was engaged ere I "came out"
though I would not listen to a wedding
under two years, nor would mother
and the rest. As for Inez, I have never
seen her from that day, for she re-
turned to her home In Spain. And I
am certain that Tom has no pain In
the memory of their summer, save tha
recollection of the sad little tragedy
of the ending of a life under her
falsity, for Tom never loved her In
spite of her exquUlte beauty—ha
c°uld not love such a woman!
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