The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-26

with Dent Hayward, Azalea. and COM
ply with your Uncle stubbleheld's
will"
Mrs. Greenough spoke as II a br0k-
en- engagement was Of no more conse-
quence than a broken tea-cup
III you marry your Cousin Joshua.
you win have five thousand dollars in
your own right while the farm-one
hundred and sixty acres. forty Of Il in
meadow-goes to Joshua SO you
would have a good start In life; where
rs, you and Dent are both so poor
there Is no prospect OF your being able
10 marry for years yet"
but I don't want 20 break my en-
gagement 70 Dent" declared Azalea.
-And. besides. have never seen my
Cousin Joshua How can ! think OF
marrying a man have never seenY
'Nou are not expected TO marry him
until you have seen him. / suppose, =
rctorted her mother. "And Il Is my
express desire that you inform Mr..
Hayward. the FIRST time he calls. OF the
change Ia your prospects"
And Mrs. Greenough sailed out Of
The room. 70 avoid further discussion.
Azalea Greenough was a real little
Hebe. with berylbiue eyes. and lips
as bright as the scarlet verbenas that
glowed In her brown hair.
.And So said Dent Hayward. when
Azalea had communicated her moth.
er's wishes-~and 40, Azalea. you IN.
tend to give me up. and accept your
Cousin JoshuaT-
"Oh, Dent you know would never
give you up"
The beryiblue eyes were swimming
In tears az the bare idea.
The sight appeased her lovers anxi-
city, and he drew her toward him, and
said. impetuously:
-Azalea, iet Us 80 and De married at
once. my darllngl Then nothing can
separate ng"
But Azalea would nor be married
without her mothers consent
-But ] win never marry my Cousin
Joshua she promised .You may de-
pend on that Dent
-Nor any enc clse59 asked her lover.
jealousy.
mo one but you.~ she declared. and
with that be was forced 70 be content
-'Besides.~ continued Azalea. "who
knows but Cousin Joshua may refuse
mef Ia which case. she added. Il
would set fhe eve thousand dollars
and yoH. tooi-
-Ne such sood luck said Dent.
gioomiiy.
Abouf a week ~ - later. Azalea
opened the front door IN answer 10
sounding knock thereon.
-Helioi How az. AzaleaT cried q
loud roiee. -Tm yer Cousin Joshual
How's the old woman9 oh. here she
% a-oomin' IN nowi How d'y. aunty
Mrs Gren0ugh stared eoldly at the
tall awkward young man. 10 butter.
nut jeans. but he seized her hand IN
vise-like grip. and shock Il up and
down TN her elbow cracked
And how air you. Azaieys Kind
of pindlin.' amt yer he continued.
dropping heavily into a chair and look
Ing critically at Azaley.
I'm quite wen. thank r0ur returned
his cousin. coldly. .How-how are
your friendsg-
"Oh, they're a-squirmin'l sister
Biihey she was kind of chlllen In the
spring but she's all right now. peart
as a jay-blrd"
A long pause ensued. during which
Joshua continued 20 stare az his eous-
in, sitting with his back to her mother
MS arms hanging over the chalr-back.
He kept his broad.hrimmed straw
hat on his head. and locks OF tow
colored hair struggled down beneath
IT,
Mrs. Greenough uttered not a single
word. but stared at the visitor In cold
disdaln. A dozen farms would not
excuse such ignorance Of good man
ners n her eyes.
Azaiea grew nervous.
Ihe country must be very pleas
ant Just nowT she yentured.
Joshua picked a burr on his trousers
and dropped Il on the noor before an
swering.
Wall, 'tain't what / call pleasant
be said. at last Gems an a-drvin'
up FOR want Of rain. and the seventeen
year iocusses make more noise than a
fhrnshin' machine"
Azalea excused herself and left tho
room. Finding she did not return.
Joshua arose to go.
wall. good day. aunt: reckon III
60" he said. stretching himself. Il
driv Up a flock O. sheep this mornin'. /
Got up when the whip-poor-wills was
hollerin' You kin tell Azaley I reck.
on IN her her. De continued. some
what dou3tfully "Sho looks kind OF
pindlln Ike. but maybe she'd get
etoutef. II the farm work agrees with /
her.- and be swung our.
-Azalea.n said her mother, fairly I
trembling with indignation. ''have /