The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-19

confidence. and SO the hero sailed
forth. as the story says He went un-
til he succeeded in getting beautifully
and unanimously lost He was there
in the wilds with a rife ia his hands,
with two big revolvers in his belt and
with large knife for emergencies
and suddenly he fell and in his fall
broke the compass into Irreparable
fragments. Then he was happy-in
fact. very happy"
The marquis paused for appreciation
which promptly came.
when ! tried to get up. be con-
tinued i found that I had sprained
my ankle. The pain was not 30 bad
but It was next - impossible 10 hob
be over the stones Of that extremely
rough mountain side. So I sat down
and considered what a sublime fool
was. / thought Of firing OF my
arsenal 10 attract any wandering SYM
pathy there might be In the neighbor-
hood and thought Of other things, but
nothing seemed practical SO / sat
there. suddenly I heard a Notes.-The
music Of Toices-ana looking up I saw
a young giant bringing down perfect
Venus IN his arms.
NOW Marquis, you are getting in
teresting, interpolated the usual
bright young man. without whom no
dinner party is complete.
"Thank you. And they were bearing
directly 10 my way. Wen. not to
make this too long. the young lady
had also fallen and sprained her ankle
and the young man was carrying her.
They stopped as they reached me and
I explained my predicament What
do you suppose he did? He made me
get up on bis back while he carried
her in his arms. holding her as If she
were a little doll baby. / never saw
such strength Well. /, looking over
his shoulder. could get a full view Of
her face. and II there was ever life
or beauty or health or happiness it
was there. All, that facet that face!
Marquis, do you happen to know
the excursion rates TO Colorado?'
asked the young man again.
Twenty years ago, my friend, twen-
ty years ago. Wei. to go on. with the
story. the giant gave all his attention
to the lady. saying things which
tried not 10 hear but which were main
ly inquiries as to whether she was feel
ing better She seemed to be feeling
better all the time-in fact quite COM
Portable, although she gave me some
looks as If to say that she would be
pleased II / had stayed on the other
side Of the ocean or some other place.
l never appreciated in my life the old
saying about three being a crowd as
did then. After we had gone some
distance / thought | would take part
In the conversation and l began 70
stutter out something. when the giant
remarked to Venus, with a laugh, I'd
forgotten that there was anything on
the roof and then to me he said,
Say you up there, send 1t by mail;
it'll get down here quicker.
The marquis was getting along very
well and his story got its applause as
II proceeded.
I'VE finally reached rough log
home In the wilderness and around 1t
was a clearing, in which were some
flowers and vegetables. A most de-
licious spring was near. An old col
ored woman was In charge. It seemed
that the head OF the house-the father
Of the girl--had gone to Denver for
rnorhfnor4r rrho tro,,ro ciant WAS
miner who was prospecting in the
neighborhood. They we're kindness
itself to me hut did not have much to
say to me. And l did not blame them.
Surely l shall never forget such
beauty. Bus for the time | did not
think very much Of the man, because
he made so much fun Of my outfit
Sonny he said the next time you
venture forth have more nerve in your
soul OF get a wagon to carry your
guns. And when ! tried to thank him
when / was well enough to walk and
he took me to the point from which
l could easily reach my camp his part
Ing words were, Now young un, you'd
better recollect that guns always in
vito trouble and you'd better have an
auction sale ! got back, about as
forlorn a hero as ever walked-and
found that the men had made away
with most of my goods. Gradually I
reached a railroad station-and from
that time on have never bothered
with firearms or retinues. hold that
man is safe in any part of the world
so long as he has nerve and sense.
That is not much of a story, Judge"
he concluded addressing the lawyer,
but it was about the finest experience
/ had"
And your mountain friends? Did
you never hear from them or from
them afterwards"
Not a word. and I've always prom
ised myself the satisfaction Of going
back there and trying to find them
But things and places change so much /
IN twenty years. ! understand that
the very mountainside on which I met
with my accident has yielded millions
Of wealth and there is a new city
somewheres near the log cabin. Yes,
sir. we all change-people change
things change in your marvellous I