The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-09-20

she had taken. but young women d
silly and foolish things more time
than a few. Mr.. Doan thought ther
might be a younger man, but sai'
nothing.
One morning a week later Mary re
ceiyed note asking her to call at Mr.
Doan's Office. Greatly puzzled. sh,
went, and Mr.. Doan and another mar
were waiting for her. The other mar
was Mr. Doan's lawyer.
:.'Mary," said Mr.. Doan, after the
usual salutations and an introduc
tion. "can you give me a dollar?"
Mary took out her thin little purse
and found three quarters, three nick.
els and dime. which she handed over
TO Mr.. Doan without a question.
I'D like to borrow a-nickel Of it for
car fare she laughed nervously.
"You won't need il, Miss Howard, -
said the lawyer politely.
Here are some papers, Mary" said
Mr.. D2an. handing her large packet.
'You won't understand them if you
look at them. so will merely tell you
that they are deeds to all the real
property own and include the GER
tificates OF all the stocks in my pos
session. Indeed. everything is there
il you wiz lock them owe. They are
yours"
Mary, in a dazed fashion, opened the
packet, and the only thing she could
read was: "Know All Men By These
Presents, that for and in considera-
tion Of one dollar in hand TO me paid"
etc, etc, and she didn't do thing but
drop the papers and begin TO cry. The
lawyer discreetly got out Of the Of
flee, and Mr.. Doan stepped over TO
the window. The room was still ex-
cept for Mary's faint sniffie, and the
twittering of couple of sparrows on
the telegraph wire in front Of the
window. The stiffness seemed TO soothe
the perturl ed spirit, and presently she
lifted her face from her wet hand
kerchief and glanced shyly up at Mr..
Doan. He did not see her. She got up
and went over TO him, sobbing little
yet.
"Mr. Doan," she said, putting out
her hand, only one hand. to him, 'Is 1t
true that you have given me every.
thing?"
Everything in the world I own,
Mary, and l am poor as church
mouse
But Mr.. Doan-' she protested.
Not word" he broke in. III il |
hadn't been for you | would have lost
il all by leaving it to lot Of people
! don't like, and II you nave it ! know |
it win be where it will do much good.
Don't you worry, my dear. l am not
so old that ! can't hustle around and
make pretty good living yet. can
do it good deal better than you
can"
Mary looked at him ana again the
tears filled her eyes.
Mr.. Doan,' she said, "if I were to
tell you that there was a younger
man / loved; one whom | had known
since ] was a little girl and who had
been waiting until he could earn
,nough to make us comfortable, would
vou st.il let me have this money?
AREN'T you giving it to me because you
10 not know this and hope to win me
With it p
Mr.. Doan choked little. He had
Tot heard Of this young man. Per-
laps if he had he would have been :
ess generous. He might have given $
lin position in his office or helped a
lin along in some other way It was
Iardly necessary to impoyerish him ,
elf for the sake of letting the woman
e wanted for his wife marry another
nan. But Mr.. Doan had the right
ind Of stuff in his makeup.
Il don't know what you want to do
Nth it, Mary, and don't care" he
aid bravely. What want it to do
! TO make you the happiest woman
q the world, and that will make me
eel it is where il will do the most
ood. All ask is that when | am too v
ID to work any longer you will board s
nd lodge me at reduced rate and
I've me 1alr funeral.
Mr.. Doan laughed at his joke, but
larry did not. She put out both her Z
ands to him.
There is no younger man, Mr.. u
oan,' she said, "and if you will have Il
e for your wife, you may 10
Mr.. Doan acted ridiculously for !,
an OF his years. He shouted and q
ade wild grab for Mary. rt
"You bet Z" he began, when she 10
'oke away from him and warned G,
m off," -
"On one condition." she said. :,
Name Dozen" he replied with =,
azy liberality. ~
One is enough. and that one is lc
at you give me back my dollar" ~
He handed her over the money and OF
outed 70 the lawyer to come in. RI
Think of it," he said to that gen. til
sman, "she will marry me on the 10,
nple condition that | give her back - u,
e dollar she gave me-" 81
Which MEANS" said the LAWYER re
rmally, that as there is no consid- 10
alton all the property and so forth ch
Pviously made over TO Miss Howard an
yours
How the dickens did she know =
lt?" inquired Mr.. Doan, but the
vyer couldn't enlighten him. and
. Doan wasn't particular, seeing
It everything was his anyway.-De-