The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-10

smiled the sayory odor IN tho passages
and Whined anticipatlngly
Dear me ] wish Rooert would
come" thought little Mrs. DenWil-
low. The mutton will be boiled TO
rags"
A quarter past 5--half past-but no
master Of the house forthcoming,
Lima grew exceedingly angry
How dare he tease me ike thiss"
she asked herself.
1t must be owned that there is
nothing ia all the world 50 trying as
waiting ior an expected person who
does not come; aud the little woman
had additional incentive TO anger,
that she intended to play her hus-
band a trick and II seemed as If he
were turning the tables on her She
thought o. having up dinner-she
was fond Of boiled muttOn-but then
she would loose her anticipated
laugh; and besides her wifely in
stincts reYolted from such a piece Of
selashness as that
Six-half past-neaflY 7. and no
Robert DenWill0W. ahe little woman's
anger had ali gnne She was NOW
seriously alarmed Thrice had she
descended 10 the kitchen TO confer
with Ann, each time less angFlly
aud more anxiously, and she was
already thinking OF paving her serv-
ant another visit when Ann herself,
with a hasty and unceremoniols
knock entered ths parloL The gil
appeared Hurried and alarmed.
"lh, II you please, ma'am you're
not 70 be frightened. but Mr. Hodges
the stati0n-master has sent up TO
say there's an accident on the line"
"Whal. screamed Lima, pale as
death, and with an awful sinking Of
the heart.
IA Cristial pallls train have run
into the f0rty-threc, please. maam,
and seventeen persons are killed. and
as many wounded It's near New
Cross ma'am The u accidents is al
ways near New Cross"
"Oh" sobbcd Mrs. Denwlllow. Il
have lost the best husband my poor
Robert And / am SO wicked TO him.
On. Dh"
"Lawk. 40 II YOU please. maam,
master amt killed Here's a gram
as Mr. Hodges said ] was 70 give you.
I Ii ought 70 have come an nour and a
half ago but were DELAYED ia the
confusion Them grams always de-
laged somehow" added Anu, s0lilo.
quigingIy
Lima seized the paper and tore II
I open. il ran thus
"Darllng Don't be alarmed
Frlghtigl accident at sew Gross.
Am making myself useful 70 sufferers
Shall take a cab home Don'I wait
dinner
In the intense relief OF her heart
Lima sonbed conyulsively. and made
an inward vow never TO be 20 petn
liant and exa ting 10 the future. In
mood OF mad penitence, she sat
/ upon the sofa. forming hosts or good
resolutions, until the sound OF cab
wheels fell ioYfully on her ears.
In Two minutes more Robert Dem
willow was ln the pariOr clasplng the
pcniient little woman in his arms
".h hOb dear, Pm sorry. And I
hayeh been So frightened. lil never
be so cross agaiui" sobhed she.
The husband stroked her hair ten
derly but dll not reply. he judged
II Dett 70 let her tears have their
course. At last be said.
well dear, IT'S all right now, SO
let MS go % dinner
"uh. those poor people killed. 1
couldn't eat any diT ne."
Nonsense there we're no ueople
killed: merely a score OF broken arms
and legs
Why exclaimed the little wo-
man in surprise, Ann told me there
were seventeen persons killed
Robert Denwillow laughed
''Oh, these things are always gross
ly exaggerated, he said. "But
come ] want my dinner Odd 1
don't perceive the 0n'Onsn
'Oh, Bob dear" sighed bis wife,
coloring 10 the roots Of her hair Pm
50 sorry there's nothing but BIB boiled
mutton for dinner
The good fellow WINGED for a mo-
ment, but be comprehended IN an in
slant how matters stood, and said,
gently
"Well, dearest a certain grand old
book SAYS, better Is a dinner Of herbs
where love is than
Lima K ssed him impetuously.
"You are an angel Kobert-good,
good mainland am a weak, silly,
wicked little thingn
mot wicked. yetm
'sOh. Robert she said earnestly
as she hung around his neck, "bear
with me. and forgive me"
Forgive you my darlingm said
her husband. returning her caress
"Have we not al need OF forbcarance
and f0regi iyenessf"
Dinners ready. please sir" cried
Ann, entering with a covert. smile on
her face
''Well, Ann, returned her master.
good humOredly. and as n boiled NUT.
ton we're his favorite dish, i am
hungry enough 70 do credit to your
cooking