The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
A Bargain Unful-
filled ano How Accounts
Were Squared.

MdfB BAItt turned IN lcudtiiu6 dNtttAut
70 the window; saw through the splen-
did glass the sad eyes looking from the
carriage to her face. Like a celestial
telegram flashed the thought. Those
eyes viii soon be looking in the face Of
God"
With sudden abandon. she said. .You
may have the house while she lives"
lie wanted to say, God love you for
ever" He said no thanks. but al length.
Please. dear madam, do not change
the smallest matter IN the house where
everything is so lovely 70 her eyes
When she Is gone, her memories OF
earth win be only Of pleasant things. Of
the beautiful"
Margaret followed his going seeing
through the clear glass pale, anxious
face become sufused. illumined with
gladnessi ana gladness came into her own
heart.
According 70 an outlined plan. matters
moved along. The rent was raid every
month in advance the house was well
kept; modestly for a millionaire"
Margaret remarked But the woman
with the plaintive eyes was not confined
10 any Of the beautiful beds. did not keep
to any Of the beautiful rooms, did not
90 on fading and getting ready TO die
Whether because Of the house beautiful
or the climate benefcent or the husband
devoted or the hope eternal 10 the human
breast-who can tell? Bur from the first
day. az it were. IL the house, the III
woman began to show betterment. Ev-
cry day she was in the open. for in
every day that winter and spring there
were hours Of sunshine With the ad-
vent of May. the month when it was due
20 fulhll her physicians prophecy. fhe
white face had the regulation California
red-and brown. and the ex-invalid's mind
was made mp TO vaeate Margarets house
besutiful. She had found while search
Ing her husbands pockets for reasons no
woman could give-found a receipt for
the months rent, and thus discovered the
high rent rate. II believe" she said 70
her husband. Il would have gone on and
died II / had known the rate
Now with the rent from her millionaire
tenant Margaret was building another
house. artistic and beautiful. with a hope
that another rich tourist would appear to
whom money was nothing. And mouse
No. was 10 be an Improvement on the
first; it was not 10 be on a pivot. so as
20 follow the adored sun (Californians
are sunworshipersl in HIS journey to the
shadows. but Il was 70 have on the north.
windows far-projecting TO catch the
morning sunshine on the profile and
glass -inelosed porch 10 shelter the sun
bathers from the wind: the first porch Of
this kind built IN those parts. az I have
araI Ff
house. and was far from finished. when
the rich tenant gave notice thar he would
take another house
But, Margaret demonstrated IL sur
prise ana some resentment toward this
rich maa who was interrupung her plans
financial ana architectural "you rented
az $500 monthly. while your wife should
live
He Acknowledged that this was the
fact = thought ttat she could not live
i've months"
on the strength of that agreement. I
have incurred obligations ! have hypo-
thecafed two months rent IN advance
You viii surely keep the house where
your wife's life has been saved for two
months longer thousand dollars
which Is 80 much to me just now. cannot
signify 10 n millionaire.
what gave you the idea thai was
a millionaire ~
II don't know. unless IL was that you
offered such high rent. and said thar
Tcrey was no object 10 you"
IN was nos, What would money saved
have been worth TO me- as 7 came from
her grave had hesitated at any venture
for the happiness Of her last daysg To
brighten the POOR remnant left 10 her~to
insure for her only pleasant visions-God
help me II that was not my single pur-
pusei J am grateful for this beautiful
home Without ~ my wife might have
missed recovery. At that tins when she
was so ~. she thought that she could not
be happy anywhere in California but IN
this house At the first sight Of IL as we
drove by. her face Heightened and she
said II could get well there" Now that
she Is well and knows California better
she q 80 grateful 10 this climate. so fas-
cinaied with her peculiar environments.
that she is willing 20 1--we anywhere here
outdoors under an acacia tree or cam
phor bush though there is a wide dlner-
cnce between the temperature Of Caiifor-
ttt+ 7AttH'IttNtt "AN" ANNAN VI NNH AlNNMeNNINNs
Margaret turned from his pleasantly to
her financial troubles. and earnestly
urged that he would rent her house for
az least two months more IL would
mean much to her welfare. might mean
yet more TO the wife. and yet be lnsignih-
cant to rich man.
Madam. I am not a rich man: ] am
very poor man." be said. 'As % seems
necessary 20 set myself right / win tell
you that ! came here with about S.. 500.
an my fortune. Our physician had said.
Co 20 California. make your wife com
Portable: this is an that can be done for
her She may live Eve months She was
very despondent when We first came.
everything was dry and dusty: the winter
rains had not set IN. That first day a.
this house. when had returned her to
the carriage - leave. she said. i could
be happy there. it IS like bit OF heaven.
I believe J could get well. ] could be hap
py Please. so back and beg her to let
me have a. Well. rapidly did some
arithmetic I divided the amount OF my
possessions by six thinking thar r- 'ime
might be six months determined to
get the house BY surprising you-to cap
ture by sudden attack; I made you the
largest ofier that I could So you per