The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07


Presently la bounded the girls. theil
eyes brilliant with fun. all aglow with
the run. The doctor looked up with a
serious face
"Oh, papa. dear. burst out Amy
who was the eldest. fine. rosy-cheeked
girl Of is. .we have had such an ad
venture Would SOU believe It. EN-
and went up to the churchyard 70 SEE
the sunset. and it was splendid: SO we
commenced TO sing just as the sun went
down in the waters. Well. when we
had finished"
"WelI, my dear. this seems a long
story and / want my tea"
Emily, give pa his tea. What are
you looking so serious abouts ! am
sure It was great fun"
well, just as we finished there was
a great clapping of hands and cries Of
bravo, encore. I sprang around. and
there stood. not three yards from as
my Lord Cardiff. who lives across the
gorge, and two other gentlemen. 1
] could have sunk into the earth. But he
came forward so gentlemanly and said.
You must pardon our intrusion, but
your singing attracted rs from a tomb
stone over there. and il was very sweet
II am not mistaken, I am addressing
Miss Everett. am Lord Cardiff, your
near neighbOr. win SOU introduce your
sister, ! did So Then his friends
came forward. and he mentioned Sir
William Cooke Of the Hussars. and
Capt. Abingcr of the Guards so. after
some casual remarks about the hunt
they had to-day, we all sat down. And
then we all came toward home. the
gentlemen all life and Iollity. and tell
ing all manner of laughable stories
They saw MS 10 the gate, papa. Lord
Cardiff told me 10 tell you he was going
TO call on you. and SO Is Sir William.
Who is perfectly frightful red hair
and a freckeled face and his limbs
strung as though upon wire. En-.
dear, give me some tea; ! am quite OK
lausted. Papa, Capt Abinger is the
handsomest man l ever saw IN my life
ana so refined"
This was from the lips Of "A beautiful
girl Of l6, whose hazel eyes lit up en-
Enthusiastically as she spoke.
well girls, this is all very pleas.
ant; but what win mamma say when
she gets back tomorrow aud hears her
children have been rambling o'nights
with a lot Of stag-hunting fellows, as
wild as the beasts they pursue. at the
risk Of their necksf"
"Oh, but, papa, they are gentlemen.
and when they have called mamma
would not object 70 our having a little
pleasure"
"And they want us to ride the ponies
and go for an excursion 10 the Valley
OF the Rocks. II would be charming
joins in Emily
II have no doubt Of it:' and the old
Doctor grlns peculiar grin. which
the girls don't interpret favombly for
the Valley Of the Rocks.
by the by. Amy, when did You hear
from Bobby Bellg ! thought he was to
have been down 10 see yOuy
Not very recently, papa"
Something Jared on Amy's feelings |
as though Bobby Bells name was out
Of tune And yet Bobby and Amy |
were engaged.
A week passed by without any init |
nation from their aristocratic neigh. |
bors across the gorge that they intend
cd to fulfil their promise. Bobby Bell. |
who was a promising young barrlster
Of the Temple, in London. had stolen
down to spend few days in the COM !
pany Of his iiancee, when one bright |
morning Mrs Everett. sitting In the |
window sewing, suddenly exclaimed:
'Why, gracious, who can this beg"
Emily looked down the garden aud.
turning TO her sister, said:
Amy, It's Lord Cardiff and his
friends"
The greatest excitement prevailed. I
Smoothing down dresses. arranging
truant tresses while the color mounted
vividly into the girls checks
What do those buffers want over
here, Amy| says Bobby Bell. not half
relishing the idea Of such swells nutter-
ing around his intended
Il was not aware you knew them,
girls, demurely remarked Mrs. Ever
EFT where did you become acquant-
edg"
But II was no time for explanation.
Lucy. the only servant, in bewildered
accents. announced.
Lord Cardiff. num-"
His lordship. with his cordial saluta-
tion. CHEEKY voice, and easy manner.
bowed and shook hands with Mrs.
Everett and the Doctor greeting the
girls and bowling politely as "Alr Rob
ert Bell, Of the Temple" was intro
duced by Amy There was a slight
twinkle in his eye as he caught Amy's.
which made her face crimson. His
lordship. she was sure, had caught the
secret
Sir William Cooke ensc0nced himself
alongside the elder sister on the sofa.
Capt Abinger squatted on a low otto
man. held a skein OF silk for Emily to
wind and talked nonsense while he
gazed up into her eyes and admired