The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16
THE UNDECEIVED LOVER
Bv Helen Fomest Grdves.

7 AM tired Of this delay, Marion.
want the matter settled def
initely. and al oncer

AWM NAE WY MNAANN"NAWNANN
aunt" said Miss Delaney. Struggling
her shoulders petulantly Things Of
thls sort cant be hurried mp in mo
ment"
"A momentw echoed Mrs. Gardener.
@Why. it's full three months since
Grey Pelham commenced visiting
your
"Set your heart az rest. aunt said
Marion. with a glance Of triumph
shooting from beneath her dropping
blue-yeined eyelids. III ever man was
desperately IN love- he is-the time Of
his bachelor freedom grows short"
But. how shortY
"Wnl you be satisfied II he proposes
IN a weekf"
"Yes-but he viii not"
Leave him TO me-" said the tail
beauty. imperlously. Il am as inn
patient as you are-but / know very
well that il VIII not do 70 show H."
IT is shOckingly expensive said
Mrs. Gardener. plaintively. "When 1
took the furnished house for six
months. I supposed you would be or
my hands long before this-and the
servants bills. and the account for the
coupe, with the driver Ia white gloves,
and"
Spare me the reiterail0n Of house
hold annoyances. aunt" said Marion
impatiently. "YOu are supposed 10 be
a wealthy dowager l. your helress
niece. What sort OF society do you
think we could have commanded. II
people had known our real statusf'
Well. l suppose you are right,
said Mrs. Gardener disconsolately,
but dear me. Marion IL this last
chance should fail"
1T win not fail aunt Don't I tell
You 10 set your heart az restF'
Thus ended the colloQuy between
aunt and niece. and Mrs. Gardener left
the room 70 attend the summons Of
her cook.
Marion rose slowly. walked. with the
step Of a princess. 20 the full-length
mirror. framed IN a network Of gilt
passion.ylne leaves. and looked into
SIS surface
What a lovely picture smiled back
upon her. flushed with the soft wine
light OF sunset. A TAN flexible figure.
fuil OF unsiudied grace. small head.
royalty set upon the slender snowy
throat, and crowned with braids Of
sllken black hair. coiled round and
round IA glossy profuslon. Her COM
plexi0n was rather dark. but fine
grained as satin. with a delicate Grim
son glow on either cheek. and lips full
and scarlet as newly-ripened cherries.
while her lovely black eyes, large and
soft as velvet, gave a tender express
scion 70 the whole counteance.
Yes murmured Marion Delaney.
half aloud. 4 have beauty Grey Pei.
ham has rank and wealth. Are we not
evenly halancedf what right has be
20 ask for morcf"
The thoughts were yet iltiing
through her brain, when a servant en-
tered. with sealed missive IN her
hand
a telegram, miss. just arrived"
Marion caught It from the servants
hand and tore Il open.
Miss Delaney" It read. your faith
er Is much worse and more trouble
some to-day. and cannot continue 10
take charge OF him unless arrears are
paid up az once. II DO not see You
soon shall bring him up 10 New York
and return him 70 your care.
SARAH DARBY
Marion irshed scarlet. and Bit her
Zip until the small white pearls az
her teeth cleaned vindictivcly.
What a botherw she mutterod 10
herself. "but Il is just like that spite
ful old Darby to carry her senseless
threats into execution. must get ten
dollars from Aunt Gardener 20 stop
her mouth with and the sooner the bet
ter. Perhaps ! had best take the even
ing express down 70 Berksdale az
once"
She glanced at her tiny Geneva
watch.
"Yes. I have time. but 7 ought not
20 waste Il now. Of an times IN the
world One nights delay may cast
some chill across the glow OF Grey
Pelham's love. but there g no alierna-
tive left me-"
And the evening express carried Miss
Delaney down TO the obscure little WI
lage where her poor. orazed old father
was farmed out. AZ the least possible
rates of compensation. to a hard-f
widow with a heart like adamant and
sympathies dreid down 10 the mercst
shfeds
Meanwhile Grey Pelham. Esquire.
IN bis elegant bachelor sanctum. was
preparing himself elaborateiy for an
evening call on bis fair goddess. II
was room whose adornment and dec.
oration bespoke not only wealth with
out stint or limit. but refined taste
and highly cultured appreciation. Ex-
quisite little bronze groups sllmmered
on carved brackets. stamettes Of ala.
baster leaned from backgrounds OF
ruby velvet paintings that an amateur
would have valued At their weight in