The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
! PRETTY WOMAN
py oreta Bryar.


times q little one: but IL
comes sooner or later. and must be It'd
I'd over by both parties If they desire
10 20 with the current"
Had his attention been called to IL.
much doubt II Ernest Waters would
have considered this advice worth his
notice: and as for his wife. Debby. she
had never permitted her thoughts 20
create phantasies OF any kind. moi
withsiandlng that the longing for the
unknown Is a quality common % hu
man nature
TO think Of anything bat the pre5-
ent moment would. 10 Debby. have
been about the most senseless thing Ia
the world
Debby was a pretty woman, and her
exceedingly graceful manners CORE
sponded well with her type Of beauty.
Ernest maintained that Debby was the
prettiest woman. by far, he had evef
seen. and bis friends who were many.
bore him out Ia this assertion
Ernest was what "a known as a trav-
esed man. He had lived Ia every part
OF the world. and dwelt among differ
ent natlonalities. coming home 20 IND
that Debby Lawson had grown so at
tractlve that he could not be happy the
rest Of his life without her.
To Debby. Ernest was the one desire
her young heart had been longing 20
possess: and after their marriage she
believed her husband 10 be absorbed
by her. and she was absorbed Ia him.
But some one. / cannot be sure who
has said. "A woman's love always
springs from the heart and goes 20 iiit
heart; but mans leye seldom pene
irates below the surface" Meaning
that man Is liable 20 have many loves
besides bis wife-as. for instance. ge.-
ting up new inventions. starting ont
upon new eEterprlses-riding any pet
hobby that win crafty his love FOR
novelty Or making money.
Before long Il turned ont that Ern
est Waters had another love. His
scheme was one FOR which he was
obliged 20 neglect Dchby. and Il some-
times looked as II NJ might be neglect
ing the haudsome property his grand
father had left him.
II happened that about this time hts
friend. Bert Maddox. visited him, aud
be- would suffer no woman 10 De ne
elected
No one could come between Debhy
aud her husband: yet. Judging by ap.
pearances erroneous opinions were
formed
The season was ht its height Debby
loved life, 80 did Ernest.
"Bui / can't spare the time % go
10 the opera this year. he told his
pretty wife, BERTH have 10 take
yon" rejoicing Ia the presence of his
friend. who had never yet failed him.
Il did not occur 70 Debby that she
was committing G great mistake b.
iHlng 70 often saen IN company with
her husbands friend. and absorbed III
his money making scheme. Ernest dld
not consider that ne was committinr
sn error by allowing her 10 do So. Anu
ihe truth of Il an was brought 10 his
notice IN most startling manner
n must have Il to say that / have
seen one star before all this glory
fadcs" unused Ernest. purchasing an
admission ticket one evening.
The opera season was nearly at an
end. And be would have the sailsfac-
lion Of surprising Debby and Burt
He succeeded IN getting standiag
room where be could see them both.
toneratulailng himself on his good
lnck while doing So Not every has
land had a friend Ike Burt. who could
ne trusted to look ont Tor bis pretty
wlie. The curtain came down whiis
he was ln the midst OF his reflections
"ire seen a great many pretty wo.
hlen. said one man 90 another doth I
standing IA front OF Ernesu. "what /
you may call downright pretty women.
IKE Waiors's wife. who's here ever
sahi, about with her husbands /
friend. But I've yet TO find . pretty
Toman who turns out % be an excm.
ilaly wife"
II wouldn'i bother my head abou.
Tfeliy women" said ais companion
Cant help O., was the reply. aThey
sin come under my notice. Poor
Naiers. Hes to BE- pliied. and 40
misiake though Be should have known
better than g marry a woman Sc much
Soungeg than he Is. and 4 pretty one
st that"
Here Indeed was n revelation
Brought about in manner startling
60 Ernest who had only himself IS
olamo for the remarks 10 which hc
Rad been an unwilling listener.
lts the last opportunity ans one
Wti ever have 90 mnliFn my pretty
oIle.' Be determined. making biz way
10 her.