The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-14


garded as the typical old
maid Of Kingstown. People
said she had "soured on the
world" and. assuredly. judging from
the sharp. bitter remarks which often
passed her lips. one would not lmae
Inc that she found the world full OF
sweetness and light The Klngstown
people would have opened their eyes
could they have seen the old maid one
winter evening when, having returned
from n walk. she threw herself on her
couch and shed D food Of tears
Can never forget him, OF learn 10
desplse the man who spurned my
lover she murmured. "Ah. Dick.
Dick. never will cease to love YOU
Suddenly she rose and dashed away
her tears and bitter. mocking smile
played about her lips
There Is no man in the wide world
worth tear b~t be. least Of an.
she said fercely. "and I win never
think OF him againr Alas, poor Re
becca She knew too well how little
She could keep her promise 10 herself.
for the very sight Of Dick Waidr0n.
whiiehaired and stopped though he
was. was enough 20 SET her heart
strings TO tingllng
Her story WAS one not uncommon
IN New England village life. When
preparations were golnr on for ner
marriage 20 Richard Waldrcn Rebec-
cs', Bother who was a Hllow. fei
l chard. who had been waiting
~ long time for Rebecca. insisted
upon the marriage being performed
without delay. for. as their new home
would be within sight o. thef stoner
place. Rehecca could sim be with her
mother and oversee a nurse Bm the
mother selhshly objected 'She knew
that Rebecca would not be the same
70 her after marriage; no one else
could nurse her as well. and she would
not be- IN their way long She would
10 gladly as soon as she was called mp
higher" etc.
10 kebecca. sick az heart but not
daring raised as she had been. to re-
sent parental authority. offered Dick
bis freedom.
He stormed angrily ~ nrst. but see
ing her pain and distress at last said
10 her. -Rebecca. you are spelling
two lives | fear. by ygu mistaken
notion of duty. but / must submit. But
when you are fire. you have only 10
write me-for ! cannot stay here-and
call me back Whenever You send
VIII come, for 7 viii never love any
woman but you. and wln be faithful
70 you always
All might have gone uell had Il not
been that Mrs. St0uer again sqlnshlr
interfered "Rebecca and Dick must
not write to each other. Il would only
keep Rebecca's mind IN a tumult. and
she would not stand Ia their way long.
She was ready TO 90 70 heaven AZ any
time. she had never harmed living
creature. she would gladly free them
of Der presence" aud more cantinr
iait Ike this which did nothing to
heal kebecca's sore heart
As matter Of fact The old lady held
on 10 life with q tenacious grasp and
lived Eve more years ~ helpless in
Falidism. selfish 10 the hast.
When NJ last Rebecca wac free she
hesitated about recalling Dlck. whom
she stili fondly loved. WThni II he hal
married since be had lefi her. men
were inc0nstnnt by nature. she ar.
Eued. Yet the remembrance of Dicks
face aud his words as he bade her
eood-by forced her 20 believe in biz
,onstancy. Another doubt assaiied her
she had changed during hre years
attendance IN the slckr0om. aud had
losi much OF her girlish charm: per
haps Dc would not care for her
Finaily her love conquered. and she
wrote him a letter which would hive
hroughi him. a happy. eager lover. 10
her side. But In some unaccountable /
way ihe letter was lost Ia transit
Dick never received the message ear. |
Ing him back 10 kehecca. and she sun. I
posed. as De did not return. that he
spurued the k1ve she offered. Natur
ally she vas almost hcartbroken. lost
Der faith 81 nan and never wrote /
again. He. on bis part. receiving 90 /
w)rd after the death o. Mrs. Stoner.
futposed Rebecca's love kkd cooled /
nud rallied nc the INCONSISTENCY of
woman But he never wrote. even 20
'tphraid her. Years passed and he nn- /
ply returned 20 I've in his old home
lsui. though be- and Rebecca passed
zach other daily. there was never
epeech between them. They were now
lniddle-aged and each lived alone.
Nne night Rebecca in q restless mood
tried ont Tor a walk. She had gone
Iar as Dick Wald-on's cottage when
fhoueht she henrd a groan. She
tped then. with fast 5eatnr heart
an up 70 the door and listened. The
foan Vas repeated. and. hesItatlnr
ID longer. she pushed open the door
30 entered Almost on the fhres.
#old sa stumbled over hIs PROSTATE
rm. ln moment she was on he,
aees and lifted bis head upon her
pasf
Dick ms darling arc you hurtr