The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

Eugene Landt, for Eugene Landt it
was, happened to.be the one human be-
lng toEard whom Miss Hanford felt q
strong aversion. Tho faint WIS in her
blood, ne doubt, for her futher aud bis
haq been sworn enemies and CONTESTANTS
fat law, and to tho.iina triumph Uf John
t-andt was due the change fronf-Ve iltl
% poverty That had fallen on High
haniord, ana left his only and mother.
less chiid 70 q hard fight with fortune.
1alla.l had always believed that sulr0w
ana disappointment had caused her
iatnefs sudden death. She could not
ook at the Lnndt mansion, nor at any
tnlng that bore The hated name, without
exceeding bitterness Of spirit. She had
2 home IN her uncles house, and taught
ae district school. Every one was sorry
log Hauford's pretty daughter Mr..
hantord's pretty daughter did not seem
pc SORRY for herself. She kept her
iead up and faced the world bravelv.
When Eugene Landt returned from his
hFe years s0iouIn abroad ho came to her
apologetically one day Oh some trihing
business connected with the school. and
held out to her the hand of fellowship.
She c0mpOrted herself with such pride
and cold dignity that his first visit WAS
his last. Nor did be venture to bow 10
her on the street again. He had known
iier since childhood, had been her play
mate and classmate, but he taught him
self now 70 pass her by like stranger.
AZ the first glimpse OF her enemy. as
We have said, Marian became deeply oc-
oupied IN the readiustment Of her car
rage robe, keeping her face carefully
aeerted from the tall figure that was
sh1ding mp and down the platform. She
was waiting for Jake, tho station hand /
10 pack the wagon floor behind her with [
some bags that had come for her uncle, /
hepb, by the noon express If was
showing fast and fnriously; the flakes
were whirling quicker and quicker in
Wild gusts Of wind from the northeast. 4
AnhOur ago even no one could have
inreseen such storm, but here It was
IN all its splendid strength ana fury. I
blotting ont the far landscape, and max T
ing even the near distance wavering and
indlstinct. There WIS no other vehicle
at the station besides Marian's little
open carriage, and no other human
being to be seen but the deliberate Jake
and the one other individual whom
Marian declined to see.
'sIhank You, Mr.. Slower. very, vory
much. The soft, light voice was sweet
MS a silver bell.
''lt it all right now Everything inY
DO You think, doubtineIy, ''that IL
would be Of any use TO raise my nmbrel-
Jar She can scArcely sec Jake's face
through the hnrrying flakes,
''No ma'am, not one bit, was the
prompt reply. ''Y0u best Jest cit along
qnick-lhat's all This storm amt go'in
to be no lighter 'foro mornin. It'll be
heavier n blamed sight nor You think
for. Gene Lnndt," leaning forward
conhdentially, he's in fix His folks
don't know he were comm No one
amt here to meet him. He dunno what
10 do"
"Oh, said Marian coldiy She gave
her robe an extra tuck and shook her
veil out once more before tying it across
her face; and then it appeared that Mr.. I
Slower had been misled on the informa.
iion he had just vouchsaled. Mr. Landt {
knew exactly what to do. He came
across the platform with his quick, light /
step, touched his fur cap aud said gay
iy:
"Friend, ncighbor, Christian, may /
leg you 10 give me q lit rs far as You
are going that is, if It be anywhere in
tho direction Of Now Church, 1 am nm
All" he said, in genuine !
surprise, sit is Miss Hanford and then
lie paused.
''Um, why she 60 al the way to New
Church, said Jake, fbligingly ''She I
60 past your door, Mist Gene. lou air y
ia luck
'fYes," said Marian, in clear voice
hat had more chill in IL than the biting
wind ITSELF Certainly I pass your {
door, Mr.. Landt"
And then, poor girl, she.was con- I
s ra ned to make room for him and 10
feel ia ihd midst Of her anger and de- I
spair that she was sheltered by his ann
from the worst violence Of the s'orm, {
snd must be more or less comiorled, de-
spite her detesiati0n, by his near pres
aDco through the long and dreaiy ride Q
that lay before them.
$50 on. nowl you amt got a second a
10 lose, said Jake, encouraoinly. "Ihis s
IS going to be a blizzard. this Is. Night, Z
Miss Hanford; Tn good and glad Mist !
lircene's along G ye.
But the friendly remarks Of Mr.. Stov- G
~ we're blown rdely from his lies and n
lid not reach the cars for which they
we're intended, and in another moment y
Blarinn and Eugene were speeding away I
shroagh the gathering twilight meeting
HE tempest side by sioo. r
OF course Mr.. Landt at once offered 2
io take the reins. Int was met with q +
very prompt aud polite refusal, and sat n
hack. feeling decidedly snnbbed: but he
as amusrd. and smiled to himself a f
good deal, with an exprs ssion it was II
last as well Marian did not sec He 4
know ly her upright ait tide and the 81
tension Of her uasp that It demanded G.
.ii her strength to hold the horse. which G.
sas fresh swift and excited by the storm Fl
is we'll ne pitied her pr, sently and 81
sieaded again. y
"Mr. Landt. she said, severely, a II
must drive. The horse Is a new one Ii
He does not know the way, and I slould &
cot feel safe unless my hand was on the ii
rein. q
"Ho doesn't know the way, repeated n