The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-13

Beadd0ns don't come near it, -
And while Selma read out the trials
Of Helen Mar and Bruce the brave,
! she wondered how on earth she should
manage about showing the house 70
the eager sIghtseers who would be
sure to be attracted by the legend
no Lett on The morrow
Can't go in dat ar roOm." said
D0Icas. interpOsing her stout figure
between the hard-featured house
hunter and the door Of Mrs. Spencers
boudoir ''Dats private, dat arp
"Anything wrong in the room?"
sharply questioned the woman.
Nom, stOlidlY responded DOrcas.
Ceilings crackeds Water pipes
bursts"
Nom
Then why can't see it," with a
sudden push ia that direction.
She might as well have attempted
TO charge a battery Of artillery Old
Dorcas stood immOvable.
Lady amt well. num-" said she.
Cant nobody 90 in dat room. Toie
you SO aforer'
Anything contagious?7
Nom
"Sureg
''Yes'm, sartin shuahl"
"VerY well, said the house-huntcr.
with a forward jeIk OF the chin. II
shall take no house that can't see
every inch OFF, and she founced out
All day long DoTcas fought the
army OF investigators yaliantly, and
al night as she herself observed, She
was jes' as tired as II she'd a done a
double days wash. Stout ladies
peered into the sub-cellar and de-
nounced the drainage; lean ladies
p0ked their parasols into the kitchen
sink and tore of strips Of the hall
paper. Decp-Yoicel men parleYed as
10 the monthly rental; fat old gentle
mena asked questions in husky ac-
cents
The next morning, however, dove
winged peace once more sett.e1 on
the neld OF action The agent came
up and removed the bill.
'The house is taken, said he
'WhO's took its" demanded Dor
cas- who chaneed just then 10 be
securing the brasseS But the agent
either did not know or would not tell
Dorcas heaved deep sigh "Den,
says she. "we'ye got 20 cl'ar out -
The landlord sent Selma a polite
note in a day OF two. He had con-
cluded. be wrote. TO accept her offer
Of the furniture and belongings as an
equivalent for certain portion Of
the unpaid rent
"NOw," said Dorcas, swhat is we
TO dos"
Poor Mrs. Spencer was all in a
1utter The Newport scheme de-
lighted her and she was very busy
looking over her wardrobe with refer
ence 20 the coming visit Selma had
written 10 the aunt OF an old school
mate OF hers, who kept a boarding
house Ia the fair seaside city asking
her lowest prices for a comfortable
rOOm. DOrcas was 10 20 with Mrs.
Spencer as attendant and maid and
Selma had resolved 10 hire a room ia
New YORK aud board herself as well
as she could.
"But this has been dear old home"
she murmurcd. Il wonder who will
sleep In my room wonder whose
hands will strike the yellow keys OF
mammals old piano and dust my
towering blue china, aud arrange the
old fddlc-backed chairs
The purple sunlight shone softly
~; the scent Of a stalk cf hyacinths
IN a glass on the mantel brought back
"reminiscences Of the old Southern
flower gardens, and all of a sudden a
voice which she had last heard In
those very gardens struck on her ear.
"Sclina-have / startled y0Is'
He extended q cordial hand
perhaps you fancied / could not
trace yous" said he. "But | am bet
Ter at hide aud seek than you
thought
She courtesied haughtily His
handsome countenance fell EYi-
IDENTIFY he was deeply disappointed
"Are you not glad 70 see me, Sc
linasr be exclaimed. "Ah, Sclina
had counted so much on this in
tervieWl had planned % renew my
suit--to ask you once again to be my
wife
She drew her slight lgure up
''You are prcsuming too much on
my very evident poverty, Mr. Bcrke-
ley said she II refused when ]
was Miss Spencer Of Spencer Vale.
What sort q a woman should I be 10
4 were now to accept you-simplY as
a projection against adversltys"
"Dut Selma
"PraY excuse me from any further
discussion of she question. said Sc
lima
'MaY + not hope 70 see your
m0thersn he persisted.
II should prefer not
''D0 you know. Selma, be said. I
after a brief silence. '9hat this is a .
49, a.