The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-02
The Little Lady Of the Tsns-
msni.

ANNuul me klic ia fitL VEINS.
Copyright. 1901. By Daily Story Pub. CO
This is story Of a man who had
talent and q woman who had hope.
His name waa-but what matters itl
To those Who met him most frequent
~ be was known AZ the Silent Man.
He lived In a rear room on the third
noor Of q tenement house. and kept
the wolf and the landiady at arms
distance BY writing Tor the press.
She was known as Old Simpsons
tomboy. for the reason that in her
younger days. when she wore short
skirts and was rather negligent In
matters Of toilet. there wasn't q boy
on the block who could outrun her,
or scale a six-foot fence IN less time
than she could.
Old Simpson, her father, was the
cobbler, Who pegged away on other
peoples shoes In the basement Of the
tenement and allowed his daughter
70 wear shoes that were out at the
heel and toe.
The silent Man was silent because
he was lonely For years be had been
lonely until one day. out Of be gloom
and the dreariness. with a smile on her
face and a song on her lips. she came
70 him and laid hef hand N bis.
Of evenings, after that they we're
wont 70 walk, arm 10 arm. down 70
che brink OF the river and listen 10
the murmur Of the ripplss and see.
across the water. the silver line traced
BY the moon. which shN always spoke
OF aa the path Of glory leading ont
into the aftcrwhilea
She. alone Of an the world. knew Of
tho goodness of the Silent Man, but
that was only because she understood
him bcttar than did any ont else. she
believed 10 bis greatness and called
him her esnius.
II the Silent Man had ever met Sue
cess. it must have been in the dark
ness. for Success bad passed him BY
unnoticed So whenever she rested
her hands on his shoulders ana smiled
10 into his eyes. where the shadows OF
disappointment and despair constantly
lingeret and said. Courare. dear
courage Some day you will b famous
and the world wil know yoa ana love
you a. DO. he wosid stroke her hair
and smile sadly. calling her be angel
with the dreamy eyes Of hope.
For come day she would con
tlnue, ryou VIII write a story through
which the warn blood ~ your heart
viii 90 puirlnF and ne throbblnr win
catch the ear of the great. busy world.
and Il viii pause 10 listen and vii say.
this is the work nf a geuius'"
So 4 vas that the Silent Man. en-.
ccuraged by the smiles Of the dreamy
eyes Of hope. which b. saw In hls
dreams, Pot al his energy into the
work Of hts pen, and sher whlle the
critics really did say some Kind things
about him.
She was delighted "a this. but ne.
who looked az matters from the prac-
tlcal view point OF dollars and cents.
could but realize that their marriage
was yet afar o. Az for her. she lost
none Of her cheerfulness On the
hhaloNa that continually enFcloprd
the Silent Man. but lived on. burnine
The on ~ hope 20 light her footsteps
down the pathway Of the passing
years.
ono day The literary world was
startled by a novel from the pen of
an unknown writer Critics Wed with
each other In praising the many vivid.
brilliant passages 10 the book. and the
daily papers gave whole columns IN
revieving ghe latest masterpiece. Men
Of letters discussed it. literary clubs
gave readings from Il. libraries sought
H.
The sales we're unprecedented. Edl- I
lion after edition were printed. and I
The publishing house whose name ap- I
reared unon the title nare wa cred I