The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16
and ii Amt hardly decent to let him

starve.1
You are too extravagant IN your
ideas. Mrs. Darby. What can an old
man ike that want Of new clothes and
dainty fare7 / tell you can't afford
to pay you more than two dollars
week; my expenses ia New York are
fuinous' and
Then you may as well send him to
the poorhouse al once Miss Delaney T;
I won't undertake 70 keep him short Of
three dollars at the very least"
Il don't like TO do that" Marion an
swered, hesitatingly, as II the idea
commended itself 10 her as not Inn
practicable in some respects. People
viii talk.
They'll talk just the same II you let
him starve to death aers. and a good
deal worse"
ITS a great nuisance, said Marion.
lmpatiently. well, | suppose / win
have to pay you two dollars and
hall"
The other woman grumblingly as
eeutedi Dut ADDED.
Don't you want 10 see hlmf He's
talked a deal lately about his pretty
girls comm"
"see him? Oh. no. not for the world
1t always racks my nerves You
needn't tell him I've been herer'
"WellF' CALCULATED the other. ''if you
amt the coolest one. Miss Delaney! ]
don't set up 10 be the most devoted
daughter In existence. but If my father
was like your'n. I'd want TO see him
once in Il while"
What would be the use? Here Is
the quarters money IN advance, and IL
he gets violent or troublesome again.
just lock him Up on bread and waterl
Now show me to my room. please. for
I've got 70 get back IN the early train
tomorrow morning before my de-
voted cavalier misses mer
Then it's true that you're going 10
marry a rich man. down IN New York.
Miss DeIaneyf Squire FrOthlngham
said you was. but, lal there's heaps o.
reports that Amt no more foundation
than a whiff Of smoke"
Miss Delaney laughed triumphanily
You win see. three months from
now. Mrs. Darby. That's right; get
the candle. for there is nothing that
spoils my complexion like want Of
sleepg
Grey Pelham had sat as motionless
during this conversation as II he had
been turned to stonel Honorable gen
tleman that he was, be would have
scorned the idea OF feavesdropplng. but
ne had been spellbound- -thunderstruck
Was this cold. hearted, cruel worldllng.
whose every natural affection seemed
frozen IN her veins. the Marion whom
he had wOrshlped with such blind, un-
questioning ldoiatryf Was Il possible
that be had been deceived an these
months7
Like the downfall OF some superb ed
idce. undermined at once and entirely.
his dream Of love crashed TO earthl He
buried hls face IN his hands with a
low. bitter groan. given to the memory
OF the Marion whom be now knew had
never existed. save IN his own imagi-
nation.
Then he rose aud went out lD the
cool. clear moonlight staggering like
one just risen from a bed Of mortal
sickness He was thankful now that
he had encountered no One-that be
was free to depart without question or
doubt
Disenchanted-u undeceived! The blow
had been a cruel one. but Grey Pelham
recognized the kindness Of the Hand
that had struck It, and returned to
New York resolved TO bear It with
what equanimlty he could.
Miss Delaney waited. but waited IN
vain for Mr. Pelham's anticipated call.
and finally at the end Of three days
dispatched a little pink note, perfumed
with ottar Of roses. to ask the reason
OF his unwonted absence.
The servant brought back the note
unopened.
Please. miss. he sailed for Havana
this morning.
A month subsequently the exasper-
ated creditors OF Mrs. Piercy Gardener
met IN the elegantly furnished house.
just in time 70 deplore their own dila-
toriness. for that smiling matron had
decamped. leaving an array OF debts
behind her that might have awed the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
And that was the disastrous end Of
Marion Delancy's matrimonial cam
paign.-New York Weekly