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

SO, ut la. where's be ieW GIT the
money! 1t might as well be a thou
saud. / guess He's sech disagree
able old chap that he hain't got no
friends 10 say nothin OF his perfanity
an bein a Catholic
Il don't think the Word says
Love yer nelghboF as Yerself II he
ANITA Catholic an don't swear" re-
piled Miss Reulah sharply
Land sake. BeulaY how yew dew
pick a body up" said her friend
mildly, whereup0n Miss Beulah
changed the sub. ect
In the cleaning that same night
Miss Beulah dOnned her gingham
sunbonnet and went straight TO Pats
old shanty He was putting up a
strip Of fence in front Of the door.
He answered Miss Beulah's greeting
gruhiy.
You've met with loss, Pat, . she
said
aIts nothin' but losses I've had all
my life, sure, . le replied
Miss Beulah ndgetted with her
bonnet strings coughed, and nnaliy
held out an envelope, saying hastily
aI'ye had trouble in my life, tew.
Here, 'tain't much. but p'raps itll
help out +"
Pat took the envelope IN dazed
way, opened it and held up the crisp
twenty dollar b Il for a moment be-
fore he cr0mprehended her meaning
Then the tears rushed into his eyes
as he cried out MAY the howly
Virgin b.ess Yez ma'aml Yez IS the
first one that has hild cut friendly
hand 10 me sence pye been here"
Il don't care much about the bless
In OF a woman, for she's moth n
more, but yer welcome teW the
money replied NJ 50 Beulah.
Mrs Higgins went 10 town the
next day, asd on her way back she
stopped 10 chat a minute with Miss
Beuiah
Quarterly meetin' begins mex
week. she said. "Wlll yew cit ser
black sil Is done teW wear"
Miss Bculah shook her head
Mrs. Higgins looked az her a mo-
ment then an awful suspicion
crossed her mind "Beulay Lane,
ycw heren't 70 led that money away
agin, hcy yews"
Her friend did not answer
"Beulayn she demanded, still
more severely "Nhat hey yew done
with that black sllk?"
"Dressed old Pat Murphy's new
COW in it." replied Miss Bculah,
grimly
Mrs. Higgins looked at her help.
lcs.ly for a moment then gathered
ND her reins without word and
drove on Miss feulah laughed long
aud loud. yet there was a suspicious
moisture in her eyes at the same
time
The autumn and winter passed
away and spring came 0acK Ia all
( her beauty. The ty people had
come once more 70 spend their yaca'
tion at the l.idge
1 NJ IS Benlih was very happy. She
sat by the window mending and sing.
ing cheerfdlly 'Broad is the road
that leads 70 death. The sun shone
warm across the delds and little
bree foated in. laden with The
breath OF new-mown hay a big yel-
low bee hummed in the woodb nc over
the window; while IN the front yard
the scarlet poppies nodded wisely q
the marlVolds, as II they held a secret
between them.
At last Miss Beulah's cherished
dream was 70 come true Gndcr the
spare room feather bel lay the littlC
print Tag full TO bursting and on the
bed we're her Sunday clothes smelling
81 layendar and roses Tomorrow
morning She was going 70 Boston 20
buy her black silk. and her faithful
friend, Mrs Higgins, was 20 drive
her 70 the station.
''pears as II somethin' n happen
yet, she said 10 herself with happ,
little laugh. "l'ye been disappointed
SO often
IL seemed however, as II the Fate
were propiti0us this time for when
evening came. nothing had happened.
Miss Henlah drew the curtain anl
lighted the lamp She took the rrinl
bag aed drawing her chair up neal
the lamp. she sat down 70 count be-
precious money once more.
Just then a loud knock sounded OF
the door ThTusiing the bag hastily
into her pocket Miss Eeulah callcC
out 'COme n."
A Young man entered a Mis-
nculah started at sight Of his haggarC
face
80. Miss Beulah nhe cried iling'n,
himself into a chair Pm In Sucl
awful tr0Ihle."
"Why. what's the matter, John
nlesr she qucried.
II took some money from thl
drawer to pay a debt I had 70 pa.
that very o2Y. aud ] meant TO pu
the money hack before anybody knew
Bat MI Wilson came home uneS
pectedlY and tomorrow the books ar
10 bo looked over lie viii send mi
70 Jail and / hail be- dlsgraced an m
lie long Oh, / can't bear it.n
80, JohnnT. that was stealin
said Miss Beulah. s0lemniy
b a