The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-03
IN A DILIGENCE.

The diligence was in waiting al the
door OF the hotel at Coir A tall, slim
figure appeared in the doorway. an up-
lifted face lightly framed IN erratc
tresscs OF brown-gold hair. crowned by
sombrc Tam-o'-shanter travelling hat.
The girl stood confronting an lron-gray
world, built UP Of mountains and storm
clouds. Elizabeth-that was the name
On the copy of Browning ia her bag
thought OF the number of the guineas iu
her purse and of her promise 90 The
Princess pomplla. to arrive A. the
falazzu Pomplliani al a certain moment
she got into the diligence and put her
face 0ut 90 smile gOnd-hN. strong
hrows. an intelligent. inquisiiive ilne 6f
slender nose, ana mouth with elastic
curves, suggested that this must have
petn "a very piquaut face before the
shadow of those. or other storm clouds
fcll on it one good thing gained 10 her
by the weather was that She had the
diligence an 20 herself Her first inn
preston after SHE had niansed her bag
under her feet and settled herself lu
corner was that she ought 10 seize the
opportunity Afforded her for good
erf. Vow tlat she was putting these
hard, gray mountains between her and
thc past scarcely one look back could hc
safely adventured Only yesterday She
was queen in their own world. queen OF
ner fathers heart and home Now She
Was suddenly dethr0ned and bankrupt.
hef glrlhood crushed under the ruins 0f
her father fortune and the TRAGEDY
Ql his death Night came down early.
tuo weather darkness fastening iis faIf
A. point DO the road @ long whistle
slgnaled the driver ~ the diligence. who
tncrCupon came Co "a stop. a man opened
the door OF the vehicle. made q step 10
sct in, but drew back again.
only one ladyf De said iu Ensl sh
"rhen I shall not intrudc. I shall 90 very
well uuHine. driver
Elizabeth felt guilty. though relieved As
tne vehicle swung ON and she lay back
% ner corner she was disturbed hy an
echo. something in The ring Of the voice
that had spoken az the door out of the
1arhfuAs. NOW tne storm came down In
earnest "a dry scattering wind. frfrzinT
as the breath of icebcfrs; the diligence
rocked ana swung 10 seemed t0 her tndt
40 any moment coach and horses and
ifeient might ride on on The gale. down
The precinlce.
more intense. She heard the outside iriv-
eifr couehlnE. ne man who hal equal
right With 1HrscIi 90 the shelter uf an Iu-
-.de seat. Was she going % b. 70 selfish
or 80 prndifh 81 t1 give over this fellow
creature io suffering perhaps DANGER. Cor
tne srauhcatinu 0f her preference Tor uri.
NAcN She watched her opportunity and
communicated With the driver
VIII Nou tcll The gentlemen" sho said
in German that the lady rluuesta him 10
come inside oi the c0achT
safe h4lunn place was soon chosen
and The outside passenger Got into the
comfortable Interior He thanked toe laiy
and retired into an opposite corner. and
rts Few words were spoken ln German
Ihere IVES 30 mistake about The voice tnis
time. What bad seeme1 @ mere echo GOD
tae wind from her own brain bad become
Q reality The Impossible bad come t0 pass.
sac smiled q HtNe palned sra D. in lhc
lmpeneifahie dafknesa of ler place and
ner Wrappiugs So far was he from d.s-
covering her that ha had iaken ter f1f
frau en-. The compliment to her German
lin Dot seem tn console Der fur ine uaU-
ugn 10 Wn'c1 she found herself
~ man sept but El zlncfh was wake
ful. The storm was uulhafel. Dnl or tHu
NilI-Iuukina stars looked through rents
ir fna masses of wind cloud A Nue out OF
re hroN9ing which sae had pasatd D.
nind Der. beat on her ear amid the rattle
% ne wheels anl The click " the no1aes'
fo1fs-
ret another hour rassad. and fne rhdeis
ana hoqfs s.in kept tie road Tho man
"a4 stlrred. sat up anl struck @ match.
what O'Clock DO isT
Taken BY surprise Elizabeth allowed
uuny famf. which aiso uf ar far ffe
moment ilr rIo1H-rul features 1f ihf fai-
IoH-fraFHlfr rraoIuIa mouth and ehin.
.l...,..s s l.-.lsis. anl egIm Er7E ele-
den.ls than N tae eyes 90 most women.
ann NUN NNmn fHnIsnn". ODE two Hal
Dc darkness aa before. and ere mountains
fhurderfd
Elizabeth passed in nn faraat
fhr0uAh an exercise which fo = woman
ts flmein ns IKE what The hurfiIrr 1n 90
lrn lr must ha fn man
-l0 sou think tne match vas rlfin-
rgIsrrl before Be- faiIf "A Miaanaa EN-
IRE in storm or The Airs would maka
ql.te t1r.l.ne narseraph fof the Lar-
. benere 4 s. ssfs.~ rzff the mar.
end tte slight shake in GRE voice fhat
had ramal Efr vas ennr from b. How
do Vuu a1. Asa MethffHIf
MeN fnanE sou. Z am rlsf 70 see
Sen u.ere not eaten hF the saraaes
trf1ee have mcf WITH ore rather
rnrrr the average q civilized rfrr1la
~ 1l not know. 7 have rot fea1 your
book
HWhr Should vou7 hope fon are f1-
ing in make pleasant stay in fair
my deshnatcn is Remr-the Faiazzo
FnmriIianI-
-How intsrestine. And e0ur father
too IS wnI
Eiizabsfh ohskei back sob in the dark
4weHs Yes. , trust BE- e ren.+ sse
nufII raI
ahrd 49,. place iaokae al sweet
and char Feri'