The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20

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Mr.. Matthew Denne WAS II pariicu-
iarly bad humor this raw December
morning Everything had gone wrong.
Stocks had fallen when they ought Ia
have risen-bis clerk has tipped over
the mksiand on his special and pecu.
liar heap OF paper the fire obstlnatcly
refused 70 burn in the srate-in short.
nothing went right. and Mr. Deanc
was consequently aud correspondlngIy
cross.
jenkins
'Yes. sir.
Go to the Widow Clarkson's. and
tell her I shah bc there IN half an
hour. and expect confidently mini.
Jenkrs-conhdently to receive thar
rent money. Or else ! shall feel ny
self obliged to resort to extreme
measures. You understand. Jenklnssr
Certainly SIR"
''Thcn don't stand there starin' IKE
m idiot" snerlcd Mr. Doane. IN SID.
der burst Of irritation; and jenkins
disappeared like shot.
y Just half an hour afterwards. M.
Matthew Deane brushed the brown
hair just sprinkled with gray away
= from his square. yet not unkindly
brow putting on hts fur.llncd over.
coat be walked forth into thc chilly
winter air fully determined. fgurately
TO annlhilate the defauiting Widow
Clarkson.
II was n dwarhsh little red brick
house which appeared originally to
have asplred 60 swo-storyhood lot. lui
crauped by circumstances had settled
down into story and half; bu, The
windows shonc Ike Brazaiiau pebbles.
ana the doorsiens were worn by mnth
securing Neither az these cifcum.
stances however did Alr Deaue re.
mark as De pulled The gliiierng iuass
door knob, and strobe into Alrs. Clark.
sons neat narlor
There was a small fire very smell.
as 4 every lump of anthracite was
boarded ia the stove. and 81 table
with writing implements before her
sat a young lady whom afr. Deenc az
once recognized as Mrs. Clarkson's
niece. Miss Olive Mcllen She was
not dlsagreeable 10 look upon. though
you would never have thought 81
chasing her among ihe beauties. with
shining black halr, blue, lorglashsd
eyes and a very pretty month hiding
teeth like rice kernels. So white were
they
Miss Mellon rose with d pciilc noi
which was grlnlly reclproeated ty Mf
Deaue.
~ have called 10 SEE your aunt Miss
Mellen."
4 know g. sir bul as am aware
of her timid temperament / sent hcr
away. prefer TO deal with you rs
scll
Mr Deane siaricd-the cool aaaari.
iy Of this damsel ia gray, with searlet
rlhlous ln her hair rather asitnlshe a
him
y suppose the money ls rcadysn
-No sir 4 Is not
"Ihen. Miss Olive. pardon me /
must speak plainly ] shall send an
officer here this afternoon 10 put a
valuation on ths furniture. ana 81"
You VIII DO nothing Of The kind.
SIR"
Olives check had rcddcned ana hcr
eyes flashed porteutously. srf Dpane
turned toward the door. but ere ho
knew what She was doing. Ollve had
walked quietly across the ioom locked
The door. aud taken ont the key-shcn
She resumed her sent
What does this mcauf ciacula,ed
the astonished prisoner Of wat
"It means, sir that YOU win now ~
obliged to reconsider the question.
said olive
"Obllgedf"
"fes-you will hardly jump out of
the window, aud there is no other
method of egress unless you choose d
go up the chimney Now. then. Mr.
Deane, win you tell the if you-a
Christian man in the twentieth cen
iury-intend TO sell poor widow s
furniture, because she is not able .c
l'ay your rent2 Listen. sirr'
Mr Dcane had opened his moath 10
demonstrate. hut Olive enforced her
words with very emphatic Iittlc
stamp OF the foot. and he was as Il
were. stricken dumb
You are whit the world calls 4 rich
man. Mr.. Dcane. You own rows of
houses. piles Of bank stock. railroad
shares bonds and mortcaees-who
knows whatf Ny aunt has noth.ae-f
support her by copying. New. if ,l,is
case be carried into a court of law my
poor aiiing aunt viii be a sufferer
you would emerge unscathcd ana
proiitlng. You are not bad man. Mr
Deane. you have s great many noble
Qualities aud like you Cor them She
paused an instant. aud looked intenily
and sravely at Mr. Deane. The color
rose 70 his cheek Ii was MOI iiSaei-e.
ahle TO be told hy pretty Young pirl
that she liked him. on anr terms vel
ahn had ifsIufr.1 IA.