The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13
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pY FDGAR. WELDON COOLEY.
Copyright. 1901. BY Daily story Pub. CO.
It wasn't a very pretsntious build
lng-just a neat. white cottage that
stood on a small elevation at the bend
Of the road. In the rear, an orchard
stretched down to the creek, tbs trees
fragrant with the apples waiting %
be gathered. To the south, a corn
aeid reached as far as the crossroads,
The yellow leaves rustling IN the even
ing breeze, and on the north a stIlp
81 green pasture land met "laef
strip Of yellow stubble.
The door behind him stood open
and the light from within fell soiAs
! upon the mans silver locks.
A girl came and stood in the door
Z way. her trim figure. like a silhouette
y sgainst the glare Of the lamp inc
I nan turned his head and saw her.
r slowly be took his pipe from ms
mouth
l. .you haven't heard from town, have
o you Gene2" he asked.
p mo. pa" she answered, softly
r .rd kinder like TO know how the
n Election come out" he resumed after
u pause. "They ought TO have the
Z returns in by this time. Don't you
- think so. Cene?'
:, The girl did not reply. but stooo
n gazing silently down the road thA'
" stretched away through the dusk
towards the town.
on pa said the girl, timidly' "Wiinul
asked me to marry him. last nlsh'
at and-and-C l. pa?"
eNol" he growled. NO ne can
marry no daughter Of mine! why
lp- he's a Republican, Gene-a id ras
eally Republican"
why. pa" cried the GIRL starlnl
at him with wide open eyes, '"hs
pa" ~
And more than that" resumed N
e. man. angrily, he's candidate -
gn township trustee-a candidate on u
y's Republican ticket" j,
use The girl walked softly to MS siu
II and placed her arms around his nee
S. "But I love him, pa she saia'
ii love him with an my heart, and-al
ilv II want to marry him, pa; I want
as marry him.
Iho ~There. there. Gene he said te
,ht Derby "rn think It over my cnii
- - Tea think 1t over"
~ Both lapsed into silence ana listen
~" to thr chirplng Of the criekets in
ong grass and the baying of hound do'
bv the creek. And after awhile {
ash old man said:
on II wish knew how the elect
In. came out; wish knew"
The gin arose "In walk over
lrnp chadmore's. pa" she said. 'PeFhi
they have heard something.
She went into the house and "a
out presently. with shawl over
head
.ich. Tn be right back. pa, she sai'
'nry The man made no reply untl
cas- had reached the gate. Then he shou
! re. after her:
4 az ~ Chadmore's hasn't heard not
ETH. YOU might 90 over 20 Dickenso
HNIes NJ AAtANNA t---r
badly we licked EN-"
Then be relit his pipe and SAT 9
Inter stil gazing after the girl until
,om- was lost TO view ia the darkness
and a long time he smoked in silence
ham Ing at the stars that shown above
sa.d trees across the road. And are
-. while he leaned forward and res
wv his arms on his knees, looked abse
$50 down at his feet.
e'"' "Gadl" he murmured, the aaus
p asi of old jim Billings in love with a
never publican-with a Republican ca
Pen date! Cad"
Bay, He rose and paced the porch
ands. natiently. stopping frequently 70
Gated anxiously up the road. E t the
,umo. aid no. return. He filled his pipe
e an. hotbler out into the road, watc
1 her listening. The dampness made
int