The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26
MANS IEC0SsEOuEECE.



were Eleeulng. on the couch. with tAe
lights shining warmly On her and On
the wealth OF red roses that Iay ali
aro4nd her. There we're no White
overs in the room-no1e Ct The Con-
finental amblemz Of deafh. These wers
the flowers she had loved: and she had
bees 80 SOFT 50 warm ard sweet. and
JET. wlthal 50 fassianate. that tnsss.
with their richness 81 color. their ver-
Tety hearts. and their wealth ~ per
fuunss seemed the onlJ 60~ers 70 pace
around her
This vas the end q the.r IoEu-ldgl-
that through four Years had retained
ali is freshness and poesry. He darsd
not think OF M 1oTeiass years he had
wasted before they mes-cf tAe long.
cold. wearF stretch that lay before him.
with the icy prcpriezy of his wife ia
stead of the others clinging compan-
ionshia. H sat down hy her side and
took cat packas - her letters. turn-
ing them over and seadi1g the vorls
that came uprermcst. and that we're
Ike stray sentences fron the llps eurv-
Cd 50 peacefully thers before hln-
Dear Heart. I an 20 l9neiE-two
whale days sIncs ! szw ycn-i i .
week thrown Away. On. Dear Heart,
come soon.
Your photo IL frownfng. dear Lows.
because / have been naughty But !
ufli never he naughty any more there,
have kissed IL and promised X. and i
IS smiling aEzil--1nd 50 good -aighE.
dear Love- good d-niEht
what happened before re met.
Sweetheart I Do not knew for ! dlo
nol live nefore I knew you Now I i've
afzavs. and as 50 glad to he alive. be-
cause il means that ! am nere to love
sou and Tor you 10 love look il the
glass every day 70 see II J an Is pretty
as arsr-oniy for you. Sweeshearr--
cnlF for you. I lore ny eFes-shex
gruw SO SOFT when I think Of you. an1
the lsShes come close together-as
know sou like 10 SEE them ! love M
mouth. too-for when think Of sou il
kcAs Is II /. wanted TO be kissed. Nor
see ] icve the Me that you know an
ieye. Would yon love the other Ne. 4
wundsrt Al. Sweetheart ID one eal
od wand knows the other Ne-znd !.
often wish thar He were not in tbs
se<rct
Il musE write today. dear though ]
only saw you last night -hoW horrit o.
yuu 10 ne 50 far away when there Is E
little bird in me singing all d4y-sonAs
80 fueiish and happy that i Is a shame
must hear them alone
The Papers rustled softly. and q. biz
heavy-he7rted rose fell 10 the grounu-
But another soand made Carmichssl
turn and Epring to his fset. with some
thing between cFE and an cath-loz
his wife stool in The doorEay-
she cane forward A. COMPOSED as
ever and made = slight. dis-aluzl zes-
ture to deprscats his anger
Don't distress yourself sac szIa
quietly. 4 have nct coma here 70 -ake
q scene. You know ! hate * wQtss
than anything. n ! had not done 6.
do you suppose this pretty l1vs-story
would have gone on uninterrupted Tor
four years"
-You-you knew he stammersd.
nOf course I knew. It was a-rretty
little aafir while il Iasted-its a pity
Death spoilt the story. wasn't It: ius-
At the aost interesting chapter. too7
she spoke in a musins tone. as though
the subject lay far outside her active
personal interest
Lucy. for Gods Sake-stup, But
she went on, unheedinE
n learned the story from 4 man
whom she rrcfezsed 70 love. He was
complimentary enough 10 prefer me-
and. 20 ~in ny favor. brought ne the
whole tale. I wasn't pieased---it WAS
rather 4 cad's trick. think- You
showed yourself FAR more OF a gentle
nan. for yuu we're courteous and Kind
to ne and the world thought yui;
faithful-for that must give soa
thanks
She paused Carmichael had sunk
into a chair and his facet ras hiddeu
Il his hands. she booked a. him Iong
almost pifyinEly-
i did uok think. she ~cnt On. that
Death would take from me ths fuil
81 eetness o. NY triumph wanted L
slr-ersry bit Of it-for J lowed ycl.
Harry. and X vas bitter 70 think she
took you from ne. But brought Toa
her letters 20 him-the ctheF Uzn-
thoarns that here. bessds he-. you
night like 20 read tham-and compare
then with yours.
shs laid them on the table hcssis hin
and turned awsy. He sRra1S 10 bis
fset.
ITS q lis-a cursed lie. Lazy. Some
one has forEsa theu-shs never loved
anyone hut ne.
Lucy Csrmicbssi drsE her lozg cloak
round her
Probably not. sac sad. calmly.
but her letters had war Of counter
fsftlng that might have imn0sed cn
anyone less c1nfdent than ycu- But
rnher. Harry. when ycu rsad them.
don't blsue her. leu we're faithlsss .
ne. ard DO not rerruaeh xou-to not
cry out II yoa fnd that yoa Fe-e treat
sd as haTs been
Shs turned and left him. and nrchan-
icarir be picked up The lztters and
looEed at then. turning them restlsssly
ln his hands. and reading the sentences
before hin
-Swsesheart why do yoa not eoms 10
see me- oaly count the DAYS rhen
ycu are hsrn-cus day 9 week Is 70 1T
lie to iire-f <roT Old waiting Tor NJ
DIR y iii, Sweethe1rt
les. an iuzz IS pretty IS ever.
have looted il ths Eiz=s 70 assure ny
self o. the fa.sts md am glad. neezmss
I want you . lore Ue-o1. eFer -
-neh.~
Carnichasi crushed the letters and
hunr thsn cn the forr. T1en h weri
cut 0f the room without glance G-
where 1zv she whom he had loved 81
walI But ne had neen faftniess. and
ncH-l1 3 rzan's crrious reasoning
~ red 7rsss rurpd her were the ftting