The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-08


a1d colcr-ir wae uct lie fhs Chants
O. Dsafn she lay 80 easily. as u s.
were sleeping. On the cc1ch. Vitn q
Lghts zhining warmly O. ter ana O
tee wealth oI red rcles thar lay al
around her There were no whit
overs Ia the rccm-no1a 81 the Con
linentas emblems of death These Wer
the flowers she had loved ard she hzl
been 50 soft. 90 warm ana swecf. snl
yet. wlthal 80 passionafe thai thee
with their richness of color their vel
Yety hearts. and their wealth ~ per
fgme. seemed the oHly foEefs 70 plae'
asOund her
This was the end Of their loYs-idyll-
{ that through four years had reraines
All its freshness ana poetry. He dare
not think Of The loreless years be had
wasted before they met-Of ihe long
cold. weary stretch that lay before him
with the icy prcpriety Oi bis wife in.
ftsad Of the others cliuging fOmpau-
ionshiD lie sat down BY her side and
took out a packst of her letters. turn-
ing them over and reading the wOrlz
that came uppermogf. and that were
ike stray sentences from the lips cuIF-
60 30 peacefully there before him.
Dear Heart. l am 50 ionsly--tgo ?
whole days since | eaw you--i { is a
week thrown away. On, Dear Heart.
come soon."
Your photo is frovuiug. dear Love.
because have been naughty. But
Viii never be naughty any more-there.
have kissed Il and promised Il. and il
ls smiling agaln-aud 20 goodnight
dear LDve-good-night."
What happened before We mcr,
Eweetheartg do not know for I did
not live before knew you Now lIye
always. and az 20 glad 10 be alive. be-
cause Il means that ! am mere 70 love
ycsa and Tor you 70 love. look IN the
glags every day 70 see II am Is pretty
Is eyer-only for you. svestheart-
only for you love ny eyes-they
grow 20 eoft when I think Of you. ana
the lashes come close together-as B
know you like 70 see them. love ms
mouth, too--for when I think Of you II
looks as II II wanted to be kissed You
see. love the BE that you know ano
love. Would you love the othsr Me.
Cd wand I knows the other Me-and
often wish that He we're not 10 the
secret"
u must write today. dear. though /
only saw you last night how horrid Of
you 70 5e 50 far away when there Is a
little bird IN ne singing all day-songs
80 foolish and happy that Il Is shame
must hear them alone"
The papers rlstled softly, and a bic
heavy hearted rose fell 10 tho groun4
But another sound made CarInichael
turn and spring % his feet with some
thing between q cry and an cath-foI
bis wife stood IN the doorway
She came forward as composed as
ever and made a slight, disdsinlul ges
ture 10 deprecate his anger
Don't distress yourself" she aald
quietly 4 have not come here 70 make
& scene You know hate it worse
than anything. II had not done 30,
10 you suppose this pretty ioYe-story
would have gone on uninterrupted for
four years."
"You-you knew be stammere1.
"Of course I knew u was a pretty
little aaiflr while It lsstsd--its q pity
Death fpollt the story. wasn't n. Just
AZ the most interesting chapter. too
She spoke In musing tone, as though
The subject lay far outside her active
interest.
Lucy. for Gods sake--stop," But |
Ehe vent on. unheeding
Il learned the story from a man |
whom she professed to love He was
complimentary enough to prefer me-
ind. TO win my favor. brought ne the
whole tale. ! wasn't pleased-it WIS
rather q cad's trick. ! think. You
showed yourself far more of gentle
nan, for you were courteous and kind /
% me, and the world thought you
that must give you
hanks"
She paused Carmichael had sunk
nto chair and his facet was hidden
q his hands. She looked at him long
pityingly
Il did not think. she went on, THAT
Death would take from me the full
weetness OF my triumph wanted IL
lll---eyery bit OF it--for | loved you,
larry and It was bitter TO think she
ook you from me But I brought you
Ter letters to him-~the other man.
bought hat here, beside her, you
night like to read them-and compare
hem with yours"
She laid them on the table beside him
nd turned away. lie sprang to his
eet
ITS a lea cursed lie. LUCY Some
ne has forged them-sho never loved
nyone but me
Lucy Carmichael drew her long cloak
ound her.
Probably not she said. calmly
but her letters had a way Of counter
citing that might have imposed on
nyone less confident than you. But
Harry. when you read them,
ont blame her. You we're faithless 70
De, and ! do not reproach you--do not
ry out II you find that you were treat
d az have been"
She turned and left him. and mechan-
ally be picked up the letters and
1oked at them, turning them restiessly
. his hands, and reading the sentences
efore him.
Sweetheart why do you not come 10
ee me7 only count the days when
on are here-one day week is 80 lit
e to llye---l grow old waiting for my
BY Of life. Sweetheart
Yes. I am iuet as pretty as ever
ave looked 10 the glass 10 assure my
Ell Of the fart and ! am glad because
want sou to love me-oh ever so
iuch
Carmichael crushed the letters and
lung them On the floor Then h went
ut Of the room without gsnce a.
here ley she whom he had loved b