The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-10

Among the other women Ia the
woodland hotel, far in that massive
Nrest which parallels the southern
shore Of Lake Superior Constance
fenrhyn stood alone by reason 81 her
beauty and her wealth. She was %
years OLD. OF large graceful figure.
dark gray eyes, black eyebrows.
raven hair and a complexion Of pure
white and red. Her splendid face
wore a sweetly serious look and ahe
seemed a self-contained woman OF
mind and heart In her ten seasons
Of society she had seen no man whom
she could love- She had been wooed
ardenlly but had remained ice. II
had been her fate to arouse the desire
Of possession IN many men. Wherever
she went there wore lovers signing
IN her train They could not say
that she treated them unfairly. or
that one was more esteemed than an
other. One and all they were cour-
teously received and. when their times
came. as courteously though firmly
dismissed. She often told herself that
she could not understand love; that
she had 70 inherent incapacity to love
and that she would die an old maid.
She believed this.
II must be understood that she had
no irremovable prejudice against
matrimony or inaensate desire 20 pre-
serve her freedom at any cost. She
was convinced that woman Is incom-
piete without marriage and she would
have assumed gladly the duties Of
wifehood II she could have found a
man 10 win her heart. This man had
never come. and now. although she
did not look TO be older than 2z. she
viewed the near approach OF the thir-
ties with Gisqulefude and the prospect
of q lovcless. chlldless age had no
charms for her
These were the men at this hotel
who loved her and wanted her:
Erasmus Moody. professor Of politi-
cal economy In a state university;
a slight nervous man with eyeglasses
and a tendency 20 dyspepsia. who re-
ioiced IA a fiow u language and had
belief that wisdom must appeal to
q woman OF Miss Penryhn's intellect.
uai brow. She discussed coinage with
~.n. consumption. production and
kindred topics and seemed 10 enjoy
him nightly. He was afraid Of the
water and as she spent much OF her
time on. or IN. the lake he was handl-
capped
Herbert Graham. IS years old. law
yer I'm excellent practice: good look
ing, but not so good.loolsing as he
thought himself. rather a cocksnre
man and a bold wooer. He valued the
other lightly and had felt certain Of
success since she had told him that
to put a jury IA tears or sway the
multitude from the huaunes seemed
to her the greatest and most deair-
able achievement possible 70 man.
George Trcvanion. physician. clean
and modest fellow enough, somewhat
bashful. who never had a thought Of
gaining shc prize and cifaced himself
greatly. worhhiping from afar and
Rloomily.
Claude Mayne Delay. poet and writ.
er for the magazines. In long hair.
yancyke beard and bob.tailed coat
With a velvet collar. who spoiled much
good paper inditing verses and made
-coaafance" rhyme with chance"
glance" lance and pants A yel.
low visage had Claude Mayne Delay.
and calfeyes which rolled IN ecstasy
on slight proy0cation. a strong aver
sion 70 bodily exercise. but . pen
chant for moonlight atroils and quiet
hooks wherein there was light enough
for reading bis manuscript to safrer-
ers
John Hammond. unanimously
dubbed the Cub and mortally offensive
TO three OF the older rivals This was
big. loosely built youth OF %. fresh