The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-30

Come sAe efleu, 4 hudu play AOl
you"
And play she did while he smoked
and listened, wild, merry, capricious
music that gradually merged into lit
tie sobbing minor strain, Slower it
grew and fainter Suddenly it ended
in a false chord. Then there was
silence.
David Farnham rose-crossed the
room. He laid his hand on his wifes
shoulder She looked up at him.
"Eyelyn9 lie said "Evelyn"
The peng Of bitter prescience cut him
to the heart. He was too old. too
grave. too sad for her. 1t had been all
q terrible mistake. And she-she was
finding it OUT For in that long. pene-
tratye look he saw that she was weak,
and white, and spent. All the light
and bloom Of her teauty had been
blown out as though by an extinguish-
ing breath. a passion Of sorrow slum-
bercd in her eyes, and On her lashes
the tears stood large and bright
DAVID She stood up. She put
her arms around his neck and hid her
face against his breast. Il wonder
how-how wen you love me, David"
"How welll' he repeated. hoarsely.
God Evelyn! How well.
The answer seemed to satisfy her,
for although she did not offer to Kiss
him. the clasp around his neck tight
ened. Then she turned away and
went out Of the room, and up the
stairs, the rustic Of her silken gown
coming back TO him with a murmuring
sound that grew momentarily more IN
distinct
He heard the door Of her room close.
Ten hours later. opening his paper
rlone at the breakfast table, he started
10 his feet. aghast. dismayed.
"Andrewsr' he cried. Andrews
There 1t was confronting him In bold
black ard white.
DEATH or COLONEL FOREST
ANDREWS"
Unexpected Demise Of a Well-known
Citizen at Noon Yesterday"
So-hls friend was deadl But-what
was that? At noon-yesterdayl At
noong Why. he had been at the mat
inee. He had come out with Evelyn.
She had seen and spoken with him. She
she had said so-that It was he who
was with her. oh, there must be an
error-somewhere.
He pushed away HIS plate: he could
not eat. He drank his coffee and
went into the library. Evelyn paused
on the threshold at sight Of his bent
head. his agitated countenance. He
turned at sound Of her exclamation.
She was just from her sleep-her bath.
The profuse folds Of her white gown
were gathered by blue ribbons at her
throat. The bright hair was braided
IN girlIsh fashion and hung loose. She
had never looked to him 50 youthful
SO innocent. Cunningham's couplet OF
his sweetheart came to him:
"Beauteous she looks like a tall garden
hly,
Fresh from the night, and perfect for
the day."
David" she cried. "What is it;'
In silence he held out the paper to
her. "At noon. yesterday" he said
She read the paragraph. She went
white as her gown. He thought she
was going to faint; but she laid the
paper down. turned TO the open door,
closed it. came back and stood before
him.
III you win not look at me- she
said. in a low voice, ''perhaps-per-
haps l can tell your
The grim silence was for space un-
broken Then she spoke:
Il did not meet Colonel Andrews yes
terday. / did not see him yesterday,
but l was glad you should think it
was he whom / was with. | went TO
I the matinee to meet-another man. He
is the height and general appearance
OF your friend. but younger-mucl
younger. That is how you Were mis-.
taken. You may have heard his name
not that it matters now. | met him
/ during the last year at school. He
Il nNNt Hlt AllAAA NtiAt0 AVA hAAAt ~
made love to me. and IL wrote him
some foolish letters. They are not
letters it would hurt you to read-ever
now: they were only the silly letters
Of a foolish and Inexperienced girl
When later l came TO know you bet
ter. to know you well, | knew that
could never be quite happy as the wife
Of any other man. | was hoping.
was praying for months before yoV
spoke. that you would ask me-whal
you did.
'Your money had nothing to do viii
this deslre: he is wealthy, too. 1t was
only that l wanted you-youi And
knew. loo. that when yor said at las
the words l had been longing TO heal
that you did not love me as a mai
should love the woman whom he does
the honor to ask to be his wife. If
hesitated in that moment. you know
the reason now. Then I said to my
self. you can make him love youl l
may take years. but you can make hin
love your / have tried-my best; an'
daily l have been happier and happie
as / fancicd / was succeeding.