The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-23
She'd Talk some
CCEoter On


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On Tuesday morning James J, Bolton,
Jr., left his home at an unusually early
hour lie reached the Office at $50 o'clock.
After staying there for about ten min
utes he went out TO make Dusaess cans
At IL O'Clock he returned 10 the ONCE
for further instructions from his en-
pl0yers and an examination Of the later
mail There were no business communlca-
uons addressed TO him, but in the letter
bog above his desk was note from AIS
Dear jim" she wrote. Il am sorry
did not find you IN. / came all the way
down town Just 70 see you because ! was
afraid a message might go astray, and
this Is 80 important. However, cannot
wait / viii have to leave note. jim.
what do you think has happenedy COUSIN
Katherine Is here. She came about halI
an hour after you left. She can only stay
a day and we want you to come uptown
and have luncheon with US. We shall
spend most Of the day shopping. You can
meet us at ! o clock in the picture gallery
Of WakOvers store. Please bring some
money with you. / won't need much Tor
myself-iust SO or Sl5 20 pay for the
trimmings for my new brown dress-but
I'd like you TO bring SO extra along 81
/ can buy some thing for Katherine You
know we promised her a present on her
last birthday but we never gave i 70
her. and 1 feel that we ought 10 make Il
up 10 her now when she Is here Don't
fan 70 meet US. ! haven't go mucn
money. I know you never like Katherine
yerv well, but YOU ought 10 be able 70
/ nut prejudice aside as a Christian should
for this once. and do the proper thing 10
/ help entertain her.
After reading this letter once Bolton sat
down in front OF his desk and read Il
again. It's contents did not thrill him with
/ irreprefsiblc hilarity.
's1'he deuce take Cousin KatherineN' he
| growlcd what did she have 70 come
/ blowing IN here at this inconyenient time
/ for2 / have neither the time nor tse
/ money TO spend on her to-day. Janet y
unreasonable 10 expect II Of me won
/ go. that's all
For a few minutes longer Bolton sat
pOndering possible escape from hlA
] compulsory engagement 80
/ .I'U play the coward" he decided AZ
4 last "I'll be hanged II / won ~ ~
I ways felt that there was a VeiloN sttsa = =
! in my makeup some place. ana to-oaN
/ Pm going TO give Il full fling II ! go w
/ there or communicate with them IN any
| Wav they won't let me on. ! won't 20.
7 III pretend that / didn't get the letter "
IT, time lA"'s 'nS 0'''
Being 4 man Of normally straighttor,
/ ward impulses, Bolton felt like criminal
while swallowing the first dose of his
/ desuerate remedy. nevertheless he Dolby
returned the letter to the envelope, sealed
Il as before and replaced Il in the lsttei
/ hox Presently he was summoned ioi
another interview with the head OF lhe
q
street again Tor the rest OF the dav.
Bolton did not 60 TO the ONCE asalr
that Afternoon. At Z o'clock ne went hoins
Tor dinner Cousin katherine had gone
and o-ty Mrs. Bolton was there % heal
hts vol .minoua explanations
Say he began. eNploslyely. - u pe
yAu felt like trDunclnR me about o cloci
To-day didn't you2 m awfully sofry
MA * disappolnt YOU so hut upon M
srord / couldn't help IT, The boss KEEP
me on the 70 the blessed day, ana ! neve
got around 10 the office TIL o O'Clock 10
night Then ] found your letter. nut o
course IL was too late 20 do anything 10
Mrs. Bolton shot curious. half-fright
cned glance az him across inc tanie; .h
you got my note at o clock! sh
said. What notcG
sstyhv me one YOU left this morning
ancc. was equally uncommunlcatiNe. a
the hours passed. however. and Mrs. Bol
ton continued her policy OF magnanimou
forbearance, the silence became oppres
( sive. BY morning the stiffness tna
reigned In the Bolton nat began 10 re
senibIa the symptoms Of approachini
DOOM and as soon as Bolton could dis
I match his breakfast he hurried out OF IN
house and down 70 the ofhce. once sal
within that busy hive his immediate car
was to get possession of his wifes note
IL was mot there but In its stead was
letter written at l. o'clock on the preeea
SDear Jim" ran the second letter. e
came IN early this morning and wrote 80
a note asking YOU 90 meet Cousin hath
crime and myself az ! O'Clock for luncheo
and to bring "a little money along so
, could get her q present. since leaNln
, that note I have thought better Of II.
ann afraid. dear Jim, that Il LOOKS Ike q
lrnroFitiou "a ask YOU TO do so much 20
my relations when YOU are so busy an
go cramped financially. I don't want 20
70 come. so / have come back ana take
that letter out Of the box and destroye
hi / thought IL best 20 leave this brie
/ explanation in its place, however. Sc tina
, in case any OF tho other clerks toiu Yu
had been medding with your mali 20
would understand
) bolton sat very still for az least te
minutes after reading the substitute not
, "Oh. Lord he said finally. no Wonqe
] she didn't have much to say last nigh
She was just getting up steam.
talk tonight an right New Nor
Press.