The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-17

too,) was beyond mans endurance. So
he shook himself together, and told
George nat he was going to bed. lodged
on him at the head Of the stairs.
Maud was sitting motionless in bed.
staring straight ahead, and 1t was the
most uncomfortable thing for me. Be-
SIDES she would have the gas burning.
80 : thought 1t was no use, and i might
as well come out 10 listen down the
stairs Il was all so creepy, 1 never shall
Brother Gregory asked me If l knew
IN thunderation what was up, and said
ne; Il wish. We need never ask engaged
people again George is no better than
And Maud. Brother Gregory. is lust
az hiEh-strung as she can be- said /.
They're both just as sureharged with
iteelng az they can pe' ana 50 intense
l guess they'd better part now. before
IT'S too late. II would be an awful ex-
plosion, after marriage, don't you think
soI Even II Il Is painful"
out-and-out sDitfre. and II George wasn't
so eyerlastirz spooney he'd kick up a
row"
That. knew, was exactly what he was
doing, and / told Brother Gregory he'd
better 90 right 10 bed to get rested and
lay up strength for what was coming.
In the morning Maud put on her new
lilac gown with the lace. That took me
all aback. l saw IL she was going to do
1t she was going to do 1t looking pretty.
While size was getting dressed, she talked
an awful rigmarole about the CATHOLIC
churchs being the harbor for wrecks and
the refuge for the wounded heart; be-
sides, she likes those white points the
nuns wear on their foreheads. l said
for them to cut their foreheads short in
that way was surely inartistic. But no
laws of art will move Maud, once she
takes a fancy TO a thing, and that's why
/ believe her taste will lead her astray,
sometime. when II becomes blunted Win
age. It is splendid now.
"Oh. how thrilled / was TO meet
Georgel He was laughing over a jack
in-thc-bOx of Gertrude's when l got
face at rest to get the lines of pain.
knew what Maud thought about the ho-
man Catholic church would draw tears
right Ort OF his eyes and knew ne
needed softening dts better than ex-
plantations a great deal, and l was lust
beginning. when Maud herself gave
such series Of shrleks. and came rush
ing. in her lilac gown and all. right from
the dining room, and threw herself into
Georges arms.
IT'S so terrible" she said. and hid her
head on his shoulder.
My. YOU should have seen George
blushl But he really is the handsomest
fellow.
'Teil me. Maud" said he very deep
and slow. and he put his hand on her
head as II he was going to say the
benediction I thought L should choke.
but Maud was trembling like leaf. "Oh
Georgel" she said.
lslvtNtI AfIeBofg put Il6ul III ALoI iAllIlA
Of the suspense). Said he. Maud. let
She flashed round. "There's dead
mouse, Brother Gregory Mortimer. and
aren't you ashamed Of yourself"
''Where?" said we all.
''in the milk pitcher"
We rushed into the dining room. and
there was the frightfulest gray back
floating up in the milk pitcher We
danced round and looked in. and every
single one said, Don't touch it
George did. He fished it out with the
sugar tongs. I never was 50 surprised
In my life, for when you think of all
the passionate feelings we'd been
through was 4; any wonder we'd forgot
ten all about the gray skin purse? 1t
had been in the milk pitcher all night,
and II shows how careless our maid is,
pouring milk without even looking.
Hey, hey. look at the mouse look at
Maud's mouse" said Brother Gregory
George did not know we had been out
the evening before. Mamma told him we
had, TO get our wraps. She never
dreamed Of our going without them.
For all his reticence, George has a tre-
mendous fund of romance in him, and
when we told him all about it, he said
he was going to carry his change loose
Just the same I'm his pocket mamma says
he will come down a great deal about
money when he has TO earn his own liv-
ing), but he should wear the gray skin
purse next TO his heart forever.
Brother Gregory wants him to wash II
in some chemical or other, SO it will not
be so greasy.
It IS a whole week. and the. engagement
IS not broken yet. They are getting deep
er and deeper in. and do believe they'll
weather It through. ! do wonder what
character George IS planning for the
masquerade. He win not tell but he puts
really a magnificent outfit.-Harriet N
nett, in Springfield Republican.