The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-10
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that subject tran Joris HYDE Vas
tot. Isst yezr. zr Lady Betty So-sT :
splendid E1p-1zls. and AZ Fanny Pa.
I gets. and the Corzfezs q CzrIzle'z. .
Indeed. I maintain that ~ z1ch dl=
c1sslon an an zbsclure necessity
Ard wish 20 know Madame Jscob1s-
So7 Wen. the7. here re are. zr
her very door kz0w MT w1z1 sAe
win say-you zust make EOur OWE
e1c1ses. sir
As she was Speaking they zs1e--e1
tie ahltz szeps leading . : Te-
handsome tT5cE hozse On the wssx side
Ct Brradwzy- TEs coor vas cpe-ed
by 2 very tzrk mar. wt0 wzS dressed
n 2 srlen5id ard oztizz1ssh Eznne--
4 scarlet turhzz zbcve his straight
black haiE. and Eol1-11nped szrrlzgs.
and Z I01g coat or tunie. ksavilx en-
brei6eEed in strange 1evlcss-
AZ scon AZ the front 5e1r clcssd.
Joris perceived that he Ezs n a. u
usual house The scents ard 3d0rz Ct
strange clunsrIes Aoztsi about Il
Strange tables q wcn1erful mosaic
work held iTory carvings Of priceless
worth. ard porcelain from unEnpE'n
lands. Gods and zoddesses from the
yellow Gehennz of chinz and the NJ
ferzble idolzsry q India lGoked out
with brute cryeity. or sempiternal
smiles from eveTy odd corner. or gszed
with fascinating precedence from the
high chimney piece upon AL who en-
tered
When the door opened and Madame
Jacobus. with soft. gliding footsteps
entered. Hyde understood how truly
the soul. II given the wherewithal.
builds the hz5itation i likes best
Once possessed of marvellous beauty,
and yet extraordinarily interesting.
she seemed the very genius OF the
room and its strange, suggestive be
loEgings
1t was said that no man who came
within his influence had been able 10
resist her power-no man, perhaps.
but Capt. Jacobus. and he had not re-
sisted. he had been content TO exer-
else over her q power greater than
her OWL. He had made her his wife;
he had layished on hsr for ten years
the spoils Of the four quarters Of the
world. ard his worship OF her had
only been equaled By her passionate
attachment to him. Ten years Of
love. and then parting and silence
unbroken silence. Yet she still in
sisted that he was alive and would
certainly come back to her. She
kept his fine house open. his room
ready. and herself constantly adorned
for his homecoming.
She came ia now with smile Of
welcome She was always pleased
that her fne home should be seen By
those strange to it; and perhaps was
particularly pleased that Gen. Hyde's
son should be her visitor. And as
Joris was determined to win her
favor, there was an almost instan-
taneous birth Of GOOD will.
Let me kiss your hand, madame.
said the handsome young fellow. lift
ing the jeweled fingers in his own
II have heard that my father had
once that honor. Do not put me be-
low him. and with his words he
touched with his warm lirs the long
white fingers.
Her laugh rang merrily through
the dim room. and she answered:
you are Dick Hyde's own son-noth-
ing else. Il see that But where is
Cornelia? l thought she would come
with you"
Even as she spoke Cornelia entered. I
There was little flush and
hurry on her face; but oh, how limo
cent and joyous it wasl
Am late, madame? Surely your
clock is wrong"
my clock is never wrong. Cor