The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

able, thinking he had gone forever, she
met him suddenly.
1t was in the refreshment room at a
dance 1t was not often jacques went
to such things Of late, but there she
was that evening, left pretty and sad
eyed in a corner, while chance part
ner braved the terrors of the crush
by the tables in search of an ice for
her. Then suddenly appeared Captain
Danegarth, just as if her perpetual
thought had conjured him into a ma
terial being from the air. 1t was. how
ever, no apparition, but the soldier in
real flesh and blood, a little pale and
grim-looking until his eyes lit on hers,
and then the lady in voice which was
unduly glad in spite of all she could do,
held out her hand ara cried:
"Oh, Captain Ddnegarth. / am so
glad 10 see you again! We thought
you had gone away Where have you
beeny7
In hiding; lonely and miserable"
why miserableg" she asked, looking
away to where in the distance a small
bald head was struggling out of the
throng, while a hand held up above it
an approaching plate that tossed like
ship in n cross sea.
You ask me whyg' he said
"Yesw she replied. with curious
foreboding fiutter in her heart.
The captain also saw the returning
partner, and, moved by the impulse of
the moment, stopped as near as he
dared to the ear OF the fair girl before
him and whispered, "Why, why? Be
cause know your story, ana cannot
rescue you; because l am miserable
and perplexed: because / love you
Never TO this day has the lady made
up her mind whether she suffered a
more exquisite pain or pleasure at that
moment. She was not often fright
ened out Of her self-control, but she
was woman enough to lose her head
on this occasion in a whirl of sweet
and bitter confusion, and before she
could recover again the interview that
altered all her life took place.
Here you are vanilla ice and ham
sandwlchesw cried the other gentle
man, arriving much out of breath.
IAN the biscuits gone-had to bring
hahn sandwiches. win they do?"
"Oh, thank you so muchr' said the
martyr, smiling gratefully by a strong
effort; Il fear they will not go well
with the ice; win you eat them for
meg' And then, turning to her COM
panion. she held out her hand and
went on in low voice: "Good-by,
Captain Danegarthn
But surely may have one dance
with youy'
Il fear not"
Then may | come and see you
soonT
NO"
You are angry with mey'
"Oh, | don't know. know | ought to
be-horribly, dreadfully angry. Oh.
please do go-see how the people are
looking at usr' And again she held out
her dainty hand.
He took II and hesitated: he would
have liked to have kissed it, but dared
not, beading slightly over it instead,
and then, with a heavy heart. turned
away into the crowd as she bid him.
A few weeks later the Ladies' Auxill-
airy to the hospital arranged Charity
Fair and Bazaar, and the popular
young captain had consented to ar
range a booth with the war trophies
he had brought home with him. The
hapless lover was coaxed into taking
part in this by friends who We're
trying everything in their power to
tempt him back into an ordinary,
everyday frame OF mind and lie had
grudgingly consented. little guessing
how momentcas the decision was to
be. Jacques was among the invited
and, though she had at first refused
yet she too, in due time gave way to
the establishments of friendly advisers.
After the captains reckless avowal
it would have been more seemly if she
had avoided any place where he could
by any chance be met But the cir
cumstances were exceptional, and a
bevy OF friends would surround her,
so she too, went TO her fate
The soldier was there, selling knick-
nacks to fair customers as though he
had been brought UP to it all his life,