The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-31

NO~ You are vers unreason
able, aunt" said Miss De
iancy, Struggling her shoulders petu
lanuy. Things Of this sort can't be
hurried up in moment"
"A moment" echoed Mrs. Gafdl
ner. Why it's full three months since
Grey Pelham commenced visiting
youw
Set your heart ut rest, aunt" said
Marion. with glance Of triumph
\ shooting from beneath her dropping
! blue-velned cyelids. IF ever man
was desperately N love. he is-the
time ot his bachelor freedom grows
short"
"But how shor,r y
"Will you be satisfied If he proposes
iu week. tli
"Yes-but he will not.p n
Leave him to mef' said the tall
beauty. itaperiously Il am as impa.
iient as you are-but know very well
it viii not do to show it,
1T is shockingly expensive said
Mrs Gardiner. plaintively "NheB |
took tie furnished house for Six
motifs, supposed you would be Oh
ny haAss long before this-a1d the
servants bills. and the account fog tie
\ coura with the deireg in white gloves,
and
Spsre nc tiie reite-aiion OF house
hold nnoyances. aunt" said Marion.
impat entity You are supposed to be
wealthy dowaeer 7. your hoiress
niece. What sort Of society DO you
suppose we could have commanded II
peopie had known our real status:p
Well. | suppose you are right" said
Mrs. Gardiner. dlseonsolately; "but.
dear me, Marion. II this last chance
should fail"
III viii 10. fail, aunt Haven't
tod you to set your heart at rest"
Thus ended the colloquy between
nun. and niece, and Mrs. Gardiner
left the room to attend the summons
of Ter cook.
u Afrion rose s.owiy, 1Yalsed with the
step Of Il princess. TO the full length
mirror. framed In a network of gilt
passion vino leaves, and looked into
rs urfaee.
What lovely picture smiled back
unou her, flushed with the soft wine
leL sf sunset, A tall flexible fgurc.
fun O. unstudied grace Il small head
royaiiy set upon the slender. snowy
throat. and crowned with braids Of
silkcu black hair, cooled round and
round IL glossy profusion. Her COM
plexion was rather dark. but fine
grained as satin. with delicafe Grim
SON gldW on either cheek ana lips full
and scarlet as newly ripeaed cherries
while her lovely BLACK eyes, large and
soft as velvet gave a tender expires
s.on 10 the whole countenance.
Yes. murmWed Marion Delaney,
hair aloud. IL have beauty Grey
Pelham has rank and wealth. Are
we not evenly matched? What right
las lie 10 ask for morcg'
The thoughts were vet dltting
through her brain when a Servant en-.
tered. with II sealed missive In ler
hand
"A Telegram. miss. Just arrived
Iatlon caneat It from tile servants
hand and tore 1t open.
Miss Delaney" it read. "your father
IS much verse aud mere troublesome
to-Gay, and cannot continue 10 take
charge Of him. unless arrears are paid
NJ at once. II l do not see you soon
shall bring him up TO New York
and return him to your care.
Nt't 1fst SARAH DAIRY"
Marion flushed scarlet, and bit hci
lip until her small, white teeth CLEANED
vindictivcly.
what a bothefw she muttercd tC
herself: but 1t is Just like that spite
ful old Darby to carry Ler senscles'
threats into execution. l must get tel
collars from Aunt Gardiner to stop hel
mouth with. aud the sooner the bet
ter Perhaps had best take the even
ing express down to Berksdale a
once"
She glanced at her tiny Genevi
watch.
"Yes. have time; but I ought no
to waste it now. OF all times. On
nights delay may cast some chill
across tho glow OF Grey Pelham
love; but there IS no alternative lef
me"
Aud the evening express carried Mis-
Delancy down TO the obscure little VII
lage where hes poor crazed. old fathe
was farmed ont, at the least posslbl
rates Of compensation. to a hard face
widow with heart Hike adamant an
sympathies dried down to the ineres
shreds
Meanwhile. Grey Pelham. Esquire, :
his elegant bachelor sanctum. was pre-
pairing himself deliberately for an cyei
ing call on his fair goddess. II WAS
room whose adornment and decoratic
bespoke not only wealth without siil
OF llmlt. but refined taste and hiehi
cultured appreciatou Exquisite II
tie bronze groups gllnimered on carve
brackets; statuettes Of alabaster ieane