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

Excuse me, Dut what was she III
need OFF,
"Oh. that doesn't matteri We can
settle all minor details after the story
is written. AS l was saying, in her
hour of need she bethought her Of her
old friend"
'Yes. Her old school friend. /
see"
''No. no. The Man. But on her way
to him she met the Mans sister-in+aw
the cousin of the school friend-and
she told her that her school friend was
deadw
Dear. dearr' said the Author. And
that decided her to return home 70 her
husband. of course?'
Really exclaimed the Girl. 81
think you have a very poor idea Of
plots. considering YOU write stories
yourself"
occasionally, admitted the Author.
"But I'm sure | beg your pardon If
anticipated your climax. What did
she do. then?7
"Why." said the Girl. "she put her
self in her school friends placer
Great heavensw cried the Author
"Do you mean in the coffin?'
"Of course not. | mean she as-
sumed her dead friends name and
and personality. I think you can it?-
and pretended she was her"
"She." suggested the Author. with
the connivance of the cousinT'
mo. She told the cousin nothing
about it. She left the omnibus and
drove straight TO the Mans house in
cab, and rang the bell and walked
in. The Man was standing on the
hearth-rug alone in the room. and she
ran up to hlm-remember. she hadn't
seen him for ten years-and, with a
wild gesture. exclaimed. Save mes'
"Yes. observed the Author, you
have hit upon a strong dramatic situa-
tion there What does tile Man say,
thought
"The Man replies, i will proclaim
your innocence with my last breathp-
or something of that sort-and she falls
into his arms. After soothing her for
a few moments, he inquiries who she is.
She tells him that she is her dead
friend. his sister-in-law's cousin: but
the Man replies that there must be
some mistake, as he has no sister-in
law. The girl fixes her eyes upon his
face intently for several minutes be-
fore remarking, Then you are not
James de Vere?' The Man answers.
No: my name is Jones-and the girl
discovers that she has come to the
wrong house"
"Ahi that. too, is fine situation"
murmured the Author-"for the girl"
"Yes. do not think it is bad. But
the strange part is that Jones and De-
We're are both members of a club where
ladies can be taken as guests. you
know-there are such clubs in London,
amt there?r
"Oh. yes. several" said the Author.
$50 Jones offers to conduct the cir,
to this club and hand her over to De
We're and they drove off together.
Meantime. the girls husband has dis
covered her fight and starts in pursuit. 4
Having heard her once mention the
name of her dead school friends
cousin. he first seeks out this lady.
and from her learns that his wife and
she met that very morning in aa oihni-
bus. This reassures him. and lie goes
home to dinner Jones and the girl
reach the club. and Jones fiji DIS De
We're taking afternoon tea with-whom
do you think?'
II am at a loss TO conjecture" said
the Author, permitting his eyes TO
dwell dreamily On the Girls flushed
face.
"Why, with the school frieudr ex-
claimed the Girl, clapping her hands.
'The school friend|
Eyes. She wasn't dead, after all
1t turned out to be merely malicious
and unfounded report. On the con-
trary, she was engaged TO be married |
TO De We're"
"Ah! Lucky De We're. And is that
all?"
mo. That concludes the first half of
the story. The rest is principally ex-
plantations. l want to know how it
ought to be written?" said the Girl.
Its too exciting for me to give an
opinion straight off, reiolned the Au-
thor "You say the girl knew the Man
for ten years?'
YES"
"But the Man didn't know the girl?'
mo"
1T was his losst" murmured the Au-
thor. pray, how long have you known
me?'
"Oh ever since I was ffteen-or
answered the Girl. exan-
lining the pattern of the Authors car
pet.
And it seems only within the last
half hour that l have known you"
calculated the Author, rising from his
chair.
What on earth do you mean:' de-
the Girl
II mean" said the Author, that we
will write your story together, if YOU
will; but on one condition"
"And what Is the condition."
"That. unlike the girl in the story
you will promise never, never to run
away from me-not even for lark"
"Ohw said the Girl.
And