The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-06

~ EittSlt, Metas cried Miss
Georgiana Tripton, aus
SsoSs tereIy.
Yes, ! am" said Meta
Graham, saueily. why shouldn't ~
TITS very unfemluine to spend all
ones time running after tie gentle
men," snapped Miss Georglana.
But It's just the other way. IN my
case, Cousin Georglana,r said Meta.
demurely THE gentlemen run after
me-
"Pshawr'
AR Ellsslie asked me to walk
through the cemetery with him this
afternoon" added Meta, commanding
her temper with admirable equanlmIty.
n did not ask him.
And away iripped the little lassie.
haMming popular air. III the sauclest
ana most fascinating manner possible.
'ieorgiana Tript0n WAS seven-and-
thirty, and Meta Graham was seven
leei- consequently Il can easily be com
pretended That there was no grent
sympathy between the two cousins.
"eorsiana was Billions and yellow. ex-
acting aud irritable Meta fresh and
rosy as Auroras self. with fsmper
sweet as 2 May morning. and score
80 lovers at her feet Love was as vet
only Meta's plaything. but natrimopv
~ the eyes Of Georgiana Trlpton was
me one serious business Of life
She had made MP her mind 10 marry (
FRANK Eileslie, albeit that young law |
yer was ten good years younger than \
herself, and as both happened 10 be-
solournlng AZ the same hotel. fate FOR
once seemed inclined to favor her
But when Meta Graham came down
from the city III all the gliiterina
armor Of her golden-haired beauty
rose-and-snow complexion and dlmp!ed
smiles. Miss Georgiana saw AZ once
TINT her cause was lost.
Frank Eileslie deserted basely 10 the
enemy at the very first iiutter of those
Irresistible banners Of youth ana beau.
y; but Georgiana secretly resolved
that i she could not marry tie young
lawyer, Meta Graham should not
either
"In keep my eve on 'cm at aIl /
events" thought Miss Georsiana. vjc-
iously. The cemetery IL as free FOR .
me 70 walk In as ii is FOR theni.r 4
20 Miss Trlpton huuledly invested {
herself IN outdoor attire and took the
crosscut over the fields toward lie &
beautiful rural cemetery. which was
me pride aud ornament OF a,l the Il
neighborhood for miles around. 0
shall get there FIRST thought y
Georgiana; "for. OF course. thevli S
dawdle along under the shade 81 thr s
trees and be twice as long as they need \
70. I've no patience with sneh senti- Al
mentalism, But I'll be even with thnt p
pert little Merta yet. I'll listen to an c,
their nonsense, and iii write such an ri
account Of Il 70 my Uncle Graham thar
ny young lady Will find n elf recalled 81
home the very first she knows OF 81
course, they'll 20 70 the I.iyingdaIe a
lnohument-t1ere is green bench ds
there and an arbor or sweet honey nj
suckle. and can hide just beyond ga
MISS Iripton smiled grlmly to her br
'elf as she mentally surveyed this bro be
'ram Of battle against true love. aud pli
'retty little Meta Graham. whose only lis
anglble offense was youth ana beauty. sh
sut when was the dragon hi the fairy /
aies ever known to spare the bright. w
yed princess Just because her eyes 1
'ere bright and her face pure oyalg All
The sprays OF white ana bun-bIos. sb,
omed honeysuckle were waving softly PEE
bouf IN the delicious summer air rs COZ
liss Iripton steie into the green glade 4
mere the exqulsitely carved statue de,
lat surmounted the LivIngdale nouu- Vol
tent kept its still watch III the llouId n
DID and odorous sweetness or tbe nj
'nshine. It was a marble tribute 70 tal.
le memory Of n girl who had died n
'ung, and whose features were sup- lid
'sed to be perpetuated in the grace. am
\ lines Of the statue. But just now the
ISIS Georgiana Triptor had neither N
ne nor attention to waste on gieain- talr
< marble or exquisite outline. IS
Just beyond, grim old granite tlie
uit seemed to hide itself iii The side and
'pe Of hill, with its iron gate swing thrc
IDLY TO and fro at the will OF the bird
nd. Georgiana stole into this vault ~
unklng beneath its damp. sepuchrai FOR
adows, as the sound Of footsteps on -
green turf beyond, and the ringing NJ
md Of Meta Graham's laughter. be- her
tened the near approach Of the II
ung lovers urge
a cankered old maidr pronounced "
=. Frank Elleslie, not without en- adm
'slA 80 she thinks Il very wrong back
SVu 70 walk with me, does she? way