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

speaking Of Captain Riley. If 1t should
be the samei If she could manage
somehow TO patch up the quarrel of ten
years standing, that had been renewed
six years ago, 9ndhad meyer been made
up! If e-Kitty- -could somehow heal
the breach now
She looked up-atJacL with her, lips
parted Z
captain Rileyy' she asked, breath
lessly.
Jack fell back
"Then it's true,' he cried, hoarsely,
and ] called him liar--I thought--I
could believe"
f'But what's trueg' asked Kitty. ~
don't understand"
f'Howfwas It You never mentloned
Captain Riley to me?' ne asked, coldiy.
Kitty looked sbeWilderad. asasuaa.aasss.a
"ButI-I-I couldn't she cried. "It
wouldH't have been fairy-oh, I couldn't,
! might have told you later on, perhaps,
but oh, you know, couldn't at once"
Jhck turned on his heel.
swell, If you can hide a thing like
that you can hide a dozen worse
things,' he said in a'harsh, hard voice.
"lts a good thingI found out before 1t
was too late.7 M N
Kitty darted after him.
'Bur | don't understand, she, cried,
breathessly. ans - ~ A =
He slammed tlie door.behind him, and
Kitty, dazed and stupid because she did
not understand stared blankly before
her He surely did not mean to 80
because. She had not told him Miss
Martins love story? He must be madi
His footsteps echoed ON the pavement
outside. He strobe away quickly
back to the elnb.'and the fate that had
thrown the Captain across his path
earlier iu the day putihimf there, again.
He was in corner of the club read
ing n paper, and Jack strobe up to him.
II apologize" he said abruptly. 81
called yoii a liarfthis morning. For
give me. sYona were rights after all.i4n.s
The Captain looked up. His lips
were set. a !. = = - = :
80 you asked her4s be said; In a low
voice.
Jack nodded. His hand Travelled to
his breast pocket. He took the photo
graph and threw II down on the tnble
in front Of the Captain.
1--WE done with her" he cried. sat-
agely. "I-I-Hxe done with her., as
He turned away qnsteadily and the
Captain picked up the Photograph. He
looked at it. then started to his feet
~HereTI say, Elton, what's this% he
cried.
Jack looked round. '''' ~ q
s'I don't want itrihe said "Tear it
up. | don't want to see her face
again
Captain Riley went hastily toward
him.
"But this isn't Miss Martini he
cried.
"who said it VASE asked Jack,
Captain Riley thrust the photograph
into his hands.
"Then take It back" he said. at
isn't the one ] meant. I never saw her
before in my life. The photograph you
showed me this morning was the pho
'tograph Of an older woman, Of Miss
Martin. There's mistake some
where.
There was. and when 1t was clear
to him what he had done, he hurried
once more to Kitty
; II was an awful fool Kitty he said
"It might have spoiled both our lives.
! don't deserve 70 be forgiven.Y Il.i
no, YOU don't,s' said Kitty; fand
shan't do it again. m 5tst3s gui
~You shall never have the chance"
said Jack. Il shan't make such a mis-
take again"
"And what abont Miss Martinir
Kitty asked, present. Couldn't We
couldn't we manage somehow for her
and Captain Riley to meet7a You know
she told me just now it was all her
fault that he went aways9snd tset he
was the only man sheeysr really cared
for" ..,...s,,,. t,s,b
jack stared. They were the Cap-
,iain's very words-thes words he
thought Miss Martin had sworn falsely.
'.Ande Jack, she--she told me that she
was an awful hirt wien she was
younger, and that it drove him away,
Then, six years ago. he came back and
she was foolish again, She thought
that he had heard Of the money that
lad been left her, ana had come back
beeause Of that, and SO she would have
nothind to do with him. And yet here
they are, Jack, both fond Of each other
--oh, I'm sure we might do something
II we likedyerH 8Hiasig erfils.t
Jack looked down at her eager face.
perhaps we might he said Per
haps il they met-it might be all right"
And a little while afterward it was
The woman whom Captain Riley had
been all around the world to forget
became his wife ate last-Newa York
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