The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-06
By A. W. ROLKER-


4 dry sob that sounded as il * must
split 4 lIrtIe chest in rwo-
18th NOT sag no. You shah see the
governor. I said.
eHoweVer. il was a bad business
II meant my JOB. But Jnst then, /
vas disgusted clear through and d-dn :
care II II did or not
what's the governor doingr /
asked shaw.
HIS visiting hours are long passed
It's litte after i've O'clock. and ne 8
signing some papers. be answered
Its a bad day 70 try and see the
governor. I forewarned the eiler
girl. He has been very busy all day
reviewing the soldiers and receiving
important visitors. Tonight he's go-
ing to a big dinner, where he viii
have 70 make long speech. 50. you
viii have TO be very brief IN al you
say
~Au this time I was really trying
to ind how e. smuggle the youngsters
into the room. for. nothing I could
say would cause the governor 10 relent
u an audience. A lucky idea struck
me. Il vas a BIT OF deliberate STRAIT
eey. even as shaw had played uncon-
sciously on me. All alone the tots
we're in the world without help or
protection. All alone, without help
or protection, I would send them into
the presence OF the mighuest man in
the state.
Listen, I said to the elder girl,
I you are a brave iitrle woman; II I
Z let you see the governor. do you think
J you can do It Just as tell YOU Above
all, don't be frightened. Some say
he IS a hard. hard man. That all de-
pends upon what you say to him. You
mustn't tell him what you heard Mr.
Shaw tell me. Il would anger him. Do
not try TO tell him how you loved your
papa and how you cried when your
I mamma died. Talk 10 him in a diff
fersnt way. Tell him you are all, all
alone in the world with no one to pro-
tect you. Tell him you have no home
I Tell him you viii have to leave scaool
70 90 into factory 70 earn living
And tell him the little sister, mere
viii have 70 quit her books and g
to work Say to him that you wan
your papa back to educate you and
make a fine woman OF you Remem5ei
above all, don't let him see you cry
Mr.. Shaw will show you the govern
or's room and open the door for you
You Just walk in with the little sis
ter by the hand, and walk right NJ
to the governor and tell him what yol
have 10 say.
Il think would have given hy'
years Of my life 10 have been able Z
hand those youngsters the pardon
and for 20 minutes sat on soniethini
Ike warm Goals. Shaw came in at IN
end Of that time. He looked hope
less.
ITS NO use, he said, I can nea
the governor raise his voice in an
ger
"At best, time was up. II was up [
me to cut the audience short. I 500
at the door and listened. | could hea
the governors deep bass voice. I coul
not understand what he was saying
but I, too, made out that he was Irrf
tated. | hesitated no longer. I opene
the door and-saw a picture I do nc
wish to forget. Pale as ! never ha
seen him, his voice husky, the govel
nor leaned forward In his leather chat
I and on his lap huddled close to his BIZ
broad shoulder, sat the hitler girl sol
bing softly, while great long arr
held her close as If inside a citadel {
protection. Leaning forward, eve
riveted on the governors, and bot
little snowy hands clasping his hair
paw. was the elder little princes
pleading. His face was drawn.
7 twitched about the cheeks. Ills ey'
we're small and intense. He was Il