The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-25
When It's Worth While.

When 1rc yol SFer going 70 makE
good When are y0a ever going 20 de
a1ythingl Wien are Jon ever COINS
70 Justify your birth and breeding and
ancestry.
Ard The girl stamped her pretty FOO.
hard On the yielding turf
The big fellow in the gray outing
fannsls settled hack in the hamm0ck
and TUNED his patricisn face 10 the
F questioner.
By J0Fe. you're getting prettier
eFery day. coz" he said.
i cont want your compliments OF
your praise. Herbert Rollins" she re-
piled With blazing eyes. 4 want you
70 answer ny question
Which oneg- he asked, smiling in
the most pToVokingly indifferent man
ner
Any q them; AL Of them. replied
the girl They are AL one"
The man drew -the makings" from
his pocket and began slowly TO roll =
cigzret
What's the useg~ he asked.
The use Of whztz- she demanded.
"Oh, Of paving around trying 10 90
unnecessary things for a reward. I
don't Eant.@
Unnecessary things" she repeated
Indignantly. What do you mean By
that. Here you are getting along
I0rard thirty"
~Twenty-eight." he murmured as he
IL the cigaret.
And equipped with every kind
Of ability and connections through
which you could get a start in any line
you might select" she went on. not
heeding his Interruption, "and yet you
never have made an effort to justify
your existence"
You forget my football record" he
laughed.
Yes, there # is." she replied. foot
BAH, rowing. debating-everythi
useless, but nothing in the serious af-
fairs Of life"
Ny pretty cousin. again ask, what
Is the use?" said the man.
-Use." she exclaimed. What are
you living for?"
Il ask that with great emphasis
every now and then" he replied sol
emnly. And I'm blessed II / can get
further with the solution than the
proposition: To feel good and enjoy
all the good things the gods have pro-
yided so bountifully"
The girl looked at him scornfully.
Now. look here. Nell" he said,
throwing the cigaret away. Il have an
ample fortune, thanks to the wisdom
and industry OF my respected grand
father. I don't spend my income
can't spend It. Why in the name Of
goodness should I bother my mind
with money-making7 Why should l
harry myself with all the work neces-
sary to a successful professional ca
reer when I do not need the emolu-
menls which would crown 1t In the
very doubtful event that succeeded
especially when there are so many
good fellows who were less successful
in their choice Of a grandfather and
who are compelled to do these things
In order TO live? In fact, / think II
would be beastly for me to go in and
crowd with them for a success that
means so much TO them and absolutely
nothing to me- am not a bad sort,
Nel. am not hurting anybody any
that can see. and III be hanged If
see the necessity OF all this effort you
keep talking about. There is no in
centive."
"Incentive," exclaimed the girl very
pale. "Ill tell you one thing, Herbert.
II has been an understood thing in the
family that I am to marry you. I want
to tell you now that never will marry
such a useless butterfly as you IN the
world. III marry a coal HEAVIER first"
Rollins looked steadily at her for a
minute. Then he arose and took her
unwilling hand.
Perhaps It is best so, Nell" he said
gravely. Il don't know but we would
worry each other intolerably. It will
raise Cain with Uncle Charley and
your mother, but"
NudI - NhiAs DriA- interrupted
the girl, pointing to the surf.
He turned lazily and looked over
the sun-lit water.
Instantly his entire attitude changed.
He was alive with interest, with pur-
pose, with power.
Great Heavens, It is Julia," he ex-
claimed. And she is out far over her
depth and cannot swim a stroke.
have been teaching her to float and
she's let the current carry her out. II
she tries to touch bottom she'll get
frightened and drown"
While he was talking he had peeled
to his trousers and undershirt and /
pulled OF his shoes. and before Miss
Nellie fairly knew what was going on /
he had plunged into the surf and was
great strokes toward the tiny
head bobbing in the water.
AS the girl on the shore watched
him do these things with the rapidity
Of thought and noted his splendid self
poise and perfect proportions a CRATE
ful sense Of satisfaction pervaded her.