The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-31
EdgaI's Tutor.


beautiful country place, chafni
ing little wife, and my young
nephew, Edgar, / simply adore
yet, for one reason, and one rea
son only, / am ayerse to visiting
Their. Ny sister-in-law has a
matchmaking mania, and she is
disconsolate over the fact that,
in spite of her strenuous efforts
and house parties in my behalf,
am still "unspoken for"
She makes her motive so very
apparent to the luckless victim
and TO the OnlOokers, that from
very shame | must needs be coldly
aloof, and discourage any atten-
tons. And yet, provoked as ]
have been at her maneuyers, |
have never let her know how an
noying her little schemes are 10
me, for they are worked from love
and admiration for me, and she
has a sensitive, warm, little heart.
But to-day when ! read her let
ter urging me to come to Home
wild for the month Of August, /
mutinied, for there was the in.
evitable postscript; ooh, Allene,
Tom has invited the dearest man
in the world-next to himsrlf-
to spend the month with us! We
met him when we went west last
winter, although Tom used to
know him long ago in college.
He's just your sort of man, and
! have asked no one else. Wen
be a quiet, little home party by
ourselves"
My sort Of a man, indeed! l
don't know, myself, what sort
that may be. l sat down in a
white heat of anger, and laid bare
my pent-up feelings to Nan.
told her was sick and tired Of
being invited to meet some one
for a certain purpose, and that
if they had irreyocably invited
this friend of Toms for August,
would come in September. If they
could put him off till September,
however, | would come in August.
] said many other things that
blush to recall. | posted my let
ter at once lest repent of my
heart-opening.
/ received in reply such a dear
little note from Nan. She was so
sorry, and she would not match
make any more. She and Tom had
reconciled themselves to the idea
that / was heartwhole and fancy
free, and would probably remain
so. Toms friend said he would
prefer coming in September, and
his visit had been postponed. If
I'd come, there would not be a
single invited guest during the
month. j felt little penitent
over my outbreal,, but it was with
great relief and happiness that |
telegraphed that l would start to-
night.
When reached the little sta
tion near HONEYWELL, my heart
lailed me at beholding, in waiting
with Nan and Edgar, a man, big
and brown. He was introduced
to me in careless way by Nan as
Mr.. Saltern. l was reassured
when she bade Edgar occupy the
front seat Of the touring car with
him, and she and ! took the back
seat.
"Who is be?" / asked, in a for
bidding way.
"Only Edgar's tutor,v she re-
piled. The lad got so behind in
his studies last year when he went
with Us, that Tom engaged this
man to coach him. Rather good
looking, isn't he? Poor, though,
and in love, judging from the con-
spicuous place in his room Of a
girls photograph. l have come
upon him several times gazing at
it in a heart-breaking way"
We had a lovely evening. There
was a soft misty rain-what Ed
gar called a "drizzle-drazzle," and
we all spent the evening within.
Mr.. saltern seems to be quite en-
famile. He is such a strapping,
manly fellow, / shouldn't think tu-
toring would be his line.
never had such a delightful
week ct Homewild. Such aquiet,