The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-23

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Great heavens. lad Ma tnke,
IL seriously. Had she waited 70
In al fkese Sfr.ennous rearx a
rrlemhered Aer E.le-1gez and his.
And Fou have n0r Rritren fsl
eFeF - l9Ag So went On. vii
m most c1arming air Of reproaeh
Years and yezrs. Paul
He M-ntie1Hd some conT~n
rlo1al eLc1se- Wrir@WhF. L.
eFen lad forgotten the old hiIl
sde home these many years. and
- for writing. did zny busy %
orator ever write anything longer
rhan a telegram Bat The alarm.
i1g thing sas the cor attitude Of
The girl and The sideI0ng glances
she shot from her expressive
brown eyes never had noticel !
II The cid days thar she had such
fetching ewes But the situation
vas becoming embarrassing
especially when b. remembered
NadOnna-ike Pauline in his great
castle on the avenue. OF course
Pauline never could send the blood
eoursing through bis veins as this
woman vas doing-bur then
Pauline graced his establishment
Wirh The arisfocrafic favor Of her
blue blood Sometimes be- wished
il we're a trife more red even az
the expense Of her regal dignity.
Now II Nina was there with be,
glowing checks and sparkling
eyes and 1.-THE figure 10 share-but
pshaE, what nonsense il this?
I'VE have missed you 50 much,7
Nina was saying. Then looking
up with a happy ingenious smile
she went on: ~But IT'S all right
now, that you have come back
Great heavens, was she snug.
Cling close 10 him. Yes, there was
no mistake about il And what
could a man do but snuggle lit
tie himself. By this time he had
got 70 the point Of pityirg her.
you will come right up 10 the
house with me, won't ron, Paul."
she whispered. There really is
nowhere else TO stop. You know
Aunt Hannah Is dead"
Aunt Hannah dead and be never
had heard oft? That was a shock
indeed. But TO 90 home with her
that surely would lead 10 con-
sequences. No, il evidently was
time 10 stop this nonsense.
His heart was full Of pity as
he said:
MY dear Nina. / have been a
brute, bur out in the world men
lose themselves and-and forget
the old home ties and the old DAYS.
/ have been in the thick Of the hight
and-and-I have been so long
away-that-you see ! built up
new life in a new place-and you
see ! didn't think yOu remembered I
OR took il seriously-and all /
that sort Of thing-and-and-
Nina, the fact is ] am a married .
man and just came back TO get a 4
Whit Of the old air.
He paused lamely and she lifted /
her handkerchief TO her face so he I
could not see il; but he could feel !
her tremble and be felt the guilty !
wretch he was.
"Smithville," yelled the brake
nan Just then and the train slowed
down. Poor GraysOn would have
given ten thousand not 10 have
bad TO get of with the girl who
still held her handkerchief 10 her
face. But he was in for il and re-
solved TO take his punishment.
He picked up her baggage and bis
and laboriously waddled of the
ar after her.
On the platform she put her
handkerchief in her pocket and
irayson noticed that there were
10 traces Of tears in her eyes. Be
ore be had time 10 wonder about !
[ a tall-bearded fellow with
skin and CHEEKY voice
trode forward and gathered Nina
ntO his arms with a fervOr which
threatened the integrity Of her
lbs. Presently when she had ex-
ricated herself from the embrace,
which was before Grayson recOy-
overed his senses, she turned to
i'm with that coyness which al