The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-30

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for The first tine. ~that / an noi
giFen % little jokes. ! have b
excellent swords. but II yoa prsfs. K
seleet your OWL
Il shall be quite sztiF1sd. /" ! said;
bat about the feathers."
The gentleman With the scissors
may keep them AZ q souvenir" And
she sEeDt down the aisle and Eent in
a. the stags-door, behind me pros
csnium boxes
! believe I've taken up this letter a
dozen times.
There's the most awful coming and
going in this house The dOOf-bell
does nothing Bat ring. and While
mamma has refused 70 see anybody.
and the reporters can't get beyond
Ludwiz. there are CondJlera Ike Ma
F Sprague Winter. and the n0Eers fit's
worse than q funeraI) that We can't
turn away. and I'm sitfing up here
II NJ room In disgrace that is a thou
SAND times worse than death.
wish I could hear from you. Il
vas last evening that / telegraDhed.
don't suppose there IL anything you
could telegraph except that you love
me. and ! don't saDDose it would Oc-
cur to you TO DO that
Crawford Of the fencers kss just
written 70 me. He Is such = trump.
He says It's a burning shame it has
made such stir in the papers. but the
club IA proud Of me
But ! have not told you about the
duel. Al little before the time zD-
pointed. met Herbert just hurrying 70
the theaier. He led the way into The
Stage entrance-hOw dreary ii isl
and the doorkeeDer told Us that Miss
Wlim0t and Mr. DitmOre had not
come, but II she was expecting US We
might 20 In and wait Eith the others.
What othersz" asked Herbert, sus-
piciously.
The others Miss WiImot was ex-
Decting," the dOorkeeper said.
Il don't like the lOck OF this" said
Herbert. Il guess you mad better wait
until / 90 in and see what sort Of
reception Miss WiImot Is giving"
But cant wait out here. said.
I'm sure I'm invited"
50 We both went In.
Stan. they were all reporters.
Then Miss Wilmot and Mr. Ditmore /
came. He was carrying the swords
and a suit case. and Herbert mad the
case in which had brought my things
from the fencers. We All bowed.
felt horribly foolish. Then Miss VIII
mot vent TO her dressing-room and 1
had one assigned to me. / began to
feel guilty. / wasn't afraid Of Amy
but Of what my family would
say II they ever found out.
II didn't take me any time TO dress,
and yet Miss Wilmot was ready before
me. Herbert and Mr.. Ditmore we're
the distance and testing the
swords: and at last Mr. Ditmore hand
I'd them to me 70 choose from. took
one at random and he offered the
other TO Miss Wilmot II seemed that
be was TO conduct the duel, OF which
was very glad, for he knows all about
he etiquette OF such things. and I'm
pretty certain that Herbert doesn't.
"Ready?" said Mr.. Ditmore, holding
he points OF our swords. He looked
rom one to the other OF US. Ready"
We said. Then he released our sword
lips and stepped back.
From that moment every thought OF
nervousness left me. | felt perfectly
It home. The back OF the stage was
filing with people. and | realized that
1 must be time for rehearsal. 1t
anne to me vaguely that this crowd
was just what she had been waiting
or did not see them, and yet it
vas sudden fancy OF a resemblance
o you among them that caught my
attention for the fiaclioh ci a mo-
nent
She took the opportunity TO make a
coup fourre," which | parried just in
ime by dropping my hand and chas-
ng her point Then placed my point
II her heart. l did II so easily and
DOLLY that / drew it back a little, so
hat she would not run on II. But
here 1t was, for an instant, for all to
ZEE. / had not so much as scratched
Ter velvet jacket, and she must have
Inown that | wouldn't dream of hurt '
ng her; but however that was. she d
ave one cry, that will ring in my ears Z
o my dying day, and dropped to the I
Ioor, her sword ringing as II fell be- {
ide her
II 1t was meant to call attention to }
erself from my own victory. it was i
one with quickness of wit that O
hows that she will be a great actress a
I II was real fear. 1t played her a n
plendid turn. ] ran to pick her up, a
nd half dozen others with me, and a
Then we lifted her she was as white {
s my handkerchief; but she smiled '
I me and put out her hand, and said, h
18th a perfect show OF self-possession; q
Il see you are bound to have your i
tile joke" p
That's all, Stan. Herbert and got s.
ut. and the rehearsal took place as q
nothing had happened, except that h
nv Wf1nof Ia now a heroine and II