The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-30

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fem Begin he 5sa-in lhs collar
Ai risht" said john eheegfuliy
Pause.
what's tie matter John2 Can't
sou end The bationholes
Theirs. rve g0t the Ersl oue said
John. tfiumphanlly by Jmg0.
haven't either I've got H hult5nad
into loie ID the lace. III have To
aniasten e There-noW Rere get
ting along
You're awiuily clumsy. John. How
many buttons have you got fasteneds
i've got one. all right he declared
This lace collar IS the hardest part
q a. guess Itn be plain sailing rs
soon As ] get that done
Well Jet as see If can do that
she said little ImpaGientIy. twisting
around before the mirror and putting
both hands back Of her neck
You've got the second one buttoned
into the third hole. said John. watch.
ing her manipulaliOns. Maybe can
iix Il now my ingegs are rested
We'll, for goodness sake. hurry, OF
vel be late I'm getting all tired ont
standing up here. and my hairs com
Ing out q curl Can't you hurry a iit
tleg'
I'm hurrying as fast as I can. he
suggested, amiably It's new work
for me, you know. / don't see what
they make waists button up the back
for anyway"
Have YOU got All four buttons Of
the collar fastened?g
Are there four Of tham2 by
gracious, thought there we're only
three. | missed the third one-the
collars folded down 30. wi have to
unfasten the last one and button the
third"
Well, John Dixon, you are smart
Didn't I tell you there we're four but
tons on the coIlargn
Il didn't hear you. dear" he said,
meekly. Don't twist around so
Youl have the second one out next
There-I thought you would. Now
I've got to begin AL over"
MY face is getting 50 red I'm
ashamed to 20 anyhere." she began.
dabblng some powder on her nose.
"How far down are you nowg
= Don't raise your arms up that
way, he cautioned her. You make
It gape IN the back. and I can't button
it al all. There-lhe collars all done
now, dearie. just a few minutes
more. one-two- three four FIVE
-seyen-eight-7 he counted slow.
y. "OnIy seven or eight more. Nowl
that's all but the hook and eye"
'Wha. mskes that little bulge M
there near the topg' she Inquired
looking sideways into the mirror.
Well, ] declare. John Dixon, II you
haven't missed one of The top but
tons. and got it all butsoLed crooked
Well you are smart 0netv
That don't make any difference.
said John soothingly Nobody win
ever noiiee that
Now. John Dixon, II you think I'm
going downtown with a hump On my
back Ike camel and my waist but
toned crooked, you're mistaken BE.
sides I'm So warm and tired don't
care whether 90 now Or not-so
there You can unbutton the whole
thing and rn take It of and stay at
home
Tears
For goodness sake don't cry over
little thing Ike that. said John in
distress I'm button it up again in a
pn
IN not crying over the waist I'm
eEsins BECAUSE you're SO cross and
moan and hateful. Don't start to but.
ton it up again. ! don't want it but.
toned"
7 wouldn't act IKE that. DEAR he
protested There iani amy use GUAR.
fellng about a little thing Ike button.
Ing a waist
y "a not quafreling. she declared
teariuily. I've stood up here for half
an hour until I'm all tired out and
I've been ipst as patient as I can be-
and You say am qnarreling.
More tears.
Haven't You got another waist that
buttons eaaierss he suggested. May
BE could button another one IN 4
minute
80, ! haven't" she said. "They
ali button down the back"
Then ! guess we'll have to give II
ap' he admitted. IN telephone dowr
and tell them not to hold the tickets'
John Dixon. do you mean to sa,
you're going q miss that performanc,
because you're 80 stupid you can
5aiion my waist for neg"
4 don't see how can button # /
gou won't let me try" said John
meekiy.
who said anything about not ie.
ting you try2 she retorted, tartly
eThe trouble Is you didn't want to b
bothered about 1t In the frst place
and you didn't try"
Two Dr. three minutes later II wa
al dole. John bent over and klsss