The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

HNA NtANn MAN MAN AiAMfF AAAAAH ANAAA A4NrMF
ly penniless John lost all my money
In some unfortunate speculation, and
his only ideas Of atonement are to
assist me Ia securing q rich husband
and you were his first Offering
"Lost-all-your fortune?' STAN
mered DeDnis. why. the colonel I
never suspected this He has repeat
edly explained to me what a solid |
foundation your money would be To
our tottering credit. DO you know
that we are on the eve o. bank
ruptcy?'
Then they laughed, these two, as II
this were the best joke Of the sen
son!
Miss Murray was the first to speak.
1T is too delicious. she gasped,
sweeping a bit of flmy cobweb
across her eyes. Suppose they had
really succeeded in their plans
wouldn't the awakening have been
terriblel Whatever else fate has In
store for us. we are fortunate IN
missing that Hut / must tell you
why / accepted the invitation here
-simply for a changei Life was I'm
bearable at Brother Johns. and ]
told myself that would conceive
you my confidence II you we're worthy
Of 1t (which the first glance assured
me that you werel. secure a few
weeks rest. and so have time to col
lect my scattered thoughts and de-
eide Gpon some plan Of action for the
future. Was not my decision wisa
onegT
ASK yourself that question at the
end OF a week." answered Dennis
with an awkward laugh = am afraid
you have escaped CharyL5ls only Il
be wrecked at last upon scylla! Ours
is not what would be termed a happy
family. The colonel and his wife were
never known to agree on any subject,
and they are always--conversing."
DO they -quarrel?" asked Miss
Murray. In an awed undertone.
"Fearfully," answered Dennis.
grimIy, rather enjoying his compan-
ions perturhed face.
Before people?"
Before people"
Well she said, reaectively, zen.
terlng upon such a life viii not be as
difficult as II one had not served an
apprenticeship beforehand and / am
4 already fortified. 20 you will have 10
occasion to feel annoyed about me
4 hear you have lovely place.
win enjoy that, while whatever others
think, you will know that have nC
designs upon you. But I shall ex
1 peet you to be my friend and make
my visit as pleasant as possible; vii
4 your
4 shall do everything In my pow
err he answered feryently, actually
smiling upon her in q manner that
had they seen IT, would have enrages
the feminine admirers who had vain
" tried to make some impression
upon his obdurate heart.
Thus was tasis friendship eatae
lished.
In the weeks that followed Denni
Courtland fulfilled his promise.
Gray clouds swept over the sky, an
little chill entered Miss Murray
heart aa she made ready for her ds
parture and said she was glad sh
was going. She said It repeatedly
though no one had contradicted her
and added that gloomy weather a
ways had made her miserable. a
ways!
J And with this apology for an aehin
heart. Miss Murray made a most b
} coming toilette and went down |
spend her last evening with the Cour
lands.
she was al alone and was singin
] when Dennis entered. sweet. old-fas
T ioned ballads that our grandmother
{ knew and loved.
5 A dull red fire, a warm room seen
$ cd with chrysanthemums, your
= girl singing--the face or the voic
which was the sweetest? He cou
! not tell. But that the song, the ms
0 ody OF which would echo down all Il
t years Of his after life, had been ma,
for him and was now sung for him |
e this lost woman of his youth yet u
: possessed"
/ He reused himself az last to realI
0 that she was going. He gazed Ion
ingly into her face. He held b
i hands with a mighty strength. tht
pressed them gently to his lips.
!; Why, Dennis, you don't"
But 1 do ne answered. with
e laugh that was hair sob. Il love va
?, Genise. ! would dc for you."
e. But Miss Murray remained silel
her hands resting passively in his. h
o eyes fxed wonderingly on the har
e some. soldlerly figure the pale IA
n ana the glossy. cropped head.
d That Dennis loved her-herl "
g something almost beyond the you
h lady's comprehension, and that t
knowledge Of this fact should thu
< her with such wild. strange Joy, "
IN something almost equally incomp
20 hensibie.
n The man was waiting for an !
~ swer. She must speak
ar 4 want t-you.H she cried, desp
y nfoix. oil ~ her tart ana .rwaco