The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-03

At that watch 50
times since i
trS found the main
spring broken on the way home to
night be said. keeping a thumb BE-
tween the leaves Of his book. -Oh, I
don't knoK-n0t late
Look Il this.~ she appeared In
the doorway holding up small
bronze clock. whose hands were point
ing to quarter past II
That isn't right. he protested
~But il IS asked the telephone
girl for the correct time before I
started il this afternoon Why. just
lay down on the bed BIZ baby for .
minaie this evening and must have
dropped Of and slept all this time.
aaVe you been reading ever since !
Esnt into the bedroom
why. yes-anless I've been asleep
IN my chair. I would have sworn t
wasn't later than ten.
And Ee we're going 70 bed early to
night 50 y0u could get a good start in
the morning. Isn't it ridiculous.
Come On. now. Don't read any more
Mrs. Haxley began to hustle about,
fastening windows and turning on
lights.
-Tl SGT the alarm for seven. she
said I don't see how sse could stand
it to get up at sir nov. Come. hurry
Il will Be one O'Clock before we're
asleep
They we're Just doing on when
sound from the apartment overhead
made Mrs. Hawley sit up in bed
What do you think Of thatg~ she
exclaimed. Indignantly. THAT man up
stairs is playing ragtime at one O'Clock
IN the morning
ITS . poor outlook for getting up
carly. Hawley agreed They're hav-
ing . midnight party down below. too.
from the noises that come up through
the court
I'm going to see IT'S no use trying
20 sIsep while thar pianos baing
thumpsd-
Accordingly. in dressing gown and
slippers. Mrs. Hawlsy reconnoltered.
i Was lorg time before IA returned
To the bedroom. Brown.S she said.
then. -Eh2t kind OF building have
We moved Intoy
"A Cat building ha answered. wlth
hushandlike 0mniscience
-Hzrks They've been playing cards
At their dining room table down there.
and nos they re making coffee. saw
them turn ca the light in the kitchen
just nov and l smell the coffee. AT
Two o'clock in the morning. And lis
ten. That nIceappearing MF. Hess
has Just come in-n0w. Brown. we're
certainly not obliged TO endure such
performances until this time IL the
m0rning-not in respectable build
ing | shall complain 70 the agent to-
morrow
II seemed TO the Hawieys that they
had Just closed their eyes when the
ring Of the alarm clock startled them.
You made mistake setting it.
Hawley declared. lighting a match %
Investigate NO, sir. he added. in an
sggrieved tone Its actually seven
o'clock. Raining, too. and dark as
pocket.
Mrs Hawley rubbed her eyes and
accepted her fate courage0usly. With
AZ the lights OF to make The dark
morning more cheerful. she few
about and had breakfast On the sa0le
IN short order.
Everybody except Is seems to have
overslept this dark morning she re-
marked. complacently. as they sat
down. The building IS perfectly still
The milkman1s late again. too. but
luckily had some cream left oTer.
I'm out Of AL patience with him. If it
happens again Ill change
There he comes nov. said Haw-
ley -TIl give him breeze myself.
Five minutes later an iniured-look-
ing man came back 70 his place at the
table Mrs. HawIey he demanded,
what time yesterday did you sst that
wonderful ciocks~
What DO you meant didn't set IL
started il At half past three. and
the funny part was that it happened
70 have stopped at the exact minute
the telephone girl told ne the time. 50
inst wound it without touching the
hands.
And didn't look at It again..
Not until night Mary Barten was
here and ] went by her watch. Whys-
He knitted his br0ws Then he
Iooked up soIemnly. You started It
win the hands at quarter past six,
thinking i vas half past three. and
you hustled ne OF to bed at half past
nine And il Is NOW Eve O'Clock in
z.lH morning
As he vas starting for his ofice at
elgnt O'Clock. still grumpy. she called
HIN back 70 the door
ITS important. ste told him. as he
cane reluctantly Up the stairs again.
+ ranted tB ask # you aren't glad we
lsuad out Cur mistake before | corr
ained = ne sgsnt
Pshas You've made me miss ny
train fcf that. vas all he said.
But though II sounded cross she