The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-17


eh, and the man who hated the cor
ner restaurant, hated the club room
and was beginning to hate every thing
else, groaned alCuG, Another month";
Well, by gum, she can stay two
months, and | won't ask her 10 come
home, and ! won't 20 down there
either. Now, Mrs. John Henry Bell
If you are so doggoned fond Of the
country, you just stay there til you
get good and ready to come home
Somehow or another he managed to
get through three weeks Of The month
and then the spirit Of loneliness op-
pressed him. 'I'H fix her, an right.
Sne will come home, but 1t won't be
for my asking.
That night he took his sister and
Young friend who was visiting her BY
name, Miss Polly Pert, 10 the Saturday
hop at the Yacht club; next day be
and Polly and sister dfned at one Of
the down town hotels. Two or three
days later the two young ladies hap
pened in his sanctum about noon and
that meant luncheon together Meth
er sister nor Polly OWNED the reason
for the sudden avalanche Of attentions
but they agreed on one point, that #
was jolly good of Jack.
On Sunday Miss Katherine Bell
wrote her sister-in-Iaw long letter
in which she faithfully chronic5ed the
good times she and Jack and Polly
we're having automobile rides. thea
ters. boat rides and dances. Two days
later Jack received a very gnappy ~
tie letter from Mrs. Jack IN which she
said a few things that won't bear re-
peating and closing with this para
graph:
Run down and spend the week end
with us, Jack. ] know It's expensive,
but then you might as wen be spend
Ing your money that way as wasting
it in other directions. won't be homo
for couple Of weeks yet Lovingly
! Genevieve."
20, so you won't be home for
couple Of weeks yet" grcaned the
lonely one. Very wen. lovingly Gene
We've, nor will so to Kentshire FOR
a couple Of weeks yet
! That night Genevieve received o
telegram that made her bite her lips
] with vexation: Cant come Saturday
: business engagement. have promised
2 to take Katherine and friends for q
. launch ride Sunday. Jack"
70. the hateful hateful thing
q don't believe there is a meaner man In
a the world: he wouldn't ask me to
{ come-well, III 80 for spite and IJl
!. spoil that launch ride for friends, too
so I win"
!, Poor Gen, ii's q shame 10 tease her
SO, mused Bel as ho watched Tho
o wreaths of smoke curl TO the ceiling o.
his den, but then she deserves 1t. !
y wonder who the dickens Harry is. She
3 never mentions him in her letters.
Was it intuition or a perfect an
Q derstandIDg OF the woman he had mar
ried that made him stop at the fiorisil
e that night and order great bunch 81
roses.
= Guess I'd better telephone to Mrs
Moriarity TO come over and sweep On
d and get something to eat in ths house
There's no telling what may haPpen
g The next morning bsfora he vas ul
this telegram came. "Wiii be hom
, on the noon train; VIII expect you a
g the depot Harry II with me. Gene
We've"
Harry is with herr Wen. som
4 things are liable to happen 70 Harry.
y Yes. this Is the train from the cas-
~ 20. here they are Wen. you dea
y girl. how ever did you manage TO sc
along with the youngsters. and-wel
az who Is ihis2" with an inquiring slanc
- az nfteen-yeaF-oid VIM was asFf5iili
the youngest Of the children.
40 "rhat-O, that's Harry MAXWELL
! Elizabeth Maxwell's little SON he
I'd been spending the summer with mott
he er and ! brought him on 10 Baflaio iC
ct. a little visit
q It is needless to say that Harry wa
m not annihiIated and II wasn't unit
after she had gone into Taptures owe
ct the roses and the dinner that Mr
" Jack remembered to express her 2
re gret at making Jack miss bis laaae
er ride.
a Why. you dear old girl. Fd mil
re 90 launch rides to get g9u back. b.
do to ten the truth. that launch ride va
ct hoax, I had to say something thl
at would bring you home"
8e And then they both laughed.
en-
M Wedlocl6
he Marrying a woman IS q very usef
= thing to teach you how you don't q