The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-16


sDear sir: Having seen and liked
a copy Of your paper, The Golden Cir
clet / venture to trespass little
upon yOur attention. / am young,
only 2S--e
Thaddeus Field smiled when he
came to the statement just quoted
He had never in the whole course Of
1ia experience as matrimonial agent
met a would-be bride who owned to
more than 80 summers. Hardly had
the smile dawned upon his lips than
It vanished; the letter had become in
teresting.
--"And have inherited some money
from an aunt. with whom I had lived
since childhood, and who has just
died. Thanks to her, I have been
fairly well-educated, and I believe 1
am naturally neither stupid nor awk-
ward Yet / am now altogether alone.
and am very, very unhappy If you
could see me. you would know why;
am just the ugliest woman in the
world Yet | think If some one
could know me as / am, he would love
me. Can you help me2 l enclose
$25- ! am sure it would never be
worth your while to attend to my
case at your ordinary rates. am SO
very, very ugly Believe me to be,
yours very truly, Stella Garner"
A few days after Thaddeus Fields
receipt of Stella Gamers" letter he
received an important visit The
tall footman opened the double doors,
and bowed In a handsome man Of
middle age-a man with blue eyes,
crisp, iron-gray hair and beard and
dazzling white teeth. Thaddeus Field
was impressed, and rose graciously
al Pierre, the footman, retired
The newcomer held out his hand.
'alr. Thaddeus Field?" he said.
Il am Mr.. Thaddeus Field" an
swered that gentleman, assuming his
official dignity.
His visitor bowed.
4 am Stephen Osborne" be ex-
planned. stephen Montgomery Os-
borne, at your service"
Pray be seated" said Thaddeus.
Offering chair.
Mr.. Osborne sat down, and crossed
his legs.
In what way" demanded Thad-
deus, "can have the pleasure of
serving you?"
Stephen Osborne laughed out
heartily.
4 want wife" he answered.
What kind Of wife do you want,
MIR. Osborne?" Thaddeus asked.
Stephen Osborne seemed embarras-
sed.
ITO be quite honest, Mr-Mr.
Field" he replied, 1t isn't so much
the kind OF wife | want. as the kind
of wife I've got to have"
Indeed" said Thaddeus. puzzled.
Yes" said his client, irritably: Il
haven't a great deal of time. You see,
when / was a bit younger / was fool
enough to tell my papa, who had mar
Iried again--T was the only child of
the first marriage-that would never
marry If couldn't get some one a
l1ittse better looking than my new
step-ma. SO we quarreled and parted,
and when the old boy died last win
ter-there were no more children, and
step-ma died some years ago--he left
me his money on condition that |
married a girl uglier than step.ma.
and gave me IL months to make I'D
my mind. didn't expect ever to need
lthe money, and SO took It easy, but
lsome of my speculaticns have done
ldeucedly bad. and / must have some
leash before long or 60 bust That's
lwhy I'm here
! Thaddeus Fields eyes shone-it
was just the kind Of case he liked.
| If you win call tomorrow about
lSiis time, Mr. Osborne" he said, Il
4Ei9nk shall have something to say.
aGood-day."
With this comforting assurance he
-lrang the bell. and Mr. Osborne de-
ipartAd.
| That afternoon Mrs. Christina
Field left for Boston. Her instruc-
'ltions were not to return without Miss
"Stella Garner"
On the succeeding morning Chris
tian, accompanied by a closeiy-veiled
lady, entered the anteroom. Chris
tina left her charge and went into her
husbands sanctum. Thaddeus was
lstanding On the hearth-rug, chewing
1hia mustaches with impatience.
~NIll she do?" he asked.
Christian grinned.
"As ugly as sim" she said; "but
smart"
That's all right" concluded Thad-
deus, bring her ia"
Christina opened the door and
called. The yelled lady rose and en-
tered.
"Miss Garner, understand" said
Thaddeus, rapidly; pleased to meet
you. Miss Gamer want you to see
Il gentleman: II you can like him,
think he can like you. # you take a
fancy to him | shall be happy to ask
gou to meet him at my house some
evening soon. can't stop to explain
You must Just step in there with my
wife, and leave yourself IN her hands.
Yon'll he able to see all right: our