The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18

you get into a little bit Of a temper
you had better watch out" for you
can never tell that little bit Of tenn
per viii not grow into a furious tenn
pest before 1t clears OF.
AT home they called me "Dilly \
Dear" and after I was Dixon, It was
"Dilly Dear" Just the same So 1t
doesn't matter what comes after the
first name. for it's always @Dilly
Dear"
But that little bit OF temper /
will tell you about It. First, you
should be informed that live in a
little country town. It's pretty enough /
and pleasant enough, but you know a
little country town is about the same |
all the year around. This town is
And sometimes you know, you wish
something would happen.
One day a theater troupe came into
town. Such thing never had come
to pass in this town before to my
knowledge
rushed at Donald when he came
home to dinner and told him about It.
"Pshawl" was what he said.
Nov, such dash Of cold water over
one, after one has been dancing all
the morning in happy anticipation, is
tremendous shock to ones nervous
system. Especially If one is not used
to shocks.
"Dilly Dear, you don't care any
thing about that affair."" he put his
arm about me and was leading me to
the table as If there was nothing in
the world Of any consequence but din
ner
BY this time was feeling the reac-
tion Of the shock, and the hot blood
rushing fast to my head set fire to my
bit Of temper, and | answered Don
aid sharply:
But do care; am going to the
play
"Oh, no, Dilly Dear; you will not
go to such low place as that" he
said, marching me right along to the
table
Low It isn't low. It's nice green
grass and a nice, big white tent and
beautiful music and elegant people.
Nothing ever came here before
never saw anything anyway, and am
just wild to 60. l have been thinking
Of 1t all the morning; l couldn't wait
for you to come home
/ leaned my head against Donald's
shoulder. / did not expect it would be
necessary to say anything more.
'Dilly Dear, ! am sorry you care SO
much, but you must not 60 1t is not
a fit place for you"
Must not goia just think Of that;
must mott" Who ever had said such
words to me before? I must go; in
deed | must. ] could not bear to be
disappointed. l had promised my
friend, Mrs. Chase, would 90 with her.
''Dilly Dear" then he put his hands
on my shoulders and looked very kind
" into my eyes, then shall have to
forbid your going"
"Forbldlr indeed shook his hands
from my shoulders. He made up his
mind that l was an obstinate child,
and dealt with me accordingly.
IF you cross that threshold to-
night, you Do not come back. Do you
understand"
Ah, yes, ! understood He meant to
frighten me. Partly because did not
believe he meant it. and partly be-
cause l was so nervous. and partly, |
believe, to tease him, laughed
Mrs Dixon" he said, with such a
face as I never had seen before, y
mean exactly what I said.
Then he went out, and I listened
until he was out Of hearing. When
got to Mrs. Chase's / was out oi
breath.
When we got to the tent it was hal
filed with people. mostly men ant
boys, and the women-there were
several l had seen In the street, bu
they were not my aequaintances, anC
the rest were not like any women
had ever seen in our little countr,
town / was not pleased with thc
audience.
But the play; | will not try t
describe it. had expected to b.
charmed, to be carried away" by ex
element, to laugh and cry and forge
that 1t was not real. Instead Of al
that, it seemed affected and disgust
ing. The characters made coarse
iests and leered and frowned anl
threatened and tainted and raved ant
I tried to forget that It was acting, ant
couldn't.
From the Chases' I went hom,
alone The house was dark.
THE hall lamp Is left for nee,
thought, and I ran up the steps ans
gave the door good push, for
wished to get In out Of the rain al
soon as possible
The door did not open. turned til,
key again and again, but in vain.
Donald Is SO used to boiling It, HI
has forgotten said and rang tht
bell vigorously. All was silent. It wal
the most desolate moment OF my life
I knew that Donald should have KEEP
the house lighted and been waiting
for me- This lockout was ominous.
! ran back to Mrs. Chases