The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-15

By Mary Paxton



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He J wanted yo1 70 knoE them b.
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unea zfterwar1s.
SIC leaned baek IN her chair and
Tzg1ely watched the people. They
we're vast herd 10 her, tor she wzS
acpslessly tired 81 these people Thea
are Ezs so-Ty she had been 50 dis
agreeable 10 Harry for sac really vas
fond r. b..=s, but abe Vas little tired
of hiu. too. He was Z god deal Ike
these people, after All, and this re-
sembsance had zngered her uncon-
sci0usly. Why should she marry him
znyh0wz He was the finest mar IL
Webster. but be was 20 much like the
rest d them. Her thoughts we're wan
deTing in this way when suddenly, az
Il drawn by great unknown force.
she saw directly opposite At the other
end Of the rom man half concealed
IN the shadow She watched him
Bome time befoses she realized fully
that they both had lost everything
about them and were looking straight
into each others eyes. It seemed like
an epoch IN her life before she came
back Into the world At the sound of
Harry's voice.
You're tired. sweetheart: forgive
me for keeping you SD long. Come.
well 20 now
She got up wearily
Harry, tell me. who IS that man
with light hair standing Just across
the room she asked indiHerently as
be helped her On with her coat
Why. that's John MartaIn. the son
Of the blacksmith who was arrested
not long ago for forging another mans
name to . check You may remem-
ber But the sons pretty decent
sort, and I've heard that he is IS per
cent. the perfect physical man."
Az they went out the door she saw
a man look hungrily after her and was
conscious Of his gaze long after she
left the church.
When she reached her room she
hurried into her dressing gown ana
stared into the fire until long after
midnight Vaguely, as was her wont,
she dreamed, but there was a new
hero Ia her dreams tonight. He was
very tall and blond, with the strength
Of IN athlete. Or as man who had
mauled rails. In the midst OF her
freight dreaming she suddenly
laughed2 Was she really 4 BIT in love
with this young tough2 She had
thought for an instant that she had
seen his soul BY way Of his beautiful
eyes. But would she had seen his
soul had he been less handsome?
Was It. after all. the splendid physical
man that had attracted? Perhaps It
was the combination
The next morning found her hag-
gard and then she remembered. The
whole thing seemed like bad dream
Rachel always did the marketing, but
on this particular morning she bought
things the family never ate She was
in the butcher shop when the man
who had been disturbing her dreams
for ten hours walked In. He didn't
look at her, but as he passed his coat
sleeve brushed her arm and a thrill
ran through her When he had gone
out she saw at her feet a tiny wad Of
paper. She Dlushed like a guilty
schoolgirl as she stopped to pick 1t
up. All the way home the scrap Of
paper was cIenched tightly In her
hand and when she finally smoothed 1t
out she saw a few words nervously
scrawled in pencil.
Meet me at Lovers Leap at three
this afternoon. For Gods sake don't
fail me-"
There was nothing to signify who
wrote It. She was breathless when
she finished reading It. The surprising
nerve of the man appalled, her. OF
course there would be no question
about going It was ridiculous that
she, Rachel Whiting. should have such
note written to her. but then there
was no positive proof that It was
meant for her--but she needed no
proof. She had rebuked one OF the
maids for meeting a common man and