The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08


He reached forward, and took her
hand In his, For a moment it seemed
to him only an instant Of time and
vet it was just long enough 10 convey
It's own meaning-she allowed it to
remain. Then she withdrew it.
He was a wise young man. If he
had attempted to pursue even this In
tnitesimal advantage, and to reach
forward again, doubtless he would
have been rebuked in that queenly
manner which upon occasion she could
so easily command
And SO he was content to wait, and
change the subject.
It is proper to state. however, that
the new subject was more in line with
his real train of thought than the old.
They had, when he made his advance,
been talking on the commonplace
topic of the latest historical novel.
Now he turned slowly, and looked
her squarely in the eye.
I'm going to marry youl" he said
Are you indeed? When did you
make up your mind to that?"
"Oh, some time ago. mean it, you
know
And lose a million?"
He turned again, abruptly.
How did you know anything about
that?" he asked
Your father told me"
"When?"
"oh, some time ago. He called"
Why. you must have known
then"
That you wanted to marry me? No,
| didn't. All + knew was that you had
spoken to your father about it. You
know you might have changed your
mind afterward.'
He smiled grinly.
What you mean, he said is this;
that / thought 1t best to consult the
governor first, and find out where
stood with him, before found out
where ] stood with you"
yes"
He got up and took a turn around
the room.
| l"Well, that wasn't exactly it." he
continued. You see, If had had any
/ doubt about marrying you, wouldn't
have done that-I would have gone
for you first, and let the rest 60.
meant business. and r thought 1t ought
TO be done right Besides, said to
myself: II the old man turns me
down. then my conscience is clear /"
she apparently unheeded the last
part of his remark.
May | ask, she said, what made
you so sure Of me?1
Il wasn't. But ! was sure Of my
self. / knew the girl wanted. That
Is everything In love"
You seem to have gotten very wise
all of sudden"
He grasped the top Of the tarnished
gilt chair with both hands, and leaned
against 1t hard. as he looked into hei
eyes.
I've knocked around some,' he
said Since I've left college, I've rur
with the Newport crowd and the high
/ people in town I've had lot of girls
thrown my way but wouldn't give /
white chip for the whole gang. I've
! seen them at their best and worst
They're all right-some OF them. lt'i
the life don't fancy. l don't cart
for the pace"
II was her turn to smile.
But there's nothing about me, sh,
said, that ought 70 specially recon
mend itself to You. Why, / even hay,
to earn my own living"
But your grandmother didn't. dil
she?"
{. Why, no, suppose not. She was
Puritan.
Well, mine did. I've heard tn
governor tell the story. So what's III
difference? A few years Of tim
more or less, a generation or so"
q She opened her eyes rather wide.
You seem to have taken on such
sudden weight Of accumulated philos
ophy." she said, that | hardly recoa
nize yoH. Where's Jack Wakefield
member of 20 clubs; the great pol
player, the bowling swellg That sor
Of fellow doesn't go with such dept
as this"
Cant man do that sort Of thing
and still-be. man?'
Why. Of courses but they don't &
together as a rule