The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-29
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anything I could do she said. until
had an Inspiration. could have the
grippe So had IT,"
~HmiH csmmented the Young wom-
an in the purple suit Wasn't that
an awful lot Of troublegr
~At first thought IL did seem Sc
said the girl with the feathered hat.
Il didn't have any invitations on hand
for anything wanted to go to and
besides / needed the rest Anyhow,
I simply had to do something to avoid
seeing Samuel
You see, ! had written him-and Il
was a perfectly beautiful letter If
do say it--that an was over and It
had been a mistake and couldn't
marry him. / should think at least
it would have given him enough 70
do just admiFing the letter, but no!
What does be do but come right TO
Chicago BY the next train to make
me change my mind.
Luckily, when he first called was
out at tea That looked kind Of bad.
too, as had said In my letter that
had thought the matter over until
had no heart for anything.
Il just sat down and nearly cried
when got home and found his card.
You see, know Samuel never knew
man with such a violent viii, and
realized that l had to do something
and do it quick
4 didn't want to marry him in the
least" explained the girl with the
plrmes in her hat, but he talks 30
loud and SO fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
whore you agree with him just to ease
up the pain in your head. When first
knew him I called 1t force OF charac-
ter and admired it. OF course now I
know better. But / didn't want to
give him a chance to talk to me"
MY, aren't you sure?" Queried
the girl In purple, amazed. You
should be, the way you are letting
Harry waste all his time on you"
Il haven't got to Harry yet," said
the girl with the plumes, with dignity,
I'm still talking about Samuel Ger
tainly was sure-but Samuel wasn't,
which was more to the point. So |
rushed upstairs and got my reception
gown and telephoned the doctor Ny
head did ache and / was feyerish from
worry when he got there, SO it waa
easy to persuade him that l had the
grippe.
When Samuel called that evening
mother told him I was i'll and couldn't
see him. He stayed an hour, telling
her how mistaken | was, and from up
stairs his voice sounded like the roar
ing Of Niagara | don't wonder they
made him county attorney down there.
If he asked them they just had to, be-
cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop talk
ing till they did. Mother had book
she wanted to read, and altogether she
was very cross when she finally es-
capped from Samuel and came up
stairs. told her that she would bet
ter have grippe, too, and that seemed
to make her madder.
Next day Samuel called again and
left a lot Of roses. He telephoned five
times and called again in the even
ing to see how l was. sent down a
nots thanking him and asking him
please to go away. as my decision was
final.
THE next day he sent vlolets. By
this time Harry had Dhoned asking me
10 20 to the theater and I was dying
to 90. So went
"Goodnessl" said the girl in purple.
Wasn't that risk?"
But l had got tired Of having the
grippe, so what else could I do?
really could not be expected to know
that after Samuel had made his
evening call at my house be would
choose to attend the very same theater,
If he was so wrought up about not be-
ing able to see me don't think It was
in very good taste for him to want to
go to any theater at all, do you? Some.
how it didn't fit with his role.
well, we met face to face in the
i lobby going home. and thought Sam
uel would have apoplexy OF course
Harry didn't know who the strange
man was who had gasped, stared
cried Ethell' In a deep bass voice and
then looked as II he was going to dis
claim one Of Cicero's orations at US
never did have much presence Of
mind. said the first thing ] thought
Of, which was that had felt SO much
better l had gone to the theater
80 I observed Samuel said in aw.
full tones.
Then asked Harry to take me
away ] really did feel faint. for be-
sides Samuel ] now had to explain
matters to Harry-and men seem Ia
resent It 80 if they find another man
thinks he's engaged to you. lrrespec
tive Of your own views on the subject
THE next morning Of course. had
to see Samuel when he called. Please
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