The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-25
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RECONCILIATION


near the window, ordered tea for her.
SELF
And ten minutes later there entered
3 good looking young man. who ap-
Dropriated the adjoining table Then.
just in the act Of turning TO take 90
hls overcoat, his eyes lie on the young
woman. AT the same moment she,
too glanced his way, and almost for
the space Of a minute their eyes met
In wondering and illuminated recog-
milton. Then he stepped towards her
and she half-rose to meet him, when
to the immense surprise and JOY OF the
mattresses he clasped her in his arma
and kissed her.
"You!" be exclaimed. you, Of All
peopIe!"
Then releasing her, and seeming
not at all to notice her somewhat In
dignant agitation. he turned away TO
remove and hang up bis coat. That
done he put his hand on the chair
facing her
Permit me 70 join you" he said,
and without permission seated him
self, and seated, looked her frankly
and fully in the face.
Five years since we met-but !
knew you the momsnt saw youl And
yet you are truly deplorably aged!
left you girl. the most girlish little
mother ! ever set eyes on--now you
are a lovely young woman"
Thank you" she said, and bowing
to him in mock humility dimpled into
charming smile that very success
fully concealed and helped TO conquer
her tremulous excitement
"And you have not married again 7"
he asked easily.
mo"
"And my little friend Hesperf How
is she?"
'Hesper Is a healthy lovely child
She takes after her father everyone
says.
We'll, her father was a remarkably
handsome man." he replied with be-
coming gravity.
She turned her head aside, then
after a few moments Of silence which
he spent eating with hearty enjoy
ment, and she in looking out Of the
window she spoke again. quite for
mally:
you must come and see her II you
care to- And at the same time she
took a visiting card out Of her little
gold-bound satchel and passed 1t to
him. This is her address"
He pocketed the card and said cor
daily;
Thank you. will certainly call"
Then rather unnecessarily, be
added:
q, too. have not maried-though
am seriously contemplating mar
riage."
Marriage requires serious contem
plation." she replied lightly, and i'm
mediately began with great delibera
tion to put on her long gloves. This
done, she rose, he also
"cood-by. am glad to have met
you" she said conventionally and lift
cd her eyes coldly to his, and again
to the surprise and Joy OF the wait
resses he took her IN his arms, and
moreover. as she raised her face In
indignant protest he kissed her twice
full on the lips. Then she violently
tore herself from him and faced hin
with flashing eyes.
How dare youl" she said. Surely
under the circumstances-" but hsl
voice broke here and her eyel
brimmed with angry tears.
What circumstances?" he asket
: coolly.
She flashed a glance around th'
room, at the girls and the few amazed
and amused guests, and said in a loV
vehement voice:
IN public" and added scornfully
"And when you are contemplating
+ marriage"
To her first reason he gave tn
laughing answer who cares a beal
Tor the publicla To the other viii
T sudden intense forceful gravity: "Yei
l am going to marry you again" An
steadying his voice. added: BE
cause we love each other--have neye
= loved anyone but each other But
has taken a devil OF divorce t
make us know IT,"
"And now. dear, let us 90 and Sc
our little daughter. may we2"
And the Mattresses wondered an
, wondered what it all really meant
Said one-a red-haired girl: @Anl
4 way this room win never seem th
same again to mel"
: TT has been spfing-eieaned and r
decorated throughout. It is frescoe
with cavorting Cnpids and the blu
ceiling Is spotted with stars an
- honey a Venus bathes In ever
nngerhowl every dish is heart.shape'
every spoon. spoony And the men
always includes ambrosia-"
And whilst the girls giggled,
young man sitting at a table nearb,
apparently absorbed in a book, locke
s up absently at the red.haired girl.
"A NEUROLOGICAL maid" he mu
z INJURED to himself. 'Muat be studie
At leisure
A Candid Answer.