The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-24

his dancing eyes made no effort to re-
enforce You dropped this handker
chief out Of your muif.
She was shocked did /? What
goose" She famed. "Of course
you know ! didn't do it on purpose"
"Of course DO You mind if / follow
YOU little way. just for protection?
You might lose your -or-or--"
4 might cast shoe, she flashed.
She looked ahead with a little Rad.
dening judicial air. Well, all right, but
you'll nave to leave NE soon for I'm
almost there. It's somewhere In the
Sixties. think You're not going 10
insist on going to dinner with me.
are your"
I'm not sure yet"
She had been fumbling In her muff.
She brought out a note, a crumpled
creamy sheet.
He watched her curiously at lrst
then with start
by every sign and token Of long
distance signaling that's Bettina
Thorpe's handwriting he commented
casually
She stared.
"Oh, I've got my credentials with
me, too. There's no reason why this
peace conference shouldn't get busy
He drew an unopened letter from his
pocket and thrust 1t under her be-
wlldered eyes
BY JoveI | guess I'd better read
that" he exclaimed.
How perfectly ridiculousl" Her
breath came In gasps. why, l cant
believe tits too sillyl"
"Bettina ought to serve can-opener
with her stationery" he complained.
tearing at the flap, "or a little dyna-
mite. All" He ran hungrily through
the note and then burst into a roar.
u know who you are" he informed
his companion, his face Frightening
with mischief You're Patricia Otis.
Listen to this
Dear Duke: I've been phoning you
you ike all possessed ever since / heard
Of your arrival, yesterday morning But
nobody knew where you were. Come
to $40 Sixty-third street tr llnner to-
night with Bob and me. II it's possible
thing to meet Patsy OTIS. who's being
maid-of-honor next week. at the chief
social event Of the season I've always
told you you'd go crazy over her. and
here's your chance. HurriedIy,
BETTY"
He jammed the letter back into the
envelope You see, I've simply got
to 60 to dinner with You"
Are you Duke Grayson?"
Il am"
Betty never told me you were
coming tonight But then. Of course.
she knew wouldn't be there have
always refused to meet you.
Same herel" he agreed brazenly.
She's determined to marry US, you
know. That's why you looked so
familiar. It's the pictures she showed
me. l would never have suspected
that you we're good-lo6Aing from those
things"
Thank you. I'm not It's these
clothes I'm wearing When you come
to that-Betty had any number Of pic.
lures Of you in her room at Bertram
hail. See here-I don't want to meet
you. Oh, Betty's a schemer. You
wait until | get alone with her. If (
DON'T simply decline to meet you.
She'll throw me at you in the most dis
gusting way-leaying US to tete-a-
tetes. and everything like that. she
hates my settlement work, you know
Her heart is set on marrying me on
She says that If | married man like
you I'd be a different woman. Isn't IA
dlsgusting21
"Nauseating, he agreed.
Why, wouldn't marry the kind OF
man you are for anything In the world
you're too frivolous. have an OBJ.
ject in life
He applauded her That's right
You stick to that-no matter how
many times | ask you"
Sne turned back and her little teeth
gnawed at her underlip "Oh, sugar.
she burst out vexedly. She made an
indeterminate movement forward and
stopped z won't 90 to their dinner, =
she said with decision.
He had the look Of one inspired.
'Tll tell you what Wen do. You see
how It is: here are two people conspir-
ing against us-against your happi-
ness and my liberty Let's evade them
By going Of to dinner together III
call a hanson and wen 90 down to
the Waldorf You can telephone
Betty, so that she won't worry.
.There1l be nobody there to foist I'M
welcome gratuitous tete-a-tetes on US.
That's the only way We can beat their
game"
q don't know what grandma would
say" she said dehantly, but. anyway,
I'm going to do It. IN tell Bettina
that I've met you by accident, that
We understand each other and her.
aud that we see right through an her
plans And II she has any idea Of
poking Us Into corners to fall in
love with each other. she can just
give 1t up because we absolutely re
fuse to do it."
That's the stun He raised an
/ a. a. /.