The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-31

that's what education is anyhow. What
want to know now is humber
While Mark sedgewick was p no
means taclturn. he never gave slsanna
Brown any information about himself
Though she sounded him covertiy At
times. his ingeniowness was too much
for her.
Fancy the portnrbcd state Of mind
Miss Helmerton was In az she sal
that September evening in expectation
Of the young lumbermans visit. she
must leave at once, she told herself
and there was no room for .procrasti'
nation
She figured out with herself that she
must tell this very nice young man
in way that would not hurt his teei-
ings that she was forced to abandon
Challoner and in going she would al
ways reserve place In her meuvfy
for the times they had spent togethef,
From her knowledge Il hlm she did
not expect reene, but she was pre-.
pared to act with great fortitude anu
renunciation IL he did.
She felt so sorry for herself tnat
there we're tears in her eyes when
she rose to meet Mark SedgeWlcA
when he came up the walk whisthnB
an air that was reminiscent Of some
thing. she could not remember Wha''
she selected secluded corner OF
the veranda as the most fitting place
to hold the obsequies Of their Al
fections. Mark was unusually enter
tanning and cheerful during the fore
norton OF the evening" so Miss hei-
! merton did not have the heart to begin
+ the ceremonies. At last, in sheer des-
|. peration. she opened the subject.
u am going away tomorrow sne
\ began.
n Il thought you would be going
e soon" replied Mark. without any great
4 show of emotion. Does school begin
n Monday?p
e Miss Helmertoh gasped. The pros
o pect Of her departure did not seem 20
.e be making many large riffs IN the
ie young lumberman's heart. She ZEN
d very much hurt.
is Il do not think / shall teach, an
II. swered Miss Helmerton.
le That's good" said Mark, IN voice
that told OF satisfaction. Il have an
N. old.fashioned notion that girls plac'
al Is at home. ] am glad you are COINS
ie- to be there"
sr 4 hardly think that SHALL sais
ID. Miss Helmerton, very truthfnlly
ut You're not going to make try a
M the CITY," cried Mark. Don't do Il
The city is no place for a country CIR
ne With all consideration for your inte
M lect. for which have the greatest r
ed suect. YOU would have hard tiin'
ool You must get that out OF your head.
lci. Miss Helmerton was having mar
ed time to keep her face straight. Sn
was glad that the veranda was mot
led erately dark.
al. II don't see how ] can keep frol
.ta going to the city" replied Miss lie
.on merton. in a subdued tone that SCENE
vav TO tell of a world Of trouble.
i'm To Mark her voice seemed to 81
and that fate was at her back driving n
ugh relentlessly towards the wicked N
nit trouolis. Then, to Miss Helmerton
he utter surprise and terror, the big 7
red low reached down and drew her fro
,all her chair to her feet.
Idif- Nov, Susanna" he went on. ta
ted. ing her firmly by the shoulders.
all want to be honest and straighfoTwa
ma. with YOU. TO begin. am so much
ions lava with YOU that II does not ses
worth while to begin to tell you p
tain much. | hardly thought that ! shot
, in. ever come TO the point Of speaking
man because school teachers have ne
lent been very much In my line, and =
her as well be honest in saying 50.
,ud. AS Miss Helmertons senses bel
end to collect she made out that, as
9 at feared. this was q proposal, no mai
nally how Indirect, and she had to NEE
anna some way. She pictured this big !
q to herman and his heavy boots In
scort uelmerton Fifth avenue home
rable wopld have shuddered had her sh
were ders not been held too firmly.
char was unable to make any reply. tho
she felt she should. Mark did
! she seem to think any was necessary.
that asusanna?" she heard him say
very w more softly than she imagined
entail 4 big man could ever speak
went Then Miss Helmerton, as she
xouId herself drawn closer, forgetting
r the about Fifth avenue mansions and
alarlv membering only such little snatcht
= or. poetry as she had read in times
rown by about love in cottage" an
had mans man for a that" threw
,ward arms recklessly about Marks maj
and shoulders and met bis down-tu
ieated lips with genuine plebeian kiss
would you see, we can go to the city
or his how" she heard him saying
tained been up here in the wilds about
means enough. Old Helmerton said
" the thought it was a good thing to n
Il she wear or SO of practical experience
on oc- that year would be plenty.
]. aHelmerton? exclaimed Sns'
young with as much surprise as It was