The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
RANLEYS
GOURTSHIP

g her ne most soulfuly and renem-
tered her the most Frequently with
Szr1y and 1ouerz
Tkese trih1tes we're not bestowed
a person. but were len A. the door 0f
ihe dark back pzrio-. RhicA Leila and
Ter Uctter Used as s sleeping r0on.
lt was something e q disapr
to ker uhen she frst realized that the
ielightfuily mEsteri0us hc1es were the
gifts 81 lie exoaa3irgiv plain RznisT.
for reitksr LIS arpearance nor his
manner Was IN the least romantic
Lei,a ha6 her sentimental dreams. bui
the ccuf1rtstis reality q the sweets
ard posies made ~ Ter the shy. halt
Ing sreech ard awkward presence q
her a1mirs-. So she zcceptad bis a.
tentlors Eith aiuest - maeh grace
and coQuetry as e Raniey had been
tie embodiment a. her giriish ideals
ore ere1lng as Leila was sbout 70
iCir tts group o. hcarderE Who were
trylrg In almost suT0czted silence 70
Get 4 breath q air On TIE front steps
she Eas stopped IL the han BY Ranley.
With one impulse The boardsrs
ceased flaming as they heart him say:
-Nis LJeila- m-Day ! s-gpeak 10 goa
alo1e a E-ninute IN the p-parlor--
III has come.~ kissed the motheriy
boarder to the vacation school teacher
By her side. 4 knew he'd propose this
week
Ifs about time. giggied the Tozng
girl stenographer- Who had often
looked OBVIOUSLY a. the bouquets witt
which Leila decorated her simple din
ity frocks
Pray hush admonished the MD
dle-age1 man Who prided himself upOI
his courtly manner. Our talk is ds
trop. We must not interrupt the
course q loves young dream
His fellow b0arders snifed st his
words. but sympathized With his DE-
sire not 10 interfere with the forth
coming declaration. 50 they sat silent
While Ranley, behind the opea
screened windows. co1ghed and
cleared bis throat with a preliminary
Eoiemnity which brought the bushes
to LeHa's cheeks and raised the ex-
pectztion Of the boarders 10 fever
heat
Miss Leila. you-you must have
n-noticed m-my attentions to y-you.
be stsmmered.
Yes murmured Leila, almost Ia
sudibly. but the boarders somehow
knew what she was saying-
7 v-Esnted TO t-ten you. 10 a-ask
y-you-that Is, Il m-mears a Hot to
ne. W-Eili FOu-oh. Miss Leila.
hesitate 10 ask you. b-but--" Re
struggled and coughed and then. vita
= rupreme effort. continued, I've gos
a ccoid. WI yoa make me a minus
tard plaster
The boarders gasped. The moineriy
boarder. who vas the hrst to regain
her eomp0sure. exclaimed: VEL
never in al ny born days.
The insurance clerk said. Ne too :
Fer a week or 50 there vas no
ticeable c0olness II Leila manner to
ward Rauley. He. however. kept up
q campaign Ct chocolates and carna.
lions that melted her heart One
night TIE young girl stenographer
tlptoed cut to the front steps Ehera
the boarders as usual had assembled
and announced in q stage whisper 70
the insurance clerk He's taken her
into the parlor again
we don't wish to ezvesdrop. Of
course, remarked tie middIeaged
man. but # IS only polite to 7ain-
tain silence"
The mid chatter accordingly 5sased
and the deprecatfng voice Of Ranley
vas heard humbly begging leave TO
tel M-MIss Leila something
I'm sure I'll Be glad to hear any
thing you have 70 Say bravely helped
Leila
~W-wen. II thought y-you'd Ike 70
know A pause. Yes. ! saw youT
mothers cook washing the d-dog II
tie dish pan"
The boarders locked al each other
hlankiy and The middie-aged mar sur.
4 prised hem bY saving. Well up07
ny Uord. / fear lis all Of"
The next night. however. Whea ths
party adjourned from the dining-Foom
10 tie front steps the excitement was
high
I saw Il the minute she sat doFu
At the sable said the motherlF
bosrder il q boasfful tone.
How could ron help IT." asked TIE
vacation school teacher tartiy- she
took every opportunity 20 wave neE
hand in or faces think large dia
mond IS tiashv and vulgar, myself"
~But how cid # ever happen 2
asked the insurance clerk. -Ranleg
must have been going come since last
night
Don't forget that this is leap year.
remarked the young girl stenographer
Just then RanleY and Leila a.
peared. looking conscious bnt happy
Ranley said "Yy0u are al ssucl
g-good Friends w-want to t-teIl y-yol
THAT" He looked hopesessgy Ct The
blushing girl beside him and she
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