The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-07

Tt was an on account Of Miss Nal
vinas organ. If she hadn't had an
organ It would probably never have
happened The dictionary declares
that an organ such as Miss Malvina
possessed is "a membranous recep-
tacle, the principal organ Of digestion
In which food is prepared for nourish
ing the body"
Perhaps Miss Malyina's organ was
membranous receptacle. There were
no absolute proofs to the contrary
but that 1t was an organ Of digestion
was simply a slander. There was
no digestion about it. It was indi-
gestion all the way through The
food that went into it, if It made up
its mind to remain, didn't nourish her
body in the least and only subjected
her to every kind OF discomfort
It had lost to Miss Malvina friends,
fortune and husband The former had
dropped of, one BY one. on account Of
their pet specifics being rejected by
either Miss Malvina or her organ; the
second was fine musical talent
which she might have turned to ac-
count but for the same melancholy
cause, and the third was perhaps the
most dismal Of all.
Cal. Wilds, a gallant officer, had
in the earlier days lost his heart to
Miss Malyina, and would no doubt
have married her, but during a So
iourn in India he had fallen victim
to liver complaint, which so dis
gusted him with disorders Of the
human machinery that any young
woman possessed Of so objectionable
a thing as an organ" hadn't the re-
motest chance with the gallant Of
ficer.
Miss Malvina, therefore, was sim
ply not in it at all And so at the
time our story opens we find poor
Miss Malvina wretched friendless.
sickly, and dependent upon a dis
agreeable old aunt.
Mrs. Smithers, Miss Malvina's aunt,
was determined person. She be-
lieyed thoroughly In the text that a
fool and his money are soon parted,
and she obeyed the text to the letter.
She had plenty Of money and no heirs,
but like all misers, she did not con
slider that she had near enough, and
she boarded it up for heaven knows
what purpose.
She was in no wise a charitably dis
posed individual. though the fact of
her giving a home to her orphaned
niece might imply that she was
Mrs Smithers had not the slightest
patience with her niece's membranous
receptacle, and at every meal such
mortal enemies as hot bread and
pies confronted poor Malvina. The
organ naturally cried out against
such indignities, and Miss Malvina
grew hourly worse.
Finally, to Mrs. Smithers utter hor-
ror, the family physician had to be
summoned
Nor was this the worst. After pre-
scribing all sorts OF villainous com
pounds, which Miss Malvina's organ
rejected with scorn, DR.. Calomel in
sisted that Miss Malvina should come
TO his private sanitarium, known as
The Rest.
Mrs. Smithers was as one dement,
ed. She fumed and ragged and al
most tore her false hair. for the boarC
alone. without medical attendance
was s25 a week.
But DR.. Calomel was quite as de
termined as she was, and at last, aft
er fearful struggle, he won th'
day.
AL the time Of her arrival ther,
were only three other patients. Mrs
Weeks, chronic dyspeptic. Mis-
Paine, a combination invalid, and al
old gentleman who was a bundle O
nerves.
It was against the latter indivldua
that Miss Malvina was particular!
warned; the slightest irritating cir
cumstances causing him to tear hi
hair and cry "Firei"
For week Miss Malvina rested, ly
ing quietly on a neat little white bed
stead, gazing at harmoniously tintel
walls. On the eighth day she was 81
much improved that she came dow
to dinner.
It was an unique banquet. Tn
convives all brought bottles an
spoons with them. and some too
their drops before eating, and som
afterwards. Moreover, the bread wa
dry and the drinking water wa
hot.
Miss Malvina was introduced to he
fellow invalids. Mrs. Weeks and Mis-
Paine, who were already at the tabl
when she entered, and she was hayin
a very nice time with them. compal
ing symptoms, when a footstep and
mans voice caused her to look III
Then there occurred to poor Mis-
Malyina the one event Of he
life
The gentleman Of the nerves and e.