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

After SiN-Week soJuulh ~ >i's%'
loner. Miss Gladys Helmerton Of New
port Narragansett and in season Man
haitian, found herself helplessly adrift
upon a tumultuous sea OF trouble. An
outwardly attractive but utterly impos-
sibIe young man. according TO nef
reckoning, was in love with her. TO
compllcate matters further, she was
fairly certain that she was IN love
with the young man.
What took the imperious Miss Hel.
merton down TO tho purpie-hazed
mountains Of West Virginia, only the
imperious Miss Helmerton could have
told. and she did not take anyone into
her confidence. But Miss Heimerton
was merely tired. so the family phy-
siclan prescribed mountain air.
Through some agency more or less
mysterious, she arranged to lodge Win
Eben Jackson, the owner OF the most
pretentious dwelling in Challoner.
Eben did not, as a rule. keep boarders,
hut as the power behind the mys-
ter:ous agency was Miss Helmertons
father. who dominated TO some ex-
tent the wooded mountains as far as
one could see. the matten was fxed
up even though Eben did not know
the name Of his prospective guest.
Tn the fight from Manhattan to the
AIleehanies. Miss Helmerton let her
imperiousness slip from her shoulders
as a mantle. She likewise abandoned
the remainder Of her social impedi
menta. including her ilIustrious name
at the railroad station, where she tooi
the Challoner stage.
II was night when she arrived at th'
Jackson homestead. so after YER
brief greeting TO her host and his lam
nv. she went at once to her room
When she appeared in the morning al
marks Of Fifth avenue and Manhatta'
were gone. Frocks. frills, fashionabl
headgear and French boots had give
way to a glngham dress, white su
bonnet and shoes that would hav
caused Miss Helmerton's associates
shrek. The gingham dress and whit
sun bonnet worked miracles with u
/, imperious Miss Helmerton; she locke
as much Of country maiden as
|, possible for a bogus rustic. MoreoVe
she had changed her name, not by Il
usual method. to Susanna Brown.
The advent of strange young woi
{ an. OF course, stirred up the usu
furry of curiosity among the hous
!. wives and daughters of Challon'
There was also, It must be admittt
an apprecIative interest througho
/. the Younger masculinity Of the co
!. munity.
= Though Challoner was for til
a agog TO know whence came the enar
ing Susanna, since 1t was soon pass
about that she was young sch'
- teacher from Ohio. curiosity was pa
~ fed. Susanna herself never offer
40 any direct information.
N Except for one big blonde-heat
giant Susannas conquest of the
lants of Challoner was soon compile
II. She had seen him pass the Jacks
hv home a number of times on his
nj to the post office, and had noticed !
te on account of his huge frame
bright curly head. upon which, thro'
negligence or vanity, he never peri
ith ted hat to rest She had heard
mt was a boss lumberman and wonde
np how long it would take for him to
is But a more perfect specimen Of In
ferent masculinity never exis
Where the other rustics had
res hastened to swear fealty to Susal
YER this boy giant appeared to be obliv
I'M of her advent.
old But Miss Helmerton had a Ger
amount OF determination, and the
difference of the young lumber
ork aroused her fighting blood. She
the Susanna Brown all the wisdom of
ore several seasons since she was II
ses There was. of course, but one
to all this, the inevitable end-th
tractive young lumberman was fl
ave appropriated, though 1t cost Sus
,ual all her other admirers. 1t cam
ling PASS that he was her accepted e
With at all the rural festivities, pleasu
TO Miss Helmerton, because they
so generally unspeakable in their
Igns acteristics.
and Miss Helmertpn. in the moment
ose. spent with herself, soon admitted
hort the young Iumberman was a
pleasing human being, and she M
" told herself that when she
big home, If he turned out well, she J
any have her father do something fo
e Of Young man. He was particl
able amusing in his attitude toward h
TO be more exact, to Susanna B
In their early acquaintance he
part. been somewhat condescending Il
lanu. her. 1t was very slightly showr
the had she been the unsophist
lie to maiden she was ostensibly, she
probably not have noticed it. f
position, he appeared to have OBJ
ness considerable education by some /
risks She was very much impressed
ny a fact. Then she recollected tns
har had heard this was a very comm
q. currence among men of his class
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