The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-20

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NfRHaHHa lUi utI-
fSESH I'm so sorry to
be late" she said.
llRsIsIh. Il fear you are
lIEHbHHHl tired TO death
come. ] started
In plenty Of time. but Truman Wooley
was on the car and he simply insisted
you know his way, my dear-he sim
ply insisted that / should go and have
some luncheon with him. He made
such a point Of It and / knew you
wouldn't mind"
"Oh, Of course not!" said the girl
with the gold mesh bag. "Of course.
don't matter. There we're a lot Of
things / could have been doing the
hour I've sat here, but don't mind
me"
I'm sorry you feel that way about
It" murmured the girl with the big
hat, with patient sweetness. 4
shouldn't have disturbed you by men.
tioning his name only / had to ex.
plain"
The girl with the gold mesh bag re-
buttoned glove haughtily as she In.
terrupted the other girl to say: "Tru-
man Wooley is nothing to me. /
don't understand youl You may have
40 luncheons with him for all care"
Some girls take things so hard"
murmured the girl with the big hat,
soothingly. You shouldn't feel so.
Really. dear, very few people realize
that he dropped you as he did"
Well" gasped the girl with the
gold mesh bag. Il should hope so!
Drop me, indeed As II i had not
had hard work to get rid Of him.
You worked so hard to make him take
notice Of you at all that, Of course,
you could not comprehend any other
sltuationl He bothered me to death
and Of all the conceited-"
Truman told me- interrupted the
girl with the hat that It always up
set a man to make a girl feel badly
who liked him awfully well, but for
whom he could get up no sentiment.
He said It went against the grain.
OF course, dear, he spoke in a general
way and no names were mentioned.
but I naturally understood that he
alluded to you. He"
TO met" flashed the young woman
with the mesh bag. III you were not
so blind you'd have known at once
that it was only his way of trying to
let you know how he felt about your
devotion to him! He couldn't tell you
in any palmer way, It seems to mel
Before I'd"
It's no wonder you are preiudlced, -
said her friend with the big hat.
After being seen with him SO much
you can't help being bitter when he
shows interest in another girl. Not
that care especially for him, be-
cause have so many friends that one
more or less doesn't count. Truman
is charming, but, dear me-he is SO
intense! You can't imagine-well, OF
course, never talk about the men
who are foolish about me. but your
knowing him makes this case differ
ent He said"
Don't bother to make up anything. p
said the girl with the gold mesh bag
you can't make me jealous. What is
Truman Wooley to me?'
That's true" said the girl with the
big hat. TITS lots better to take Il
that way. Keep up that attitude and
others who are not familiar with the
facts viii never knew but that it {.
your real one. Truman said"
Il am very tired" said the girl will
the mesh bag. "of hearing about Tru
man! He seems to fn the universe
for you, but the subject pals on me
have other interests in life"
You are so brave about It. dear.
murmured the girl with the hat. Blu
l suppose one learns that in time
after a series Of happenings like that
How unfortunate you have been
Every one thought you had really
landed Tom White aud then he mar
ried that girl in Boston, And Richard
Galton-he never came back after h,
fed to the Philippines, did be?
People sometimes 20 away to con
eeal broken hearts" said the girl Will
the mesh bag, tartly. Are YOU read,
to 90 look at those embroideries?"
Il suppose it would distract You
mind" agreed the girl with the b.l
hat. 1T is always better to forge
disappointments I'll have to hurry
because Truman wanted me to tax,
the $40 car home"
You mean. suppose" remarke,
her friend, that you asked him wha
car he intended to catch and doa'
want TO miss IT."
The young wcnan with the mesl
bag was gazing up the street intently
DO you suppose. she asked smoothly
that the pretty blonde girl in the hIul
suit whom he Is walking with thi
minute could have been it,"
The girl with the big hat starei
ahead at the young mans deceltfu
back and the golden puffs Of the cir
beside him and swallowed hard.
Well, neverl' she cried, indie
nantiy. Il always thought he ha,
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