The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

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beach 81 Lake Geneva during the Sec
ond week ~ BE vacation Hs stuck
e d the left lapel of bis coat think
Ing 70 leave St AZ the desk Of the
hotel. where the owner might inquire
for f.
He wandered along the lakeside un-
IL be came 70 the twin birches, where
he paused and began to dream Of the
girl with the violet eyes.
Then be saw her coming down the
path. and waited, hardly daring 20
hope that she would Hft those lovely
eyes toward him
AT the birches ahe paused. glanced
At him shyly. looked Al the ground
and then looked at Raymond again.
and smiled Just the faintest, sweet
est ahyest smile in the world
eG-good morning" stammered Ray
mond. lifting his hat.
She did not speak, but sle fingered,
and once again she smiled.
= have SO wanted to speak to you,
began Raymond. desperately, abut I
did not dare. and there was no one /
could find to introduce me. You
seemed almost as lonely here as my
self.
See here" broke ii harsh voice.
''What are you doing with my scarf
pln2 I've been looking for II every
where"
Raymond turned with q start and
saw a tall, sD'gly.looking man he
had seen at the hotel the day be-
fore.
7 found your scarf pin near the
boathouse," said Raymond quietly. Il
Just stuck It in my coat, meaning to
leave It at the hotel"
"ol" exclaimed the girl.
The aporty-looking man snatched
the scarf pin almost rudely from Ray
mond's outstretched hand. Then he
turned to the girl.
"You soc It is my scarf Pin" he
smiled 4 lost It somehow, ana |
waited to look for It, or would hare
been here sooner"
%. | beg pardon" said Raymond,
turning toward the girl Il did not
know the gentleman was a friend OF
yours
He Is not" she said firmly.
But you came here to meet me.
the sporty-looking man insisted. aYou
know ! am the man with the scarf
pin"
The girl with violet eyes looked
puzzled for moment and then she
comprehended the truth. she bIushed
with embarrassment and then paled
with anger.
But the stranger who had claimed
the scarf pin did not seem to realize
that her anger was directed at him.
He smiled at her in a way that he
evidently thought was winning.
%, !" said the girl. "I see. It was
a plot, was it?--a mean, low plot with
q gypsy fortune teller to trick me into
an acquaintance with YOU"
Would you mind moving on"
asked the sporty.looklng man Of Ray.
mond 7 have date with this young
woman"
Raymond looked at the girl ques-
toningly She moved a step nearer
TO him and laid her hand on his arm.
Is II asking him for protection.
"The gentleman is mistaken she
said, icily. He has no date with
me. ] have no desire to make his &C.
quaintance. He annoys me"
Clear out Of this!" said Raymond
Clear out, now!' He doubled his
fists and advanced toward the sporty
looking stranger The latter did not
wait for tho attack. with a short
nervous laugh he struck of up the
beach
Shall go, too?" asked Raymond,
appealingly.
"N-not unless you want to-" she an.
swered, after a little hesitation. T
thank you for ridding me OF that
man.
LET US take a turn on the beach, :"
said Raymond Il am IN the dark
about the scarf pin Won't youplease
explain things 10 me?7
Z nearly made fool Of myself,
confessed the girl with the violet
eyes. r met a gypsy fortune teller
on the hotel vsranda last night and
she told me, so solemnly, that would
meet my fate to-day. She said she
could see him standing between the
twin birch trees BY the lake, and that
! would know him because he was
tail and dark"
Il am tail and dark" interrupted
Raymond.
And he would be wearing a horse
shoe scarf pin in the left lapel Of his
coat"
+ was wearing ~ said Raymond.
And Won know she confessed.
that while I didn't Just believe her,
] didn't think Of It being a trick, and
80 ] came hcre to-day at the hour
set-wondering II would meet any
one"
And you found me here, wearing
the scarf pin" exclaimed Raymond,
ioyously "Til never believe it was
an accident that found It. Blessed
be that gypsy. ] am praying that she
she Is q teller Of true fortunes. I