The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-09

time to count them ate a frosted cake
with a tragic air.
"At FIRST there didn't seem to be
anything ! could do she said, until l +
had an inspiration ] could have the
grippe. So I had It'll"
"Hmw commented the young wom-
an In the purple suit. Wasn't that /
an awful lot Of troubleE
"At first thought It did seem So"
said the girl with the feathered hat |
Il didn't have any invitations on hand
for anything ! wanted to 30 to and
besides needed the rest. Anyhow,
simply had to do something to avoid
seeing Samuel
you see, / had written hlm-and Il
was a perfectly beautiful letter II
do say it-that all was over and It
had been mistake and ! couldn't
marrr him. | should think at least
1t would have given him enough TO
do just admiring the letter, but no.
What does he do but come right 70
Chicago by the next train TO make
me change my mind
Luckily, when he first called was
out at tea. That looked kind OF bad,
too, as / had said in my letter that
/ had thought the matter over until
had no heart for anything.
q just sat down and nearly cried
when / got home and found his card.
You see, i know Samuel. never knew
a man with such a violent will, and !
realized that | had to do something
and do it quick.
Il didn't want to marry him in the
least" explained the girl with the
plumes in her hat, but he talks so
loud and SO fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
where you agree with him Just to ease
up the pain In your head When | first
knew him called 1t force Of charac-
! ter and admired 1t. OF course now
know better. But | didn't want tC
give him chance to talk to me-"
my, aren't you sure?" querieC
the girl in purple. amazed. "YoI
should be, the way you are letting
Harry waste all his time on you-'
Il haven't got to Harry yet" sale
the girl with the plumes, with dignity
, I'm still talking about Samuel. Ger
tainly was sure-but Samuel wasn't
which was more to the point. So
. rushed upstairs and got my reception
Z gown and telephoned the doctor M
head did ache and I was feyerish fron
worry when he got there SO it wa
easy to persuade him that l had th
e grippe.
When Samuel called that evenin
I mother told him | was i'll and couldn
z see him. He stayed an hour, tellin
I her how mistaken | was, and from Vi
stairs his voice sounded like the roa
ing Of Niagara. / don't wonder the
made him county attorney down Their
Z If he asked them they just had to, b
9 cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop tall
Il ing till they did. Mother had a boo
she wanted to read, and altogether sh
g was very cross when she finally e
r capped from Samuel and came u
i stairs. told her that she would be
ter have grippe too, and that SCENE
J. to make her madder.
y Next day Samuel called again al
y left q lot OF roses. He telephoned fl
10 times and called again in the eve
y ing to see how was. ! sent down
X note. thanking him and asking hi
please to go away, as my decision W
final.
THE next day he sent violets.
s. this time Harry had phoned asking r
as to go to the theater and was dyil
n. to go. So / went"
it, "Goodness!" said the girl in purp
IN Wasn't that a risk?"
lg "But / had got tired of having t
lt- grippe, 80 what else could | do?
ty really could not be expected to knC
sh that after Samuel had made
ed evening call at my house he wot
er choose to attend the very same theat
In If he was SO wrought up about not
ing able to see me don't think 1t v
* in very good taste for him to want
ok go to any theater at all, do you? soT
ng how it didn't fit with his role
ed "Well, we met face to face in /
,ss lobby going home, and l thought Sa
'ut uel would have apoplexy OF cou
IN. Harry didn't know who the strar
ar. man was who had gasped, star
he cried 'Ethelp in a deep bass voice .
nd then looked as If he was going to {
in. claim one OF Cicero's orations at
/ never did have much presence
mind. l said the first thing | thou
j. Of, which was that had felt so mi
- better | had gone to the theater.
~ so / observe!' Samuel said in
ful full tones,
4 Then / asked Harry to take
at. away. really did feel faint. for
~ sides Samuel now had to expi
m. matters to Harry-and meu seem
"a. resent 1t 50 II they find antther r
Il thinks he's engaged to you. irreal
IA. tive Of your own views on the subj
tbe s'The next morning, Of course, I
u to see Samuel when he called. PIE
- pour me another cup Of tea, fol
Irv- makes me feel i'll just to recall it,
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