The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-28
The Face and the Fee
By ROBERT CARLTON BROWN
Copyright. BY Daily story Pub. co..

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Pardon met requested Blakesly,
lightly touching the shoulder Of the
girl at the desk
She turned blankly and stared at his
eager face.
Il beg your pardon" he continued
quickly Il thought | recognized
you. IL could only see the back Of
yodr head and there was something
sort Of familiar about
Familiar! The impudencel Well
guess I'm mott" snapped the girl,
shifting her wad Of gum and turning
to punch her typewriter yiciously.
The young fellow backed abruptly
into his chair in the Doctors waiting
room, mumbling, No and she's not
the one. There was something in the
way she wore her hair that made
Now, Mr. Blakesly," beckoned a
squat, spectacled man, popping his
bald head into the waiting room and
motioning him to enter.
Doctor, I've come again about that
face" explained Blakesly, knitting his
brows You must find her for me.
She haunts the life out of me-
Yes, yes, / remember chirped the
little doctor "Hum-well. it must be
real. find no symptoms Of insanity
and you say it is your only peculiarly :
Yes, that's it. You've got to find
her | dream about that face. |
know that ! see her every day, but |
cannot locate her It's driving me
mad"
Wen, well. don't let II do that, my
boy" smiled the specialist in psyche
logical diseases. What was tht de-
scription? Again please?'
Beautiful, sir. The most handsome
eyes have ever gazed into. Lips that
fairly speak Red cheeks, black hair
combination that attracts me pc
culiarly. Full, rounded face: a Grecian
nose, and eyebrows penciled by ma
ture."
@Hum-very interesting" unused the
psychologist. and all you remember
is the face?'
Exactly, sir. That's what gets me
try to think whether remember any
particular costume, but, not is the
face only. couldn't tell if she were
tall or short, thin or plump"
Strange. And you have been aware
OF this haunting face for how long?"
Well" figured the young man, III
may be weeks, It may be months;
cant seem to remember when / saw il
first It has sort of grown on me-
Come, come. You must not think
SO much about it, came from the
doctor
But how can ] help it?"
Find her
That's just what I have been try
ing to do for weeks. Can't you helI
me?'
"Hm-the case interests me greatly
But, Mr. Blakesly am afraid that the
search would cost you more than il
would be worth.
What would be your fee, sir?"
Five hundred If find her. Ont
hundred if / don't
Why. that's a little hard for me
But must find her! Yes, It would b
worth 300 to me 10 see her face agar
and be sure that it was the same tha'
has haunted my dreams"
But ! can't promise that your idea
will love you, put in the doctor
lightly.
1'll take care Of that. thank you
But when can you start the search p
What do you say Of tomorrow"
Fine The sooner the better
"AlI right. shall go to the cit,
with you In the morning and spend tn,
whole day with YOU
Next morning the doctor called fo
his patient and together they took tn,
elevated for the city. Both locke,
eagerly at every young woman in tn,
car, but none represented the idea
that had obtained such a mastery owe
young Blakesly's mind.
The doctor walked slowly through
all the Offices that the young man wal
IN the habit Of frequenting, but no
where did they find the face.
Az noon they made 3 teuF ef the res
lanranta and inspected the cashiers. q!