The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
The SUNFLOWER
GIRL


Pansiea," bound In white veilum. tied
np with green ribbon. aud dedicated
To the Ideal Girl"
II should have thought" she
faltered, that your ideal girl was the
one you'd ask 10 marry you"
You take me 80 literally" he com.
planned. with a twinkle which she I'D
not see. You confuse the ideal with
tho real. Besides. was talking Of
poems and pictures; and. talking OF
pictures. lets 10 out and see Aims
worth's picture at the academy before
tea. Run and put your hat on. child"
Now. this picture BY Ainsworth was
the center of attraction. II represent
"a beautiful girl in a yellow gown
leaning over golden balcony. Her
yellow ringiets blew across her cheeks
to mingie with the bunch OF sunnow.
ers that nodded beside her golden
head. and over everything seemed 10
simmer the yeilowish haze Of warm
spring afternoon.
Exquisite" exclaimed Laurence
DO you admire herr" asked Madge
so much that | shall buy the pic
ture." said Laurence.
You cannot. for It is already
marked sold" said Madge. AAnd. as
for being exquisite. look at her hair all
across her face. You can't even tell
whether she Is pretty or not"
That's the charm OF e. said Lau.
renee. "She symbollzes the ideal
Come along to lunch You don't need
to admire yourself in the glass Madge.
Your hair is as smooth as satin"
His remark was the last drop in
Madge's cup Of exasperation Her
brown tresses were long. thick and
glossy, but they had not the slightest
wave or "kink" In them. And the girl
would have given her pretty ears for
hair that curled; but once. when she
had "crimped" her own with tongs.
Laurence had forbidden her ever
again to use such artificial abomina-
ions.
The quarrel grew as luncheon
progressed, until finally Madge pulled
on her engagement ring and dropped
Il into Laurence's coffee,
You needn't see me home. she
said. "Tll take a carriage You can
go to your friend Ainsvorth and get
him to take You to the fair unknown"
Half annoyed half bewIIdered, Lau-
renee was left to fish the ring out OF
the eclair
She'll expect me to go round this
evening. as | did when she broke off
our engagement because of Stella
thought he. She deserves a lesson.
shan't go What a storm In a teacupl"
That evening Madge awaited him.
sure he would come and bring back
the ring But he didn't come. After a
sIeepIess night Madge sent = note to
Laurence's home. II said.
Unless You come to meet me at
four o'clock, I shall know you do not
wish TO come again NJ"
Until four o'clock she spent the time
in waiting for Laurence's ring at the
bell. II did not come
From four o'clock TO six she spent
in wishing that she had never been
born.
AT six o'clock her brother volun-
teered to go round to Laurence
but he wasn't at home, " the brother
said on his return. His man said
that he'd gone down to see Mr.. Aims
worth. and that he didn't know when
to expect him home"
After dinner she ran up stairs to
her own sitting room. flung herself
down on the sofa, buried her brown
head in its yellow cushions. and-oh,
why do servants insist upon bringing
in coffee to people with broken hearts?
But It was not the coffee.
It was Laurencel Dusty. disheveled,
carrying parcel.
= little peace offering" said he, "a
study BY Ainsworth of the sunfiowers
at his place D'you like #? | meant
to bring It around at four this after
noon You asked me 10 call then.
ITS half past eight now said
Madge, ieily
i know IT, dear. But when I got
down to Ainsworth's | found he'd just
fallen down the studio steps and
broken his leg No one to look after
him but his landlady's daughter-the
sunfower girl.