The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-10-10
In Iae Cracking
Flames
By coRINNE JACKSON

A '-+~- t@NN tttN HthfF tAAlA- A'uulit hlill'
lon ram hish for there Was 40 doubt
that she had completely misled the
~Eole town. After three years OF I'M
interrupted couriship on the part OF
Tom Norton she had deliberately mar
ried Herman Wright Herman had
been hanging around FOR the past year.
selling any of the crumbs Of EvaJaAs's :
attention he could pick llp. but no one
had expected this outcome and EVA.
mays friends fell she had given them
cause for righteouG Indignation. espe-
cially since Tom was The idol Of the
town
It's Just like her" smiled good old
Mrs. Kelly who loved Tom Is 4 son
pnd II wasn't all because she had a
plain daughter She was full OF airs
and college ideas. and thar never
comes 10 any good in a girl. For my
part" with wise shake OF the head
4 wouldn't wonder at ali If it were
Tom himself who did the lifting. He
+ walked home from the social with us
last night, but somehow | couldn't get
around to asking him the trouble out
right viii YET. though, she de-
ciared. with glance at her plain
daughter Maybe it Is elsewhere his
eyes are peeping
lie told me last night be would
never marry blarted out the daugh.
ter, With an honest fiush He was so
quiet and sadllke when he said it.
Why, here he comes now, mother
A stalwart fellow. with a frank face
and curling brown hair, stopped at the
gate
How is everybody" he inquired.
genially.
Fine, and glad to see you. an
swered Mrs. Kelly. busting across the
porch. Come mp a bit. Tom. There's
q whole batch OF cookies fresh and
warm for you.
Ihats the best news I've heard. 4
smiled Tom. as he came on TO the 4
porch Il guess this is about the last
chance I'll have Tor some time 10 show
my appreciation OF those same cook.
les I'm leaving tomorrow for the city.
Ny uncle has secured an opening for
me IN brokers Office In the city So
I'm Off for the wiles and snares OF
Wall street
Mrs. Kelly stopped where she was.
with The plate of cookies out or reach
ol Toms outstretched hand. Tom Nor
ton, you're not going 10 leave This
town, she cried. and al because o.
that deceitful vixen! It's a shame
Il
Tom Norton rose. very white around
the mouth. Don't, Mrs. Kelly. he
commanded, sternly. don't say. any
thing Ike that again as long as you
live. Eyamay is all that is sweetest
and best in woman, and as such shall
always regard her II you are my
friend his voice softened perceptfbly.
and / know you are, be as kind ana
good TO her as YOU have always been
20 me. That's the only favor I ask OF
yon going away.
Well. 1 never broke out Mrs. Kel-
ly. wiping her eyes with the corner OF
her pink checked apron when her viz
Itor had departed. If he isn't taken
with her yet. What she sees IN that
Herman Wright alongside 0F Tom Y !,
don't know. iii be as nice 10 her az
my nature WIN allow But that won't |,
be all pie, she added with a return OF
sindieliVe lesentment toward the girl /.
who had scorned the idol OF the town. +,
Il must have been Herman's money z
But the town and Mrs Kelly herself 4
soon ceased 70 nourish their disap- s
continent over the Nhim OF Evamav. =.
ma soon settled into their customary Y
-ut and routine Other topics and hap !.
,enings nearer and newer occupied =
heir time and attention. and Eyamay .
gradually resumed her place in the
learts and lives Of her friends. AS
'irl she had been The most enried in
ne town when her father the s
own physician. had decided to give I I
rs daughter year Of college lie even i,
holgh it added another expense -
which his unfortunate ana risky spec
latlons made il almost impossible to Z Z
meet Eyamay had her year at an
astern institution and came home the =
anne summer Tom Norton graduated
rom the state university. The most - =
-+4Ao0 tAl-H al ADC NtIll HIDUGlGu
and Tom became acknowl II
dyed sweethearts and Tom started on
be building up Of law practice in ~ y,
be busy little town ii was Eramay 81
'ho turned the whole community up y
Ide down by the crashing OF TIE ~
hole romance. -
There's no use trying 10 Hnd out 50
nything from her. Mrs. Kelb had
I'D the reading circle u despair time ne
nd time again. She IS nice and DO
te-like. but the way she looks al you so'
hen you say Toms name makes the o-
Did shisers chase each other up my -
ack. Eyamay was always thai pav 1e
he's a good wife to Hsrman. though ne
ie old lady justly conceded. III never ~
ought she would clean and bake ana 70
ork around the way she does. sbs sfa
Id me the other day she did II 80 sl.
ie could sleep nights Evamay always ~
As high-slrung little thing. 81
So gradually did the light fade from
gamay's eyes. The color from her an'
esks and he spring from her efar y