Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-07-22
HIS CHOCOLATE
GIRL
BY B. cRTTENDoN LYLE.
Copyright, isio. by American Press
Association.

Ahsto " Auo NhoVoiute NHl tuv PIC
ture have seen a hundred times, car
rying the tray with u pot OF chocolate
and cups and saucers on Il. But IN.
stead Of standing still. as any respect.
able figure in q picture should do and
as oil picture fgures DID until the In.
vention Of the yiatiscope, she Is walk.
ing across the door There! She has
put her tray on a table. turned and
walked deliberately out Of the room.
Am In q moving picture showi
| am not am 10 bed. u strange bed,
. strange room-evefything strange
There 10 u picture on the wall. q pic.
ture Of mau stealing upon deer TO
shoot him. I'll watch 10 see II the man
moves. No; he doesn't He continues
TO crouch with bis thumb on the ham.
mer Of his gun. his forennger on the
trigger The deer 10 nipping the grass.
Perhaps II he gets the mans wind he'll
toss his head and be OF toward cover
oyer In that wood. No: the deer still
nibbles. and the man still keeps watch.
Ing him. They are making me tired.
! wish one or the other would show
signs Of life, or. rather, wish the
chocolate girl would come back.
Il wonder how came to be in this
room. believe I'll get up and 90
out and nnd out about IT,"
] tried TO rise. but fell back on my
pillow.
There must be something wrong
about me II seems that the chimes Of
nfty cathedrals are ringing at once 10
my head. IL one would ring at time
| fancy the sound would be very mu.
sical. SEQ colors, too. a. II the light
were broken by prism.
Here comes the chocolate girl"
She came In softly. advanced to the
bed. looked down at me. placed her
hand on my forehead-oh, how soft
and cool u felti-then walked away.
"Now that she IL nearer or there's
more light or can see her better, or
something. presume that she wears
Q white dress. white apron with q
bib and straps over her shoulders. Her
cap isn't exactly like the picture after
all. ! wonder II Il IL really chocolate
In the pitcher. Those things on the
tray are not the little cups and saucers
Of the picture at ell. There are one cup
and saucer. q coyered dish. q plate, Q
knife and fork"
'come here" I said to the chocolate
girl.
She turned quickly, as II surprised.
and came to the bed. looking at me crit.
tcally.
"What I wish to know is whether or
not you are the chocolate girl"
She put her hand on my forehead
again soothingly. but made no reply.
Indeed. the question didn't seem to sur.
prise her very much.
Because II you are the chocolate
girl want TO say to you that have
loved you for years 10 tho picture and
now you have stepped out Of It and
into the fesh shall love you the
same"
The door opened and nah with n
bald head and mutton chop whIskers
came In. The girl turned 10 meet him.
and they conyersed In low tones.
heard her say. "IIe ls still dellrious."
he stayed but a few moments. then
went away.
80 I am delIrlous! That's all non.
sense. I'na III or have been. And this
person whom at tirst mlstook for the
girl in the picture is my nurse. I'm
glad told her what did before
realized the conditions. When a man
10 III and is ministered to by a pretty
woman he's bound to fall In love with
her. wonder II 1t wouldn't be good
scheme TO 60 on making love TO her
"a the chocolate girl. II doesn't scare
her bit, whereas IL I were to give
her the real thing II might spoil the
game. She's pretty enough to KISS
Delirious I might try It on; In my
senses It would be very different
matter. I shall continue In delirium."
This was the beginning of my con.
valescence. talked to my nurse. call
ing her my chocolate girl. sweetheart,
dear love--everything man might ap.
ply to his ladylove. She suspected
nothing, so she gave me free rein. !
could see that this being called endear-
ing names by young man even In
dellrium was pleasant TO her.
A couple Of weeks passed In this
way. when the doctor called one morn
Ing aud. coming up to my bed, felt my
pulse. ramned his Thermometer into
my mouth. took It out. looked at 1t
and said:
"This is the strangest case I ever
heard Of. This mans pulse and TEN.
perature are both normal, and yet you
say he is still delirious."
burst into laugh.
The doctor looked somewhat sur
prised, while the nurse blushed q rosy
red. 81
Doctor" l said. you're right.
woke up this morning feeling oil right,
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