The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09
Just Manned

iH"y udu returned from lncir money
moon tour and were adjusting thei
new household belongings in the fla
they had engaged.
It's good fun, isn't IT, dearieg" sh'
said as she stood IN a corner o
their 10 by II parlor and looked al
picture she had hung on wall noal
the door.
mo end Of n, darling he replied.
zone thing that makes II so delight
fui is that we harmonic so entirel,
IN our ideas Of where things should
be. do think that our tastes arc
wonderfully similar
Isn't II nice to have II that way!
" ! don't see how we can possibly qlfar
rel when we think lust alike
4 "Quarrell The idea or us quarrel
ing, I'd. $ soon think OF the posi-.
biity Of the sun and moon humping
together as you and quarreling.
Whatever put that foolish idea into
your head, sweetheart?"
oh, lust because, you know, mar
ried people do quarrel now aud then,
and often about the merest trihes.
! But II takes two to make quarrel.
and | know that ] never will-where
are you going to put that chippen-
dale chair that dear Aunt Ellen gave
MS, dsrling?"
4 was going 70 put It right in this
corner. sweetheart"
Do you think that is the best place
for it, Harold, dear? 'Eou know that
il is the hardsomestS ling we have.
and-seems TO me It would look bet
ter near the lcenter Of the room"
Think soa I'll try it there.
= like II hetter there, darling"
You do? Well now, / cant say
that do. Sometimes il looks as il. we
We're trying to- show It OFF and call at
tention 10 IT."
= don't think it does And | want
folks to see Il so long as it is really
the handsomest thing we have. don't
think that / am any more disposed 10
make a vulgar display or what we
have than"
MY dear, I didn't say that you
wanted to make vulgar display Of
the chair. but"
II know that you didn't exactly say
that, Harold, but your tone OF voice,
and
My tone OF voice? My dear, | spoke
as ] always speak when
mo, you didn't, Harold There was
a certain little note Of irritation in
your voice, and but about the chair. |
| don't like 1t there in the corner. For
one thing, | think dear Aunt Ellen
would not Ike it tucked away out OF
sight in that out-of-the-way corner.
and she might feel hurt, and"
Tucked away out of sight in cor
ner. AS If anything could be tucked
away our Of sight in ax4 room like
this Really, child, ="
Harold I am not child. and T
would thank you not TO treat me as IL
were one. And don't like that Ger.
tain sneer in your voice, and"
"A sneer in my voice? What in
lime"
Harold Remember that-anyhow,
70 long as It was nly aunt and not
'ours who gave me the chair, think
hat | might have the privilege Of say
ne where it shall stand owe
,reat deal to Aunt Ellen and I don't
want her to get the idea that her pres-
mt has been sighted It's really the
licest thing we have, and none of
our relatives gave us"
Il guess that what my relatives gave
IS will size up very favorably with
your relatives gave us.
nd to be absolutely frank, my dear.
hink that chippendaIe chair is all
ut Of harmony with everything else
Ie have. It's a sort of 4 false ana
creaming note in
Harold Newlywed. that chair Il
Of false and screaming note and it
Ouldnt be that in any environment.
gu gushed enough over it to dear ,
unit Ellen. and I'd like to know what !
he'd say if-"
III wouldn't make much difference I
, me what she said. And ais for ar
angling my furniture to suit your !
unit Ellen Or !
Ny furniturel' Id like to know
no gave us more than half of the d
rniture we have Yes, and more g
ian half of all our wedding presents I
comes with poor grace from YOU to 4
but about that chair mean to y
ave IL almost in the center OF tho 0
'om" r,
Yes, and have II screeching out to v
Iery one who comes into the room ii
Id"
You'd better say have It letting
lks know that we have at least one 81
ally nice thing. Now that you have q,
me so far will tell yeu natly that n
think that that willoU chair your Il
int Hannah gave us is enough to set tc
e's teeth on edge n you want any
air tucked in a corner out of sight
md better put that monstrosity a
ere for d,
'Its a more sensible-looking chair b.
is minute than that spraNling-lesged st
ippendale with" 70
III isn't W,
III surely is, and say that" or
II dont care what you sayl 10 on
ink that before we have been mar. So
d month you turn from the lover an
fho brftfo and