The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-11
SHE WAS
WARNED

small seat behind the palms ana ferns.
''What.~ asked in alarm the pretty
girl VINO sat next him Is there TOO
much powder on my nose. or do you
think this is a last years party dress
made over? Because It Isn't"
Nothing so banal" zaid the young
man. Il don't quite know what banal
means. but | like the sound or the
word No. what I've discovered is your
New Years resolution. You resolved
70 make me as miserable as possible.p
How funny" cried the pretty girl.
you aren't rehearsing for a parlor
play or anything like that. are you?7
Why should you jest with me-" the
young man asked, reproachfully. n
don't have to rehearse set speeches
With you-my remarks are spontane.
Gus. They bubble forth OF their own
accord without any effort or control on
my part
Il should think it would make you
terribly nervous" sympathized the
young woman. Never knowing what
you were going to say. mean. Why.
you are likely to make all sorts OF
rash assertions or promises-and It's
50 hard to explain to people after
ward"
I'm never that way with anyone
but you" explained the young man.
oh, well, it's all right, then said
the girl. "Of course / never pay any
serious attention to what you say,"
I'm quite aware OF that fact said
the young man. It's the thing which
really worries me. {. think you do II,
on purpose, as | said before. just 10
keep me unhappy"
why" said the young woman In a
grieved tone, Il wouldn't make a fly
unhappy ii could avoid itlp
sOf course you wouldn't" said the
young man. There aren't any flies
at this time of year, and you know II.
Besides, I'm not at all interested in
the emotion of flies. What Is engag-
Ing my attention wholly at present is
the state Of my own feelings, and they
are what you might call harassed Or
narrowed
You speak as If you were corn
field remarked the pretty girl. What
have ever done to your"
He shook his head gravely. Il
couldn't begin to tell you in the limit
ed time at our disposal he said. Be
sides, il you had particle OF sym
pathetic tenderness in your nature you
would know without any definite ar
raignment. Your conscience would
be curling up in agony and making
you 50 uncomfortable that you couldn't |
avoid saying, This is the result OF my
inhuman treatment OF that deserving
young mani It serves me perfectly
right"
You have plenty OF seliconceit, |
haven't yon2, remarked the young
woman, with interest.
Well" admitted the young man, Il /
couldn't stand being with myself so
much If | didn't admire me. And really I
Pm an exceptional young man. don't
see why you shouldn't be kind to me.
II isn't as though | went home Satur-
day nights and beat my mother and
broke the furniture. | tell you I'm
4 worthy
Well" cried the pretty girl, what
can do more? Am | not sitting here
in secluded corner devoting my time
and thought to you when the next
waltz has started and there's dis
tracted man out there searching for
me?7
Exercise is good for him. declared
the young man He'll feel better for
q haif-dozen sprintH around the room.
It's Spangden. suppose II must be
Spangden, because every time I've
seen you this evening you've been
dancing with him"
Il have not!' denied the pretty girl
well, deny II II you choose" said
the young man. with stern sadness.
"One can't always believe what one
sees That's why | said you had re.
solved to see how miserable you could
make me. Every time | saw you with
Spangden rushed of and pounded my
head against the wall in bafIed fury.
II you keep 1t up there's no telling
what will happen to me
As though It made any difference"
scofed the pretty girl, getting to her
feet and shaking out her skirts
you don't know anything about it."
said the young man with tremendous
gloom. Isn't that spangden coming
for you now? On, this is adding insult
10 injury
We part friends, hope?" said the
young woman with prettily worried
arch to her eyebrows.
ION the surface, yes" said the
young man. For your sake promise
not 10 dash out from behind these
palms and things and strangle Spang
den before be reaches you But. girl.
beware!"
a think you're perfectly lovely"
laughed the pretty girl. This talk
has been real funW
For you, perhapsi' amended the
voung mNn, darkly Hello, spang
lent