The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-29

Orllllant intellect Out ulSSlpaleu
; habits. wagers that ne can win
for wife any young woman how
ever pious and high principled.
Olive Castlemaine is chosen for
the test. He wOos her. loves her and
asks her to marry him, and prom
ises to abjure drink and she ac-
cepts him. On the eve of their
wedding day she receives a let
ter telling her of the wager and
Indignantly rejects him.
CHAPTER XII (Continued)
The Last Link Broken.
He bought a paper and got into
the train which was Just entering
the station He had the carriage all
to himself, and so was able to read
the news unobserved. He was not
long in finding the paragraph he
desired.
"Postpouement of Wedding he
read The marriage between Rad
ford Leicester, Esq, and Miss
Olive Castlemaire, which was ar
ranged for Yesterday, has been in
definitely postponed, owing to the
serious illness of the latter The
large number of guests who had
been invited to the Beeches re-
ceiyed an early intimatiOn that tht
wedding would not take place, and
on inquiry as to the reason, we
are informed that Miss Castlemaiuc
was taken seriously i'll a few hours
before the time announced for the
nuptials. We are also given to un-
derstanI that Miss Castlemaine has
been ordered out of England for a
heightened stay, and that, accOmpa-
MED by her father and her maid,
they left London for the Continent
last night. The reason of the sud
den illness of the bride is causing
much discussion in the neghbor-
hood of Miss Castemaine's home.
Leicester threw the paper from
him with an oath Lies, lies, lies,
he muttered. And she connives at
them. She, the Sunday school teach
er, the immaculate one. She threw
me over because her pride was
wounied. but she could tell lies in
order to hide the truth. Oh. what
blthering fool I've been. Why did
! not-but there. What's the use
OF anything?
Its all over. now" he went on
presently. That chapter is written,
the plays played out Is it, though?
Shall | be beaten in this way? The
truth concerning this affair is bound
for negroes and whites in the new
state.
The national federation of clubs fin
ally decided the matter by authoriZ-
ing the consolidation of the two fed
era;tons in this state under the name
# the Oklahoma Federation of Wo-
mans clubs. This merger was perfect
ed at the next meeting at Ardmore.
The old Oklahoma and Indian Ter
litory federation was first Organized
in May by the Philomathea club of
that city. The organization was con
Quoted by Mrs. Laura Scammon. a.
that time president Of the Missouri
State Federation, and the first presi-
dent was Mrs. Sewyn Douglas of Ok
lahOma City. Her successors, in or
der, have been Mrs. j. c. Roberts OF
Kingfisher, Mrs. \. c. Scott of Still.
water, and Mrs. John Threadgill of
Oklahoma City.
Holds Office Through Sentiment.
When the national federation held
its annual convention in Boston, both
Mrs Michael COnlan and Mrs. Stella
LeFlore Webb, two of the organizers
of the Indian Territory federation, at
] ltHutu dS ubltSdltS. Ill lut mean
time Mrs. Conlan had been elected a
member of the board of education at
Lindsay, her present home, but an
order from the office of the attorney
general of Oklahoma held that a wo
man could not serve on such board
/ Mrs Conlan Immediately took the
matter up with the other women Of
prominence throughout the state anC
so much sentiment was created thai
notwithstanding the ruling of the at
torney general, she is serving on tn,
board of education.
Mrs Con.an was the author al Bos
ton of a resolution, adopted by tn,
national federation, that demands thai
legislatures in states, where there is
no authority of law to warrant womeI
holding directorship over the public
schools, enact such law.
/ The news of Mr.. and Mrs. Eb Evan
/ return to Ardmore has heen racaiyef