The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-21


ment Of The senorita in her profes-
sional garb ana pose. Irresistible fiji
black lace and yellow ribbons. sbe
faces YOU. a blue racer is spiralea
upon each bare arm. Colled twice
about her waist and once about her
neck. his horrid head close to hers.
You perceive Kuzu, the great eleven
foot Asian python
A hand drew aside the curtain that
partltioued the car. and middle aged
faded woman. holding a knife and
half peeled potato. looked III and said
~Alviry. are you right busya'
I'm reading the home paper. ma
What do you think7 That pale. tow
headed Matilda Price got the most.
votes in the News for the prettiest girl
IN Gailipolees."
Shuh. she wouldn't Of done it ii
you'd been home. Alviry, Lord knows
i hope wen be there before fairs over
I'm tired gallopin' round the world
playln' We are dagoes and givin
snake shows. But that ain't what |
wanted to say That there biggest
snakes gone again. I've looked all
over the car and can't find him.
"Oh, blame that old rascal" ex-
claimed the queen, throwing down her
paper 'Trhis is the third time he's got
away. George never will fasten down
The I'D % his box properly do hQ-
lieve he's afraid Of Kuku. Now I've
got TO so hunt him.
A few minutes later Alvarita Stepped
upon the forward platform. ready for
heI quest
Amt you afraid to 20 out alone,
Alvlryg queried the queen mother
anxiously. There's SO many rough
people about Mebbe you'd better
Il never saw anything was afraid
Of yet ma, especially people. and men
in particular Don't you fret IN trot
along back as soon as find that run
away scamp"
The dust lay thick upon the bare
ground near the tracks Alvarita's eye
soon discovered the serratcd trail Of
the escaped python. It led across the
depot grounds and away down
smaller street ln the direction Of the
littie canyon. as predicted BY her
A hundred yards and the limits of
the town were passed. scattered chap
arral succeeding. and then noble
grove oyerhowing the bijou canyon.
Through this small. bright stream
meandered Parklise 1t was, with
kind Of cockney rurainess further in
dorsed by the waste papers ana rified
tins Of picnickers. Up this stream
and down it, among its pseudo sylvan
glades and depressions, wandered the
bright and unrudled Alvarita. Once
SHE saw evidence Of the recreant rep.
tiles progress in his distinctive trail
across a spread OF fine sand in the ar
royo. The living water was bound TO
lure him. He could not be far away.
So sure was she Of his immediate
that she perched herself to
idle FOR q time Ia the curve Of a great
crecper that looped down from 4 giant
water elm. To reach this she climbed
from the pathway little distance up
the side OF steep and rugged incline
Around her chaparral grew lhlck and
high
Alsarita removed her hat and. undo
ing the oppressive convoluiions az her
hair. began TO slowly arrange Il ia two
long dusky plalts
From the obseufs depths ~ thick
gumn of evergreen shrubs Eve feet
away two small jewel bright eyes were
stcaffastly regarding her Colled there
lay Knku. the great python Kuku the
nagwfiecui- he Of the plated muzzle
the arooved lips. the eleven foot
siretch ~ elegantly and brilliantly
notified skin The great pvthQn WIS
viewing his mistress without sound
'r morton 60 disclose his presence
Alsarlla heard sudden crunching
of ihe gravel below her Turning her
Need, she saw q big, swarlhy AIexi