The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-24

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wheu sam Barrlet At sixteen weuf
wsy from bone witboDt biclsng bis
rents 81 Bis little sisier Et1ei god.
~ fuof conmEaicafirg viii ihen
kfseruarIi. b. wrrcked rbe comfort q
"a family. Hls nofter died nifhia
aen geara end Der deafh iefr ths %
axs desoiafe Indeed FL eyesig1t and
- hearing uere both lMpaired HIS
Laueafsr Ethel poor girl. I'D = hard
ssne win him. T. rad 20 BIN Vas
MMcn4f elisce p.le vas obliged . shout.
kna ~ could not see 10 read nlmseif
gshei iored her father. bar & vas
AnafnFaI ilaf ste should wish fgr some.
hfnx nsoFe iuspirng than taking care
~ broEen down o.d msa She maA
kan eIeren years old when Der bTofaeF
menf away and fourteen when Der
4sedher died When a. times she would
haze 4 Temporary respite from TIE
fsss q her father. IKE many another
eirl she Eo1il dream q the priace
Mho woud cone 70 marry Der end
.e5Te her The comforts u home t1at
honl6 be her oEn-and his
One n1orrl19 there vas q knox at
ths dgor. EfheI wss upstairs and ID
COT hear the summons X sounded
axagn ard this fiue loud enough for
mfr. Bariet b bear He weat 70 tie
door ana opened t. There stood
Ygasg aan
II an iocking for the home n Ir.
Barfier. Eald the stranger. Have
str1ack the right houseT
speak i0rger. replied Bafuet pat
ting bis hand 70 his ear: I'm bard of
Bearing
I'm trying 70 fnd air- Bartiet
ard I think you are BE- Judge by
rhe resemblance your SON
III so1Y
~Yes your s0n SAM
~eamr
~Yes~
.s0h. Sam. my boy. how could y0u
have left "a Az you dld with never q
word ali these long yearss You Killed
your poor mother. and J have one foot
il the grave. How could your How
could your
The father put hiy atm ssound the
.ssfraneers neck and wepk
The visitor was standing ~ this alb
surd position. not knowing whether 70
Amingle bis tears with those Of the
aweeping father Or 70 laugh when be
Haaw sn attractive looking girl descend
Jag me sfaircnse.
gut IN not repr0acb you. SAM"
confinuad Mr. Bartlett II dare say /
waa eerere with you. and spirited
boy won't stand too much correction
I'm glad you've come back and 70
ssay haven't yo0s Oh. stay with usl
4Efhel and are 40 lonely. and we need
yonr help. Your Old father needs
sfrong young arm and brain 70 support
shin.~
b these words and the half amused.
half sympathetic look on the face Of
5fhe stranger Ethel understood that her
Afafber hsd made mistake. Dreading
to have him suddenly disabused. fear.
#lng d reaction consequent upon disap-
poinsmeDt. she gave the young man
IA meaning look and put . finger On her
lipa as d signal for silence. Her IA
theirs back was 10 her. so be did not
zee her. aud she. wishing 70 release
the visitor from his embarrassing 20
Haifion. laid her hand softly On the old
{ mans shoulder. He turned and saw
zher.
~Oh. EtheI.' be excIaimed 1oyfu'ly.
sswhom do you suppose this isf Your
long lost brother Sam bas returned"
he dlsengaged himreif from bis sup
posed son that Ethel might embrace
the prodIgal Bur Ethel stood mute.
Forgive hiin. Efhel as haye for
given him Forget The past and what
he might have been ~ us during the
years that are gone Il was ! who
drose him away ~ my harsbness. For.
give him for my sake"
II forgive him. fatber.~ seid Ethel
But there was no warmth in the
words. nor di0 Ethel greet her brother
With slsferly kiss. An expression
Of Infinite pain crossed the fathers
face. The stranger saw Il and step.
ped n the breach.
Forgive me. Eihel.' be said Z
have done very wrong"
Fie advanced 10 her With outstretch-
I'd arms Ethel drew back
EtheIF' cried her father in an ago,
~
The stranger folded ber in bis arms
aud Kissed her. Had the old man
better eyeaight be would have knowr
8 by lhe bushes that the kiss wa not
brofherly hnd sisierly one. And bad
noi tbe two whose sight was perfect
strongly approved Of each others per
s eonhi appearance. bad not each eeen
Is The others expression that ap.
pfoyal. besides rosseibing akin 70
I6re's frm spark probably the girl
mieht not have blushed The old man
pnf ono arm around his supposed son
ard she osher around bis daughter,
fafelng them % proiong fheir en-
brace.
Thank henven. my dear children
FOR this reunion
sfafbcr." haid Ethel ~let us hear
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