The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-20
Edith's
Imitation

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1at he tFoks into a colo perapirziloa
and FED ErseiE EitafsiT Nnen the iniant
waE menncnes ples1i1g ezEzge1nsnts
for me ssrneedinE fen years
Great stou he said 10 his nar-
req sister ihat aighs a. home Wnat
"a the maffsE with you girlH snyEsys
Of co1rsA yo1re interested in your
oMn KS har Who wants 10 .ook -
somebody elses Feliing red faced
sQgisninE kicking youngsteTs Mha-
ia me name q common sense can a
fellow szy about EN-. snTwzEz
Ton. what a hopeless silly you
are eAac his sister eontemptlOusly-
Al EOQ hare 70 DO e 10 take the
saby IN. or sssf poke Il under the
chin. q you'd rather and say Why
ihis Is z baby isn't itT Accent on the
Es ycu nn6eratzn8. Of course you
must look a. excited and Interested IS
Foa can Eosfh.ii d. the rest
When TIE unacceptable Invitation
eSws from Edith Tom went win
aiinY nasgivings He discovered that
E5lSh had not entirely lost her charm
q spite ot her plunge into matrimony-
AZ really enjoyed his little trip around
the tiny apartment with her o. : tour
q inspecti0n He was able 10 sim
nlste. i BE- cid not actually feel. a. =
tefsst 81 glI me somestie sFpaisnces
nhsah Edlfh pressed uDon his atteu-
fCn Farher. tie dinner was extreme
y coed. and 4 was nor untli Edith
va pouring the coffee that Tom sud
aeniy remembered WY he had been
sfked 70 come.
Maybe they're put II to bed and
cant take i ont again. be thought
70 himself Vith Z shiver Of relief
But 81 that very moment there came
4 shrsll squeal
Edsth looked - Il her husband
Niil you 90 ard get him. Theodore,
deart" zbe asked
Theodore promptly rose from tns
table ard disappeared when be re-
turned be held ii his arms something
that seemed at first to have no par
tcuisr beginning Or end. but Sc pres
entity developed small red face a.
one end and two kicking feet al the
other
Let Tom hold him. said Edith
cordially u know youM appreciate
the honor. Tom she continued. turn
Ing to the unhappy guest because
there are very few persons that al
low 10 hold nim Remember. though
nobody Is allowed 70 kiss him. But
know you'll be just as careful as
would be myself"
In other words, old boy. grinnec
Z Theodore. anybody could tell BY look
ing at you that you are q natural borI
nursemsid NOW avast these. Hei
coming
Tom half started from his chair sne
then sat suddenly down again as Theo
dore gave hiFa playful push
lie carefully arranged his small sol
and heir on Toms knee; that is, b
arranged the infant as much az on'
can arrange 80 sqairming and dough
Ike person.
Here. be said. put your hands
the way I've got mine. That's ID,
trick You do It as II you'd done It al
your life. Now. hold hard; I'm going
70 lei go.@
Tom placed a large bunch Of hanl
On the babys little stomach. Then b
grasped a handful OF wearing arpare
10 the rear He gazed stoniiy a. tn
nondescrfDt article on his knee. and j
thrust both little fists into It's mouth
doubled itself ecstatically and gave
gurgIe Tom sat Ike a craven image
We'll, weli.~ prompted Theodore
Haven't you got anything 10 say
That's great work the way you've 20
the strsngIe hold on him. but now ~
time for the oratory Ediths waitin
10 hear what you think Of him. Gres
Kid. isn't he7g
Come" continued Theodore, ~sa
vhat you're thinking Give US IN
benefit Of your Impressions
Tom rolled his eyes wildly At Edith
who had eyes for no one but her sor
He made an effOns. to cast Of the dea
weight that was upon his ideas. VIVA
was II Molly had told him 70 say
1 with a final struggle he said Hnl
why. it's baby, isn't its'
Theodore gave a shout that neari
y rafaad the roof What In the nam