The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-24
Getting
Acquainted

When Headers0n STEPPED into II.
! bic dining room O. The goif club. Ehicl
had been converted into q dancinl
4 hau for the occasion and szw FLOR
ence Tracy standing opposite the door
hs made - his mind fkzf he wanted
% knew her He put f0rth = big nus
criar ha1d and El1cked bY tie Ess-.-
TIE 1rst nan nat passed kiz-
iztroduce ne 70 TIE glrl oTer here
talking % Matthew'S be commanded
D0ut know her responded The
other nan He turned and stared AZ
ne gsri frr : moment "A good deal
q peach. lie commented. bat
neTer saE her before. Sorry can't
obiise you." And be dashed OF II
pursuit q his oEn partner
Tie next half h0ur Henderson
DaEaed boxing for some one who
would present him 70 the girl. but
none 0f his acqnaIntznces seemed 20
know her. Finally. however. be came
upon Fiikina. Who was popularity sup.
posed % knor everybody in the world.
Say. FIikins.~ he said. II you don't
know the girl in white VINO has Just
been dancing with Trenton / want you
70 make II your business 70 get to
know her 90 that you can introduce
me"
Henderson eagerly followed IN FL
kins' wake. with bis eyes fixed on the
FilloWy creature who vas the object
of his admiration. Thus be lust
escaped climbing up FIlkins' broad
back when that unreliable person
stcpDed IN front OF a pudgy blond
creature and with besming smile in-
troduced Henderson.
That wasn't the girl I wanted to
meets" Re exploded to FiIkins a few
minutes later. Nice enough girl.
don't doubt, but not the one. The girI
! want 70 know is the tai girl who
stepped out on to the yeranda just
AZ you turned around then. Now, do
you know herr"
Filkins shook his head. mo.
don't" he admitted. But think she's
Mrs. Peterson's sister and is visiting
her III try 10 find out for you"
No, III do my own pioneering.
thanks" said Henderson.
Three times during the course Of
the evening be discovered men who
knew the young woman IN question.
and three times did he aud the mutual
acquaintance wander about yainly in
search Of her. As The dancers were
beginning to leave Fllkins rushed up
to Henderson.
I've met her and danced with her,
and she is peach" he announced.
You just wait here half second and (
III cut her out Of the bunch as she
comes down and introduce you"
Once more Henderson waited pa.
tiently but yainly. When all the
guests had departed Fnkins gave a
sigh Of mingled weariness and disap
pointment. Honest, old man" he
said, 4 didn't mean to give you the
wrong steer, but she must have gone
out the other way"
Henderson from that moment set
his teeth and made up his mind that
he would achieve Florence Tracy's &C.
quaintance even though the heavens
fell. With this purpose In view he
three lawn parties-festivi.
ties which he loathed---and church
bazaar. In vain.
One evening on his way home he
saw ncr sitting In the front OF the car
with girl whom he had once known,
but never liked, and had consistently
avoided for years Wandering past
them with bland. slightly embar.
rassed but wholly humble and propiti.
atory smile upon his face, he was met
with such an icy stare from the girl
he had once known that he hastily
bolted into the forward car without at.
tempting to renew the acquaintance.
However. several days later. when
he had almost given up hope or ac-
his object, he woke from
a surreptitious nap on the evening
train just as It was pulling into the
station. In spite OF the fact that his
vision was somewhat blurred with
sleep he suddenly became aware that
Miss Tracy had just stepped into the
aisle from seat about halfway down
he car.
Trying to look as much as possible
ike man who has just been sitting
With bis eyes closed to rest them, he
into the aisle. Then he
glanced back as he did SO, actuated
~ the suburbanite's instinct for gath
sring up stray packages. In the rack
lust above the seat which Miss Tracy
lad been occupying his eyes fell upon
/ small. dainty parcel Instantly he
was wide awake.
He dashed back to the seat. secured
he parcel and then dropped on the
platform OF the car just as the train
vas pulling out OF the station. Deter ,
mined to see the thing through. he !
JAILED the village taxicab and ordered
he driver to follow the automobile ,
which was carrying Miss Tracy swift ?
y out Of sight. =
As Miss Tracy stepped out Of the
ar In front Of her sisters house Hen y
erson. hat in one hand and parcel IA y
he other. stepped out OF the taxicab
somewhat heated but perfectly game D
% advanced toward her and held out 4
Us bedraggled Offering. II