The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-30

sluIttQ Ills Hut not III the QlfttllV
of MY home. Ny guardian walked s
lently beside me, | constantly givin
vent to lamentations at the trouble
expected with my husband At th
end Of half an hour, not seeing an
end to our peregrinahons. the man toll
me that he was forced to take me t
the chief OF police
Give me one more chance" ] said
Il have finally made up my mind Il
take you to my home. to face my hus
band ana have an end TO this matter
But what d misfortune l have had ii
getting into the wrong rooml"
] was az the time quite distance
from our rooms. but since | kept 8
straight path. not turning corners, as
had done before. my attendant did moi
consider that ! was deceiving him. Al
any rate, he said nothing. walking be
side me stolidly WAS in terror lest
my husband had not been warned II
he had been / did not expect to find
him at home, but did expect that our
rooms would be stripped Of documents.
Our home was on the second fioor
OF an apartment house led my
guard upstairs and opened the door of
our living rooms with a wildly beating
heart was shocked to see my hus-
band sitting in an easy chair reading
He gave me and my attendant a look
Of wonder as we entered, but knew
that it was assumed It told me Also
or, rather, ! inferred, that he had been
warned and had remained at home in
the hope that he might save me,
threw myself at his feet and beg
ged him not to condemn me unheard: !:
that the fact that came in charge Of
police officer would be explained;
that | had made a bluilder which had
.resylted in very serious consequences.
In short. ! recounted what had said
to the police officers.
Ny husband took the cue readily,
though | gave him plenty Of time TO
understand by not leaving him an op-
portunity for reply, 50 voluminous We're
my excuses for coming home in charge
Of an officer But when / paused for
breath my husband raised me, took
me In his arms and said to me:
u believe every word you say.
confess have been jealous Of this
man, who has been trying to induce
you to look fayorably upon him. but
have perfect confidence that you would
not tell me a lie" Then on pretense OF
kissing me on the cheek he whispered
Leave ii to me-"
And. now. sir" he said, turning to
the officer, what can do, to con-
vince you that my wife is a loyal sub
ject Of the emperor2"
y must search these rooms, said
the n.Nn doggedly
"Do So Go where you like. They
are all on this floor"
But the man. though not very bright
was not so stupid as to let us
remain in the living room while he
went elsewhere.
"You come with me-" he said, includ-
Ing both Of us.
Certainly" said my husband 1--WE
viii assist you in your search. We |
will open up every closet, guide you to
every nook. and when you are con-
Tinced Of our loyalty trust that you
will report it so that 1t may reach hts
ears"
There were but few rooms, and we
'r. rather, my husband-led him
through them all In cabinet was
'ound number Of pamphlets that my
had published some years be-
ore embodying suggestions to the gov
as to how to deal with revo-
utionists and profuse with expressions
4 loyalty The pamphlet had been
when my husband first be-
anne Interested in bettering the con-
lition Of our people and had greatly
lleased the government. But the sug-
'estions had not been followed, and
he author had taken the work OF edu-
alton into his own hands. I did not
oubt that he had placed these pam
hlets where they would be found,
hough he had done SO, expecting that
n officer Of higher rank would ex-
mine them.
The officer glanced at them, then
nut them under his arm to turn over
0 his superior He poked his nose ev-
rywhere TIL finally my husband
brew open the door Of closet The
nan entered, and quick as fash my
closed the door The man
new at once that he had been tricked,
'ut his foot in the opening and en-
to force his way out. My
husband and | both resisted. but we
vere scarcely equal to the task. One
hought Of Siberia was enough to give
IS sufficient strength to hold our own,
nd, while my husband remained brac-
d against the door. |, who am by no
neans a light woman. brought the
eel Of my heavy walking boot down
4 the officers toes. The pain must
ave been intense. but he held his foot
0 place. looked about for something
elvier than my boot and in a fire.
lace noticed the andirons A few sec
nds' absence was enough to bring one