The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-21
The Silent
Pleader


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Wiz zAa1hood psry trolhlas. TAs
zothsr GREW his head down On hsE
Dap E-oot1ng hts hair viii gentle
hand
Wat Il tro1hii1g you, Richzrd
Can hslp yoa.-
4 dat knoW. mother hardly
knoE koW 10 begin 10 tell yol He
raused ; moment then went O.
There S girl nother-a little
broEn-eTea. brUvn-Az1rsd. softFolred
giri. and ! love her
Yes Riehsrds"
-She Is Of good family, but. O.. 50
poor SIC thinks an but . poverty
strokes Eecharic. and loves ne be-
cznsa cf III I am going 10 marry her. 4
T01 lad best tell ycur father
II hare. ard he informed me was
craxT. kze had arranged a marriage for
ne witA Miss Lincoln. go that our joint
fortunes aolld enable ne 10 further
ny railroad interests told him be
might b general manager Of the con
csrn he owned and which enpl0yed
ne. but be vas not director Of ny
heart That I wcrld marry Anna, and
Il he dfsowned me had skin enough
as mechanic 70 support her
Richard
Mother. Il lore her, and so viii you
when you see her do not want 10
antag0nize father. but will not give
tn To his viii
= viii Try to win him over, for
knox ron would select none but a
worthy girl 70 be your wife"
Thank you. know you viii not re-
gret II He kissed her tenderly. and
as he walked out OF the room his
mother watched. with tezr-dimmed
eyes. TIL he waS out Of sight. then
turned 70 the task set before her.
Her husband sat in his study. the
papers scattered on his desk unheeded.
his brow drawn into a frown as be
gazed into space The soft rustic Of
his wife's gown broke his meditation
That young fool be began. testify.
spelling his chances because a baby
face has infatuated him. Ignoring my
wishes and actually running his entire
life
Come. William, have ordered the
carriage and we can talk it over as we
drive
He followed her passively enough to
the waiting carriage. He was surprised
to find it the simplest in hfs stable.
Il wished to drive myself" explained
his wife
So engrogsed was be in dilating upon
the enormity Of his sons fooliBhness
that be did not notice where his wife
was driving TO until they turned into a
pretty country lane
This road seems familiar" he re-
marked, then sat up straight as his
wife stopped in front Of tiny house
set back from the street why, this
is the house we lived in when We were
first married"
He followed her down the liiac-bor-
dered walk into the house.
"Madge. 1t looks as it did the day
we left it. What does 1t mean? How
is 1t you have the keys?"
DO you remember that first check
you gave me2'
Yes, TO buy jewels with"
William, this was the Jewel
bought. With sudden charge Of b.
NOR she laughed merrily. William.
let US stay here for tea and I will cook
it myself You 90 down and carry up
some wood. Here, hang your coat on
its old hook. II win seem like old times
to see you in your shirt sleeves"
He, falling into her humor. did as
she bade. A few minutes later he came
upstairs to find his wife preparing
simple meal. her silken gown shielded
by a. calico apron.
"Madge," he called to her eagerly.
my old workable is still down there
Do you remember how pleased we
were the day I finished it2'
Yes, indeed do. Billy" using I'M
the name the dIgnified VIII
liam had long ago replaced
AS she set the table in the little
kitchen. she watched her husband bus.
lily building the fire and whistling a
song he was wont to sing In the old
days
When she places the dainty. simple I
meal on the table Mr.. Raynold drew
up his chair with a sigh Of satisfac-
tion.
Z cant remember e meal have /
enjoyed as much as this in a great /
many years not since we left the lit /
tie house. We were happy those days.
Madge. More happy than we have been
since. You look just as you did then.
except your hair is gray. ! well re-
member how proud I was Of my pretty
bride and the tiny home my two dol
lars a day was supporting Here,
Madge. dear. let me dry those dishes
Towel In hand. he painstakingiy
dried each dish. and ais be set the last