The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
HOW FELICIA
SHOWED HER


the street from the Trentons and had
two marriageable daughters Of her
Dwn, learned that young DR.. Baldwin
was devoting himself assiduously to
Felicia Trenton 1t troubled her.
Felicia is good girl in many
ways she said confidentially to half !
dozen OF her most Intimate friends,
"but she is certainly not the girl for
struggling young physician 70
marry. While she has the appear
ance Of being good manager and All
that. and everybody knows that she
simply runs things at home, It seems
to me that It's more a sign Of a bad
temper than anything else That poor
little mother Of hers Just gives In to
her because she knows there would
be a tremendous fuss II she didn't
OF course, she seems to have SO much
attention from men. but you'll notice
that none Of them keep 1t UP very
long
"You remember Tom Hays, don't
your" continued Mrs. Slidell warm
ing to her theme. "Of course, some
people say to this day that he was
desperately in love with Felicia. but
TO my own personal knowledge he
never went near her the last time he
was IN town, and, in fact, ] under
stood from the very best authority
that this was because she had a jar
of rouge sitting on the mantel one
night when he went there.
Then there was George Gleason.
George did go there a great deal and
seemed perfectly devoted, but know
that they we're almost engaged and
one morning he went there unexpect-
edly. She had been doing some work
around the house and had on kl'
mono and dreadful old slippers and
her hair up in curl papers, and all
that sort OF thing. and George Just
turned around and went away and
never went back again"
1t was odd, and Of course very un-
fortunate that Mrs. Slidell should
have been taken so Ill as to require
the services of, physician just at the
time when her own family doctor was
out Of town. Felicia Trenton laughed
when she happened to look out OF the
window and see the doctor going up
the Slidell front steps to make a pro-
fesslonal call. She laughed again
when she met him at her own door
whats the joker" asked the doc
tor.
what did she say about me?" she
asked.
"Who" the doctor begar Then
he, too laughed, Connected young
woman" he said; what makes you
think she said anything about you?'
precedent" responded Felicia
lightly
It was some weeks later that Fell
cia met Mrs. Slidell just coming out
of DR.. Baldwin's office. Mrs. Slidell
seized Felicia's hand in an affection
ate grasp.
Il understand that you're a great
friend OF DR.. Baldwin's," she gurgled
"You know dread having new ply
sician. SO / was simply distressed to
death when I was taken SO i'll when
DR.. Toole was out of town. But I've
simply fallen in love with your DR..
Baldwin"
"Oh. please don't call him my Or.
Baldwin" protested Felicia. II really
know him very slightly. He didn't
make much OF an impression on me
when I met him"
rs that possible2" cried Mrs. Sill
dell. why, my girls consider him
perfectly charming You know he has
dined with us several times. and just
between you and me he's very much
taken with Isabel. You know Isabel
Is SO natural and unaffected, and Dr.
Baldwin tells me that he particularly
dislikes artihciality."
Hell never like me, then" said
Felicia. let me hurry UP and get
away, SO that there won't be any pos
sibfiity Of his seeing me- One OF my
eyebrows is on crooked right this
minute" She hurried away with a
laugh. Cat" she said to herself
"I'll show her"
Fortune favored Felicia, for few
days later, just as she was stepping
out of DR.. Baldwinss small, but very
correct. little motor car, assisted by
the doctors devoted hand. Mrs. Sill
dell came trimming lightly. lovingly
toward them Shall I tell herr" mur'
INJURED the doctor. Felicia nodded
You darling cooed Mrs. Sliden,
AS she stopped beside the two. How
lovely you look, and such a beautiful
color And how becoming that style
Of hair dressing is to you she
eushed on. You don't know how
often I've envied you your lovely
color and your beautiful heavy hairl"
Felicia patted her curls approving.
". They are rather nice. aren't
they?" she inquired. But you can
have plenty II you want to pay for Il.
To tell you the truth, though, I'm get
ting a little bit tired Of the hair I
have now. Dr. Baldwin is going to
New York next week and he's going
10 get me $50 worth OF new hair and
the latest thing IN compilations. Per
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