The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-03
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tenth time that day why ne hau come
10 Midland Beach alone If there was
one place where companionship either
masculine or feminine, made life en-
ioyable, II was al the beach. Besides,
Robinson disliked his own company
Ii therefore must have had piloted
him to the sands of Midland.
Robinson turned over on his side
and made ready for doze when ne
became aware that someone had
planked herself. with much fuss over
flmy laces and the disposal thereof
close beside him. Her red paraaol
started TO escape with a gust Of wind
but unfortunately for Robinson she
caught 1t. He knew instinctivaly that
he could not go In for common mir
tation with this girl, yet, had he res
cued a pretty paraso from the clutch.
es OF wind and perhaps briny sea i
might have been different
Out of half-closed eyes Robinson
watched her open a.small volume She
did not read, however, she seemed
strangely alive to her surroundings.
Robinson was unaware that she had
appraised his own perfect yhysidue
and thick gold hair before deciding
upon the particular spot Of sand upon
which TO ensconce herself.
Robnsons boredom had vanished:
lie watched with the utmost fascina
tion every movement Of the girl be-
side him. Her hair was spun cop
per and blew maddeningly near her
thick dark lashes and her lips riyaled
the scarlet Of her sun shade. Annoy
ed BY the confinement Of he gloves
She pulled them OF and settled her
self TO more thorough enjoyment OF
the sand
Then it was that the day grew
darker for Robinson She was mar
ricdl A sparkling diamond as well as
the band Of proprietorship shone on
her hand
He turned abruptly away i mar
ried hirt! n there was one person
Robinson disliked II was young mar
ried hirt He stalked to his bath
house and flung on his white hannelS
with a haste that quite undid the
cooling effect OF his dip Robinson
was ineensed; much more so than the
slight occurrence warranted When
he arrived on the board walk he
seemed to see hundred red para
soils, all bobbing in different direc-
tions He refused to glance under
any of them end when the boat pulled
out in the evening with him on board
he had d feeling Of relief as well as
one Of disappointment that he had not
again seen the little lady
Presently he heard the chatter Of
voices. close to him. There seemed
to be three or them, two girls and a
man They began to sing all the old
songs that Robinson was fond OF and
knew SO well
Robinson could have sung tenor
backwards and he uneonsciously hum
med aloud lie saw mans head
peer out from the darkness and felt
rather than saw that he was being
inspected
Come and join us-we need ten
or Tom Eyerly, being married and
/ good fellow, had no scruples against
4 strangers he felt perfectly capable OF
taking care OF his women folks.
Robinson moved over and raised his
7 hat. My name is Robinson" he said.
~Thanks for dragging me from the pit
of meiancholia."
My name is Eyerly," said the bass,
Let me introduce my wife and my
sister
The boat had been coming about
and now the moon shone full upon the
faces Of the quartet Robinson turned
4 quickly and met the same eyes that
Il had looked into his on the beach
those OF the married hirt He knew
now that he was near Aer again, that
Il her charm had fingered, sub-conscious-
Il ISL In his brain and he had met her
4 husband, yet the feeling was the same
He was cad. He liked Tom FNerly
Immensely and had hoped to continue
the friendship now It would be i'm
possible.
Robinson racked his brain for a pre-
text under which he might, without
rudeness, leave the three but nothing
4 presented itself.
4 think | saw you on the beach this
afternoon, Mir. Robinson Babette
Everly spoke for the frst time. z
think you are a woman hater."
"T-I--no indeed"
Only married, them" The joculai
tone covered UP the depths OF tht
girls inquiry.
Not guilty in either case. laughed
Robinson.
Il have been guilty Of the latter fol
whole afternoon" pouted Babette
'fand | am tired Of it. Here, Carol
take your old wedding ring. suppos,
you have forgotten that you gave ms
your rings when you and Tom wen
swimming
Robinson cooked up-it seemed as 4
the dawn we're already rising Ger
tainly everything was clearer ant
more beautiful and Babette Everly'i
voice was going on.