The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-21
Keeping az
Secret =.

be I'D better not tell after all, for ~
a secret. you know-a dead secretl
Rose-Now. Arabella Cushing, 4
you don't tell me this minute shal
be dreadfully hurt, dreadfullyl
shall think you haven't any conn
dence in me- Whats the use Of our
being friends n We don't conide IN
each other III ike te kuow! Don''
you know when ] promise thing
mean it7
Arabella-On. It isn't that, dear.
know you're TO be depended on. Only
you see-i, isn't all my own secret
Rose with saueal Of suspicionl
--Arabella III warrant you're en-
gagged Are you? Is II Haroldg You
hateful thing, not to have told me
before! when did IL happen? Tell
me all about It this minutel
Arabella-l. .ow. remember, you're
not 10 breathe a word single word,
because we aren't going to announce
it for months Well It was like
this
Rose ian hour later)-I'm so gla7
70 see you. Harriet Oh. I'm just
dying to tell you something, but ]
can't!
Harriet why you mean thinsl
4 What IL it?
Rose No. I've promised But
you'd be so surprised can't
imagined
Harriet Well, / think you're as
hateful as can be- Getting me all In
terested and curious and then keep
ing It to yourself! II guess win you
tell me?
Rose-Oh. you'd never guess In =
thousand years Il really wouldn't
make any difference # I did tell you,
because. Of course. it wouldn't go any
further, but I'm very particular about
keeping my word and said / wouldn't
mention f.. It's about two people you
know and you would never dream
he'd pick out Arabella-
Harriet with great excitemenD-
O-o-oh, Is Arabeila engaged? Not
really? Why, / never thought she'd
get married-she's nice and all that,
but you'd never think-oh. who is the
man? You might just as well tell
me. nov that I've guessed the truth
Rose Well. OF course, I couldn't
help it If you guessed It could L?
Arabella couldn't blame me for
you're being so smart Why. she's
engaged to Harold. Of all menl Did
you ever? But don't you dare breathe
IT,
Harriet 7lndeed not / wont men
zion It to a soul! Now, tell me all
about IT,
Harriet FORTY minutes later) May
be ] didn't hear piece of new to-
day. was 50 surprised!
Isabel lher chum) Tell mel
Harriet-Oh. my, mo- It's a secret
and ! said ! wouldn't repeat it,
Isabel-But TO me-that's different.
We tell each other everything.
Harriet know-it does seem silly
to be so mysterious about anything
and, anyhow. II people are engaged
I don't see why they should try to
conceal
Isabel Engaged Who's engaged7
Harriet ! believe it's YOU
Harriet-No. no, truly! You mustn't
think that!
Isabel certainly shall II you don't
tell me the truth Instantly / just
know it's yourself
harriet Well I'm not going to go
into trouble by keeping Arabeila's
old secret for her. Besides, she didn't
ten me herself. so don't think 1t
makes any difference. She's going to
marry Harold What do you think Of
that7
Isabel-well, Of all thiagsl Ara
belle, what joke. Tell me all
about IT,
Harriet will II you promise not
to say word so that It will get out
Isabel-Ill be silent as the gravel
Isabel twenty minutes latey) II
know something newt
Seven Girls Tin the card club
What?
Isabel wouldn't you be excited If
you knew Well. can't tell!
Seven Girls Go on You've got to.
Ia It about some one we know2
Isabel-Indeed IT isl I'm dying to
tell youl don't feel as keen about
keeping the secret as I would II she
we're an intimate friend Of mine. I
don't think when person Is just
an acquaintance you're bound to be so
very particular do your
Seven Girls OF course not And
81 it's just something you've heard
from somebody else you've a perfect
right to tell us Go on
Isabel think so. too Well, it's
about Arabella and they're
engaged.
Arabella two days later ~ simply
don't understand H. Harold Every
human being know IS rushing up to
me with congratulations and today
the newspapers called up to ask II It
was so before they announced IT.!
It's Just awful! How on earth could
everybody have learned about II
when we have kept Il a dead secret