The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-23

ant e holse near Ny best LAT III
o. spcllse
wen have 10 run for il. guess
I.m de- Jared
coafdnt re make 3 zhorT crt
rhroaEh Farmer Glrorea pasture
Jessie suggested. His creatures are
81 Is the other pasture nov. you
knsn
The YER thi1g 1im agreed
He let down rhe ricEery bars. and
th4 teo started across The field
When ihex reached the middle oi
the pasture Jessie came to fn4
stop rlutehius her companions arm
frsnticaliF. ana shrlusing close 70 hrs
side
-Oh. Jim. look she breathed-
The dim outline of a member OF he
hofire family doomed PIP huge and
startling. 90 front of them
@Is thar dreadful animal 0f Henry
Potters. Jessie shuddered -Oh,
whai shall We doz
Efms fnce blznched beneath it's tan
A shudder of fear swept through
him. he covered back Z step or two
& Terror was on the point o. over
f mastering him. Then thought
sasfed into bis mind He remem-
bered having seen couple Of men
a. WoTk in this very lot that after
noon
4 Courage fIlad his heart
+ Here vas the very chance ne had
+ iouged for nell nor exactly that.
& bit one That would answer as a make
rhif. be reasoned to show Jessie
that 70 could BE- brave on occasion
IA look Of grim determination
settled upon his face As he smotheree
+ slight feeling OF shame for shat hs
vas about to %
Then he called out Run for tie
fence. Jessie. I won't let him hurt
your
Oh. Jim. I cant 20 and leave you "
Jessie faItered
Run. jim commanded in tore
thst she could not refuse 70 obey.
She ran as she had never run BE-
fore. stumbling over hummocks with
out heedlBg them. and gobbing aloud
like a child. from sheer excitement
HOW cruel have been" size
thought. And 10 think he, in spite
of his fear. was ready 10 risk his life
for me- Oh. how ashamed am
Jim did not move from the stand
he had taken before tho huge. gloon
shrouded figure. until Jessie had
reached the fence in safety and had
climbed over Il.
Then be did curious thing
He deliberately, turned his bae }
upon his adversary. which. by the
way. had apparently not moved
muscle since Jessie had first spied
IT, ard ran.
The great form still stood like 2
craven image where he had left i
with bound Jim vaulted lightly
over the fence
4Oh. you are brave Jessie sobbea
cIipging 10 him. IT'D never forgive
mvself for calling you coward. You
we're splendid on. Jim. take every
ming back everything. do loKe
you"
AGAIN Jim smothered feeling
akin 10 shame. as he stopped and
Kissed the sweet, tear-wet face, up
raised to his
ON his way home little later jim
stopped in at Farms, Gifford's.
There's an animal in your south
pasture I'D like to buy" he said viii
assumed carelessness,
"Why. there aint any animal there
except that cow sign-board Potter
men rut 10 there this afternoon.
twelre.year-old Willie Clifford burs
out wonderingly
"You shut Up. bub." his father con-
manded sternly
Then he gave Jim an understand
Ing wink
Saw you and your girl goin'
through there awhile back" he re
-rarked u guess nothing serion
Z mould happen If the thing disau
3esred right now Potter didn't evel
ask leave for putting ii there. Onii
don't leave any kindlings lyinl
. around
Just as the town clock struel
, - long drawn-out strokes a supreme
" happy man climbed the fence o
Farmer Ginord's south pasture, an
soon. BY the light OF a lantern. al
ax was singing 10 the tune Of "All'
Fair in Love and War"
But the man would have been cor
siderably surprised could he nav
heard a blushing faced girl whisper
ing 70 herself IN tAe seclnsion Of he
own room
eOh ] hope Jim win never fin
out that / saw Henry Potter's me
putting that sign-board up. II
would never forgive me for know
ingy playing him such trick. Bu
Z conldn't help it. J had TO have a
y excuse for accepting him"
"Whstsoever Thy Hand Flndeth-
Don't object that your duties are 8
4 insignificant. they are TO be reekone