The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-30

BY FRANK RousELErr.


me young woman sitting with her
mead obstinately turned from him
moved It back perhaps half an inch
What are you going ior?" she de
manded.
Wen said the young man. II
gathered from your last set of re.
marks that you could breathe more
freely II the atmosphere Of the room
We're not contaminated BY nv pres.
ence-that there would be more space
% turn around II the place we're NOT
cluttered up by undesirable commod-
iiles IN short rather figured 1t out
mat Y was a hint for me u leayeis
I'm sure said the young woman.
that don't want YOU to stay IL
you'd rather gol wouldn't keen
you Tor a minute against your viii. Il
certainly shows when you eagerly
seize upon the simplest remarks and
twist them about to suit your own
convenience that you are looking for
chance to escapel Don't let me de-
tain you, begi'
oh, you aren't OBTAINING me- the
young man assured her Before I 20
ia Ike to point out that you are
m error when you call your remarks
simple. They were not. On the con.
trary, they were exceedingly forceful
and emphatic
While those remarks were clear in
meaning they were complicated in de-
sign--you started On one topic and
Included sixteen others IN the same
sentence-so am rather proud than
otherwise that was able to make out
precisely what you meant. It proves
70 me that / have at least brains
enough 70 come Ia out Of the rain.
rather doubted thig at first in the face
Of what you said But couldn't 60
sway and leave you laboring under the
delasion that You had something to
say that was entirely ineffective and
simple What you said hit the spotl"
Il don't know what you are talking
about" said the young woman. q
suppose you think you are funny"
Funny the young man echoed in
hollow tones. What do you think ]
amI 20 Impress you as the sort OF
person who would dance and sing at
bis own funeral? why should | be
mlrthful at having received my walk
lng papers?"
n hate slang observed the young
woman Don't be silly. I never said
anything like that"
The young man shook his head in
Q resigned manner Don't draw out
the agony for me, Geneyieye,p he said
ITS cruelty to attempt to smother
the blow Having given it. why at
tempt to feed me chocolate drops
AS ] said some time ago. good night"
y wish you wouldn't be so foolish.
said the young woman. tIrniug clear
around toward him "lf you go home
now. at nine o'clock. mother and
every one else win want to know what
on earth is the matter So win that
spreese girl across the street ! can
see her In their front window now.
She'll spread It all over the neighbor.
hood in no time at all that we've quar-.
reledl"
Why fear the truth2p inquired the
young man Fl suppose sooner or
later It viii dawn on the people that
don't come here any more and"
DO you meaA TO say that you aren't
ever coming TO see me again?" the
young woman broke in. sharply.
''Why should 70 asked the young
man. reslguedly 1T never would oc-
cur 10 me that was welcome after
having been told that wasn't"
Il didn't tell you that"
you may have clothed the idea in
graceful language conceded the
young man. but It was there with
both feet all right Il is plain to be
seen that you're tired Of me and It
has an been a mistake I apologize
for hypnotzing you into engaging
Yourself 70 me and regret the amount
Of the electric light bills that ! have
piled up for your father will say
nothing about my ruined life because
that is a subject that would not in
terest you. think It is time to say
good"
II never IN my lie" Interrupted the
young woman with indignation, saw a
person twist things the way you DO. I
didn't say anything at allw
yes, you did--plentyl
well" said the young woman
anxiously 4if / did I didn't mean It,
really"
well. that's different" conceded
the young man "Can It be that you
don't waut me to go?'
"Of course not-foolishl That
spreese girl across the street would
be perfectly sure to hear Of II"
Really" said the Young man. NOV
Ing over close to h@ that Spreese
girl IS an angel since she has been
kind enough TO fix UP our quarrel for
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