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


man with the reafdius chin 20 hia
friend with GAO i0zzy Bat whether it
was my lault or nol II was just
bad luck lm hoodooed, that's what
q thought you were asked over to
visit Mabel's family at their place tn
the country objected his friend w.sh
the fuzzy hat
i was, admitted the Young man
with the receding chin. and 1 put
# to you n that wasn't encourage
nent. When d girls family let's her
invite a man for weekend doesn't
It look as though everything was all
right? And # the girl didn't want you
couldn't she sidestep the invitation?
Mabel wrote me a nice letter when
she asked me and considered the
question before accepting. A man
doesn't want to commit himself of.
hand, you know Girls are so fright.
fully keen these days, and while
Mabel never seemed 80 you never can
tell Still I had always liked Mabel
pretty well, and you know where her
dad stands-he's got SO much money
that they use 1t for kindling wood.
SO made up my mind that might
do lots worse Besides, / hated to dis
appoint Mabel. resolved TO ask her
to marry me and get 1t over with"
"Geel' said the man with the fuzzy
hat IN admiring tones. Il like to see
q man with courage9
q was little surprised" said the
young man with the receding chin,
ITO find when / got there that about
six other fellows had been invited,
and among them that Robson chap
--that particularly obnoxious fellow
who never notices anybody. you know.
| resolved to show him few things.
So / got Mabel to myself the very
first day, She had the garden hose
turned on her pet flower bed and
rushed out to help her. She in
sisted that she preferred to water the
flowers herself, but ! simply toAk the
hose away from her and naturally she
had to stay and watch me use It. I
tried to lead up gradually to what
had In mind but she didn't seem to
realize the situation and always ran
me of the track Finally / turned to
her in desperation and, throwing out
my hands, said"
"What?" breathiessly inquired his
friend.
Well, whatever I said was com
pletely lost in the subsequent excite
ment,' admitted the young man with
the receding chin. when | threw
out my hands | dropped the hose
naturally and the nozzle struck on
stone at such an angle that the full
force Of the stream hit Mabel in the
face and drenched her.
I didn't see her again till evening,
but, Of course, neither did Robson.
Naturally sought her out to apollo.
gize. She had just taken a chair I'M
der the mooavine at one end Of the
porch and said "Oh! in rather dis
appointed tone when she locked up
and saw me. It sounded as though
she had expected some one else.
Mabel, began, i cant tell you
how sorry am
Don't try she said. But kept
on for an hour Whenever any one
else walked toward the corner /
,hitched my chair around to prevent
the intrusion, so we we're not dis
turbed Finally she rose and SO did
!. | stepped closer to her and took
her hand, but just as / said Mabel
softly she let out shrek that
brought every one running.
my FOOT My footr she walled.
You brought your great heavy heel
down on my foot and nearly killed
mel"
Then that Robson chap pushed in
ahead OF me and half carried her to
q chair It was most annoying But
! knew that fate could not defeat a
persistent man
"The next day all Of us went for
walk, but despite my efforts could
not get a word with Mabel. admired
her shyness A girl can always feel
a proposal in the air and it is nat.
ural for her to throw obstacles in tho
way It only proves her interest
Finally I circled around and reached
a stile ahead Of the rest planned
to be there when Mabel arrived and
help her over before Robson could
Climb the fence and do It himself. It
worked beautifully only as | bobbed
up smiling and lifting my hat / ran
plump into hornets nest In al
eassafras bush back OF me-and j
don't know who helped Mabel over
that stile.
Every one seemed to think 1t my
fault that Mabel was stung by several
OF the little beasts, too
II made up my mind that would
nave TO write my proposal and send it
to her But just before I left her
for home ! accidently overheard
Mabel and her father talking.
Good gracious" Mabel told him.
Don't blame me II he has kept out OF
all your bridge gamesl / told you he
could play bridge when you wanted
some one to All out your table, but
didn't guarantee to chain him into
chairl Haven't | endured enough in
my constant maneuvers to escape his
attempts to propose to me? I've been
nearly drowned and poisoned by