The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-14

H1N eaa gou e. go sure. FREDDY
Hne ! 1oE see hin steEaiy
What 80 you mean by caming
E every evening
Marie you know reEy weil SHAT
mean' De yOa really wssh me to tell
{ yoa againg I-
$50, no! Interrupted Marie hastily
how can you be 20 absurd
To Haines. the color in the girls
+ cheeks Was maddening
Come into the garden be- pleaded
4 cannof-there IS Loren
Staring AIT you like & blinking owl
Put your picture On the piano while
you are gone and he VIII never miss
yoa. Cone out with me dear iust
this oncel~
Don't Freddy murmured the girl.
don't make the want te gol
aMarielT be cried, crushing her hand
under the music sheets
@Just thla once. then. she said.
glanelng hurriedly toward her mother
Bring Hiss Vera, Dawson. and
come cut into tie garden called
Names lightly as be drew scarf
ahont the girls shoulders
When Loren looked at her question
ingly, Vera rose quickly.
'What a shame for Marie to leave
him like this. she thought
eIs Is q charming evening for
stroil" she said aloud, noting how big
fingers buagled As he spread the soft
pink folds o. her shawl about her
Dawson walked stiaIy down the
path.
Your sister seems very fond Of
Haines, and he Of her" be observedl
brushing of a garden seat for her.
no YOU think there Is al understands
ingg
@oh. no, cried Vera. mnch distress
el Marie means nothing II 10 iust
her way TO seem 50 happy and bright"
IL she really means nothing. fear
there viii be d very disappointed
young man" he answered indifterentlyi
sitting down bCside her
"But be has no right to feel that
she cares ah1et him" declared Vera.
'I did not suppose you could be 50
unkind, Miss Vera be answered in
surprise How can a man help hop.
ing that a girl viii return his affection,
even II she does give him no encour-
agement? very much fear you do
not know what love Is Iikelr
"ohl" said Vera, with a sob in her
voice.
The young man sat IN uncomfort.
able silence.
Z used TO think love was a beauti.
ful thing. but now | think Il Is cruel.
said tha girl at last little YEARLY
There seems 10 be 80 much trouble.
Every one seems to love the wrong
person. and no one is to blame Every
one loves Marie. yet she cannot love
them all in return, and some one is
hurt
Unconsciously she placed her hand
Drotectively upon his sleeve.
eARd you are sorry, vera7"
Eyes. she breathed.
"You are sorry for me?" he asked.
covering her hand with his own.
"Oh, I do not need to be sorry for
you" she cried In distress. Believe
me, Marie is not SO Indifferent to you
as she may scent Only have little
patience With her, Loren"
"But it ia not Marie that ! love,
child. What made you think ! loved
4 herr"
"You came toto see herl"
because It was the only way
could see you. dear little gifl. Do you
suppose they would have let me in II
had come openly to call on you.
Vera, can you care for such an awk-
ward. silent fellow as ,"
you are not awkward" objected
the girl then stopped IN confusion.
q am awkward and silent" he re-
psated, aand ! have outdcne myself
IN your presence. because am SO con.
scious OF my own unWorthiness. But
dear. ! want ycu-f never wanted any.
one else for my wife and never shall
have waited months for a chance 10
get near you, but wanted In vain un-
I'll thought OF paying court to Marie
Then when I saw to what disadvant.
| age ! showed among the other fellows
I lost courage to ask you!"
"oh. Loren said the girl with q
happy laugh.
Marie coming silently and miserably
along the path. paused IN astonish-
ment at sight Of her gentle little SIS
ter In Loren Dawson's arms.
Freddy" she cried, turning to the
silent young man beside her with sud
den joyous gladness, aIll take back
everything I said Come, let US All
face the maternal displeas,-ae togeth
err"