The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-18
4 HsLL DEVELOPED
SUMNER LOVE AFFAIR


il TO MID word. She simply boiled
over Gno stErtsd 10 PACK nsr trunEk.
Then she uupacEso thsu because. she
said. she could not II Justice 10 The
family name leave ue a. lhs hotel ID
cnEpsrpnso.
'Crryssls ID Lnlrry-siL, J En thirty
slgbt Enc neither Uf u ever lad .
chtpsror II uur Hves-so ! think u
vEt nothing but sheer curiosity that
made her remEir IL the summer re-
sori with ne She wanted 70 See vnSt
would a. with Hendricks White.
Chryssis hat got toisrEbly ubeo this
GUNNER 70 seeing me mixed ~ In 9th
sr peoples love Efairt tsca nBe they
were Evsys conbcing II me OF beg
giug me - help them out-but II was
rather L staggering blow 70 her when
produced well developed love a.
tsi' o. ny owr-
You wUulo have thought il vss Z
cate % susllpoy from bsr general al
tituoe Enc conquered ber shock and
rspuYnancs only by heroic sslf-sscri-
fee and viii power. There is some-
thing magnificent about the way
Chryssie enoures The yresence Of mas
culins beings Un thit earth. She dis
Liked Hendricks WHITE The instant be
walled into the dining room HeD-
dricks is II Old bachelor in the for
ties and successful lawyer who
bsrkt a. jury and IL used 20 seeing
81 vrFNs - t.u
rather got into the habit % expecting
eyerybody else 70 jump Ike the !uries
What attracted me 70 him was the
fact that he seemed 70 know instantly
what be wanted. whether IL wac the
choice of an ear Of corn or al oar, and
because be positively snorted in wrath
when Libby Knox started 70 coo over
him. Libby is Z young woman Of uu-
certain age who cOos over every IN
attached man she sees. The general
run Of men like II. even IL they say
they oOD't-bUt she never tried II on
Hendricks second time. after his
escape from her be planted himself on
the other end Of the porch settee that
! ] wss occupying and breathed hard
as be glsred al me. He knew ] had
seen the episode. Finally ] laid down
my work and laughed couldn't help
It. A sort Of harassed. tangled grin
crept over bis face Here be hissed
at me, Why Is woman. anyhow?
I That is, some women
"A nakeshift Of nature 70 fill up
vacant space told him. promptly. I
got that figured out a long time ago"
After that We were great friends.
And one day went sailing with him
in little catbost that he had rented
Chryssie said the idea Of any man
over twenty going sailing was pitiful
I But I've decided that the best way 10
/ have a good time In this world IL TO
take things the minute they present
themselyes-snd ! bribed the waiter
at the hotel 10 put up some sandwich
~ and other things for me and took
along book and bottle OF ginger
ale
An hour later. when produced my
little hamper and began unpacking
things Hendricks said: You're the
most sensible woman ! ever met! /
was just hating the idea OF having TO
70 back 10 the hotel for lunch on a
day like this with a breeze just right.
Amy other woman would have thought
OF frlls instead Of sandwichesn
Hin! ! murnured, argumentative-
ly. Speaking Of frills-'
Hendricks paused with his mouth
fun Of sandwich 10 glare at me.
They're all right he admitted 4
don't see why all women cant wear
white lawn dresses with drawn-work
Ike that But you always do look just
right"
"Ny dress was white linen trimmed
in Irish lave, but ! forgaye him. 1t
was touching 10 see how he enjoyed !
being fed. and he positively purred
at the ginger ale and the book.
"Thats a book I've wanted 10 read !
all summer, he barked You read out
loud and I'll keep the boat headed !
Say positively ! could grow quite
fond Of you. Miss Simpson. and I'm
not partial TO women, either
I'VE had a lovely afternoon and |
when we started to sail back TO the |
hotel we were surprised 10 find that |
the wind had died out completely. So |
we had to pole in. This process con-
sists OF standing In the stern OF the
boat and twisting one oar around in
the water as though you were getting
ready TO wiring It out and it is war,
rant TO lay a strong man low In half
mile. Hendricks did two miles OF
It and | sat there and kept still while
he growled and mopped his face and
gasped for breath.
1T was when we landed that he
seemed finally to remember me. He
laid one hand on my shoulder-every-
body at the hotel was inside at din.
ner-and he did not glare. 'Meanie,'
he said, sharply. I want you to marry
mei II you'd so much as opened your
mouth TO make a suggestion during
those two horrible miles I'd have