The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-11

MILE zOE'S TlGRESS
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81 that2 Mile. zoe bad a lover 10 eY-
erv town that the circus reached. 9th
er men less susceptible than Ralph
Patterson lost their hearts at sight Of
Mile. Zoe.
NOW the circus was at Montgomery
But Ralph Patterson. being no laggard
in love, had followed Nile. Zoe there.
He sat now In her dressing apart
ment, his eyes on her mobile face
'.You ask me to marry you she
said sweeping her golden pompadour
from her white forehead DO you
realize what that means2 There Is
little virtue on the stage, there is less
in the circus.
.You are young to talk that way"
he argued
Eyes. am young" There was
touch Of bitterness in her rich voice.
t5ut despite my years, a man had
as well marry my pet tigress, Lady
Belle. as me"
you can leave the circus"
Il had intended to do SO before !
saw you. This is my last season as
lion.tamer. / intend to go on the
stage"
Marry me, and let me prove my
love"
You must wait for your answer
She glanced at her watch and arose
as a eign Of dismissal. 7 must per-
form"
Is there In this world today man
whom could loye-a man worthy OF
q woman's lover
Mile. Zoe moaned these words pit
e0usly into the car Of her pet tigress.
Fierce Lady Belle Quailed before the
fierce FIRE in the eyes Of her mis-
tFess.
The circus had remained three days
at Montgomery; now 1t was to leave.
/ Ralph Patterson was again III Mile.
zoes dressing apartment, pleading his
love, end devouring her beauty with
bis LIQUID blue eyes
" must tell You a story. Ralph" she
said Seven years ago in coal
mine town, not far from here, there
lived little girl, pretty with a moon
beam prettiness. She trusted every
one, because she was good She trust
ed one to her sorrow-a man. He
wooed her with soft. innocent blue
eyes. like yours: he kissed her with
frank lips. like yours; he earessed heI
with strong hands, like yours Thai
/ man left the little girl to the mercies
Of the world, her name gone, her life
blasted The world pointed the iingei
/ of scorn at her and shut its doors il
her face. while he held his head higl
and cared for no man, he. BY chance
the little girl got some education;
doesn't matter how she became bril-
liant and was sought after even b.
the one who had spoiled her life. Tn
moonbeam turned into a sunbeam"
he attempted to rise, but a hand
as soft and white as a snowflake
touched his wrist. and kept him t
his seat Il was that little girl, RAIN
Patterson; you were that man. TAX
education, bleached hair and seye
maturing years from Nile Zoe, an
you have little Emma Stone, whoI
you made an outoastH
His face lost It's look OF Innocence
guilt flushed it from brow to chin.
. Your voice was as winning the
as now. | should love YOU were you
; past unknown TO me. You love me /
, last. but I do not want such loy
as yours. There has been an invi
ible cord binding us together all thes
years. Even the wounded insei
may lame by its sting the one WI
;, has hurt 1t. You took from me a
! that made life worth the living; an
revenge is written on my heart vii
. a pen Of iron, with the point Of d
mondg
r She cast q glance upon him. III
n the glance Of a lioness that sees n
prey within reach. He kept his ey'
to the ground He heard a curta
pulled aside, and heard somethil
a spring near his feet. One llshtnii
i glanes showed him an open cage, A1ll
+ Zoe. whip In hand, and g sleek tigre
4 crouching to spring He was pet
: fied in his chair Then the baasi
= claws had rent his flesh.
Nile. Zoe had looked forward to b
i revenge, but now 1t was turned
ashes on her lips. An the woman
e her was aroused to action; the te
1 derness Of long ago came to life in h
bosom: her hardness melted. S
- saw that Lady Belle had inflicted
vet only scratches and a slight wouE
She lashed the beast fFcm Patterson
"a shoulders, screamed to him to fiy.
staggered 10 the onening in the G.
IN vas. and out into the air and sunlig
N calling for help.
But Lady 1eelle had tasted bloc
r. no fear. could hold her IN check nc
Her fangs met in Mfie 1oes sient
throat her sharp cruel claws Il
II the beautiful shoulders.
Mile. Zoe's circus tour was ended
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