The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-18
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sbeat Easn a oazt HH HEz1 neat
pa1tg at br1zze and giea treasure
izls1 fr1m EEsir branches sc1Erg ING
zhgul ther fee
Tasse was s u damp eH
sra srsekfr Al fse air. On CHE gray
giFar keFcnG rcrs 9el,oW iezvsa E1at.
e1 1eFaids l5 fns WaEar io#i Ct the
coming winter
hA ~ casy 10 she aziunH % think
of Hrrng
Ths To1ng romzn sighed a. she
i1eAs1
Il nm SEEN Iong tine. shs
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zt spFiHg CORES every rear. I1gt
t1e same The man reminded her If
= 1ere really III he Thile buried 10
the bark and the aarth. itst waiting
foF TIE signal 70 coue 70 life again
il vas n0F thinking Of the spring
iast then SAID aa4 woman. but Of
yca-
What are slz mDnfhsg asked the
man ~slI nonths out q Iifeama 2"
Everything Of nothing the woman
returned feu nay forget
Bit N fhs other hand. 3 might re-
membar The nan slipped an arm
thr0ugh hers caresslnaly Come
Marion. cheer up. J refuse to b. de-
dressed by dismal prophecies I am
yoHru, you are nine Nothing can
alter that-saya death
And another woman The words
slipped from her almost unconscious
iy Ycu win meet 90 many on your
travels. and the nearest woman IS al
EayB the dearest
Toa talk as Il we're some silly
boy. the man frorned ~Have Z ever
giTen you csuse to be Jealous Of me.
Mariongn
NO she answered. truthfully
'sut then you have neger beeH away
before
Next slime you shall came with me Z
the man promised her We shall be
married. Marion, when the leaves are
green
He caught her 70 him With a sudden
passion Marion. think Of the spring
and me- be whispered to her.
But womanlike she could only think
~ the coming winter
A man ard girl walked upon the
grassy slope Of 3 hiii in southern
Trance Ali about the crocuses
cleaned Ike Jewels among the grass
The sun was dsfodii, the wind had
handiuls Of Yiaiets. the SKY vas big
hyacinth.
7 love the spring-don't your said
the girl turning a pink and vivid face
10 Bic. ''lt makes ne feel as II I we're
being born again Everything seems
30 fresh ard neGs
+Yon make the spring FOR me" an
swcred the man. and his hand touched
her dark. uncovered hair
But ! don't make the sun ana the
buds and the flowers. objected the
girl smlllnely ~And the leaves-see
how green they are"
His hand fell from her hair
when the leaves are green" What
had lie promised another woman last
year, TO be back when the leaves
we're green againt
The leaves we're green. he caught
mis- breath. then suddenly a thoaght
came to BIS aid The trees were green
here-yes. s.-in the soufh. but IN Eng
land TREY would stili be bare and toss
empty branches 10 the sparrows and
the wind
He had another month ct least. He
turned impatiently TO tha girl
Kiss me- he said imperatirely.
Their lips met
IN April trees are green. But April
came and went, and one woman
walked alone; May. June and July
sped by. all rose and gold; August
stalked through the land with a
ecythe beneath his arm September.
red-cheeked. With wind-blown hair.
passed like a dream among the or
chards. Then came October and the
fall Of the leaves.
a nau and a woman walked to-
gesher through the woods to where
the water cleaned among the trees.
Ike a big. white bird with wings out
stretched.
you are six months late the wo-
man answered duly
9But journeys end IN lovers meet
ings, he returned lightly. business
Kept me. sueesheart-not ny viii"
you are six months late the wo-
man said again Too late. she add
ed Significantly
He stared at her. what do you
meaD7s he asked.
She turned suddenly and faced him,
e red spot Of color in either cheek, her
eyes dark, intense
What does Il mean" she asked.
when a man leaves a woman for
months without a letter Of q word?
Il means another woman What does