The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-26

said that the pa ~ -
par was rightly ys M
named the Dis fl7
patch A III
n the part or
the country where the Dispatch vas
printed silence could discount truth
as 4 virtue II made no difference
what q man might know-it was what
ha said that gos him into trouble But
how vas it possible 70 print the news
without saving something. and was It
likely thar one could keep on saying
something without treading upon the
c0rns Of an occasional truth2 So. up
OF taking charge 81 the paper she
could not help but feel a certain re-
spQnsibility not 70 say anxiety She
could not herself slop around In all
sorfs Of weather and get the news OF
course she could edit the paper any
one could do that. as ninetenths Of
the politicians in the district we're
ready 70 swear; but any one would
not dare to gather the news While sit
ting al her desk. the first moraing
after taking actlve control she heard
a cough and looking up saw standing
near her a thing that looked ike a
yellow ghost She stared at it. not
over frightened. having taken a whirI
at the medical course at school and
asked what was wanted The man
IL was q man bowed and said that
ne had come to offer his services as
city editor And the idea thar 1t WOULD
be well 10 employ him occurred to
her No one could have the heart to
murder that skeleton So. she hired
him
Miss Ielane opened an envelope and
took out a communication. It told Of
a desperate fight that had Just oc-
Cured ia the hills A Young man
Hamed Ralph Hicks had killed in q
fair fight six ruflans who had pro
vokeG a quarrel with him The deed
was fun e ralor that it was a good
thing to print and she printed it A
fes DAYS later she received another
communication from a fellow named
Holt Smith. giving another account al
tn valiant Ralph Hicks This time a
desperate known as the Swamp An
gel had met him at q country storc,
Ia a neighOorhood where the Angel
was owner 81 an he surveyed, and he
was = pretty active surveyor Hicks
was afahia and inclined TO be con.
ciliatory. but the Angel said that be
wasu't feeling very well. having Just
( got up from a shake down Of ch.lls
/ and fever. and he thought that a little
fresh blood was about what he need
ed. Hicks asked him il doctor had
given him that sort Of prescription
and the Angel loved" that he had
and Hicks shot the Angel between the
ewes and the coroner declared that IL
vss a good shot This was also print
ed
The skeleton would. once in a while
bring il piece Of news. No ont
though. a. killing him. yet they made
E it ineonTeniant One man hif hin
with a mailet and dislocated his hip
and laid him up for z day or two, snt
another fellow knocked him down
Just TO hear him rattle, but otherwise
no damage was done Still his posi-
fion was often embarrassing. So hs
said thar he believed be would re
sign Lelaae urged him to remain 3
day OF two longer. till she could fint
/ another skeleton. or some other phys
ical unfortunate. immuned against at
tack He said that he was willing
Two days later the skeleton came in
limpins. and said that his other biz
had been dlslocated and that it wal
nov time for him to go She paid
him OF and he went cut Al this mo
ment there entered a tall. handsoms
fellow with black. ripping hair. sht
smiled and asked him to be seated
Was it possible that SO fine a mar
bad come to look for death. He
smiled at her Il understand youI
situation said he, "and / am deter
mined to help you have had con
/ siderable experience in this sort Of
work lily name IS Ralph Hicks"
She seized his hand He was the
one mar who could dare to print the
news. And she engaged him.
f The people we're astonished to read
ihal Ralph Hic5s had taken the news
end of the Dispatch He printed 4
cara in which be said: 4 want it m
derstood that am going to print the
news
Ard be did. There were mutterings
+ and seowlings, but nothing serious
happened
Leiane was happy in her work. fol
her paper was prosperous. One night
they were sitting alone In the editor
/ iai room Ralph had ceased 70 Rrite
and was muslng Suddenly he got I'd
walked over to Lelanes desk. and
without embarrassing preiiminaries
said. II love you and beg Of you to Be
f my wife
Oh was all she answered al that
time, but a sweet understanding cone
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