The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-20

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ng fsFs nteTrea ms rerH iaat
hope h4l Z uta 81 lAe ea1tss. as
wsz faFa would mother e1ula
have islz tonH tar the summe7 ard
boarded ~irh ths old couple nrlng in
AeF childhood homestead Me HaalG
hasa rented Ont og lltsie bessie here
and have bearded Bai sn Is ils
the din and heat 1f the tcNn. and our
tuii s.uGy lttle house f0r mother
Holly visa I could help you You
knoR ~
When yeu dga't even help youraslfl
Billy sish yoa veai6nt ~asfe
breath talking Ike that Your amt
tells mothsr and ne how your eueIs
William keeps jos I'd. and h0w you
are fast drifting into 4 reckless young
spendthriit
Why. Mofy~ Glsasors brown
eyes showed surprise ana resentment.
Y draw q really decent saizry every
month, aad no one stays closer 20 his
Job than 4
It isns What Jon make. Billy. said
Molly, but what you save that deter
mines yoar ability
she paused 70 snatch 4 small child
fr0n beneath a heavy cab. After re-
storing the baby 70 It's mother she con
unued.
"Ah, Billy, Billy. you simply WON'T
Be q man. Don't you knoa that 10
succeed ID any undertaking one must
FIRST make goo6s Mother couldn't
trust me 10 you. boy
Gleason caught faint note Of ten
der regret "a her voice Tie stopped
Instantly ard graspsd her arm. say.
Aollg. he said eagerly, 3in you
promise g marry me II I make good
what you shall can good
Molly locked up and down the dull
street and sighed Then ahe prom
ised
Two weeks passed. ana one day
Molly called Gleason over the tele-
phone ana demanded lis immediate
presence al her house. She greeted
him ID state of ecstacy. "BilIy,
Just couldn't wait longer 70 tell YOU
she 5ub5led, thrusflHg letter into hts
hand. There. read that"
san Antonio. Tex, May 4
Miss Nelly A. Meylan,
Dallas. Texas
NY Dear Miss MeyIan.
Two weeks ago while nv wife ana
were passing through Dallas. you
heroically saved our child rom death.
we feel that we owe you something
beside the deep ihaEkfulness Ii our
hearts. and after learning your name.
and that you are self-supporting, We
have deposited for you In the First
National bank. Dallas. Tex, the sum
q fs5o0l FIVE hundred dollars. which
We beg you to accept as a small re-
muneration for your noble deed. You
need not reply, as we are travelling
and would probably not receive your
letter.
Most humble yours,
CLARA and HAROLD McKIM.
FWhew-wl" whisued Gleason. but
call that some luckl Wish I'd saved
that kid
A month later Gleason went up to
the farm and escorted Molly home. AT
the gate she stopped. with a puzzled
look at the house
Billy, she said. facing him. what
does this mean?"
Never mind" Gleason laughed.
leading the way up the walk; Il will
explain later
At the door a woman IN white cap
and apron met them and directed
them into the little parlor.
Come and see how you like things:
then III explain said Gleason. still
leading the way.
They went through the few rooms,
20 wonderfully changed with large
open windows. occasionally a new arti-
Gle OF furniture, bright. fresh wallis
and floors. and Out upon the vide. cool
new porches
It won't be quite SO stuffy now.
Molly, Dc you think? Sit here IN the
swing and III tell you about IT." lie
took his billbook out Of hts pocket and. i
selecting q paper. gave Il 70 her.
i was bank deposit slip and |
showed g credit Of s5ee IN favor Of 1
HolIy A Meyian. By ". r Gleason.
I've got enc just like It, said /
Molly
Are you sure2 Look again.
Oh, seet Mine doesn't have '5y /
w R Gleason on it, What is # on 1
there for, Biliyy
Molly there weren't any McKimH. /
fon saved one Of the butchers kids
here In town! hate TO tell you. dear"
Mollys eyes lighted with under 1
standing And 1t was you who de- /
posted the money for me. Billy7"
Yes. and had q friend IN San An
tonic write you that letter. You see,
4 wanted TO heip you. Molly and you
wouldn't let ne. 50 had to resort to
stratagem
But where did you get the money!
have been carefully saving Il up
for the past three years Ia the hope OF
your marrying me. I find it pays