The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-12
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The only fault CHAT Hiram Lamson
had had to end with Mira il all the I
thirty years OF their happy welded life /
was her unreasonable and utterly I
grylrdeas jealousy
At supper Mira had announced her
intention Of taking The old democrat
wagon aud driving Dobbin to the City
to attend revival meeting Much to
HIirams surprise and chagrin Mira had
declined Ills pro9efed escort
After SHE had gone Hiram noticed
a-uiece of nanaf lYing "a the hall
floor ne went forward and picked it
UP.
WHATS thls28 Hiram asked "A let
ten al and totn III tWe Why now
WHO can be a-writin 70 Mira like thas
My darling Mira
HAly darling Mira Meet me at half
past eight o'clock tonight under the
blasted elm M Lovers walk Grant
me this last prayer my loved onesand
/ win never trouble you again. Your
faithful lover CLAUDE.
50 THIS IS Tie revival meetln as
Mira'sg gone to? On, Mira, Mira This
is why you've always pertended 70 be
80 jealous of meyou did It to cover
UP your own wrongdoing.
Halfpast eight o'clock, under the
blasted oak. must get on my bike
and spin over there"
Lovers lane was the name given to
a wel-worn path that ran through
4 piece Of woods about iive miles from
the Lamson farm. Hiram made a long
detour 50 as to approach the trystlng
place from the back Of the woods, In
stead Of from the turnpike. 1t still
lacked fifteen minutes Of the appoint
ed time whom he came within sight Of
the blasted elm
In the gathering dusk Hiram espied
Mira, seated behind tree some twen-
ty PAGES from the blasted elm, and he
heard the Whitney Of the faithful Dob
bin, tethered somewhere near at hand
Seems as il Claude wasn't in such
a hurry to Keep hts appointment as
/ Miranda was Aye, lass, ! could al
most find It In my heart to take and
lift ye into the wagon and drive We
straight home before yet get a chance
Of making fool Of yerself before my
eyes. I'd do it--and forget the whole
nights business--if it wasn't that I'm
bound to everlastlngy knock tho
nourishment out Of this fine gentle
man Claude.
AT last it seemed that Mira's pa
thence had given ous Hiram looked
at his watch as she got up and started
for the by-road
just as Mira was about 10 step into
the wagon, Hiram who had reached
her side unobseived, said;
Let me help you. wife. I guess I'll
load my wheel into the wagon and
wen drive home together"
where have You been skulking
: Hiram Lamson?e Mira demanded
wrathfully "and where's that Jezebel
] as you come ont here to meet?'
Now. Mira said Hiram quietly but
8 firmly. the jealousy racket doesn't GO
in this family any longer. .lt's played
out, You're the only woman I came
here to see But was expecting
man. Where s elauae' Mlfa
I, Claude Miranda ecnoea m a aus
gusted tone. don't know nothlhs
about no Niauaes' " hat want e
know ls-Whefe elenehslna' ahs
VINO rs shef
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