The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-23
EXPERT IN CHlHOGRApHY
BY 9. L. MEDLAR.

Robert Walling was just as thor
oughly in love with pretty Amy Mar
TN as ever a great, bashful. OyergrOysH
man was with a petite and saucy
chunk OF feminine loyeliness. half his
weight. He had tried to tell her about
1t many times. but. eloquent as he was
in the courtroom OF at business con
ferences. his tongue seemed to be alb
solutely tied when he attempted 70 ex-
plain the state OF his mind 10 the fair
Amy.
Nor was il because the dainty little
maiden discouraged him. Not at all
To the contrary. she gave him every
encouragement-ev put forth those
clever little feminine devices which
open up inviting opportunities. But
the months passed and Robert failed
utterly to take advantage Of his op
portunities and Amy stamped her
pretty foot in despair and cried in
humiliation:
IF / were only a man." she ex
claimed, viciously, wouldn't ! show
them how to do itY'
Amy knew he loved her with all
the devotion of an eastern idolater
Then, why, oh, why. could he not say
so and let her fall into his arms with
decency and dispatch and clear the
whole situation up?
Presently, however. her pride as
serted itself and she began TO be an
cry with him for his diff1dence and
his stupidity.
Consequently. she treated Robert
with positive savageness and encOur
aged the other admirers 10 a degree
that drove Walling to the last depths
OF despair.
Matters were at this status when
Walling's old college chuln. Barclay
dropped in ON him for few Gays
visit TO renew old relationships. Now
Barclay was quite a man OF the world
In his way-as a pushing. successful
stock broker must needs be, and aft
er "a hours stop under the roof OF his
luckless friend, he caught the full sig
nificance of the situation
He had been a guest of Walling's
for something like a week and was
beginning 10 chafe openly at the re
straint ana to pine for the roar OF
the stock exchange, when a strange
thing happened TO Robert Walling. II
was a Tuesday evening and the two
were dressing for dinner. when q
servant brought Walling in the mail
4 Walling sorted il mechanically. Of q
sudden he gave gasp anG droppine
all the rest fell upon one little dainty
+ lilac-scented envelope and tore ii oper
/ with feverish haste. Barclay selected
clean collar with great deliberation
and proceeded to button ii to his shirt
Great heavens, Barclay look at this
what does il mean?"
what is it?" inquired Barclay
mildly, proceeding to tie a new ant
elaborate four-in-hand with exquisite
care.
Listen replied Walling, tragical
~, and he proceeded TO read the fol
lowing epistle:
Dearest Bob: I think It would have
been much nicer if you had said al
those nice things to me personally il
the hammock or on the veranda. bu
inasmuch as you are a great goose
will overlook it. OF course, | lov'
you and have for ever and ever 81
long. l think you are little precipi
tate In naming the wedding day-ant
especially at so early a date. Perhaps
will make YOU wait bit, as you Ger
tainly deserve to. Surely. will b.
home tonight-and we viii arrang'
things but to suit me, sir, as yol
shall hear. Lovingly,
AMY.
Fine, finel" exclaimed Barclay
dropping the clothes brush with whicl
he was completing his toilet. Per
NIT me TO congratulate you. old man
She's deuced fine girl. And I'm t.
be best man. / know"
He extended his hand. which Wall
ing grasped mechanically.
But" expostulated Waning. ''wha
is it all about? / never wrote her
proposal
Barclay extended his hand.
Rob" he said. Il wrote it myself
I'm something of an expert in chirog
raphy, you know. Forgive me, oil
man. but saw you never would-an'
you wouldn't do anything else unit
you rot this particular girl. The eni
: JUSTIN the means, my boy-accord
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