The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-04
GETTING THEM tanned
sY SARAH JORDAN.

don't suppose you are acquainted with
Minnie. BY the way. She's been
member Of our family for six years
and has done the second work. You
can't imagine what a vortex Of emo
ton we are plunged into because OF
this move Of Minnie's. IL is like hav-
ing your father or your mother sud
denly arise and say casually: Wen. ]
must be going now. I'm tired Of this
outfit and guess III move onl'
Minnie is the least excited of any
of US. ] said 10 her the other day
as she was laboriously busting the
tops OF the window castings; Good
ness. Minnie. aren't you getting nerv.
Gus and excited over your weddingi
You are so calm and act just as
though nothing unusual was going 10
happenl Minnie lsoked down benign
ly from the top OF the stepladder.
No. she said. apologetically. Some
how it doesn't bother me in the least.
You see. Jim is just an ordinary fel-
low and I'm not particularly set up
over getting him Almost any girl
could a-got him-he's so good natured
lIke'
4 sat down at once" said the girl
who likes to talk, "because ] saw
there were vistas in Minnie's mind ]
had not suspected.
Don't you love him at allg
asked severely.
Minnie paused in her labors and
looked at me rather plying. That's
as how you look at it, she confided
to me. I'm not much on holding
hands. tell you. she said with a
sudden rush Of confession. I don't
know as I'd got married If you and
your family hadn't been so unsteady
the last few years. If you aren't go
ing down the Nile you're off to Cali
fornia or other heather parts, and
like people around me I'm tired of
staying here for weeks and months
with perhaps just one lone man to
look after.
let me tell you, when you and
your mother are gone and leave yor.
father or brother here it's the tele-
phone every other blessed afternoon
/ and Minnie, / won't be home to din
ner tonight" That's no way to ligel
When see that a meals on the table
/ | want II ct up as though 1t was
relished-and l will say Jim has a
hearty appetitel He's awful slow
to think, but he makes good wages
and | tell you ito better to marry be
meath you Yes, It is-because then
you'll always be looked up to- Don't
you ever go and marry a man that
knows more than you do.
"'Jim he says always for me to dc
lust as think best. Now, aim tc
have a nice home I wouldn't marry
a man who couldn't have a nice home
and Jim says to me when we talked
II over: There's $500 saved up to
furnish the house or the fiat or what
ever you pick out for us to live in
and you just 90 ahead and blow it,
If you want red plush you get it an
II you want two sets of dishes like
they have where you live you get 'eml
I guess there isn't going to be nothin
! cheap about our n0uSes
"'That decided me about Jim.
don't think I'm going to have a BIT
of trouble with him. He's going to
leave everything to me, you see and
that helps a lot. Some men hold out
so long before you get 'em tanned tc
that point where they realize a WON
an knows what's better for 'em than
they dol
Put are you sure you do?' l asked
Minnie doubtfully.
"she fiirted the dust cloth disgust
edly. You don't have to live very
long she said. If you keep your eyes
open, before you learn that men arc
poor helpless critters. They may
know who to vote for and all that
but shc~ me man who knows what
he ought to eat or what he ought tc
wear or do any more than a baby
Look at Mr. Rob now-youll excuse
me for saying it of your brother-hut
do you mind the green silk socks he
brought home just as proud, that you
took back the next day2 That poor
] IIdu WOuAQ nave MBlu AuOn0 DONhF
right out among people if woman
hadn't been handy to stop himl And
your father wanting lobster salad al
midnight. and at his age-not that
he's not well preserved And both OF
EN- just tagging around after you and
your mother, waiting 60. be amused
and told what to do to pass the time!
Why. I've stopped Jim already
from wearing $40 suits when he can
get just as good for SIS. l thought
ne might just as well begin to realize
what it'll mean when he has a wife
to buy clothes fort oh, Jim and me
are going to get along together all
right And Minnie fell 20 busting
castings.
There doesn't seem to be much
romance about her wedding. but
have a horrible feeling that maybe
she has the right idea about running
a happy home!"
60 along with youl" said the man
who was listening. I'VE men will
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