The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-27
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: THE CASE or ALFRED
BY AMELIA PRICE.

Win a sigh or reller MY. Dut 4 eoi
tired waiting on that corneri" she
said 10 her companion. 4 hate this
standing around waiting for street
cars when there might just as we'll
have been an automobile in the fam
ilyl AS was saying TO my husband
this morning il does beat all that
after you slave and plan all your life
for your children things never turn
out as you want them to-"
That's so" agreed the woman In
the shade-too-bright heliouope suit.
They just do as they please,"
Not that Lizzie is not a good
daughter" went on the middle aged
woman. IT'S just that you can't tell
about men. They can be the blind
est. most exasperating. contrary crea-
lures. AS / Was saying to my hus.
band. when he took Alfred Guam for
partner, who on earth would have
dreamed that such boyish, pleasant
fellow could have such a Will OF his
own and be 80 absolutely deaf TO the
call Of what are really his own IN
terests2
He has money, you know, and as
his folks did not 1--we here | made up
mind that II was my duty to be kind
OF motheriy 70 him" explained the
middle aged woman. Il think there
Is nothing so pathetic as nice young
man far from home and a prey to
every designing creature who sets
her eyes on him. especially when he
is good looking young man like
Alfred"
4 thought" said the other woman.
that lie and Lizzie"
Il don't believe in trying TO make
matches" said the middle aged wom-
an. firmly. Il wouldn't dream Of in
terfering with fatel Lizzie may be
70, but she doesn't look it. and any
one with taste would realize how good
looking she is-in quiet way. OF
course don't thiuk It is refined to
have the sort of looks that attract
attention, Mrs. Carver. indeed
DON'T"
THE first night that | had Alfred
Guam to a good home-cooked dinner
] lei Lizzie stir up the French dress
ing and stun the baked potatoes and
II happened to mention that she
got the dinner | can't see that there
was any necessity OF my explaining
just what part OF it she got Alfred
always was glad to get an invitation
TO dinner. Afterward | had Lizzie
show him her book Of photographs.
There's nothing like letting young
people get acquainted
Anyhow, Alfred Guam might have
considered himself in luck to get
nice girl like my Lizzie-not but that
she could have her pick of far better
than hel There's no telling what
man will like-and to think that he
should lose his head over that silly,
giggling George MacPrang, who grew
80 fond OF Lizzie all OF sudden on
the evenings she found that Alfred
was coming! Lizzie is so unsus-
picious.
When he got his runabout men
toned that Lizzie was perfectly crazy
over autos. and that the fresh air was
80 good for her health. He took her
out several times when I invited him
TO come early for dinner, so they
could get a ride afterward, but it |
wasn't month before that George !
MacPrang was driving the runabout |
with her own hands and smiling con-
descendingly when she passed our
house!
You don't know what | suffered at |
the hands OF that George MacPrang.
Mrs Garverl I'd ask Alfred out for
nice little family game OF cards and
he'd have an engagement and the
next day George would drop in and
tell what fine time she and Alfred
had at the theater the night beforel
He was perfectly nice to Lizzie
and If she dropped into the coal or
fice near closing time, as it was per
fectly natural for her to do. since it
was her fathers office, Alfred would
usually bring her home. Don't push
YOURSELF I told Lizzie Only don't
be backward about showing him that
he's popular with youl That hatters
q man hdfAnB tlliu tuiIh 9Ou
hiN and are too modest to show it,"
Just as ] had arranged to have Al
fred take his summer vacation at the
same time We did and be our guest
at the cottage we were going TO rent,
in comes that Georgie MacPrang with
a solitaire as big as a paving stone.
all smiles and applied bushes and
throws herself on Lizzie's neck and
says she must tell her first, because
1t was through her that she and Al
fred found each other.
Isn't that enough to make a wom-
an give Up In despair. Mrs. Garverg
Not that I'd have dreamed OF trying
10 force Alfred or Lizzie in each
others directon-not me-but being
a junior partner and, OF course,
what's her fathers VIII be Lizzie's
some day and then Alfred would have
had 1t all-and his nice automobile
and he is SO good looking -and to
think that silly George MacPrang-~
Maybe something Will happen"
said her friend, comfortingly. Lizzie
may yet be glad she didn't get him"
NV Roodnesst" said the middle