The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-26


tened. He heard neither the sound
OF voice nor piano from within. He
opened the door very softly and en-
tered. hat in hand.
Some one arose from q little desk
near the windows and turned about
How'dy do. Marion?" said Sam
why. SAM" she cried. in pleased
surprise. coming forward with an out
stretched hand
What are you doing here?" he de
manded-
She bobbed her head toward the
letters on the door
And how did you happen TO come
in here2~ she asked.
Il had TO see Gregory-Bill Gregory
ON business. He has an Office down
the corridor. Why are you doing this?7
@Reverses in the family fortune.
said she. What else do you think
would make me,"
How are the pupils coming!"
"Oh. I'm doing nicely-yery nicely,
she replied.
Sam said good-by and went out
Back at his orn Office he found a
batch Of letters which the stenog-
rapher had left for him TO sign. They
were very important letters about
some upstate contracts; but instead of
attending to them, he pushed them
aside and sat staring up at the ceiling
with knitted brows.
Presently he grinned. He rang the
bell into the outer office. A brisk
clerk answered the summons.
Riley" said Trevor. Did you
ever think you'd like to have your
voice manicured?' he asked.
Il hadn't thought much about il,
Riley confessed.
well. do SO now AS favor to
me. will You take piano lessons If III
stand the bills?y
Sure. That'lI be all right said
Riley. When do begin?"
Tomorrow. I'll tell you the place
to 90 to then, Send in Emmons when
you 60 out, will your"
So Emmons came In, and Emmons
was inyeigled into taking vocal lessons.
After that the entire Office force, one
after another, came in at his behest
and each one was urged land proved
willing to take lessons either for the
voice or on the piano Two weeks later
Sam Trevor again pretended to have
business in the Weymouth building.
Again he dropped into Marion Heath s
Office 1t had much more spruce ap-
pearance.
Marion, too. was her old smiling
self.
you can't stay long" said she. Il
have two little girls named Todd COM
ing for their lessons at $3.50. I'm won
derfully busy these days. I'd be
ashamed to tell you how many pupils
have
Good enough" said Sam. You
might have known you'd succeed in
anything you undertook"
They started coming last week" /"
said she. And after the ice was
broken they simply seemed to come in
droves. All. here are the little Todd
girls now. You'll have to run along"
Sam was smiling in pleased fashion
to himself when he took the elevator
down that afternoon He continued TO
smile for two whole days Then sud
denly that smile vanished. Emmons
came in with the residue Of the money
Sam had given him for quarters vo-
cal LESSONS.
Sorry. Mr.. Trevor" said he. Il
can't take any more, it seems. Miss
Heath ssid today it was simply a
waste of money
And after Emmons came Riley with
very similar plant, and after Riley
the rest OF the once force.
Twenty minutes later Trevor was
In that room in the Weymouth build
Ing.
Marion met him firmly.
Il found cut my pupils we're simply
your office force" said she, and that
you were paying for the lessons.
simply couldn't do anything else but
send them away, Sam 1t was per
fectly fine and splendid OF you to do
anything like that. but / really
couldn't take the money"
well, you'll take something else.
then"
What is it?"
you'll take me. stop all this non
sense and marry me-
She turned away. She looked out at
the white walls Of the light shaft
Would you send EN- all back II I
didnt?"
Yes. and some of the hands from
the factory for good measure"
Then" said she. family, lin self
defense"
u don't care what excuse you give"
said San striding forward joyfauy
and taking her in his arms.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspa-
g.. EII4n