The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-17
GETTING HIS REVENGE
BY ALICE klLLlAN.

Every time, the riding master was
muttering. savagely, every single
time I'm away from this aeadamy for
q few days things go wrong"
The immediate cause of his anger
was a heap of grayish garments on the
table in his Office He inspected each
article carefully. and then tossed ii
wrathful in some corner OF the room,
until the room took on the appearance
of a windstruck clothing shop. Fin
ally he could contain himself no long
er.
Hey. JIM" he shouted. "Jim."
Graspirg one Of the objects Of his
rage in a gingerly fashion between
thumb and finger ne held It up scorn-
fully TO the gaze OF his assistant when
the latter appeared in response to the
call With exaggerated patience he
asked: Jim, what in the name Of
wonder do you call this thing2"
Jim glanced at it. lie also noted the
purple face of his employer and the
devastation about him, but he answer
ed in a matter Of fact way: why,
Mr.. Leonard. that's one OF the new
riding outfits that Cuttum & Quick
sent over while you were gone"
Truly" responded Leonard. with
elaborate sarcasm. Il suppose I'll
have to believe you. but thought it
was couple of feed bags sewed to-
gether. Anyhow, take them all back
to that tailor shop and tell those fel-
lows to put more material into them.
ruffles or plaits-any Improvement at
all that may suit my fastidious taste.
II they don't they can keep the lot
They won't do anything to the
things now" declared Jim. Il paid for
them with the check you left"
Paid for them You're mighty Law
ish with other peoples money. aren't
you?"
WELL" answered Jim. sulkily the
man said they were according to con
tract"
"Ohl he did And you believed him,
like good little boy? Wen, he's sly.
But take them back and tell those tail
ors to fix them right"
Jim followed Instructions. but re-
turned in due time with the massage
that the tailers said the garments
had been made according to contract,
and that the alterations would have to
be paid for.
Then for a week Jim carefully avoid.
ed the riding master. A cloud Of dis
satisfaction rested continually on the
latter's face. When looking at the
new riding skirts he was heard by Jim
to mutter: OH I'll get even yet-Ive
got to get even" Jim was uneasy.
At last one day Leonard came up
behind Jim and. clapping him jovially
on the shoulder. exclaimed; We'll.
did get even after ALL" Then at
sight of Jim's face he laughed and
said "Oh. not with you. That is, not
yet"
What do know about riding
clothes?" growled Jim in extenuation,
I'm no tailor"
You'll learn" Leonard rested one
foot comfortably on the mounting
block and tapped his boot with his
riding crop There's more to school
like than Just horses. Now Ill tell
you how | got even with Cuttum 6
Quick
Last night hlrs. Leonard and |
went to that tailor shop. ostensibly 10
order riding habit. Cuttum was out,
but his partner officiated in full glory.
He just spread himself showing pat
terms and materials
But. madam. he said, we make
riding habits for the best society peo.
pie. Miss Dash has just ordered her
third suit from US and Mrs. Blank is
having us make habits for herself and
her daughter. Just recently, here he
puffed himself up proudly. we filled a
large order for the Leonard Riding
academy
"At that Mrs. Leonard gave little
shrek Those awful thingsg she
cried. Why, the academy doesn't
rent them to its patrons, nor does it
even let US beginners go out of doors
in them when we're having instruc-
ton. She jumped up and said to me;
Come, lets go somewhere else. Any
tailor that would make such things as
those dreadful misfits at Leonard's'-
she shuddered-'isn't good enough
at the door turned and said. sym
pathetically: i think. Mr.. Quick, you'd
better not tell any one else that you
made those things Evidently, they're
no advertisement
His face at that moment wore an
expression that more than pays for
those skirts. So got even, Mrs. Leon
ard helping