The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-02
HER NEW GAR
BY JOHN cowAn.

"~---1A IA lAc OlQ 4kyle seal
skin sack settled herself more com.
fortably in her street car seat and
pursued the conversation where it
had been left OF.
No. don't envy Emma her elec.
tric car in the least," she repeated
nrmly- I'm perfectly willing that
other people should have all that's
coming 10 them. though the land
knows what right Emma Ankers has
TO an electric when folks that are her
betters don't own even wheelbarrow.
Why. that woman-say. you know
Emma and used to go to school to-
gether, Yes. we did. I've known her
all that time. and / guess what I
could tell you about Emma would keep
me busy some time.
Why, didn't do her algebra prob
lens for her. because felt sorry
that she was such a dummy? And
the times she's borrowed my Latin
pony And then she was graduated
with honors, and everybody said how
smart she was, | kept still don't
belie~e in telling things on a friend
and IL Emma was satisfied to deceive
every one that was her lockout. do
think she did 1t mostly so as TO
stand well in julius eyes. He's the
one she married. you know.
"Oh, yes, Julius went 10 school
there too. and was the most conceit.
ed creature, though how he could be
otherwise with Emma and all the 9th.
ers chasing around after him as they
did, Maybe some OF the rest Of us
could tell thing or two If we want.
ed to, and il Emma knew what
narrow escape she had from not be.
ing Mrs. Julius, she'd shivered in her
bootsi Not that Id have taken Ju,
lius If he'd been offered to me on
silver platter, but he made it plain
enough to me that I could have had
him If I'd wanted to- Little dried
up shrimp that he Isl Why. he never
had brains enough to make even a
decent living, and If he hadn't inherit
ed all that money from his father
Emma would be riding on street cars
like the rest of US,
IT'S perfectly funny to see her
with that new electric. She lives on
the next street from me, and every day
she goes out Of her way to trundle BY
my house, and she looks out to see
II I'm watching. They're paving hel
street, you say? Well, she could just
as well go down the next but one, and
| know she goes down mine on pur
pose to make me jealous. but, good.
ness knows. there isn't jealous haii
in my head. My husband earns an
honest living and doesn't have to live
on some one else's money, and I'm
proud Of It, l guess he'd buy me an
electric, anyway, If made a point
Of it, but I'm no hand for show. I'd
rather save up for my old age and
take trip now and then. | asked
Emma point blank the other day why
she didn't go to California this win
ter as usual, and she said because the
weather had been so mild, but | guess I
/ know They can't afford 1t after
being SO foolish as to buy an cleo
trici
Emma actually came over one day
and said she wanted to take me fol-
a ride, but / was too smart for her
l guess wasn't going to sit beside her
and have her crow over me in that
superior way Of hers and try to make
me feel that | was pauper! Not
me! just looked her in the eye and
said: Thank you kindly, Emma, but
haven't time. Besides, I'm going out
with a friend who wants me to try
her new $4,000 limousine they've just
imported. Is that your new car?
Why, it's really quite nice looking for
Just cheap little electric, l don't
suppose it will last very long, but
you'll enjoy 1t while it does, I'm sure
Of course you don't go to many par
les, but it'll be nice to carry things
nome from the grocery and the mar
zetl'
'I guess rather took the wind out
of her sails, for she just opened her
mouth and shut 1t again without
word She needn't think she did such
/ wonderful thing when she married
Julius. | wouldn't like to be any
mans second choice just because he
couldn't get the girl he wanted firsti :
did you ever notice how funny il /.
s that some women seem born tc
ide in electrics and others never fl
n? Emma seems that kind. She
Ilways looks to me as if she was the |
,ook or chambermaid sent out on an
.rrand and not quite comfortable. She
hows SO plainly that she isn't used II
o riding In an electric. Anyhow, I'll /
'et anything 1t was a secondhand one Il
yhen julius bought 1t, because he's II
wful tight. with his money. She n
eedn't put on airs with It! ii
"As for me, hope she enjoys her
elf with that car poor thing! She II
as little enough else TO enjoy in life II
larried to a shrimp like Julius, No II
,mma's electric car doesn't fnako ma III