The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-28
BY A TRsK OF FATE


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Ms they awene II lnnz he2xx <s=sz ez -
its side4
Twice Kathertns hAz tried 20 aeays
/ her st1Eerocm and reach rhs c2ni1.
I ard had been forced back Once the
wAiga-fxesd stew2rdess had eozas %
her door. There wAs no inmediAte
\ <sAnGer. she assured her They would
/ BE- notified a. once Il there were l.
she u4s nsrvoaz Mr.. HethsringtcK
said be would come 70 her. And
KaEhexine lad sent hack word thai
she was not AZ al nervous ard Nj
HetheringsDn need not trouble him
SELF sc AL about her
Ths week Il sea hSd passed Ike q
troahlec dream Their Mere to have
made harh0r the prsvioas mornins.
ana the stDrm had driven them O. the
coarse. eowa fhe southern French
coast By this time she had thought
everything wcul1 have been over The
hrfaf, fearless parting with Hsthering-
tDn. the meeting with her mother II
Paris. ard the trip to Bsrbec-
Dear. lovsly, lonely little Herhec ap
on the Normany coast- The two sum
msrs she had speEt there. in Old Mar
tignys classes had beeG ths happlest
OF her life.
Il hAd al been arranged and settled
- deeensly. as Hekhsrington said
There had never been any open guar
rels nsrwesn them for the servants
and pHblAc 70 gossip over, merely .
Z qslet. courteous sntngcnism which re
! cuire6 10 explanation The marriage
kxd not been voluntary.
II w2s the blessed. stupid moth
ers katherine said. with CAV eyni-
eism. AZ their last interview We're
not The kind VINO settle down. Bruce.
and Be married. and then DO nothing
bur give house parties. and dinner par
ties. and yaeAting parties. and AL the
rest uf IT, Yoa we're rich and nobody
4 tn particular and l Was POOR and .
Lnrimer. and the wise little mothers
simply saw chznee 20 found 4 dy-
nasty Of mutual benefit. and Ne drtftad
until they landed rs under the orange
blossoms II il ltttle tzngle cf fateis
skeins. We eanr 60 back and IN
tangIs il. but we can do the Alexan-
7 der trlck. and cut IL
He had agreed to the separation toe
readily. she thought Even ackncwl-
edgfng perfect Indifference on bOth
sides. q Little hAssEancy would have
been desirable He had almost seem
ed cheerful when he hal asked her
what sha intended doing az Barbec.
~you haven't the ghost Of right
to ask me she had told hfm. hut
there i nothing 60 conceal Martigny
keeps up his summer classes still You
know I sfndied under him there. and
in Paris. TOO VIXEN we wers poor. b.
forp-she hasitatea and went On
with 9 light touch us bitterness be-
fure was sha furrunate Mrs Hether-
inxton. There Is certain TO Be some
az the old class left. and can rest
and study
And Be happFs" ccnrluded Hefher'
fnExcn She had not answered.
A sudden sharp rapping cn her
s<ateruom door startled her She
caught der breath as she rose un
stsadslx. and elung f1r support 70 the
side cf the berth Th= moment o.
danger had come
Kit Let me int-
Il was Hetharington's voice she
turned tha lock with steady fingers .
sudden peace Strengthening her. He
paxsea il the doorway. tall ard dark
AMI Storm beaten in his dripping oil
skfns. his face white and grin as be
locked fcwn at her
Has it rrme. daar.- she asked lift
ting her face 70 bin I'm noz afrAlt
with you
He ranEht her to him closely. and
pressed bis lips to hers vith hungrs
intensity
Nos afraid in death. Kit~T he said
bitterly. Tke0 why n lfes
Sne closed her ewes and shrsnk clos
~ IA him Death hal become frieRt
70 Be uet with smiling eyes and vel
corning happiness As HetheTsu ztor
raised his head she waited. exReSfant
iy The iurrhinE and grOanirg had
stopped She wondered n they wers
sinking. and tightsned the ciasp @
. her arms about his neek as she sniisS
up NJ him
How dear death Is together. 81,
said softlE I'm not ons BIZ afraid
His eyes lighted with sudden CON
prehsnsion. and he stood back loosen
ing her arms
The danger Is past he said. :
came to tsll yau we had made the har
hor at ST Hii2sre- Tou can Fesci
Paris by evsnfug
Fer Al instant she hesitated In th'
s revulsa0n cf thought. thea held 0u
her arms longingiy-
Not slone.~ she said Not aiOn'
Eow. sweetheart am AFRAID in He
TOO. alone
Cats ard Frult Scores