The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-11

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iutufo ndu no @#WTEN -
definite shape or Ms Ms'Hts -
form to him. ~
When Bow was ~ tG ~
twenty-slx a new IN N
influence entered ~
bis life. He fell M
blindly and des-
perately in love q
with Minnie Car VI
son, the pretty
daughter OF the
foreman. EGa-
She had a good ~
education, haYing d-oSetz
been sent to the re1Af -
Whoopstown Fe- ~ ~ II
male seminary &
after graduating
from the public schools. Also she
was ambitious and belonged to liter
airy clubs. Once she had a piece in
the Daily Palladium. It was in the
form of communication, was nearly
a column long and was signed with
her. name in full, Minnie Minerva Car
son. II was entitled The Status of
the Women of Ancient Greece Com
pared With That Of the American
Women of Today Bob had seen it
and treasured the paper among his
few valuables. Had he heard the com
ment OF the editor of the Palladium,
Il don't know what in thunder 1t
means, but we've got to give the
women a show or down goes the cir
culation," he might not have felt so
much awe.
The one great thought the piece in
the paper gave Bob was that to ac-
Quire this divinity he would have 10
lift himself to plane somewhat APP
preaching hers. He was confirmed in
this idea by overhearing bit of con-
versation between Miss Carson and
Stokes. the assistant secretary of the
company. who was very sweet on
Miss Carson.
One day they stood near where Bob
was working and he overheard their
conversation. II was all about books
and authors and plays and philosophy
and poetry and theories OF life and
things of which Bob had a very dim
comprehension. But his love was
overmastering and when once he rec
ognized his passion he set about find
ing a way to crafty it with the same
dogged persistence that had made him 1
the best workman in the shop. Grasp
ing the idea that learning was the |
first step to put him within hailing |
distance of the maiden Of his choice. T
he enrolled himself In night school
and began slowly TO mazter the rudi-
ments.
In the meantime Stokes had been
himself more and more in /
Miss Carsons heart. He was hand
some, college bred, OF a good family.
with a position in the best society,
drawing a good salary and with every
reason to anticipate rapid advance
ment and liberal inheritance. 1t
was altogether natural that Miss Car
son should regard him with favor.
But Bob knew that Stokes was not
all that the husband OF Miss Carson
should be and he bided his time His
came. He was waiting
'or street car one day when Stokes
same down the street. Just as he was
passing Bob a woman met him She
greeted him with a broken-hearted
,ry.
Harry. Harry" she cried "Oh
where have you been? Why have you
deserted me?"
Stokes pulled the pathetic. weeping
'reature into hallway out of sight,
tut Bob could not help hearing what
VAS said
You promised to marry me. you
Inow you did, a hundred, five hundred
ines. And after IL was too late you
an away and found that you had
led to me and that | do not even
.now your real name"
What Stokes said was in so low
oice Bob did not hear it. But the
Foman replied:
I don't want to be taken care of in
hat way. | want an honest name for
nyself and my child l can work my
myers off for food aud shelter. but I
fant an honest name-and | want
on, Harry. because love you"
Stokes said something else and they
Ient up the stairs in the Office build
lg
Mr.. Timmins."
Bob turned and encountered a white
ice close to his. II was that of Min
ie Carson. She evidently had heard
ie conversation in the stairway His
cart gave a great, triumphant leap.
Was that Mr. Stokes talking to
lat girl in there2 ! came along Just
ter they went in. From the glimpse
got thought it was he. Was it?"
Bob never thought so fast in his
fe. AS he looked into the anxious
res and drawn face OF the girl he
,alized in flash that she loved
Iokes and that the truth would
'eak her heart.
NO, it was not Stokes. be said
mply.
Thank God said the girl, break
g into a sunny smile. "Thank you
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