The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-19
SCENTING A ROMANCE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ny JANE colLlNs.

sss - ssseess
Did you hare birthday or any
thing - inquired the girl who was
pinning remnant price tags on diff
ferent lengths Of ritpon
~Who-me?" answered the young
woman at the lace with the extremely
blonde hair Why?"
oh. didn't know" rejoined the
girl at the ribbons. "Of course there
was Christmas. You might have had
1t ever since then and / not noticed
It. l only asked
Whatever are you talking about7'
cried the girl at the lace with elab-
orate carelessness. Really. Julia
M'ree. don't see how you expect
folks to understand you when you
don't talk plainer."
4 never was any hand TO crowd
In" explained the gil at the ribbons.
III my friends can't tell me things
I don't want to know-not me.
never did like to be curious about
other peoples business and you know
IT, Only ! thought I'd ask Diamond
rings don't grow on bushes for the
pickingl You can't blame a person
for noticing a headlight like that"
OH" said the girl at the lace with
a faint blush. i didn't know you
had seen it. couldn't imagine what
you meant Goodness--why make a
fuss over a simple thing like that?"
The girl pinning ribbons gave sort
OF choked crow "Simple," she
echoed Well, diamonds aren't so ter
ribly simple. You talk as though you
used them instead OF gravel for your
walks around your p'latial estate. Hat
tie Doggett! OF course II people no
better'n I am choose to put on airs
that's their own Affair." Only my
father is a city Official instead OF just
a clerk like yours. He's policeman
and he's taught US not to put on dog!
Just remember. he says to us often,
that people vii, FIND out fast enough
the position ] hold without you kids
boasting about II and don't act as
though you were better'n other folksl
Be kind 10 them!'
"None OF our family would 90
around pretending diamonds was the
dirt under our feet. though the land
knows we could have diamonds If we
wanted EN-, Not that we'd be so fool
ish as to spend hard earned money
for foolishness like that"
4 think" said the extremely blonde
young woman at the lace. that you
are very sensible, Julia M'ree. Land
knows when girl Is so homely she
hasn't any chance OF marrying she is
wise to save up forAher old age Not
that I'm saying bought my ring
myself" lcf
Il don't suppceS YOU did, said her
friend II never supposed you ever
saw so much money at one time in
your lifel It's awful. being so i'm
providenti Wen. # you didn't buy it
I suppose some one gave it to YOU
and must say that what any girl can
see in that sappy. weak-eyed pinhead
OF Percy Fox that fioorwalks in the
next aisle but one is beyond me! I'm
sorry Tor the girl that ties up TO him
Ia two room fat for her for the rest
OF her life"
"Ye-es." agreed the blonde young
woman at the lace. languidly Il don't
think much OF Percy myself"
"Ohr" said the girl at the ribbons,
somewhat blankly. Then he didn't
give II 10 you? don't like to pry,
but I must say ! have my opinion OF
a girl who keeps her affairs from her
best friends and never talks about
her steady company I've told you all
about Oscar long ago. and you never
saying word Any child would
know that fellow who gives girl
a diamond ring expects to marry her
7 don't suppose III even be invited
TO the weddingl Not that care-but
] must say it's shabby way to treat
an old friend
Il don't want you to think I care
in the least, Hattie Doggett. about
your affairsl don't want TO know
about your feenonsay, for he's not OF
the slightest consequence to mel ]
have plenty OF interesting things hap |
pening to myself to take IN my time
Only a girl cant be very proud Of a
iilsin she > dsHduitu 10 tdik ABOUT even
II he can afford to give her diamond |
rings. which isn't saying they're in
good taste when they're as big as
chunk OF Ice"
"You make me laugh" said the |
hionde young woman. turning her
hand so that the stone in question
caught the rays Of tha are light above
1T does sparkle. doesn't it9 I'd juss
as soon tell you as not about the
ring. Julia M'ree. Ny KID sister got II
in stocking full Of candy and pop
corn and truck at a party and maybe
It cost 10 cents. wore it Just FOR
fun.
HIM" suspiciously shifted the girl 4
who was pinning tags on ribbcns ]
"Why didn't you say so before2 II
don't believe yon at all. Hattie T,og
gett-and bet you're ashamed OF
him"