The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-19
A GOOD SAMARITAN
BY GEORGE ELMER coBs.


weeksg"
Il don't mean that" quickly ex-
planned Norah- ~You see. sir. dear
young lady that she is, she came hsme
Just filed up with JOY at getting some
thing to do. You know she is type
writer. Well. she brought home lot
Of stuff 10 copy. but it had to be done
by morning II it was done well she
was sure OF q LOT Of such quick orders
right along. and what do you think?
There was note for her from q girl
friend whose mother is dying, asking
her 10 come TO her at once. It's her
good tender heart. ! heard her sigh
as she put down the work. Ny duty
is TO my friend. she said. and she has
gone TO sit Up with the dying lady"
Walter Bliss said no more just then
He was q roomer in the same house.
but he had never spoken TO the young
girl in whom he had become interest
ed and whose lack OF employment he
had learned from the talkative No-Eh
He could not get Miss yerda Thorpe
out OF his mind.
He went ont into the hall as he heard
the maid come its length.
''Norah.- he said. you are a good
girl and know you like Miss
Thorpe"
q do. indeed. sir" she responded.
"She is SO kind and good to me.
pity her. too It's too bad that she
viii have to lose q good chance by tax.
ing that work back in the morning,
isn't 1t, now?"
You bring it TO me, Norah," direct
ed Walter. we can be immensely
helpful to Miss Thorpe. viii do the
copying on ny own machine
Norah stared at this generous
hearted young man with an actual tear
IN her eye.
"You are a good man. Mr.. Bliss.
she said. and you'll get blessing for
this. When tell Miss Thorpe Of your
kindness"
'Oh, dears not that" Immediately in.
/ terrupted Walter. That must be the
last thing in the world to do. No. no,
you must faithfully promise me that
you viii never tell Miss Thorpe about
my share in the transaction"
'But she will want to know"
Il will place a note in the work that
will explain everything" said Walter
When yerda Thorpe came hons
from her mission of mercy the mex
morning she was fairly bewildered e
discover the work she had set aside al
neatly done.
A note on top OF the copied sheets
read: "A friend who appreciates YOU
noble sacrifice for q dying frienC
wishes to contribute this much Of Tins
to help you out"
The work gained verda a permanen
position. Many a time she tried K
puzzle out who her kind helper eoui'
be. Norah only mystified her with he
denseness when Verda questioned her
Three weeks later Walter cam
home with a heavy cold one evening
The next morning he awoke with
} fever. That same evening he wa
slightly delirious. Norah devoted al
I the time she could to attending L
him. She told verds cf sae case.
, If you could watch him and Civ
him his medicine until nine o'clocl
fhis evening" said Norah. just afte
supper. 4 have my regular work .
Z do till then"
Surely, / will. Norah," assente
: verda, and thus it was fate hrough
those two together
Miss Thorpe started in the chai
where she sat as she heard her nams
"verda," whispered softly over an
over again by the slumbering invalid
Then he was quiet for an houl
= verda moved over to q little taoi
here there were some books i
moving them about some folded typs
written sheets fell out
why, What IS this" nurmure
the astonished young lady.
/ For, as she asstored the sheets, sh
recognized them as covering the sui
ject Of the work that had been ;
strangely done for her three week
previously
They were spoiled sheets.
light davned upon her mind al OF
{ sudden At that moment the maid G.
: tered the room
"Norah.- spoke yerda autteringll
there is 3 mystery here l canne
fathom- Your patient appears 10 kno'
my name
: ~Oh. yes. ma'am. He has inquire
about you every day since you cam
here
And I found some wrising"-an
verda recifed the rest OF her storl
you must know what this means
she exclaimed. noticing an emba
4 rassed expression in Norah's fac
/ Speak out. Ncrah,~
(, ~No. mz'an.- disskated Moral
i sturdily. Let him ten SOe- M
Aoh. he car. can her que-ttcze
Ver1a quietly.
yes. na'ann.- replied Norah r7eckll
Il came about that the landlady il
vited both OF them 10 supper the ne1
; evening-Norah's crafty work. An
4 def. friendly Ncrah. By q careless =