The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-19
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had 10 70 West for six months
70 settle ~ II estate told the girl
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cssrF fn her eyea 50 explained boW
Eo-ry ! vas y %. and that Il vas
unxToidsble- H&s not going 10 rent
the hCuss. though, and-would she
take care q Twee1le. since she
seemed ford 81 hsmr
Ehs boxed a. re Tery strangely.
rs that aIi-all yOu want of res- she
asked
4 wouldn't dare to ask more Of
ycg,~ answered
-Tes-IH take hinp she whispered
and, turning suddenly. ran into the
house / tzucied she vas crying
Wien j wsnf 70 say gooa-by / wzs told
she was indiSposed. bit she gent word
that she would take care Of TwsedIe
i vas whole year in California be
cause the business had more rami6ca.
tions than had expected thought
. good deal about the girl, and won-
Geref how Tweedls vas getting along
When got back To Montclafr the
house vas closed was eorry--I
missed the gtri and Tweedle.
had no more business tn tire city.
| spent all my time ia my home
found I was rnOping. One day Mrs
Briggs told ne that 1t vas said the
house Tas going 10 be opened ur
again That was correct; man and
woman came 70 i've in # Two days
later ! saw the girl under the peach
trees. went over 10 her. She was
surprised to see me.
We have just come down for
week to arrange about the SALE she
said. we are living in Washington
Did you want Tweedle7"
NO. answered. ~but want you
] have missed you. never knew"
She interrupted me. You should
have told me before" she said. y
have been married three months now
But think" htstericaIly you had
better have Tweedle."
No. thank you, don't want to see
Tweedle," replied. That il all / re
member Of that interview, except that
mans voice was calling somewhere
behind the peach trees.
Two or three years passed. had
bought the old house and lived there
Somehow ] liked to associate It in
my mind with the girl who had walked
among the peach trees.
I liked to sit under the peach trees
when they were blooming. was seat
ed there one day In early May, when
/ saw a ridiculous little black, woolly 1
dog come through the gate. The crea /
ture seemed to recognize me, and be /
gan frisking about my knees. When
stood up my knees were shaking, be 4
cause I was looking at the girl who
had sat where / was sitting now.
80 II was you who bought this
placer said the girl
Yes" answered, looking at her in
wonder She was changed good
deal; not In features or figure, but
spiritually, / thought.
Why did you buy ~" asked the
girl.
Il wanted to think Of you. You see.
! learned too late that I-had loved
you"
"And never thought yca loved me-
answered tie girl. That was why
married-because ! felt too wretched
TO let my thoughts dwell on you You
see. was so simple-it never oc
CURED to me that could think OF you
after I was married to another man"
'But you have?" I cried.
The peach-tree girls head dropped
down, and ! saw two tears trembling
upon her eyeIashes. And then-well,
forgot that she was married.
She raised her head. my husband