The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-04
ANOTHER DAY
BY HOPE BROWNING.


'If you could give me just days
option, Mr.. Betz." Marian frowned
slightly, looking around the big, rest
ful studio longingly.
I'm sorry. but must give myself
chance to think it over. I'll phone
early in the morning"
She went out into the square and
sat down near the fountain, trying to
make up her mind. 1t had been eight
months since she had left there. Sea
bury had received his appointment as
staff artist at the front, ard 1t had
meant so much to his whole career.
They were engaged. Sometimes IT
seemed to her that they had always
been engaged ever since she had
taken the studio below his and he had
dropped roses on her window SILL
go up to mothers and stay with
her until get back. You can write
all you want to, and she'll love to have
you. She has me all dead and buried
already, and 1t will brace her up to
have you laugh at her. Go along,
Marian"
And Marian had gone. Up into the
heart OF Vermont to a great, rambling
old farmhouse perched on spur OF
land that overlooked mountains and
valleys for miles. Seaburys mother
was a darling little old lady, cheerfui
and motherly-too motherly. Marian
after seven months, began to feel like
a progressive duck with hen par
ent. She fretted after town environ'
melt and the incentive to work. Her
stuff was fiat and she knew it. Sea,
bury was on the point OF sailing when
he got an offer from an English pa
per and wrote he would wait three
months longer if she did not mind.
If she did not mind? Marian packed
furiously and sent back cablegram:
Going back to work
That night she dined out with
friends of the Quarter down at little
Italian place on West Eleventh street
And someone spoke his name.
You knew that Seabury was back
didn't you, Miss Earle? Made .
smashing record for himself, too,
Looks awfully fit | met him up at
Mamie Bells last evening at dinner.
Marian smiled No, she had not
heard of Mr.. Abbots return, but she
was so glad of his success. He was
always such a clever, nice boy.
I'D like to see him marry Mamie
Bell,' went on her right-hand partner
at the long table. "She's just the sort
of girl to develop and supplement the
gifts of a man like Seabury."
"Yes?" Marians tone was sweetly
interested and impersonal. Are they
engaged?" Hts
Il don't know, but l suppose so
He's been around everywhere with
her since he got back"
Marian slept little that night
Wrapped in a kimono, she sat by her
window. thinking. And here she had
been ready to even take back the old
studio for sentiments sake. It was all
very well to tell herself that she
needed the old environment. She Just
wanted to be back where they had
first met and been so happy together.
The following morning she was
rather late, but determined. Mr.. Betz
stood on the basement steps, talking
to the janitor, when she came along.
go right up, Miss Earle. Ill be
there in a minute" he called to her.
and she went up the long flight of
stairs. The door was ajar She passed
through the high, narrow passageway
into the studio and stopped short.
Over by the window, looking down on
the little patch of garden, stood Sea-
bury.
He turned around at her step, and
gave a quick exclamation, brimful OF
the boyish. explosive happiness she
loved in him.
BY Jove, it dragged you back, too,
didn't it?" he cried, catching her
hands in a grip that hurt. 'l'ye been
trying to rent the place from old
Betz, but he's put me off, telling me
he had another party after it, and I'd
have to wait another day. Lord, it's
good to see you again, Marian"
You're looking we'll" said Marian,
trying to draw away.
Il am not. I'm sick and disgusted
and miserable, and can't eat or
sleep"
No? thought you were dining
rather regularly.
What do you mean? Oh, with Nan
ME Belly That's only business. She's
doing the writing end OF my series for
the Dispatch. / didn't think you'd
mind"
why should l mind?"
"Why?' He glanced beyond her to
be sure OF privacy and caught her sud
denly in his arms. That's why" he
told her, after a minute. Because
you happen to be the only woman that
can upset my life tor better or worse,
don't you see? | dropped everything
when got your cable and came over.
understood now you felt. And when
I got here | couldn't find you, so
did the next best thing. 1 was going
to rent the old studio because | knew