The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-10
P'RRr' IDEAL Lover
BY SHIRLEY CARSON.

you would welcome to the castle Of
your heart" added Eleanor sentiment
ally.
Dorry crossed her slim ankles and
clasped her hands around her knees
Sitting there on the grass in her lit
tie white frock, she looked very young
and very lovely. but Dorothy was past
twenty.
Well" she began, loking dream
lily into distance. ''he must be tall;
six feet anyway. as much more as
would be in proportion to his per
fectly magnificent physique"
"Mercy!" breathed Susan. 1T
would cost heap to feed such a
giant" Her eyes met those Of Peter
Ford and she was conscious of a
panied look In his honest brown eyes.
Susan WINGED and was sorry that they
had urged Dorothy to express her
opinion concerning heroes. Peter
Ford was so hopelessly in love with
her little sister-and he fell 30 far
short of the ideal man! Poor Peter,
with his fine Intellectual head and his
hopelessly blunt .s:=:S commonplace fea-
lures; his slight stature and his hon
est glance beneath thatch of straight
black hair! Every careless word OF
Dorothy's was turning the knife in
Peters loyal, loving heart.
So Susan fell very silent. while Dor
othy's voice trickled on. q musical rip
pie of words:
with curling, golden hair like
Greek gods; eyes blue and mystic
as the sea; straight nose; firmly
modelled mouth and a dimpled chin.
Oh. l don't care" pouted Dorothy. at
their laughter. a do think man
with dimpled chin is too alluring!"
MY world" cried Jimmy Dean
shrilly.
Don't be silly, dearl" whispered
Susan, warningly, but Dorothy only
| shrugged careless shoulder and with
a pink color flying in her cheeks went
on recklessly:
He must be musical--and an ath-
Iete--and fond of all outdoor sports.
He mustn't read anything except the
newspapers"
I'm afraid he'd be horrid BORE -
remarked Susan dryly.
Peter Ford was walking away to.
ward the fish pond
The guests scattered to other amuse-
nents, and after while Dorothy was
left alone. The sun was sending
long, slanting shadows across the
green turf and there was fragrance
,f roses from the garden beyond the
Ash pond.
Lazily Dorothy tossed aside her booh
and made her way slowly toward the
,ose garden.
But the garden was already ten
lnted.
Standing before a great bush Of
pink roses, his hands grasping the
thorny stems and crushing the masses
Of pink blooms against his cheeks, was
Peter Ford.
She went close up to him. and still
ae did not turn to greet her.
Timidly she touched his arm
Peter" she whispered
He turned a haggard face and
looked down at her from burning
eyes.
"well?" he demanded. almost
aarshly.
Il suppose-you think I'm awfully
silly" she stammered; "a perfect
idiot"
You know never could think any
hing like that about you" he said.
4 mean silly when talking about
castles and ideal lovers and every
hing ! was hopelessly silly. know
mo. you are not that" he said
ilowly, 'but you are young and beau
tiful. Dorothy, and who could blame
you for desiring a mate to mattel
-FOUR own loveliness? Not II"
1T couldn't make any difference t.
Fou. anyway, Peter" half whispered
Dorothy, turning her face away from
him. you wouldn't want to live IL
my castle"
Not with that paragon of perfec
ion you described"
II wouldn't either!" cried Doro
thy. with astonishing inconsistency
I'D be bored to death"
But you said you described you
deal" protested Peter lamely.
'Bus--but," admitted Dorothy. tear
FULLY. that description was the exac
opposite of my ideal. Therel You've
made me say 1t. Peter Ford!"
Say what?" he demanded, grasp
Ing her hands and looking into he
dropping face. Are you playing witt
me. Dorothy?"
Il couldn't play-~when--i means s,
much to me-" she confessed. witt
sweet humility.
There was an eloquent hush in tn
rose garden.
Susan, waiting on the terrace 70
her sister, spied Dorothy cominl
across the lawn with Peter Ford
They were hand in hand like tw
happy children. They paused at tn
fish pond and Susan saw them bend
Ing over its telltale surface.
Dear old Peter-rm so glad" mul
INJURED sympathetic Susan. "Th
naughty child, to describe such