The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-22

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over to see the BsExtDEs ard % in
pressed szs re by their fFi1eat pov-
srty zz1 sazbby g=zrtliry that IS Esie
zssi1104s cozrz 70 pretty. dzrEege1
Barbara. The ycangest O. tne 10ck cf
ave gsrzz
re found IL easier 70 love Bzrczrz
than Il expected znc ore czE they
beezne engzged
Bake believed that when they were
married Barbara Wculd give ~ climb
Snz trees after birds nests. Or sealing
fences and nshing. o. zny other of the
boyssh sports IL whsca she indalged-
But thesr wedding oay came and went
ana barbara did lot lose her lore for
tie Eoods and heiGA
Blake admitted that his household
Affairs Nere adniniEtsred with great
systeu-sll the Bzrst0w girls were
famous nousekeepers
Itncle Moses gave them handsome
present and x0nptly neglected 81
Johns
Blake did not care for his nwn sake
beczuse be had sufficient To live On
comf0rta bly,, but he worried about
Bsrbzrz's people. There we're 50
many girls and their future independ-
ence had hung OF Bzrbzra's marriage
ia accordance with Uncle Moses
wish.
One day Blake had q taste of Bar
bsrz's fiery temper. He had come be
hind her chair and softly kissed the
curEs in the nspe Of her pretty neck
How dare your she stormed-
looking ike an angry kitten
But. nay dear. I am your husband. =
exDOstuIated the sbashed yOGng man
4 don't care II you're my grand
faiheri@ declared Barbara 4 doI. I
want ron to kiss me-yet."
Not yetz~ echoed Blake Pray.
when may I-zheng"
But Barbara relzpsed into cool S.
lenee which Blake. offended. would
not be the first to break
II was q pretty state OF affairs. he
told himself hcsis. a pretty state of
affairs when q man couldn't kiss his
own wise-
The more Blake revolved the cpl
sode Of the stolen kiss the more he
became interested in Barbara
How could be tame Barbara
That problem confronted him morn
ing and night Barbara did not arp
pear.fo be worried about her husband
She treated him with an airy in.
soucfsnce that sometimes provoked
him 10 bitterness.
Suddenly Uncle Moses died, and
when his affairs we're settled Up II
was found that he had made Kill in
favor Of rhe Bsrsto~s long before Bar
bzrz's marriage. and 80 far as any
one could see. the marriage Of Blake
and Barbara vas an unnecessary sac
rifce TO Mammon.
Aunt Prissy told al this to Barbara.
NY dear. Il seems such pity that
Moses tied Blake St John down n
such q promise. / heard he vas en-
gagged 10 that tall Miss Petit from
I.anesboro. 1t serves him right.
though. for making a rereenary
marriage
Barbara was very pale when she
vent into the house. after seeing
Aunt Prissy drive on in her anclen.
phaeton. She donned her riding
clothes and vent out to the stable aft
er Ponto.
For several hours she rode like a
mad woman. up hill and down dale.
and when Blake. returning from town
in his little motsr car, met her At
the crossroads, she looked like q
small scared brownie.
What is the matter, Barbara ?" he
asked. alarmed at her appearance
Nothing III race you 70 the
gate. she challenged. So Ponto and
the runsbout sped brisklY along the
road until they reached home
before dinner. Blake seeking bis
wife. found her curled on the rug be-
fore the library FIRE Az the dainty
little riDglets we're inviting his lips. 80
he coolly knelt beside her and kissed
her
Barbara sat very still he stole a
look a. her face II was turned =E'ssss-
fully toward him.
That IS because I love you and
have the right" he said proudly.
"But-you married me so that You
would not lose Uncle Moses' money. a"
she reminded him
The day before our wedding Uncle
Moses confessed to me that he had
already transferred their share 10
your people. but ] had learned to hove
you. and ] would not give you up. al
though Uncle Moses had a conscience
stricken notion that ! would.