The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-23


LIES s1-. IL .,set AID already I've
aal.e .'es a.-z c.t out for me-
.Ca.eH'.4.' said Tommy. you are
~ aorta-f.l be.iege 30. could DO
two whole LIES works AZ once. ! d..
And I-asI. maybe could manage one
ou my o~u account. but it wouldn't
ye york. It would be doing things |
Just couldn't help do.ng-loT.ng you
and trying 10 make you happy
Tommy said CeIest.a, Il nov,
when We are not even engaged To be
married. sou exert yourself in every
nay 10 Keep me from going about
among the people and telling them
hog, the world may be made better
state, try in fact 10 keep me all TO
yourself. how would II be II Ne were
married I've got 10 90 the way |
have been sent To 20. and you. with
the Law on your side. and all the ira
ditions Of mans rights in marriage
would Try 10 prevent me
What II / promised not to-"
You'd have to promise that
/ want you so, exclaimed Tommy,
that III promise anything. VIII you
marry me-
i don't know, Tommy dear" she
said
He drew long breath, rose and
walked 10 the window.
i think not, said Ceiestia, and
then noting the really tragic express
sion upon the young mans face, she
added. But sometimes / think Id like
TO
II had been found necessary to In
stall telephone in the Douglass
house, on account Of the swiftly
spreading range of Celestias engage
mcnts
This was now heard ringing and a
moment later Freddie the Ferret IN
terrupted them to say that someone
wanted 70 speak with Mr. Barclay
Tommy returned from the telephone
looking still more detected.
Il expected to stay all afternoon,
he said and help you with your
mail. but 1t seems that my father
wants to see me very urgently and |
suppose I've got to go?'
"Of course you have said CeIestia,
! chccrfully
Freddie said Tommy, Il neglected
to hang up the receiver, will you do
it,"
II was sometimes hard to get rid
OF Freddie
When the Ferret had gone out. Tom
my made one last appeal to Cclrstia'
going very close to her and speaking
swiftly In low voice.
She heard him out gravely and
at the end OF his impassioned plead
ing shook her head still more fray"ly.
When know what is right for
me to do. she said then I'll tell
| you And what tell YOU will be final.
There are some debts that po oople have
no right to pay Perhaps my IRE,
which owe to you, IS such debt.
don't know But know this that II
mustn't make love to me any more
II makes 1t so much harder for me
To think clearly Some morning shall
wake up knowing what | ought to do,
, and II wake up knowing that ought
not to marry YOU then Of course, !
won't
Tears gathered in her eyes, and she
added, Even though 1t broke my
heart Sow 20
May / come back when I've seen
my father"
III youll be good, Tommy
In spite Of their recent differences
Of opinion. and Barclays long series
Of disappointments in Tommy, they
I met with perfect fricndincss, and as
II there had never been any trouble
/ between them Barclay opened the
conversation with laughing refer
,nce to the Octagon fire.
Il used to look for your name on
the sporting page OF my newspaper
he said. but now | have to turn to
the accounts of socialist meetings and
Of fires Was 1t as close a shave as
the paper made out''
IT certainly was said Tommy II
wasn't Just twice over, it was five
times over. and didn't think my
beard would ever grow again
7 How did the famous Colestia be
have"
Like brick. except when she
latrtcd after getting all the other girls
out
81 am very interested TO see her.
fa'd barclay, and TO hear her speak
I \ friend OF mine heard her address
the Shrtmakcrs' Union. after the fire
! .ad came away talking like lunatic
/ How does she impress you
AS a speaker?
BARCLAY smiled and nodded. Tomm!
blushcd and did not smile
she has a beautiful voice. he said
she seems TO speak to one person a
time until everyone has been spokeI
60 The most interesting part Is hei
power Of convincing people Mer
whom | have known TO have oppo
site theories seem to come right arounc
to her way Of thinking
Barclay appeared to be somewha
impressed He did not speak for som,