The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-12
CLEARING THE COAST
BY FAITH ROBINSON.


Mrs. Lawrence read over the note
again with a little smile of under
standing.
Poor old boy" she said. "And I
did want him to come SO much.D
Who, Amer"
"Fennimore Diggs."
There came q sudden movement
from the hammock. Bah threw her
book across the veranda and sat bolt
upright, eyes sparkling, color rising
in her vivid, changeable young face.
When did he come back?"
"Oh, lately, | believe her sister
answered with sigh. "Do you feel
like having storm ON the spot over
it, Bab?'
Bah sat irresolute and mute for the
moment
Il wish the world were not round"
she exclaimed passionately. sThey
never go away forever. They just go
round and come back again. They
ought to tumble off the edge"
My dear Bab," said Mrs. Law.
renee firmly, and in her very best
elder sister style, Il don't see why
you should feel anything at all over
Fenn's return. He's nothing at all I'd
you. You threw him over without the
least provocation."
That's a nice thing to say. nice.
loyal thing, Anne, when you know the
whole circumstances. He didn't even
deny that he had visited at the Raw.
monds the same time she was there"
They were only tacitly engaged.
and it was four years ago when he
came out Of college. ANY girl with any
charm at all and tact can make col.
lege boy propose to her. They simply
beg you to encourage them, and she
really was very pretty. Bab.o
Il hate her. Bah declared with dig
nifty to the adjacent atmosphere. q
had no idea that you would invite
him either while | was staying here.
But if you really want him so much.
Anne, shall go straight over to
Olives and stay with her till your
house party is over"
And all Anne's coaxing availed not.
She would go, and Olive welcomed
her gladly, sympathetically. They
had been chums at Bryn Mawr to.
gether, and debutantes together.
She knew the whole affair over Fen.
nim0re; had even known the girl
Marion Wallace. ~
And, dear, she's married perfect
old mummy with oodles of cash and
hve grown children. So II she had
cared for Fem, she could have had
him, when you broke the engage
ment." ~ ~
If Fem had wanted her. Bah
corrected tearfully. I'm afraid I'd be
little idiot and forgive him the min
ute he asked me-
Maybe he wouldn't ask you
soosie."
Bah flushed, her dark eyes wide and
indignant.
Yes he would, too. He never
gives up
Sunday morning she slept until
seven. Dressed in a pink chiffon
morning negligee, with pink lace
cap, laced edge, she stepped down.
stairs and out on the veranda with
out warning before Fennimore, drink
ing ms second cup OF conee ieisureiy
with oiive-
4 want to speak to Murray Just
minute please olive said hurriedly,
setting the cup down. bad, dear, Will
you pour lor meF
DaD TOOK her seat with ominous 81
isno men sio"iy' almost periorcei
que 'aiSeu ner iasnes ana met rem
yes auii u suppressed enjoyment 'oi
-. si'ua.ion;
ou uiu .nis On purpose sne saio
n.iiy'
! ulo not. didn't know you were
mere
left Annes so she might have
sou at her mouse party.
'iost sweet ana tnougntfui OF you
csine mere so tnat you might stay
win anne without rear OF my com
pany.
onence' BAD poured nerself a cup
VI sonee
iou iooA auoraDie, BAD IL you
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