The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-13
HER LlDfl' DECIDES


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1su ant ] isu 70 mlr-r Drar with g1L
Esns wnlli1 love &c hsTs Mrs TDv1s
ant 7or ruus 1Bn Courtney"
ny mother dDnaD f.5TmDrs If F's.g =
NO. Mirh aists1 brawE She
sssf'fs'r1y Elssz ami ngv size married
Eus Settled <sDv1I Wonderfully. ]
lfzlzk J shall 81 Courtney
Courtney aEle rr11nulg- It s-grss1
gIlils pleasantly - ir.rs rsr vrsr Tie
1sszt morning. Mrs T2v.ns #aE lI,ris-
E'1sss1 and some EsT Wanda 1na.aasss6
- llEE 1sr t-lt9 ssUqr.saseaDcs
Il xGs = eooL Ntn1g morning the
1.es1 DAY. VIXEN 11ey gtar-sd for Pine
s.IsEE- Courtney zsa6 chosen MA DHn
rass low, tso-ssa5s1 FreDlst machine
lie ssalsaS rather silent ~ rt.ey Ex-Irng
G,rt aisn.g Ehs shore rtsad
u lsnt 1sss ia Ms' Wanda azEs6
1gaaag-
sAlo9ut s,-g.t1sen n1sE IN gpEng u
take Ezas short rrr
Once 1sEtzd1s <tls little seaside VI
Asge. ns tnrnss IN the rsstn rcaa6 and
took the one tEr0ng.t Ilbe FlneE iElsa1-
Wanda stCde = glance a. hl-n again
~ EtAe tAssszrens~ zaracat stec1 Ertaale
f,eEsse hsr. and then At ais hands and
the way rheg grsppe1 TIE wheel
"TcE don't really mnd s1y going.
10 y0u, Cyurt1eyg ahs asked 1e1-z~
t1rsay-
NOT at alA n9w.~ Courtney returned
oor1Aa1lg
~saagbesEs very go11 OF PaggT.
faazk he radgElf E2rs married 1er hS--l-
selt ss1as ti1s Il slae hzdnk e1osa1
CAPTAIN Mfnturn~
C1ngxnsy enils6 st tie rfbbcn n
road -zsma1Ssng before ths-a His eTsE
were had closed. he knew every anczs
u ahks road And every 1llls was TAX
tng tsse-a fr0-a FirsElugE4 and f1s boa1
aszc1Hg Yes be waited To make sure-
II wzs at the fc1-res1th zaile t1zt he
slipped leFer wFc1g and the uzElins
stoBDed~
With c1sek zpsaogy be sprzng Cut
and started 70 tinker away Al the car
ger lz1yR1iD ehztts1 for : few rs-1-
atee. waiting exDse1aEtly. bit az the
EatEgtes few By So glzzoe1 zrosz-a1
csrs,rgly a. the ezso1ding hlllH-
Courtney. are you really trT11g 10
FIX the car Or suEt--
He n2t ~ u the Fezds his cap Ou ths
bark q his head. and ez1ils3 a. her.
eYosre rct firing Il a. all, are ycus
That's wlzt you call Il over here. Asn't
il. 6xi1g instead of rsDa1ringf WO1't
Il 60 Il air."
He shook his head conteDte5iy. She
stepped from the car with dignity. De-
lighffui dignity be Thought, consider
Ing
4 think I shall walk until / find
sozne sort Of . conveyance
~You can't. because we're about
seYen 1aiIeE ~ least from the laat
horse. I'm going 70 stay here until"
he glanced at hlg watch tkcugatfully--
until I9.Se. They WIFI have sailed By
then. don't you think gos''
Wanda's dark eyes were bright with
anger
4 don't zee how you dare To do this,
Courtney Towne. They are my friends
ard if chcose 10 20 with them Il 10
absolutely ny own affair"
Dear, you are not quite nineteen" ,"
sald Courtney gertly. -dalbert put you
ia NY care and can't cOnscientiously
lei you chase down the coast with Peg
~ and have her marry you OF to any
gfaer crowd.7
@Yoa roezn Kent?" The color rose
n her face quickly.
Courtney nodded
4 Know the whole thing, Wanda.
heard Kent bet that he would marry
You before you returned TO England
You know sg well as I do that old
HsIbert i0 in debt to him badly. II
was part Of his game 10 make him 20.
4 gave him a surety Of his consent
10 his winning you. and couldn't
stand that sort Of thing"
Wanda stood before him, white now,
ser hands cienched at her sides. 1t
sad ali been lark, her wanting TO
20 With Peg. She had not really
sared, irt when he had made an is-
sue Of II. Z had amused her to win
he point over him. Even though she
knew Kent Paxton was going, she had
sot realized what It might mean.
you zee. DEAR" he went on SLOW
y. 1T isn't Just for Halbert's sake,
slthcr. It's for your own. You know
hat, don't you. Wanda2 ! haven't
been able to get word out to your
brother yet, but there's been little
f-n Of luck for him, some money out
,f q Mexican deal that has seemed
lead. We are both in on II, and sold
,ut our interest last week. There's
enough to pay up Kent. You needn't
catch the beat"
She caught the underlying bitterness
beneath his words and stretched out
her hand TO hims
"Oh, Courtney, do need you"
"Of course, II you really want to go
yet he added unsteadily, "the ma
chine isl't really out of commission.
can get you there. But I want you
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