The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-10
LOVES HITcHCRAFr
BY CAROL HAlsEs.

come 70 New York TO dance her beau
tiful Russian dances and make a for.
tune Then one night. as she had been
returning from the thezter. her car
had crashed into another and she had
been injured And. after slow months
Of pain. her money had gradually
slipped away. like her new found
friends. until only Tfllie. the little
black-eyed East side maid. remained
faithful Nov. to her hands, Sonis
infrusted her last treasure. She had
held il back from sentiment, and yei
she did not know the donor.
II had come 10 her the first night
in New York-sent without a card
The curious gem was rounded on one
aide and concaved on the other. some
thing Ike reducing glass And il
changed color almost constantly
Without q penny left. che had given
. ii TO Tiliie to dispose Of. and TiIlie
went unwillingly Ep the stairs into the
shop on the second floor. There was
one other customer bending over .
case in q dim corner. An old mar
came forward slowly and took the
case from her hand
Where did you get this?" asked
the man, after a pause.
From the lady l work for. She
don't want her name used"
And she wishes to dispose of this;
yesr
Right away. She amt got any
money for anything. And she'll never
dance again. She broke her ankles
guess, and something went wrong
with her back, too. when the car
smashed up. II we don't sell this
sheH be a charity case uert week Oh
won't you buy it, plezse?"
He walked around the cases tc
where the other man stood and spoke
in low but audible tone, for Titles
ears were sharp.
1T has come to Us OF its own voli
tion, prince"
The other took the case and re
garded the gem IN silence. but Tillis
caught glimpse Of his face. Surely
II was very handsome, she thought
and the old man had said prince
1T is the same. is 1t not, sir2''
The prince bowed his head, looking
at the gem as it lay now in his palm.
Il wiz purchase it frol her." be
said. Il will not buy this gem, tell
you mistress, but l will make her a
loan on ii, for have no right to take
advantage of her circumstances, and
it is worth far more than she realizes
viii give you check for FIVE thou
sand now. II she needs more you will
come back here and tell Stoll what
you require. That is ALL
What's your royal highness
name" asked TilIie bravely. Shell
want to know
He detached seal charm from
black silk fob and gave it to her.
You may give this to her in surety
for her gem"
Tillie never forgot the face of Sonis
LayiIoH when she looked upon the
charm
Take it back to him. sire ordered
"And the check. might have known
where the gem came from. Wait
Tillie. / will tell you something, for
you have been kind to me, and my one
friend here. ] danced by royal order
before the Persian court, and there
was one, Prince Affair Cassam Bey.'
TIr- ev-av nEo~11 oe ~ho ~-.1,r-1 e.<.s.I~,
You have seen him, so you will not
wonder that / cared for him, but re
turned to Russia and came straight tc
America. fleeing from my own love
for him. Now he has followed me.
cannot accept his charity, tell him
And the gem is his. He should not
have sent it to me-"
But TilIie, being from the East side
and wise in her own generation and
hour. went downstairs to the public
telephone and called up Mr.. Stoll. Til
lie waited in the reception room nerv.
ously, but before the street lights
flashed in the gathering dusk a closed
Limousine rolled up to the curb and
the prince alighted.
"You did right, little maid he told
her. with his rare smile. "Ycu shall
choose your own gift at the bridal OF
your lady"
Tillie followed him upstairs timidly
and sat on the edge OF a hall chair
while he went into the little private
room in response to Sonia's faint call
at his rap. The silence seemed filed
with song and beauty and high hopes,
and the tears fell happily from Titles
eyes as she felt herself to be herald
Of happiness to her lady. Finally the
door opened and the prince called ner.
You will stay with her constantly,
he said gently. Il will make all ar
rangements for her removal to-
night" He bent over the cot with
yearning tenderness. Sonia, we win
find the sea first, and rest there untn
you are well, my bride. | bless the
sacred gem that brought you back to
me-"
After he had gone. Sonia smiled at
the wide-eyed TiIlie. &
He sent me the gem himself, Til
lie" she said. 1T is supposed to have
magical qualities for bringing back a
lraf 1--we. and vot, aoa ,.-bat a. bas