The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-17
CLOWNS AND CUPID
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Miss Lynda looked furtively at her
niece in the pew beside her, then side
ways across the aisle TO where the
Langleys sat Billy was there with
his father, and the fact that his clear
young tenor voice was as silent dur
ing the singing OF the hymn as Sara's
own sweet soprano confirmed her sus-
picions Of two days standing. There
had been a quarrel.
Bless their hearts" she sympa.
thized, with her thoughts miles away
from the song. Il wonder what the
trouble is" And her eyes, rowing
away from her book as though iD
search of the cause, found 1t.
There he was--the stranger-in a
pew just ahead to the right
"Humphl" concluded Miss Lynda
with involuntary contempt, "Tn bet
that circus agent who has been here
a week and walked home with Sara
the other night is to blame for the
whole thing She is a goosel I'll bet,
too, that he won't walk home with her
after the sermon, either, if can help
1t. Not If am in as good health as
l am this minute, he WON'T"
The hymn closed and the sermon
began. Miss Lynda heard none of it.
Her thoughts were busy. There will
have TO be something done,' she kept
saying to herself Poor things!' she
sighed, and glanced again at Sara
Her thoughts continued; "Of course
talking to them will do about as much
good as trying to put out fire with
gasoline, they are both so touchy. But
there ought to be some way The
circus is Tuesday and Billy was to
take her, but he won't now. l believe
! have the faint glimmering of plant
Yes, have-the very thing!"
And that afternoon she called Bill.
ly's father on the phone After Lang.
ley concluded with 'It's bad business
for young men to lose their heads and
leave town, isn't it, Lynda? You and
! know that, don't we?"
"Yes, indeed, we should, Henry"
she answered. Now don't forget In
structions"
On Tuesday, at luncheon, Miss Lyn.
da said casually over forkful of
salad, Il think I'll go UP to Potter's
and exchange those gloves before cir
Gus time"
"All right agreed Sara, languidly
It'll go with you
Now this was exactly what Miss
Lynda did not want. But she diplo-
matically waited a moment before an.
swering: Il thought maybe you
wouldn't mind taking those booties
I've just finished over to the new Mar
tin baby. I'd do it only It's the other
direction"
Certainly I'll 90, auntie, but wen |
never get seats together unless we
meet somewhere"
tive thought OF that. Tickets are
on sale at Lynn's bookstore and I'll
stop in and get our two together. ]
can leave yours for you"
At lunch Mr., Henry Langley said to
mis- moody SON over a chop: "BiiIy. /
can't get away until the last second,
so on my way downtown I'll stop at
Lynn's and get the tickets and leave
one for you with your name on it."
Very well, dad
A little clever juggling of tickets be-
tween the two older people and the
estranged lovers found themselves to-
gether.
The procession was starting around
the ring with blare Of trumpets and
band. The look of Indignation on
Sara's face and the amazement and
perplexity on Billy's were instantly
Primal instincts were oblit-
Grated in the magical parade before
hem, glittering pageant of fairest
royalty, gorgeous Orien- Z
.als, races of five colors, animals OF
Ill countries with trappings right out
II the Arabian Nights" and music
calculated to lure the genii Of Aladdin /
light into the big tent.
Billy watched and munched. Sara.
living herself up to the delights of the
biggest show on earth, forgot her
Ieighbor and gazed intently at the :
pectacle. The romp in the rings be-
an, and heads were turning like
nobs on pivots trying to see every.
hing at once. Bears rode bicycles.
lephants had bali game, ponies
'ere living pictures, Cinnamon spun
y their hair, equestrians did stunts,
nd acrobats risked their lives.
Then came the clowns, a whole doz-
Of them, with their ridiculous iit-
eys, baby buggies, airships and pa
'ol wagons Billy let out a snort of
Zee and Sara Uttered. Another threw
rubber rock on an invisible string in
leir direction. and as they both
'dged they bumped heads. The mis-
le retreated after coming within a
ot OF them. Sara screamed and
en laughed Historically. She felt |
at she would 60 crazy IL she
'uldnt say something to somebody. |
nat was that? Billy was shaping
$ knee and declaring that something
as rich" EvNently he was feeling |
e same way, when he was babbling |
himself. |
What silly geese they had been to
arrel, and what a gay, funny world /
was after all. |
Along came steam roller which