The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-05

hind IL, Clara.
whats up?" he demanded anxious
ly.
'Lizzle's gone"
swell, did you everw
"And 1 burned the steak I"
"And the mayonnaise won't get stiff
and the asparagus won't get soft and
and everything's spoiled" Clara sobbet
Historically.
Bob pulled her hot, tousled littl,
head to his breast. Its all right, lit
tie maid, don't you carel Wen throw
the old stun out. Let's make som,
lemonade and have a sandwich. What's
wrong with IizzieY
II don't know. Somebody sick OF
dead or something. was out anC
when got back she was gone. Left
word with Mrs. Smith next door
Someone telephoned for her"
And so closed the first chapter OF
the Brixton tragedy.
That night, or rather at 2 a. m. next
morning, Clara shook Bob. ''Bobby
Bobby, wake upi Oh, please, Bobby
wake upl There's somebody down
stairs.
II think it's the bench on the back
verandal Someone pushed it,"
Bob descended the stairs and turned
on the lights in the downstairs rooms
even into the kitchen, and found
nothing! Then, hearing something
outside he opened the back door. The
bench had been pulled across the door
way and on the bench was a basket.
And in the basket was something with
a good pair of lungs, whatever else 1t
possessed.
Bob mounted the stairs, and laid the
basket on the bed.
Here's your burglar" he said grim
ly.
Clara looked aghast. The lungs were
still working. "a babyl" she gaspcd.
"What in the world" Curious and
bewildered, she pulled back the cover
and behold-two of theml
Clara was lifting the twins out by
this time and examining basket and
clothes for signs Of Identification. 1.-THE
dearsl" she cooed. "And listen, Bob
by, they're hungry. Go down to the
box and get some milk. Warm it, not
too hot, and bring it up-and a spoon.
Aren't they darlings, Bobby?"
NO" snarled he. "And I'll be dashed
If / keep those kids in this house after
the first streak Of dawn"
And thus ended chapter two of Bob's
But the Brlxtons kept the babies
That is, for some time longer than the
limit set by Bob. 1t was this way:
Next day the phone rang and in an
swer to Clara's tired "Hello," some-
one informed her that a certain Lizzie
O'Brien had been hurt by an automo-
bile and asked to see her at st. Steph-
ems hospital.
Il can't go!" answered she, 'but I'll
send my husband as soon as possible"
So Bob went and found Lizzie, the
took, in bed, plastered and bandaged.
well, Lizzie, what's all this about?"
"Pll tell yon, Mr.. Brixton. But, first,
low's the babies? Are they safer"
Babies I" Bob jumped. what do
you know about them? Quickl"
"Well, Mr.. Brixton, Molly. my young.
st sister, married Dan O'Grady, a biz
bad cess to himl
md him and Molly couldn't get
long. The twins only seemed to make
hings worse. So Dan up and leaves
Ioll and his folks tried to get the
wins and Mol found it out and sent
or NE to go get them till things were
ettled. And here l up and get run
ver and Moll didn't know 1t and last
light she brought them herself and
ut them on the porch under my win
ow, not knowing was here. She
ras afraid If she'd ring the bell you
'Ouldn't let them in.
To-day" Lizzie went on, ''the case |
; to come before the esquire and It's
D be settled who's to get the darlin's.
thought I'd tell you so you wouldn't
-orryr
But that evening when Bob had jubl-
lntly told Clara the good news he
pened the evening paper and read:
In the disagreement case between
AN and Molly O'Grady, in which the
liter charges desertion and both are
wing to get custody of twin boys, AL
erman McManus decided that for the
me being the children should stay
here they are"
End of chapter threei
Then they couldn't get a girl and
lara got sick. Bob had to stay home
ON the Office two days and got no
eep nights.
That takes us up to chapter ten.
But one long-to-be-remembered day,
lizzie came limping in. Never was a
ght so beautiful to the Newlyweds'
res. And with Lizzie came the well
me news that Molly was to get the
ids"
"The next time you hear burglars,
sarie." teased Bob, "don't wake me
). Let them take the whole house
lth us in it."
Indeed. l shall. Bobby !" smiled
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