The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-02
:AUNT PERSIS HAS A PLAN
BY LOUISE OLIVER.


This morning I wakened as happy
and carefree as a puppy on a farm
tonight l feel like the fellow in mythol-
Ogy who had to keep the world bal
anced on his shoulders. And what has
made this difference In my outlook on
existence?
A girl, Of courset sss
And such a girl
When | think Of the way her hair
icurlcd over the tops of her ears and
her eyes-teasing one moment and
then half closed to see how you'd take
1t the next--it drives me mad.
Here is what happened:
I came yesterday on a visit to Aunt
Persis. You see, Aunt Pers has the
family fortune, and 50 Of course all the
branches out to the sixteenth cousins
are nice ia her. 81 as / finished col
lege last week dad said "You must
make your Aunt Persis visit and let
her see what decent fellow you are.
She may have some plan up her sleeve
for you, son, and so humor her as far
as you can"
SO I packed up and arrived last
night.
Well, as I said, wakened heart
whole and care free and enjoyed a
good breakfast-until auntie said:
addison, do you remember the little
Lambie girl you used to play with next
aoo,0 ul,o enc ,r,.. ,-,,f .arocc of ono
day for laughing when your pony
threw you into the mud and whom
you chased with a handful Of burs and
stuck them all through her curlsf"
The memory brought a guilty flush.
eyes, remember, Aunt Pers.'
She nodded. ''Well, Grace is a great
favorite of mine now, Addison, and
I've taken a notion I'd like to see you
two married. l love you two young
people better than anything in the
world and I'm getting old,' signifi-
cantly. Then she went to d desk and
brought out 4 box 1--we had another
fancy lately, too. I've had my jeweler
design ring that any girl would be
proud Of, l should think. DO you like
it?'
''Yori might put It in your pocket" :"
suggested the old lady. "And now. Adj
olson, don't you think you'd better
aaosoglze for the burs"
There certainly was no risk in
motoring over to call on old friends,
SO | took my roadster and went over
at ten. was going along the road
that leads to the Naples and just be-
fore / came to The big gate little car
jumped around a curve and | hit it. A
girl flew out into some bushes as my
car caught hers ard carriea it along
a bit. finally got the engine stopped
and ran back as fast as | could but
the girl wasn't hurt a bit, and there
she stood, tousled, with a smudge
across one cheek. but laughing and
looking too sweet for anything.
at was my faultw she protested.
'No, mine !"
"I beg of you--' Then something
familiar struck rae.
'Is your name Grace?'
eyes -
81 thought so. Don't YOU remember
me? I am Addison Jennings. ] was
Just going over TO pay my respects"
She was silent minute then-"Ad-
Olson Jennings No, / don't believe I
do"
1 was piqued that she should forget.
"Oh. don't you? I was just on my way
to ask you to marry me. See, I've
brought the ring and all. I'm Miss
Persis Grants nephew"
Miss Persis told you TO do it, no
doubt"
asked me to, to be exact. And I'm
being dutiful."
She slipped the ring on her finger
with an odd look. do you know I
think will take you up, Mr.. Jen-
nings."
Things we're going differently from
the way / had expected.
"won't you take me homer she
asked.
I took her un to the big house and