The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-19
WHITE ACRES
BY EDwINA FAxoN.

a sense OF humor did much 10 tax
the edge OF 3 stinging wind, but il
spite OF her bravery tears welled Z,
IN kathleen's eyes. She had turnes
q corner and cone in sight OF thl
old house, desolate II the midst OF I
dreary late November landscape, and
the house brought hack recollection
that we're hard 70 bear.
touring car stopped al the gate
and a nan got out Miss Lowell,
believe" he said.
Yes" she answered abruptly.
He came up OF to the veranda be
side her. an Horace Davidson,
and represent the Burlington and
hsrrvell road But I've no doubt you
have already guessed ny identity.
IN sory II ! kept you waiting. We
had q blowout Dsucedly cold. isn't
N Shall Ne 90 inside."
II IS colder IN there. Besides. our
business is outside. I believe
The wind was screaming so he had
10 stand quite close to catch her
words An uncommonly pretty girs,
BY Jove. he said 10 himself
A shril whistle sounded in the dis.
tance. and both turned quickly. A
big interuFban trolley car appeared
around the curve OF the road and sped
on q raised track across the open
space below them.
The suit cones up next week. |
believe" began Kathleen.
Unless You change your mind and
lave II Withdrawn.
Why should Is@
TO begin with. l don't think you
have much chance
rs there no justice in the world,
thens What are courts for?"
Justice" ne answered. No Judge
can see why strip OF track should
90 any damage to a farm.
Perhaps he can see it if it is ex.
planned 10 him that the road got it's
right Of way under false pretense, that
the track cut my fathers farm iu two
to begin with. and that the raising OF
II made il impossible to pasture a
herd Of cows on one side with the
barn on the other A culvert would
have cost US two thousand dollars.
and the company wouldn't pay il.
Further. when he saw in despair that
his big dairy farm @as ruined. began
to have visions OF a summer hotel
and petitioned the company for a sta.
tion- But that was refused, too. He
was ruined financially and in health.
He was too old to stand the blow,
and he died
Horace Davidson was silent awhile.
Then, Why don't you sell the place %
Il would if could. No one viii
have it with that ugly raised track in
the wrong place"
He saw that she was shaking with
emotion and cold. Miss Lowell he
said more kindly. after all it was
foolish of me to ask you to meet ne
out here. We can talkebetter in my
Office in town
The next morning, Horace Davidson
was having trouble about a button
which had disappeared from his over.
coat.
Evelyn" he begged his married
sister, will you sew a button on nv
oyercoat if you happen to have any.
thing at all that will match2"
Such shiftlessnessi Where's YOUR
tailor? Take it up to the sewing
room, the proper place for such oper.
atioas. You'll find someone there"
So Horace went upstairs and along
a hall to a remote corner of the great
house, where ne had a vague idea the
sewing room was An open door
through which light shone and the
faint whir OF a machine were his
guides, and he soon found himself
a girl her head and shoul-
iers bent over the machine. a dark
sland IN pillows upon pillows Of
stuff.
beg your pardon, said Horace.
The whir stopped and the girl
ooked around. 1t was Kathleen Low.
'l- She sprang up. instantly recog.
lizing him. lIr Davidson. How
fou startled ne. Won't you sit
own?"
Thank you, Miss Lowell. We seem
estined 10 meet in white acres, al .
nough 1 must say this landscape is
FARMER than the last one. To ex- /.
lain my erranj this time, / was told !,
, cC-'e here to have a button sewed !.
4. Ma I beg the favorg" He held I
ut the Coz he had been holding on I
is arm.
Kathleen flushed Certainly. III i,
1t right away. Have you the but. !,
,n?" !
No. l thought maybe there might :,
one around that would match" :
N afraid not They are very odd. D
n, believe-Why. yesi found one
the station yesterday and put it in
bag. It's up in the schoolroom Z
ltn NY things Ia get it. You see. d
q the children governess- v
He looked his surprise and inquiry.
This is extra--you seei" she ex. n
aimed 1 teach days and sew nights" as
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