The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-28
Clever Ruse

The sreeisrsi racca u, ana down
ihc noor onc nanu "a lis idn while
ihc mhcr ,frolcl Id. glossy hair. The
mayor anil lis Ole watched anxious-
ly for STA q nope "a his inscrndbie
face
Z flsny d. stopped before ale
I f-<yar. .Iherc's nnlf one thing 10
do. Give up spcaklng engagements and
take G. compicto rest
~Imrrgslhici DON'T YOU under
i strna doetorl I caa't give w now.
Thc promises 7 malc 10 nsy party are
iae half fulallcL e VIII take an
o.her tcrm 20 cn.alllic thc wors I've
undertaken ii'I DON'T get out and
hgif for reelection I'm lose You
/ gfg give mo something So I can
F sa,@k at ihe rallies This wrck Haven't
sea anything thef with tide ME over
until nftrr elccJony
The dqsfor shook his head hopeless
+ ly There's nothing can do Tor
you now The icnst strain oR vour
throat in It's present condition Is liahle
70 cause the entire loss of your
voice.
Tho mayors wlfc sraspcd his arm
f plcndingiy "Oh. Robert. why don't
you give up this eampalgng Withdraw
from che contest ana take il vacation
Tie last two years have brought one
worry after another, ami you're Just
a nervous wreck. Won't you give it
up for my sakew
"You'rc asking TOO much. Julie"
But he patied her hand tcndcrly and
his voice nook with emotion. ''This
has been the one llg thing in my life,
being mayor Of this beautiful city Of
onrs. | owe II to myself, as wcll as
to those who helped 10 put me here. 10
keep my position until I have fulfued
all my pleises."
Isn't there anything / can do 10
make Won give up this foolish idea?
II ue people want you they win elect
yon Sithout all this campaigning" But
she knew different and She could moi
fput conviction into her voice.
The mayor sank back in his chair,
wenrily. "1fs no use, Julie, I've
niade engagements to speak every
night until election. l must keep
them"
The next night the mayor arrived
home tired hut happy It had been a
rousiug rally and the crowd applaud
cd generously when he finished his
speech.
Upon the hall stand he found a
note addressed In his wifes hand
/ writing:
Dear Robert: I am attending the
bridge party at Mrs. EaAmans. Don't
wait UP for me"-Julia.
Glanoing at his watch he figured
that he would have time to walk TO
Mrs Eastman's and escort his wife
home.
He arrived at the house Just as the
players were about TO leave, but not
seeing his wife he singled out the
hostess.
Hasn't my wife been here this eve
ming? She left home with the inten-
tion Of coming"
Il was speaking to her on the tel
ephone about six o'clock, and she
promised to be here, but she did not
come"
1t was not long before everyone
present knew something was wrong
about Julie. The gossips had some
thing to talk about, ana had the mayor |
but asked they would have suggested I
many a place that he might look for
his missing wife.
No sign Of Julie was found all 7
night and by the next day the whole
city was aware she was missing. The
newspapers had her name in big head
lines, some suggesting that she had
wandered Off in delirium or been alb
Quoted hy white-slavcrs; one even
hlntcd that she had eloned The fol
lowing notice appeared in all the pa
pers: 81 hereby give notice that
will cancel all engagements until as
surcd OF Che safety Of my wife Signed,
Robert Wheeler"
The days passed, aud not word
was heard from Julie. Even the thou
sand dollar reward offered for in
formation leading TO her discovery
brought no results. The mystery of
her disappearance was the main topic
Of conversation throughout the city.
Everyone extended the greatest SYM
paihy % the mayor
Ia lac meenihpc his chief opponent
Was warbng hard in win thc elee-
tnn. but somehow his rallies were
nlures The competition which scem-
ed to be So one-sided held little
interest for the voters. Even the
newspapers accorded him the most
obscure columns.
FINALLY election dav came and with