The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-23
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slrs Iafimer prldea herself ou The
complete system 10 uhieii SIRE bad re-
d1ced hospitality Her weekend par.
ties we're select little affairs. where you
might 81 sure ~ never meefilE anyone
ortsiee yosr oan chafinsd circle
ahee uy never mlyiAlug io isr ones
tsease 0i Tie fitness u fhings. enc
week she would have ceiHurles. the
1exi week + society crowd ard The
ne0 She Foli pay back little social
obligations u her own WITH q careful
s-le i,m of neTsns whom she iiid not
honor nih her personal friendship. li
WAS % Ibis last list that she had
placed shane 0Ai10res name After
receiving cards 10 hls private view %
pictures. She had deemed it { graceful
tiine io write A.m q ntrie note. Invite
ing hlm. Il he had the time 60 spare
from BIS arluous artistic lab0rs. out
for a weekend at Oakesmere.
Imagine her utter aalazement then.
when be arrived absolutely without
warming ID the midst ~ house party
composed only of The ultra select hs
bounded 70 tle sters and made for the
spot where 4irs Lataer stood spell.
bound at his trmerlty.
4 knew you wouldn't mind my com
ing oat today instead Of next week
Shane said la hl buoyant. artless way
~Ha 80 perfectly splendid " sou to
tlAnE pt me- love your place out
here
Bareheaded. be turned 70 survey she
landscape. anlisfhe neafeat dbtsct PTS
glance fell upon s ~ q ltllod Rogers
Shane stood Blis itrilF nSid TIE Hghi
of appreeiaaet dalsniae - lis blae
eyes and Glhilhe smiled a. ldIit Il
vas very selaoia she haet any npnlNho
looked lnterestlng AZ 0akespere. Later
on THAI esehiAg Mis- Eatiner found
time 10 stop5n III Geraldine r5otn.
You don't know. my dear what q
relief il Is to ne % hase sou take that
impossible boy on MY hunds l alwaya
have q horror Of people that you never
can tell what they're going 70 say next
one has to thlnk SO to keep ~ With
them aud If you only say really q
doubtless you don't know what you've
committed yourself 10 It's sweet ol
you 70 be bothered will him"
"Oh bus I'iu not bothered AZ all,
Geraldine replied promqlly. He's the
only Interesting man I've met here.
have an idea he is man first Of all
and Ike him.
O'Aloore was the hit of ihat Rartlcu'
lar house party. He was ufOdigal with
his talent 10 entertaining
It was toward tine end Of his stay
Geraldine and he had just finished a
swift bout on the tennis court and
were coming up the hedge-bordered
walks that led 70 the terraces. The
hedge was too thick 70 see anyone oa
the other side but voices penetrated
and suddenly they heard Ralph Merkle
saying IN his easy drawl TO Mrs. Lati'
mer:
"It's a good thing that Gerry won't
know anything about il until she gets
back to town. II would cut her up
fearfully. Although she'll hardly for
give US for not telling her"
"Oh, I wouldn't breathe a word Of
IT for the world Mrs. Latiner said,
though, frankly. I've been expecting
II for a long while. They've both had
too much money ever since their father
died. Jack ran through his the first
year. and I'm perfectly positive she's
been holding him up ever since to Keep
back scandal
on the other side Of the hedge there
rose suddenly rollicking Irish tenot
voice. They could not see Gerry's face
covered BY her hands. They only heard
Shane OMoore's voice
"Tls trouble Ia be sharing with
you, II I dared, he said softly.
"Oh, it's nothing, the girls tone was
fllleds with weary bitterness. elve
been expecting II for long while
Jack isemy younger brother 1 expect
he's got into some sort Of a mess, as
usual. must 20 straight up 10 town"
Let me 90 for YOU urged Shane
"'Tis no place for woman when
there's trouble afoot Lat me 70 lind
the boy and keep things hushed up
Whats he been doing?"
lust shaking every dollar we both
oynea = wildcat stocks. For all |
know, may be -@anlless tsi TINS i.n.Ssa minute.
"pruy God you ar, 9esl,oiiusu ,''
Shane happily IF 1t were onls "
ld be at your feet this minute telling
you how l loved you"
u wonder. she said, dreamily u
wonder ifn
Shane laughed recklessly, his head
upraised 10 the blue sky. IF / were
king. all. love, If [ were king, he
laughed 'Will you meet me two days
h aee iu New York wherever you
- 400 rHuise TO have The boy in
aa 90. you
Thursday nouihg Jark Rogers
stood Ia q M0ores tudio down on lie
square. lie was clear-headed aud So,
ber for the iirst time in a week. Shane
tufned from the telephone with a, slip
of paper and some figures.
II you pay everybody" he said,
''you'll have nothing lett but honor. me
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