The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-17
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IL had poured s.eadily for three
days and nights ena as Martha Pen
dleton stood IA the doorway peerlng
out into the gathering darkness there
vas So heavy downpous IT seemed as
II an the waters IN the heavens had
been collected in one vast bucket and
overturned upon the little mill town.
She watched the sweep Of rain with
dismay, hcsitating to brave the on
slought
"You had better wait until # holds
up. This cannot last long cool,
pleasant voice said from ont the shed-
DIV nt her back AS the man spoke he
was thinking Of a talk nc Ind had with
his father some days before, and its
consequences,
"How is II that Richard Pendle-
toms girl is working in the mlll?'
DC had asked ,ne older man
Old Tom Daily nlcked the ash from
his cigar and paused quite a time be-
fore answering.
'Why?" he had asked at length.
"Shc seems ont % place"
"lf she has to mako her living I
fancy she Ks doing ii IN the way she
best can. You have charge Of the de.
partmcnt. Isn't her work satsfac.
toryT
Perfectly, 7 was only wondering
why She had TO make her living"
"Thcrc was q slump in certain Sc.
curltics ana mn Dick pendlcton saved
from tne wreck was that cottage on
the edge Of town where the girl and
her mother lived Then to make mat
ters worse the shock Killed him.
couldn't YOU have done better b.
the gin Than put her IN the Min"
81 tried son. Brit my hoy, there IA
q pride chat viii not accept helm I'm.
less II be given IN The form of worl,
II was bost for her to stay In her homie
town with her mother so l gave heF
such employment MS | could. | world
gladiy have done more"
Tom swung himself out Of the room
An hour later he was ransacklng tho
town TO fnd something TO mako Mar,
tim Pend'cton think Roses? There
were none. Books and candy seemed
too ordinary a medium with which to
approach her Al last seized hy gn
Inspiration he wrote TO her and this
WINS his letter;
"Mnrthu pendleton, up to now you
have never given me Il thoupht From
now on, for week, am going to com
pei your interest BY writing TO you ev.
cry duy Just line. Unfortunate.
lN have never dahbled in CORE
spondence. Now ! wish that 7 had
II would make it easier for me in this
determination to draw your thoughts
IN my direction.
"T cannot give you longer than o
week because I hold YOU too close in
my heart 10 wait longer. You will
have to think of me, dear. You win
not he able 20 help It. because I am
only going to sign myself, One Who
Cares"
Every day for the week he had sent
a letter. Sometimes 1t was closely
written, sometimes but line, but each
evening when the girl reached her
home the big white envelope was LYING
upon the han table.
Now, as she stood in the mai door
staring out into the drenchlng rain. her
umbrella turned inside out from her
first attempt to battle with the wind
she turned pcrple1cd eyes upon the
young fellow standing near.
1T have waited until can wait no
longer, Mr. Daily. Mother win be
alarmed
"You viii have to walt until it holds
mp" he replied. "Come into the office.
It is pleasanter there than here He
led the way. touching the electric
switch and throwing the room into brill
liant light. "Sit here in fathers chair,
Miss Pendlcton Fate has taken q
hand in affairs tonight and IL want
to talk to YOU"
She turned TO him in some surprise. |
"You know dad pretty wcll, do you
uotfr
"Hc has been very kind to me-" she
answered simply
"He's that kind Tom took deep
breath-'I want You TO go to the par.
sonaee with me before you return
home"
The girl had risen and was looking .
ut him with crlmsoned cheeks 'Just /
what do You mean, Mr. Dally?n
Now TINT the die was cast Tom re-
gained n somblance Of confidence.
''What I have been telling YOU for n
week past. l couldn't go to your home
without creating gossip here in the
mill and I didn't wish TO subject YOU
to that Chance has brought about
our meeting earlier than / expected"
ae fumbled I'm his pocket 'I have the
license, MARTHA You have your hat
and the sky is clearing. Are you
'eadyg"
For m approclable instant the girl
iositatcd
Il was ready the night received
roUr FIRST lc'ter Tom" Then She
auehod "Yol aear 7 have been "a
aiilar With rour handwriting for
months and months. Your father was
cry proud OF your college letters. ana (
lways brought them over FOR mother
md me 20 ccad
copyrrhl 1917 bv the Mcclure Newsna-
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