The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
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THE SOLUTION
Observation-Disclosures
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Syudlcate)
BY MARGUERITE HAeeERTY

Hazel run upstairs Ia her narilcu-
lar little nook, and fairly threw herself
into n large lounging chair. Il guess
II | stay up here ana read for a While
] win be left udlsturbcd for IN hour
at least" thought this dainty little
miss After few minutes had
elapsed, the book was thrown idly to
one side, and resting her head eomlor-
tahly on the back of the chair, Sb
closed her eyes, intending to solve the
meaning Of letter that she had re-
ceived that morning. Then, ON second
thought, she snutched the ehgrosslhg
missive from a nearby table and set
tied back once again to peruse Its con
tents.
oh, how perplexing it all seems.
What can he possibly meanf oh, we'll
sulmSc ! am boo silly and honsensi-
cal for words The iden of worrying
myself over his ftful moods" THUS
she argued With herself. one minute
plying her hero, and the next instant
ready to pomce upon herself FOR
wasting valuable time pondering over
his pu2zlng letter.
A half hour later Edith, the peace
maker Of the family was passing to
her room, and happening to glance
into her younger sisters den, saw that
she was enjoying II serene little nap.
Edith was Il kindergarten teacher, and
had Just returned home feeling rather
weary. Instantly ii dawned upon her
that Il light luncheon served upstairs
near the coZy iiresdp would be both
inviting aud soothing utter Il tedious
days teashing. soon the shades we're
drawn and the electric lamp lilI east
ing Il soft green glow over the room,
while Il tempting table set for two
sent such delicious aroma through
out the room that none could possibly
escape its lure \ merry ripple of
laughter rang out, echoing down the
hallway to Tie rest ut the tumily
household, who were already partly
through With the evening meal. la
zcl, blinking and smiling jumped up
and kissed her sister affectimatcly,
at the snme time silently utterlng Il
prayer Of thanksgiving to lieavett for
such Il thoughtful and generous-heart-
ed sister.
During the course of the meal all
the petty trials and grievances Of the
day were talked over Naturally, lln-
zcl, stll feeling quite upset, brought
into the discussion the arrival of the
mysterious letter from her atlianced
sailor boy.
"Edith dear. I have felt blue all
day but now that you are home It
seems that Il rainbow has flashed over
my landscape, and frightened my
hopes"
"Well, Hazel. the only possible solu-
tlon is that YOU must curb your pride
and write him very courteous letter
In the meantime. II Younger sister
the mlschpvnuS Miss Anna, who had
gained knowledge Of the letter earlier
in the day, was patching up stray
thoughts and was positive that She
must he the innocent troublemaker
who had prompted all this misunder-
standing Anna was certainly nervous
that evening. First. knife fen, then
"a plate went crashing tu The floor
Bang! down went Il butter dish, and
OH what n daub that butter did make
on the carpet. "For piiN's sake" re-
monstrated her mother, cant YOU
hold Il plate In your hands for five
mnutc~?"
The next day Anna. after contcm-
plating ON the unhappy incident that
had occurred, resolved to wayay the
pcacemakcr. That same afternoon
quite AN interview took place.
"No Edith. nleaso do not inform
Hazel thnt I wore her green silk dress
hccause after She refused 10 loan il
ia mo why 7 nromfscd to he content
with her rose crepe dc chine Then
whom 7 went to Inol; over her ward
robe. the green dress looked so per
fectlv wonderful that could not re-
sist tbe termination 10 wear it. OF
course J." She wont on "IIazcl was lyln.
dawn and stenlthilv slippcd IN
stairs and fried If ON. The color suit
cd me so well. together with the fact
that am such Il terribly selfish and
vain girl made il impossiblc for me
10 refrain from wearing the gown
That night. with George Parker al
the social. I saw Jack Turner coming
towards me. felt pretty guilty and
decided the hest thing to do was Il