The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
WHEN DEAF HEAR
By vlMcEMT c. pERRY.

III ''ihpu MphFg FgOlOeFAi magazine ana
/ newspaper feature writer, had won
prominence because his articles ana
stories wore different. lie never used
I secondhand information, every fact
he quoted was gained by personal in
Ncslgation that WAS one Of his boasts.
The possibility og series Of articles
IN lip reading presented Itself to him
ana he lost no timc in seeking ont a
school FOR the deaf and enrolling as
a pupil
From the first he found the study
interesting. AS the days went By he
| began to take an interest In the pupils
There was one young lady especially
nat interested him. He was attracted
TO hcr first by noticing that she was
always the 0r,t to catch onto the in
stuctlons Of the teacher, aud her en-
joyuent Of the study seemed to be re-
llecIcd IN her face.
After the first two weeks had passed
Vernon thought it time to set to work
on the first OF his articles.~ He didn't
get more than started, however, for
his mind would not settle on his sub
iect He pushed it aside and started
on love story-with deaf and dumb
heroine.
The next day he managed to sit near
or the girl that had attracted him, with |
the result that he missed sSme OF the |
instructions. What was her name, he |
wondered. Did she know It herself? |
OF course She knew I'll Deaf and dumb |
people were often very clever and her
clcNemcSs could not be mistaken How
eagerly she watched the teacher
What a wonderful thing lip-roading
WAS 10 give girl like her an oppor-
lunty to converse with her fellow
beings. He could say n few words,
already ana she could say as many,
So hc seized his first opportunity to
carry on cOrersS ton with her He
had learned her name at the first of
their friendship and every night he
said 1t to himself before the mirror
Ivy Sterling he thought was The pref
tlest nnme he had ever heard but it
was not as pretty us its owner the
deaf and dumb girl.
The first Of Netmous articles had
appeared and the editor Of the maga-
zine that was running them wanted
more and lots Of it, and Vernon lid
not object 10 comply with his wishes
1t WAS hard 10 get back 10 his old
routine Of work but he buckled down
10 work On new idea for some fen
iure articles but lhe new idea didn't
lau out as he had expected. Some
Lhirlg had gone wrong.
Where were All his ideass Was 7
here nothing in his brain but
of lip-rending and Ivy Ster
ing2 That was it-Ivy Sterling Was |
he cause Of tbe whole thing lie was c
n love- and he had to admit it, ana T
le hadn't even written to her 10 tell
he truth The thought of being in lovo
With a deaf and dumb girl had never
inferred his head before, but now he 4
Knew that it was love he felt toward e
w After all what did it matter if
he was deaf and dumb? They could
onverse and that was All that mat
cred. Some men would be thankful
iheir wives we're dumb hut Of
pceeh she would not have made that
ind Of wife. He woul9 tell her his
ceilings he resolved But how could
g? He didn't even know her ad-
ress Wouldn't novel about her
nd her quickest? No sooner had that
fought struck his mind than he sat
own to write the story aud when he --
nee got started everything else was
oblivion
When it was completed, after weeks
the hardest work of his life, and
# the most pleasant, he made up his
ind that it Was best suited FOR
agazine serial and he submitted it
rsonally.
"Your synopsis Of the plot sounds 10
the managing editor said 1o
he fingered the manuscript. lip 80
aiding, eh' His face lit up with q 'o'
lille. Young man, we shouldn't ac~ 5JI
pit any Of your work. Your lip IN,
aiding series scooped us, after we had !.
Z one Of the best OF our staff out q
Ter the story. To make matters q
rise She got started in the course
u refused to leave or until she had
1pIrted it. Were you as interested
IL ~, that?"
4 certainly was. II is a wonder I !
Int meet your writer. thongh,"
OH" A gasp sounded in the office
4 the two men turned to face
ing woman with handful Of COPY
was Ivy Sterling.
You gave me start to hear you
K She gasped. -
Miss Sterling srent you deaf and GlTiH
nbi Vernon could hardly believe
ears.
l should say am not So you are
man who scooped me on the lip
ding Stories-the first time I hive
n scooped, too IL is a wonder
er suspected YOU" There was q OnBElT
'ryi twinkle in her eye. -
You knew all along" Vernon saw
n an instant
Of course, did" she laughed, "and -
5 going to make the dandiest mag l
le story" Chi'