The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-09
BUNGALOW FOR TWO
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

certain persuasive manner that al
ways got under Jimmy's skin.
Jimmy had started out with good
ntentlons. A walk, movie, then
nome to bed. 1t was Dutch luck to
run into Murrln nowi 1t would be
hard to get away; hard, because he
knew he didn't want to get away. He
wanted very much to 60 where Murrin
was going-to Silver Kings poolroom
where the crowd usually hung out,
and before the evening was over
through q movable panel into Silver's
back room, where green-topped tables
were popular in various ways, accord
ing to the way one most preferred to
lose money. And Jimmy had his
months salary in his pocket to lose.
For, of course, he would lose ii IL he
stayed with Murrin and the crowd
he always did. That was why he had
determined on new leaf. He was
tired of being strapped. Besides, he
had been having visions lately Of some
thing different from his unattractive
life in bricked-up boarding house.
Hello, Murrin, you're stranger.
Where have you been"
"Oh, inventin' a submarine killer,
What you goin' to do tonlgbtY
Nothing much"
Neither am |. Let's do it together"
Jimmy considered "No; l don't be-
lieye can, Murrin. | sort Of have a
date"
"AlI right III walk part way with
you"
Again Jimmy considered. A plan
struck him. 1t was suggested by the
open directory on the counter
"Gtve me an envelope and stamp.
Charlie" he called to he clerk. "Just
wait a minute, Murrin; I've got to
send a note to friend of NINE I'll
go with you then" And he ran his
eye over the pages Of the directory.
Parsons was the first name his eye
found. Patricia, Miss, 35S West Twen-.
ty-fifth street.
And slipping five twenty dollar bills
inside the envelope he addressed it
and dropped it into the mail box be-
side the door. M
Murrin had watched the operation
with a scowl "Come to think of it,
| guess I'll go dONn to the aquarium
md watch the porpoise blow himself.
Good night" said he, strLding out.
Jimmy grinned rather sheepishly as
ne looked from his friends retreating
figure to the matt box wherein lay
most Of the money he had In the world,
addressed to a person he had never
heard Of.
At six O'Clock the next evening Miss |
Parsons unlocked her door and stepped |
IN the rather thick envelope. She was
90 tired to be very curious about any,
hing, and threw 1t on the bureau and |
lid little wondering while she took
IF her things and pinned up a few
hayward curls. Miss Parsons was
cry pretty-she was neither seventy
l0r seventeen. She was an account
mt in a furniture store and twenty
wO years old.
When she drew the money out of
he envelope she Rvas not surprised.
t was merely a mistake, she assured
erself, in spite Of the fact that 1t bore
er name. She needed a new hat and
hoes and a lot of Sllngs, but-well
ne money was not hers so there was
o use considering.
At the end of two weeks no owner
or donor-had put In an appearance.
hen Patricia began to be puzzled, as
. what to do with it.
Then one day she made an invest
lent. 1t was a white willow break
asst room set with touches Of delft
lue. She had admired it in the furni-
ire store for weeks and pictured to
erself ia sunny little bungalow In the
Ountry and a tiny dining-room with
)ses at the window and the furniture
ithin.
In a month came another $100. jim
" had determined to cHre himself Of
for his souls sake, and de-
ded that the price was not too high.
ed only lose it anyway and the idea
Dpealed t. his sporting blood.
Then along came another bargain
living room set of wicker-just the
ling for a bungalow. 1t was pur-
lased and stored with the willow.
hings were looking up for Patricia.
third check bought a charming lit-
g bedroom set, for Jimmy was doing
right and sending a hundred every
Onth.
Then one day Patricia decided to
ok for house. Wasn't 1t odd that
was Jimmy's real estate Office she
Ippened to choose and that the min
e Jimmy saw her he decided that he
1uld show her the listed houses him
If.
OF course he discovered she was 4
ltricia Parsons, and Patricia discov-
ed that it was Jlmmy's money she
d used. And when they found
Te Of cottage, roses and all, and
ctured how it would look with the S
W furniture, what other way was &
ere to end it7 Can't you guess2 I
k Cupid.
upright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.) Y
Selfish Attitude.
I really think yon ought to publish Z
s poem In your paper" ia