The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-15
The Ways
of Destiny
By VICTOR REDcLIFFE


Wnefe Sle nhu just Dcen elnploNeu,
that won the attention OF Irene Daw-
son Mt once This was her second
week at earning living, and not yet
had interest in noticing and studying
The various types Of people who came
along abated Home and school had
confined her grlhood TO II narrow
scope. and bustling business life fascl-
mated her with a presentation like TO
constantly changing dlorama.
81 am to see the manager, II you
please spoke the young man, and
his tones corresponded with his deli
cafe refined face. ut is about coat,
and he set down q suitcase he had
carried.
Miss Lowe has gone to the stock
room and will be here in few min
utes," Irene apprised him, and just
then the lady in question appearing,
Irene busted herself folding and sort
ing some silk sweaters, and, as was
her wont, mentally analyzing the call
er, plcturing him as an artist, or poet
or n professional man OF some sort,
judging him by his intellectual fea-
lures and trying to surmIse the cause
of somewhat sad expression In his
eyes. He and the lady manager were
ehgrossed TOT some t'ihe ~ uiscussins
lauys street coat wii'h ,he su't-
'ase 'oi."''eu' S"e "'V,o .''," o",
,os'iiei ; ','''N' i'"ueu ''e 'saaii'ea ,a,iia,
garment asiue' anu vas '"s' ""N''s
ioialioi Oh .ap' ""en i'eN, p''7
eu 10 iei sue. - "''e' 'ioi's
i'ei'e' "'''i an '"''' o''
"Poor man. kalher pecuiiar case
sald MISS Lowe ms mother pur,
chased tiie coat mere wees aso anu
uled tIiree uays later' rom Wnnt nc
teus me she hau takei' cnarse VI t"'
chiidreh OF uean Waushter, anu no"
tilese are leit 10 MS c"ie' No'n"s
at hahd 10 I,roNiue lor '''e i.t'ie pioo'
anu ! i"nes ~ - lio' nl'i'se,l ~ posseecnu S'n
VI any niatei,"' ~, p'"' ot i'ep''s. -, -
inE ueal' s"e ,"'ie" ~ i''n,' ~
'iiu i"''ei ii'''," go ~ ',i.,.
; -
rs "ilc" winter ."''Vs anu '''''
saved up enough 10 puy H. iaus"eu
irene
well, here Is your chance an
nounced Miss Lowe, ana she held up |
the article Just returned.
Irene inspected the garment eagerly.
The low price was irresistible. Il viii |
take it." she said, and that evening
carried it home fully satisfied with
purchase that provided her with
cold-weather wrap at one-half It's real
value.
Irene's mother approved the bargain /
and was interested in lrene's story OF |
the incident that had led to its acqui-
sltlon. The Dawsons had known com
fort and plenty until the head OF the
family died, and Irene was now the
sole support OF her aged mother.
II will get at the coat tomorrow,
dear" said the latter 1T is quite /
long, and / think the best way to DO
would be to turn in the defaced edge"
SO for the time being, the garment
was forgotten, but not so the interest
ing young man who had brought it TO
The store Irene consulted the tele-
phone book. Yes, there 1t was: Wal
ter Morse, Ceramics Il felt sure he
followed some artistic calling" Irene |
told herself, and then blushed con-
sciously. "Why," she cheated herself
into saying, zone would think l was
in love With him. What nonsense )"
nut went 10 oeu s''ii 'i'NNins u "i'
"alier Nioise'
me loiioEihg day was one OF snort
working hours ana irene came nome
carry her mother met hef at lhe
door III great stare Oh excitement
came near sehdihg 1or yon' she
nul'eleu' 'ou,u nu Ialuly 1', wa. ,. III.
you eNl'e i'o,ne' G'' iiene! 're '"ost
"onue'iui '''n's :" "'i .''s'ue l'o'Net
"a 'i'e 'o't' Se"eu W. toui'u ou'
eolne a"u see loi 9oui Se'i.
upoh lhe u'iiiig-rooih 'aple iay 'he
coat ana Desiue IL was sinail pahN I
pooN' II Was open anu i's nrst page (
Iecorueu recent eur! Vi TWO 'iiou-
S"llu uoiiars. peSiue II was an en-
Seiope coi''aili'ns d oeI'iiioa'e oi ue-
roSlt Tor IKE amount ana a dozen