The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-21
GIPSY-JESS
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Whilr tongues new fNNt ~ hlkcfN,
"lts always been my o%rlnion." sal'
Airs. Rawllns rthat thirds Of a fenihcl
fack together aud lGnt's MI I've goI
against this newcomer. II SHE want
Ell to yet Ia the towns good grnceN
aud be- taken No BY respectable pco
pie. Why did she pick ~ with d
hhrm.seurcm nohody like that Wuiru'
glrii See 'en together mosi every
placc | "a. aud they are At the movies
besides chair by chair"
81 know It." answered Mrs. Cum.
minis. "und evenings boys that til,
school principal can't do a thing with
nre over there IN her house singing
songs, aud anyway, what's a youus
sirnnge womnn mean by rentln' n houze
alonri'
"lf you mean Miss Jessie lionnle.
who has moved into the Wolcoii
house" the minister's mother saii
gently. II believe she X here io rest
from Her musical studies before 20.
Ing abroad To enter upon u conc.rt
nfecr. Ana | understand that ihe
does not live with her folks because
she has one The glrl ls alone 10
the world
Members Of HE sewing circle OK.
changed meaning r%lnnccs. II had been
noted that the earnest young lcider
OF their parish paid open attention
to The now aud unwelcume stranger
Hes probably trying to convert
her Mrs. linwllns had suggested,
"but | reckon she's poor material"
'"fhey say sumbittcd Tily White,
that the Wnlrus girl aud them boys
IA calling her Glpsy that is when
they amt calling her Jess. but ~
admit she's not far from lookin' u
with her dark eyes aud tangled
curly hair. Aud them red beads and
dangling things that she wears. lid
YOU notice emf"
Il thought the young pastors
mother said patIently, That Miss Bon
ME was a bright. pretty creature. and
rs natural for the young to like pref.
~ things. I thought that II might be-
! good thing for us TO befriend the
iii. and"
"Sle's chosen her frlcnds,' Mrs.
'ummlns sharply remarked. "Did
hat Nalrus girl yer want to come In
Imong us? And could we over brlbe
hose rollcklng young men into our
Entertainments? No. they'd rather be
II the streets. It's plain the GIpsy
erson amt our kind"
The pastors mother sewed on
npucfy troubled. Were they right |
fter all? Well, she knew her fine,
onest son. his interest In this gny
title stranger was deeper than 9th
RS could realize. She alone could
Fad that interest IN the tome of his
ear voice. the shine Of his eyes.
The success of Paul's life and cali
" meant much TO her. She aud the
lther gone had sacrificed for 1t
many years. An outer door
pened into Tilly Whites sitting
oom and n girls piquant face
bowed smllingly. !
81 did not knock" said the girl, "for
knew you were busily assembled. ]
Guild see you through the window. |
anne she paused abashed before
ne f~orblddlng silence.
"Gipsy Jess calculated lilly
ihite, mconsciously.
Then the girl laughed.
"Iou have learned my nickname, |
ne,' She said; "young town people
re great with nicknames. Wen, then.
am introduced. But what ! called
bout, wal this
she threw back her dark cloak dis.
osing its crimson silk lining, the
.rl's jaunty little turban was Grim
N, too.
"Thls." she continued, aud placed
! the table.
ITS my old winter coat she eX-
aimed, but almost new. | really
d moi need another, and bought This,
think, because of it's pretty lining.
ont YOU asked Gypsy generally,
owe pretty things? They are So
leery. Please give my old cloak to
income who needs it,
II was just Il week later that the
nall town IA shaken to its depths
I Il startling announcement. Their
loved and admired young pastor was
arried. He had gone to the city to
I'VE that ceremony performed, and Ills
other had accompanied him. His
lde was Gypsy Jess.
1t was unbelievable, 1t ~was-alarm-
And the pastors mother, when
e returned welcomed no sympathy.
When you know my sons wife" she
id happily. you will love her, as
do. You have TO get in touch with
ople If you want to help them les
! told me one day, and I guess
ats her secret. She has given up a
on Using musical career for love Of
boy"
But when the pastors wife took her
mble place before the old piano
TLL.. H = -0fLIH
the pulpit. there was no smile
greeting on the disappearing. faces
the congregation. For the Walrus
l stood in the choir, and back in the
at ear the wall stood Il row of
boys. But when Gipsy's
gers struck the first chord. The
ica af the Walrue oirl rany aut