The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-08
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BY FANNIE 1. WALTON.
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90. 1890. BY Mcclure Newspaper syndlease)
Marcia Brewster gave CHEEKY
"Whool Whool'' as she closed the
heavy outside door and stood within
the warm rays Of the sitting room
lamp.
ANY mail, motheri" she asked, af'
ter she had greeted the little woman,
who had risen at her entrance.
"yes, letter for you." The name
OF Howard T.. Lorlng appeared In one
corner OF the buslness-like envelope.
II was a lawyers letter and contained
a single sheet of finely printed text
proof slip OF the citation Of the will
OF Marcla's old friend, Mrs. Alexander.
At the top appeared, in larger type
this notice: mo attention need be
paid to this citation unless the per-
son to whom it is sent desires 10 OBJ
ject to The allowance Of the will.'
The thought that she, Marcia Brew
ster, was beneficiary In will was
so strange and so sudden that she
could hardly realize her good fortune.
"Moiherl" she called In an excited
voice. "Mrs. Alexander must have left
me somethIngl This letter is from her
lawyer. Oh. do you suppose 1t is a
hundred dollars? Perhaps 1t Is five
hundred If only It were a big thou
sand we could pay off the mortgage
and have two hundred left over"
Two weeks dragged by; meanwhile
Martha told of her good fortune to a
few intimate friends, who hoped the
gift would be u goodly sum, but no
more news from the lawyer. At last
she could bear the suspense no longer.
II wonder If 1t would be proper to
telephone and ask the amount" she
soliloquized, cor would 1t appear Ike
vulgar curlosity?"
She did not want to appear greedy
before the cultured Mr.. Lorlng. Mar
cia thought Of him again. The last
time she saw him was at Mrs. Alex
ander's funeral. He was Mrs. Alex
anders nephew, and every time she
visited him, generally Thanksgiving
and Christmas, he sent back kindly
message Of greeting to Marcia. III
you only lived where you two could
see each other often, things might be
different" Mrs. Alexander was wont
to say, who, like many another OLD
lady with nothing to do, was interest
ed In the ways of youth.
Marcia finally decided she would not
telephone, but call at Mr.. Lorings Of
fee and ascertain Just the sum she
was to receive. The following day
found her inquiring of neat-looking
stenographer If Mr.. Loring was in.
ibid you have an appointment
asked the business-like young woman.
"No," Marcia answered. feeling more
embarrassed every minute.
After little delay, Mr.. Lorlng made
his appearance, smiling pleasantly
with the kindly manner that, as he
talked quickly put pretty Marcia at
her ease. Very soon he was seated at
his desk with the copy OF the will be-
fore him. This is what he read aloud !:
ITO my young friend, Marcia Brew
ster, give the marble statuette Of
Apollo" That was all, and the digni-
fed lawyer paused and looked straight
into the blue eyes Of the disappointed
girl opposite him. He must have read
their thoughts, for soon he added In
somewhat softened tone with trace
of apology, my aunt was little Pc
culiar at times, Miss Brewster, but"
he added, 81 know she was very fond
Of you."
One year later. Another front door
opens and closes and gentleman
comes in quickly from the gathering
darkness. No other object in the at
tNctive sitting room into which he
enters receives one-half the attention
as a certain marble statuette Of Apol-
10. 1t is owned by one>Marcia Brew
ster Loring, who now comes eagerly
forward towelcome the newcomer. In
her beautiful home her heart daily
sings for joy and gratitude over the
good fortune that she says her little
god brought her-the coming into her
life of another Apollo, this time the
true god of love.