The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-28
GOLDEN WEDDING
by ELIZABETH r. GREENE.

'"hh'l'u h'hu uihhppVnfthk lhfoukh
the doorway.
Without answering. Mother Mitchell
walked out Into the September sun.
shine 10 join her husband. Her daxcd
mind could not comprehend how Il
Ind NIL come about. but two fncis
she understood with %torturing clear
'ncss-Eben was going TO Johns aud
she was going 10 Nancy's; the old
home was being broken up.
Eben spoke presently: "You'fl be
warm an comftable there 4 Nancy's.
mothcr-thank God. shan't have Z
worry over that. An Nnncy1l have IN
specialist for your eyes-she promised
me TINT"
The woman stirred rcstlessly.
II don't need no specialist % she ms
serted stoutly. "An'. mther. whntll
you do when you have them cramps In
~ nighti John won't understand
EN-"
He smiled nj her hravely.
snow. what do YOU think I'd be- talk
IN them cramps along with me fori'
he demanded humorously. "Tm lcav-
In en- { home. where they b'long-"
II was an unlucky speech. She
turned toward him with n stined cry.
"where we biong. too" she sobhcd.
the %noodgates Of her pent-up sorrow
flung wide. They've no right L sep
arate us; us wicked. oh. Eben. let's
not go-let's not goi"
Where, there, mother" he soothed.
We en- get along all right. Ehen."
she said eagerly. 9TH hens amt gone
yet, an they're laying good. There's
wood enough Z last quite n spell an
mo. no. dear heart" he interrupt.
cd huskily. 81 could never forgive my.
self II | let you suffer needlessly. I
oughter had enough saved T. tide us
along now" he reproached himself bit
terly, "but somehow | never had III
knack o. keepln' much ahead"
TITS because you've been so good Z
everybody she flashed, that we amt
nowl
when John wanted T. go T. college
you sold the wood lot an sent him.
stend o lettIn' him work his way"
"'Twould be hard on IN boy. Com
responded the old man gently.
She went ON ms If she had not heard,
Ter toil-worn hands clasped In her lap.
after John got settled In biz'ncss f.,
IN II looked s If w~esnight get a little
'elp from him now an then, he got :
married.; an that was tn end o. that" .
Eyes; but ''taint good for man 4 {
we %alone.'" quoted Eben smilingly, (
gying TO draw her from the strange
iOod she was In. :
Then Nancy took Sick" she CON .
Inued YEARLY, ian 1t took all u I
Amy day savin's T. pay for her oper- /
tom !
Trying to comfort her with hand
nd voice, he was too distressed to see !
hat his daughter was speeding up the !
ath toward the house, In back of the !
ak. !
White and sobblng, Nancy reached
house. She had gone to the field |
ask her mother IL they hadn't better ]
ell the clock with the rest Of the /
tlngs tomorrow. Approaching the oak 1
nseen, beneath which her parents /
she heard the conversation which /
Nved her from many bitter regrets /,
ter. |
An eager, broken talk through the
with John set the plan in ]
then Nancy, a c%hastened, !
wakened Nancy, went about many Il
ly%sterious errands In the little vii \
,ge. !
Returning home finally, her mother I
ct her a%nxiously. A
what time t'morrer you havin' tn l
NancyT"
John won't be here till tomorrow
answered her daughter lightly. 4
Vo1l settle everything Saturday"
Saturday Their golden wedding 4
Iyl In silent anguish mother left 4
G room.
Never had the sunlight streamed so
lightly into the old home as on that
morning, had Nancy
ng so joyously, or John whistled so
'rrily. The gay sounds commIngled I
tn savory odors foated up the stair
~ to the room where Father and
,ther Mitchell still fingered.
Then suddenly Nancy's voice called \
IN the hall.
Yes, we're comm, Nancy" an
cred her mother, TREMENDOUSLY.
Hand In hand the two old lovers
mt downstairs together, each VOW
for the others sake to be brave
It day.
'ut what was this?
and Mother Mitchell stared Il
Vilderingly at the table spread with
wy cloth, the blue willow-ware and
teaming breakfast, whose browning
ry was a bowl of 80 yellow roses.
. happy golden wedding day."
rused John and Nancy, leading
m to the table where two piles of
shining dollars dazzlingly reflect
sunlight in two blue plates.
Children, what does this mean"
cred Mother Mitchell.
H+A
1t means that there's a hundred
coming every month";" said John,
hand OF his fathers shoulder.
N and l have decided we don't
~ fba old ho,na hrala, 49, 4.