The Edmond Sun (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1908 Page: 4 of 4
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The Fighting
Chance.
. .. By ...
ROBERT W.
CHAMBERS.
Copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Copyright, 1906, by Robert W. Cnambers.
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After awhile be began to walk mo [ "Mr. Si ward?" In an uncertain vol
notonousl.v to and fro the length of the almost a whinner.
corridor, like a man timing h's steps
to the heavy ache of body or mliul
Once he went as far as Ids own door,
entered nnd. stepping to the wash basin,
let the Icy water run over hands and
wrists. This sometimes helped to
stimulate and soothe him. It did now
for awhile—long enough to change the
current of his thoughts to the girl he
had hoped might have the imprudence
to return for a tryst, Innocent enough
in Itself, yet unconventional ami un-
reasonable enough to prove attractive
to them both.
Probably she wouldn't come. She
had kept her fluffy skirts clear of him
since cup day, which simply corrobo-
rated his vague estimate of her. Had
she done the contrary his estimate
would have been the same, for uncon-
sciously, but naturally, he had pre
judged her. A girl who could capture
Quarrler at full noontide and in the
face of all Manhattan was a girl equlp-
^d for anything she dared, though she
_>,s probably too clever to daru too
much; a girl to be Interested In, to
amnse and be amused by; a girl to be
reckoned "-'Mi tils restlessness and
1 by the Icy water, he
hands, thinking cool-
Imd come to being
:.li this young girl,
• always a curious
smile was a charm
b- i. whose youth and
beauty v .. ; i Mm a perpetual chal-
lenge. He admitted to himself calmly
that he had never seen a woman be
cared as much for; that for the brief
moment of his declaration he had
known an utterly new emotion, which
Inevitably must have become the love
lie had so quietly declared It to be
He had never before felt ns he felt
then, cared as ho cared then. Any-
thing had been possible for him at that
time—any degree of love, any devotion,
•ny generous renunciation. Clear
sighted, master of himself, he saw love
before him and knew It when he saw
It—recognized It, was ready for It, of-
fered It, emboldened by her Boft hands
so eloquent In his.
And In his arms be held It for an In
taut, he thought, spite of the sudden
f - I'tla, spite of the according of cold
and hands still colder, relaxed, In
•t—'held It until be doubted.
Then she had become Intelligent
ngnln, with a little laughter, a little
malice, a becoming tint of hesitation
nnd confusion. All the sense, all the
arts, all the friendly sweetness of a
woman thorough in training, schooled
In self possession, clear enough to be
-audacious und perverse without danger
to herself, to the man or to the main
chance. —. j
He leisurely and mentally took the
measure of his owu state of uilnd and
ft und ail well, all Intact, found him-
self still master of his affections and
probably clear mluded enough to
main so under the circumstances.
By Instinct and experience normally
temperate, only what was abnormal
and inherited might work a mischief
In this man. His listlessness, his easy
acquiescence, were but consequent up-
on the self knowledge of self control,
but nmstery of the master vice re-
quired something different. He was
sick of sicklies*, and because in this
^alckncM wjjlt luljjJ and body are taint
ru, too, reason and logic lack charity,
and to the signals fif danger his reply
had always been either overconfident
or weak, and it had been always the
tame reply: "Not yet. There Is time."
And now, this last week. It had come
' upon him that the time was now. The
skirmish was already on, and It had
alarmed him suddenly to find that the
skirmish was ulready a battle, and a
rough one.
As he stood there be heard voices on
the stairs. People had already begun
to retire, because late cards and point
shooting at dawn do not agree. And
a point shooting picnic In snugly elab-
orate blinds was popular with women,
or was supposed to be.
Little by little the tumult died away.
He turned and looked grimly at Ills
bed: then, shutting off the lights, he
opened Ills door and went out Into the
deserted corridor, where the elevator
shaft was dark and only the dim night
lights burned at angles lu the passage-
ways.
He had his rain coat and cap with
him, not being certain of what lie
might be driven to. but for the present
he found the bay window overlooking
the swimming tank sufficient to begin
the vigil.
Secure from Intrusion, as there were
uo bedrooms on that corridor, he toss
«d coat and cap Into the window seat,
■walked to and fro for awhile listening
to the rain, then sat down, his well
■Shaped head between his hands, and In
«llence he faced the enemy.
How long he had sat there he did
not know. When he raised his face,
all gray and drawn with the tension
of conflict, his eyes were not very
clear, nor did the figure standing there
1n the dim light from the hall mean
anything for a rnomeut.
He stood up mechanically, nnd she
saw his face.
"Arc you 111? What Is It?"
"111? No." He passed his hand over
his eyes. "I fancy I was close to the
edge of sleep." Some color came back
Into his face. He stood smiling now,
the significance of her presence dawn-
ing on him.
"Did you really come?" he asked.
"This Isn't a very lovely but Impalpa-
ble astral vision, Is it?"
"It's horridly Imprudent, Isn't It?"
she murmured, still considering the
rather drawn and pallid face of the
man before her. "I came out of pure
curiosity, Mr. Siward."
She glanced about her. He moved
a big bunch of hothouse roses so she
could pass, and she settled down light-
ly on the edge of the window seat
When he had piled some big downy
cushions behind her back she made a
quick gesture of Invitation.
'"I have only a moment," she said as
he seated himself beside her. "Part
of my curiosity is satisfied in finding
you here. I didn't suppose you so
faithful."
"I can be.fairly faithful. What else
are you curious about?"
"You said you had something Impor-
tant"—
"To tell you? So I did. That was
bribery, perjury, false pretenses, rob-
bery under arms, auythlug you will.
I only wanted you to come."
"That is a shameful confession!" she
said, but her smile wan gay enough,
and she noiselessly shook out her
fluffy Bklrts and settled herself a trifle
more deeply among the pillows.
"Of course," she observed absently,
"you are dreadfully mortified at your-
self."
"Naturally," he admitted.
The patter of the rain attracted her
attention. She peered out through the
blurred casements Into the blackness.
Then, picking up his cap and indicat-
ing his rain coat, "Why?" she asked.
"Oh, in case you hadn't come"—
"A walk? By yourself? A night
like this on the cliffs! You are not
perfectly mad, are you? What is the
matter, Mr, SiwardV"
LOCAL SNAP SHOTS.
A big Sunday school convention
will he held at the Methodist churcn
In this city, March 10.
James Francis O'Donnell, the Im-
personator, entertained a large audi-
ence at Assembly hall, Friday evening.
He impersonated the characters fn
Wilson Barrett's famous drama, "The
Sign of the Cross." His audience
was delighted with the recital.
Sam McKiRney has sold his jew-
elry stock to 0. R. Gaines of Albert-
ville, Ala. Mr. McKlnney has not an-
nounced rnis future Intentions.
Will Elklus received a telephone
message Saturday evening from h.
W. Waldorf, at Oeary, stating tfTe
store owned there by himself and
brother was l urg.arlzed Friday night,
the robbers securing about $250 worm
of goods.
F. B. Leonard, who ha* been living
over near Witcher, has rented his
farm and moved to Edmond. For the
present he is occupying the Hicks
property. Edmond people extenJ a
warm welcome to this estimable tam-
ily.
didates.
The delegates are instructed to vote
for Bryan to the end. Tate Brady of
Tulsa was unanimously chosen as na-
tional committeeman.
For delegates at large Governor
Haskell was placed in nomination by
Representative Stump Ashby of Mar-
shall county. Governor Maskell nom-
inated Cruce and Doyle, the mention
of the Ardmore man's name bringing
wild cheers. The other candidates in
addition to those who were elected
were Andrew Stewart, of Mangum;
George H. Davis, of Claremore; J..J.
Gerlach, of Woodward; Roy Hoffman,
of Chandler; W. T. Field, of 101 Reno,
and G. W. Finley of Ottawa county.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24.—A man
Who travels into Texas or any otner
stale where the prohibition law is not
in force, buys liquor and returns wall
it 11 his Oklahoma home does not
violate the prohibition law of this
state, according to Attorney General
West. In the attorney general's opin-
ion t'ne purchase is within the bounds
of the rules governed by interstate
commerce.
Should the thirsty one order liquor
and convey it from the express of-
fice to his home he can be prosecuted,
Mr. West holds.
R. D. West has rented his farm and
moved to Edmond. He will soon erect
a nice residence here.
For Sale,
Emerson Upright Piano, in good
condition. Easy terras. W. A.
Schirck.
Hear uninteresting subject de-
bated at assembly hall tomorrow
evening by the Edmond and Alva
Normal students.
Rev. Miller, the singer-evangelist,
who expected to begin a two weeks
meeting at the Methodist church Mon-
day night, will not be able to reach
Edmond until next Monday and will
hold his first service Monday evening
S. W. Murphy, who resided two
miles west of Edmond, has remodeled
rnis house and built a fine barn. He
now has one of the most attractive
looking places In this section.
The Cyclone store will move into
its new quarters, in the Bennet build
ing, Saturday night. This will give the
Cyclone store one of the choicest
building in Edmond, and shows devel-
opment and progress on the part oi
the proprietors, Voisen & Wiebe.
A large number of Edmond people
went to Okla'noma City Tuesday to
witness "Madam Butterfly," at the
Overholser opera house Tuesday even-
ing. All ware well pleased with tne
performance.
R. K. Tanquary, the well-known
farmer, who resides east of Edmond,
Is seriously ill.
Household goods for sale very
cheap, by Mrs. Horner, on East
Main Street.
COUNTY NEWS.
An ordinance providing for the an-
nexation of 22 additions to Oklahoma
City, almost doubling its present cor-
porate limits, nnd adding more than
3,000 persons to the corporate census,
was adopted by a vote of seven to
two at Monday night's session of the
city council. The ordinance was in-
troduced two weeks ago and action
was held In abeyance of an opinion
of City Attorney Chambers of the
power of the council to annex larger
than five-acre tracts to the city with-
out the property owners' consent. His
opinion was that by the provisions of
a second statute the council wouu
have such power.
After having had a narrow escape
from a mob which sought for him in<
t'ne county jail at Tecumseh followed
by the refusal of the Cleveland county
sheriff at Norman to take him as a
prisoner, William Johnson, aged 40
years, shivers In a cell in the Okla-
homa county jail almost too fright-
ened to talk about an assault on Mrs.
Sam Cuppy, aged 75, near Shawnee
Sunday morning with wliich lie is
charged.
He has mumbled a denial of the
charge brought against him by Sherlli
Pierce of Pottawatomie county, but
fear that t'ne mob which almost had
him in its grasp at Tecumseh wu,
make its appearance here has tied nls
tongue. Reports at Shawnee that he
had confessed are denied by Johnson
to Deputy Lucas, w'no is guarding him.
Mrs. Cuppy, who lives a mile anj a
half south of Shawnee, was brutally
assaulted by a negro Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock while walking along the
country road alone. A huge club was
used and^her skull was fractured. Af
ter she had been robbed of $30 whlc'ii
Bhe carried the woman was thrown
under a culvert at the roadside where
she was found an hour later.
Mrs. E. H. Wells was pleasantly
surprised by receiving as a farewell
gift a delicious lunch and an Anthony
bag from the Ladies' Aid society of
the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. John Rahmann returned from
her visit at Tulsa, Tuesday. She
was joined by her husband at Okla-
homa City and they attended the
Madam Butterfly play.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24.—Attorney
General West tonight was directed by
Governor Haskell to file proceedings
to dissolve t'ne alleged merger be-
tween the Rock Island and frisco
railways.
Such action was requested after the
governor had investigated a report
giving in detail the results of an ex-
amination into the alleged illegal com-
bination by the department of justice.
WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24.—The old
fight between the 'nouses bobbed up
today when the senate adopted a res-
olution by Memminger authoriznv
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy to pre-
side over all joint sessions. It was
stated that the joint rules would be
amended later to comply with ine
constitution interpreted as upholding
the senate's move. Uniform text book
bills were discussed in both nouses.
The senate did not make as mucn
progress as the house, the Williams
measure being passed by the commit-
tee of the whole there.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24.—The house
in committee of the whole today rec-
ommended for passage the text boot
bill of Williams of Comanche.
A substitute by Speaker Murray for
an amendment by Porter, a repuDli-
can, provides that whenever possible,
books containing a non-partisan, ac-
curate history, shall be purchased.
This feature purports to assure to
the coming generation of the young-
est state a strictly non-political study
of th civil war and the surrounding
and succeeding period. Charges were
made that histories now in use do no
give just credit to t'ne confederacy in
New Spring Goods
Have Arrived
Our fine line of new spring goods has arrived
and our store has been re-arranged and is full
of the most emphatic bargains ever offered to
the people of Edmond and vicinity. We call
your attention to our lino of
Embroideries
Never before was such a fine line shown in Ed-
mond and they go at our usual bargain store
prices See our line of All-over Embroideries
for shirt waists. You are also invited to inspect
Our New Laces and Insertions
We have the latest styles in spring belts and
a fine assortment for your inspection. You
will be pleased with our new
Hand Bags and Purses
at prices that will appeal to the careful buyer.
In the China department we invite inspection
of our new line of plain and gold band cups and
saucers and plates,
Set plain wnite cups and saucers fa
on'y 50C
Set gold band cups and saucers
on'y /5c
Set plain white plates _ ~
0n|y 50c
Set gold band plates
on'y /5C
See our new goods in chinaware,glassware, graniteware,
tinware, etc.
Many other articles too numerous to mention. In fact
we have a regular World's Fair exhibit.
Chapman's Bargain Store
many instances.
An amendment by Fisher provides
that three-fourths instead of a major-
ity of the text book board shall be
required to adjpt any system of rec-
ords. An entirely new section by An-
thony provides that any member of
the board shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor on conviction of having ac-
cepted books at reduced prices or
any consideration from book compan-
ies. Penalties range from a tine oi
$100 to $500 to a jail sentence of 30
days to six months.
An appropriation of $25,000 is pro-
vided.
You will want to hear the Ed-
mond-Alva debate. Get reserv-
ed seats at Hiatt's drug store,
Monday..
For headache Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills.
New Dentist.
Dr. H. R. Watkins, a dentist,
of Oklahoma City, will looate
here March 1st, and will occupy
the rooms in the Citizens Bank
building, recently vacated by
Dr. Duncan. ''
Charging his wife with infidelity, C.
A. I'lace last evening til eel a suit in
district court asking a divorce from
Elsie Place. The complaint declares
that Mrs. Place has frequently been in
the company of other men. Place asks
the custody of the three minor chil-
dren.—Oklahoman.
The Mozart club will meet next
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Would you trade for in-
come property—or sell--
your residence in Edmond
(7 or 8 rooms), or your
farm close to Edmond? If
so, and you mean busi-
ness, write full descrip-
tion of your property with
price and terms in your
first letter to
E. S. TILLMAN,
Box 363, Mangum, Okla.
12, 18 and 24 inch sewer pipe
at Hollis Lumber Company's.
Home made Bologna, Liver
worst and Wenie worst, at the O
K Meat Market.
STATE NEWS.
Muskogee, Okla., Feb. 23.—The uem-
ocratic state convention concluded its
work at 1:30 o'clock this (Sunday)
morning by electing the following
eight delegates at large from Okla
honia to the national convention in
Denver: Governor Haskell, Speaker
W. H. Murray, I-.ee Cruce, J. H.
Thompson, state chairman; John
Leahy of Pawhuska. Dan Perry ot
Caddo county, and W. N. Maben 01
Shawnee. Fight alternates were also
named. George C. Whitehurst ot
Sayre, representative from Heckham
county, and Martin Rutherford, a
Muskogee lawyer, were elected presi-
dential electors at large. James
Klrkwood of Guthrie and M. C. Wy
att of Bartlesville, were the other can
Big Clearance Sale
Must make room for our spring stock. We expect
ten carloads of Furniture in the next 60 days and must
close out some regardless of cost.
Iron Beds from
$1.65 to $16.50
Brass Beds from
$12.00 to $60.00
Call and See our Large Stock of Up-to-Date Qoods
and ask for a Calendar. One mailed upon receipt of four cents to pay postage
Invalid Chairs, $8.00 Up
Rockers,
Diners,
1.48 Up
.75 Up
DOWNEY-THOMAS-
YOUNG FURNITuRE CO.
Phone 2409
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
30-32 Grand Ave.
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