The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1912-05-02

| parted In smile. III not, may talk
TO you a whilef"
I mumbled something designed to
be pleasant-dssh me II know what
and managed to summon sense
enough to lift toward her a wicker
armchair Then | dashed into my
bedroom 70 chuck the smoking jacket
and get into a coat And all the while
I was thinking harder than ever had
thought It possible
Just the thing to have expected OF
an ass like Billings-a fellow with no
sense of the proprieties! His kind OF
mind had never got any further than
the fact that had a guest-room and
a quiet apartment The further fact
that It was in a bachelor apartment
house and bachelor--and not yet
out Of my twenties. dash it-would
never have presented itself to a chump
like Billings as having any bearing on
the matter.
"Of course, must get right over to
the club ana leave her in possession
it's the only thing left TO do This
was my thought as I slipped into my
touch. don't you know The thing
to do was to carry 1t of as naturally
as possible for a few minutes. and
then slip away. Probably she hadn't
counted upon my being in town at all
had taken Il for granted 1t was
some sort OF family apartment-vith
housekeeper. servant maids. all that
sort of thing.
Now, just q few minutes OF con-
versation to put her at her ease"
reflected, "and then I'm OF. I'll get
the janitor's wife to come up and
stay near her"
And dashed back, murmuring some
jolly rubbish Of apology. And then
just brought up speechless-almost
fell over backward. For as she stood
there under the light, saw that what
| had taken for dress OF black silk
was not a dress at all, but a suit OF
pajamas-black, hlmy pajamas. whose
loose elegance concealed but could
not wholly deny the goddess-like fg-
ure within.
I'D have known you anywhere, Mr..
Lightnut" And then found that we
were shaking hands, my fingers
crushed in a grasp I never could have
thought possible from that tiny hand.
From hearing Jack talk, your name
is a sort OF household word in the
Billings family"
mumbled something Jolly idiotic-
some acknowledgment But was
pink about the ears, and l knew It,
while she was cool and serene as q
lily OF the what-you-callit, don't you
know. l was trying not to see the
pajamas, trying to pretend not to no
tice them, but dashed II l didn't only
make it worse!
For she looked down at herself with
laugh-rather an embarrassed
laugh. thought: and her little shrug
and glance directed attention to her
attire
Il see you're looking at the pa,
I iamas." she said smiling.
and her eyes looked at me through
| those dropping lashes-oh. such a
way!
/ "Oh, mol assure-certainly not" I
| stammered hastily. Dash it, never
was so rebuked and mortified in all
my life. What an ass / had been to
| seem to notice at ALI
/ She looked troubled. Say, do you
mind my wearing them?' she inquired.
. Il? Certainly not-well, | should
! say noti" l retOrted. almost with In
/ dignation
-sure?" By Jove. what ripping eyes
she had
"Of course notl" emphaticaIly.
Her sunny head nodded satisfac-
ton. That's all right. then was
afraid you wouldn't like it-afraid you
would think l was acting little free.
But your man Jenkins-isn't that his
name?-said he thought you would
like for me to wear them"
gasped
"Jen-what's that?" was amazed,
indignant at jenkins effrontery. He
he suggested that you wear-er-
She nodded. her glorious eyes shin
ing wistfully
"You see, went to a frat dance last
night in Cambridge" she explained T;
and in the hurry this morning., some
how, one OF my bags-a suitcase
was left behind And when got here
tonight and began piling the things
out OF my other bag-well saw
was up a tree. Not a thing 10 slip
into. you know-not so much as .
dresstng-gown or even a bathrobe
Then your man saved my hfe-sug
gested these pajamas. Seer"
"Oh, | seei"
said so; but. dash II, wasn't sure
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