Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-06
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lacey scarf. Her husband still looked
puzzled as he said
Keep your wraps on You've prob
ably taken cold The raging draughts
one Is subject 10 at these crushes!
How II is we're not all in our graves
! don't know! The hre's beyond my
doctorll &, but wen soon have that
all right Sit doWn!"
He looked about at the chairs as
he spoke aud pushed the most com
Portable toward her. He then rang
and gave the order, slowly pacing the
room while the servant accomplished
his task On the departure OF that
10 tho cheerful sound Of
cracking wood, Darony began handi-
ly making the coffee. He was one
of those men who use their hands
with pleasure even In trivial mat
ters. These members were finely
formed, neryousy vened and quick in
movement, hands, one could see at a
glance, with the power Of manipula-
tion, that beautiful art coming only
with the quick-witted brain.
"Coffee's a bad thing at this hour
of the night, or rather morning" said
Darony, languldy. leaning back in his
lounge chair, with his long legs cross
ed and his eyes fixed In watchful scru-
Tiny Of the little blue fame. You're
not likely to sleep n wink after II"
81 don't want TO sleep" said his
wife, getting up and moving restless
ly What dreary room!"
you've made a mistake in your
substantive" observed her husband,
slowly, watching her with a CLEAN Of
humor In his eyes. You meant our
drive home, didn't you? You appeared
to find It more than usually dreary
tonight There's nothing the matter
with this room. It's rather large OF
course, but il has always been n ia
vorite of mine If you were less
stranger TO II you would like 1t bet
ter r-the books, for instance"
His wife gave a little laugh. "Oh,
the books, An, yes. Of course! like
the books, but then the books are not
the rcsm; happily for me they are de-
tachable!"
As she spoke she took up Balfour's
"Soundation of Belief from the table
at her side and turned the leaves The
edge of her mschievous smile was
still on her lips. Darony crushed in his
hand the envelope of a note he had
opened and with irrltated energy
pitched it into the fire A little later
he handed her the coffee, placing It
beside her on a bedazzled little moth
er-o-pearl stool, whose firm four
leggedness was at grotesque variance
with the dminutive proportions.
I'VE were talking Just now about
pleasing ourselves. For the future will
you please me in one single matter2
have a grave dislike to Fordyce. That
Is old news You have already known
that for long You were talking and
dancing with him tonight. don't
want TO be worrying, but at the risk
of what will again appear to you an
absurd request, | must ask you TO re-
fuse HIN dances ] must go further
than that | must forbid it. Does this
sound tyrannical? | suppose SO! If
you will not obey me, | sail be forced
to give you more particulars, more
reasons. Don't force me-" he added
huskily You"
He moved abruptly away. A similar
discussion had arisen between them,
and on that occasion she had flushed
angrily, declaring she was perfectly
capable of managing her own affairs.
She remained now absolutely still Da-
rony ended a solemn preamble round
the room by stopping directly before
her. She looked up, and their eyes
met in conflicting gaze.
A color wavered in her face
"Oh, you need not trouble about the
particulars Very likely you're right
| didu't like him altogether tonight"