The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-09

pleasant cadence m II, pune
tuatcd the closing OF the door attcss Mrs. /
Underwood
! made no answer The contrast be |
tween my husbands behavior and that /
Of Mrs Underwood IN the bizarre sit /
uatlon which bad been thrust upon us /
was like a bitter draught put to my lpS !
Whatever the secret was which, locked !
IN the past ot these two, had risen like
a Spectcr TO disturb my happiness, |
could not help realizing that my muN-
band considered only Mrs, Ondcrwoods
feelings IN the matter while She ap
peared TO pu, my right to enlightenment
before anything else
lie evidently expected an answer to
| his cauStc little speech When | did
not reply he spoke again
"Of course when LII makes mp her
mind to 60 through with thing there's
no stopping her. But YOU mark my
| word, when she gets through telling you
| all about that old trouble You'll be
/ ashamed YOU were ever curious about
! it"
/ might have opened my heart to
! DlCky> protest, but, unfortunately, my
/ particular little Sucerng devil va, at
/ my elbow ! can always count ON hi,
| cynical presence whenever am dcbat-
lng ON any course OF conduct
"l ou little fool" he whispered caus
uCally, don't YOU see it must be some
thing pretty bad or your husbands
mother wouldn't be So anxious 20 keep
YOU III ignorance OF It; OF course, that's
a very line grandStand play OF Mrs
Undcrwood'S, but don't be bluficd She
doesn't eypec, YOU Shell count on
Dicky to keep YOU home but 60 and
surprise her It's your right to know
all this
50 ! shut my ears to my husband F.,
. protesting words, avcrted my eyes from
the appeal | saw IN HI, face and forced
a careless speech to my lips
Don't be absurd Dicky,' ! said light
ly u did not ask Mrs Underwood TO
. come and proiicr this confidence. but |
certainly am going to take advantage OF
her offer
Turning away from him, went into
the living room. an emphatic oath from
Dicky, which pretended not to notice,
following my exit
he sight OF Katie. sitting like a SEN
D tlncl'whcre | had placed her at the
door OF my mothcr-in laws room, ci-
icctually turned my thought away from
any emotional introSpection The
homcly duties OF the sick room awaited
nc. had no time for broodng
! A Welcome Gift.
cold yomans all right" Katie whis-
percd as | reached her side
Thank YOU, Katie. Where are the
! carnations for which sent you2"
ON ice box | bring right away
and she hurried out returning in mo-
r. ment with the spicy blossoms
d Nv mother in laws voice ntcrruptc,
a my arrangement OF the flowers.
"Why don't YOU turn on the light ?
She asked qucrulously
Il did not know YOU were awake"
returned In a moment | had switched
& on the light and arranged the shad,
C over It
Don't YOU think YOU would like a bl
sol color N here" | asked, gong to tn,
door and bringing IN my carnations
with a little quaIm OF doubt as to thei
\ reception | could not forget the wa,
l she had ilouted the sweet peas | ha,
II provided IN her room on the day OF he
arrival IN our home.
/ But she held out her hands for tn
/ flowers as child might have done an,
buried her face in their fragrant petal.
j These are lovely, Margaret" sh
= said Draw the stand mp close to tn
bed and put them near enough so ca
smell them 1t was very thoughtful O
"a YOU 10 think OF them
1t turned my head away to hide IN
d amused smile | could not keep from m
d lips. felt that had been given a kc
II to unlock ono room at least OF m
mother m laws complex mental habta
, tiou
$ She had ordered the sweet peas ou
i ot her room because she had been vexe
IS with me and would tolerate no gilt d
$ mine near her She welcomed the car
II nations because she had come to rcgar
me with a warmer feeling since m
care OF her Like the famous little gil
with the curl in the middle OF her fore
, head when my mother-in-law is goo,
, she is very. very good