The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-09

glance at me but my poker face held,
and he answered SorrowiulN.
Il know, aud have tried so hard
TO have them friends But YOU know
/ there are people who are naturally an-
tagonl>lc to each other, and ! think
Madge and Grace must he types that
clash am afraid that Madgc actual
" dlSlkc> Grace
Then | knew that what ! had been
afraid OF was true, that ycu were SUI
ieriug because OF that fool studio al
rangement, and resolved 60 take a
hand m the game
wa, struggling Tor self control She
had uuconSciouSly revealed something
10 me that made me furious Dicky
not only called this studio model OF
hi, by her given name. but brackctcd
me with hcr IN his complaint OF my
hardness % hiS old friend
"Madce and Grace must he types that
clash" he had said "Mldge and
Grace" clcnchcd my hands under
the table a, the thought of Dlcky'S
words.
Lillian did not appear to notice my
excitement so I've been playing the
role OF understanding friend to the
Draper article Just ahou, as long as |
can stand it, she said "Now you've
got to help me
~" My voice was sharp with amaze
mcnt.o
yes, you. III tell you how present
| ly Just now III tell you why
"Nou see, II the Draper woman were
the ordinary type OF model there would
be no problem at all Dicky has always
been sort OF Sir Galahad ot the stu
dos and he had beerf TOO proud to en-
gage IN even a slight filtration with
any girl in his employ He i, very
sincerely in love with YOU, too and
that safeguards him from any influence
that is not quite out OF the ordinary
But tell you this Draper girl is 4
person 10 be reckoned with She Is
hard as nails, beautiful as the devil
and | believe her TO be perfectly un-
scrupulous. She is as interested in
Dicky as she can be in any one outside
herself, and | think she would like to
smash things generally just to CRAFTY
her own egotlsm."
"You mean--" I forced the word,
,, through stiff lips.
"A Baby or Woman"
81 mean size is TRYING her best &c
make Dickv tall in love with her, bu
she isn't gong to succeed
"But am afraid she has succeed
ed 1" The wall broke from me almost
without my own volltlon
"Whyi" The monosyllable was sharr
with anxiety
knew better than t6 keep any part
OF the story from her. told her oi
Dicky's growing GOODNESS to me, his
anxiety to get the tram upon which
Miss Draper travelled the neighborhood
gossip, his determination not to have
me meet her sister also laid bare the
coldness with which had treated the
girl. and my determination never TO say
word which would lead Dicky to be
lieve | was jealous of her.
When | had finished Lillian leaned
, pack in her chair and laughed lightly
81, that all" she demanded. "I
thought YOU had something really SC.
rrous 10 tell me II You'll do~exactly
a, tell you we'll beat this gang hands
down"
"lll do Just as you say" ! respond.
ed, although it Inundated me to be pu
in the position of trying to beat an,
Igame, the stake of which was my hui,
!, bands affections.
a well, then until | get there be jus
q as nice as-you can be to Dicky, an
thaw gradually toward the Draper girl
n Don't do it too quickly else Dicky vii
c suspect something You can drop al
r adroit hint that | seem to admite he
o so much that perhaps you have beet
prejudiccd against her Go to see her
, Invite her over to eat or play tennis o