The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
REVELATIONS
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What They Found at Home

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+ DO not remember much OF the trip
from our house in Marven to Lii
liaus apartment in New York
which Grace Draper's sister, Mrs. Cor,
man, Katie, Lillian Underwood and |
took following the telephone message
from Harry Underwood
Lillian had told us all she knew
that Grace Draper was seriously hurt
Dicky slightly SO, and tha, they were
at the Underwood apartment.
This news, coming upon the heels Of
the letter Grace Draper had written
her sister, and which Mrs German
had brought us, stating the girls in
iention to kill Dicky and herself, gave
us fairly good idea OF what had hap
pened
Two thoughts clashed in my brain
constantly IN the hurried flight of the
taxi to the Crest Haven station, the
lnterminable slowncss OF the aCcommo
datlon train from Crest Haven to the
city, and the swift rush OF the taxi
Lillian commandecrcd at the xrminal to
bear us 10 her apartment. vOne was
the terrible gripping query, which
throbbcd ccaselessly in my mind. "WilI
Dicky live, or is Lillian deceiving me
as 10 the extent OF his injuricS?" the
other was All emotion OF which ! was
ashamed | felt that no hint OF il
should have entered my soul while
DlCky was IN such danger
II was fierce throb OF Joy in answer
TO the question which had so tormcnted
me concerning the reality Of Dickys
final emancipation from the thra1dom
ot Grace Diapers fascination. She had
said in her letter to her sister. by the
time YOU read this | shall have gone
on a long journey, the longest Of all
There is but one possibility shall find
out about tonight But If the answer
to a question | shall ask is the one tha,
will make me defer my journey it is
also an answer that will always scpa.
rate me from you anyway Ii the an.
swer is such as to make me take my
/ journey rest assured | will no, go alone
II her letter meant anything at all il
meant that she had made one final mac
effort to enslave Dicky, and failing haC
attempted TO carry out the vengeanc,
she had threatened that she would hav,
"Oh such rare company" on her long
est journey Of all"
Dicky, Where Is Dicky2
Dicky must have refused her las
wild appeal He was all my own, ever
in death. Only wife who has beer
through the living hell OF jealousy tha
! | had endured during the summer car
understand the pacau OF wild JOY tha
went up from my heart | would ra,he
have Dicky dead, and know that his las
heart beats were mine and mine alone
than to know that he lived and ha,
=. yielded to the wiles of the beautiiu
Siren | so hated
Betty Lillian's oolored cook. who wa
devoted 10 her mistress, opened the doc
Tor Us as soon ash she heard the tax
stop,
"Fo de lawd'S sake. Miss lilianl
she exclaimed, lifting her hands ant
'waying her whole ponderous form il
Indignation What cher am goin OF
in dis hou,e' jes' tell yo' IT'S scan
dalous, dats what /, is Use got
good name ] has and ncbber wa
mixed up wit noeshootins an stab
bins and mysterious women in all m,
l'te befo,. Ise got my reppertation-'
Never mind your reputation. bet
~" Lillian advised erimly "I'll Sc,
that It remains spotlesS, You get No
stairs now at once, and veil Mr. Tn
dcrwood I've come"
She mo,ioned Us into the living room
of the old fashioned mansion OF whicl
she had taken two floors and made
wonderful artistic home IN lieu. OF ,h,
ordinary modern apartment.
Take off your things" she said
kindly stepping up y me and remoy
ing my ha, for me, Il don't want TO Q,
up stairs until ! have found out the es
act state OF things"
| felt as u | were ,uffooatinp n,
sank into the nearest chair, 10 be &,
near nicky and VET not to be able /,
see him The suspense was madden
lng.
Mud IN a chair near io mine all m,
misery that must have shown in m,
tace was reflected in that of Mrs. Cor
man Grace Diapers sister. but sh,