The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-15
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1915

tually sullen, somehow. | do not be-
lieve can express II in any other way.
"A Risky Thing"
Good" Lillian said briSkly. "Dicky
sideStepping her, that's the trouble. How
is the Dicky behaving, anyway
"tie missed that train he always takes
with her twice this week. and didn't
even seem annoyed - | replied demurc-
".
Lillian threw back her head and
laughed. You'll do she said. "All
you needed was to be given little
start. Tell me. when does the lady JOIN
our little family party"
"She has promised to come over this
afternoon late for little tennis, il we
play, and dinner aitcrward. OF course
she will spend the evening | confess
| am anxious To see what Dicky will
do when it comes time Tor her to 30
! home
why"
Then | told her the tale OF the trolley
trip dinner the week before, OF the ride
homeward. when | had asked Dicky TO
take me home first and then go on with
Miss Draper. and OF the calm manner
( in which Dicky had sent her home in the
taxi and remained with me, to her cyi-
dent discontinue
When | had finished, Lillian looked
grave
"Tha, turned ont splendidly, but it
was risky thing to do. Never send
an impresSonable man to escort a beau
tiiul girl home along country road
on a summer evening He simply can't
| help but make love to her
"a Handsome Devil"
u was afraid that the reason Dlcky
sent her home alone was fear OF trus,
ing himself in such dangerous propiu-
qulty rather than a desire to stay with
me
Don't torture yourself thinking
things like that" she said sharply Let
me 'cll YOU something Dloky Graham,
/ never did anything he didn't want to do
IN his lite That's the trouble with him
'lc wanted to stay with YOU, and he
stayed Ii he had wanted to go with
her he would have gone If hundred
wives barred the way"
Imagine Dicky with a hundred
wives" | giggled Until | heard her
rGassuring words. had not realized
how much | had suffered in my worry
over Dicky's decision to stay with me
and send Miss Draper home on tn,
night IN question | felt a bit hyster-
ical but Lillian took hold of my hands
and quietcd the silly laughter which
threatened to go on ntcrmlnably.
Look here she said, you've done
splendldly, but you don't need to worry
a bit more. Your Uncle Dudley. other
wise your Auntic Dudley, is strictly on
the job for this week. All YOU will
have TO do will be TO carry out lnstruC-
tionS Now, the first thing, don't urge
me 10 play tennis anything more than
the conventional invitation YOU will be
bound to give me loathe violent ex-
ertlon OF any kind. | do not play well.
shall have the chance to catch up with
some reading I've been longing to dc
for months while the rest OF YOU play
and can watch this little comedy and
put a deit finger into the pie better IT
am on,thc outside"
hat being the real reason, yot
dear" drew her close and kissed her
Never mind that lust one NOR,
question, and then I'll primp up a bi
and we'll rcjoin the boys What tim,
does Grace, the beautiful artists mode
arrive"
, "Oh, suppose about o'clock. w
lunch at !, and begin to play about tw,
hours aiterward"
She answered the inquiry | did no
= utter.
"Oh, | Just want to be sure Harry i
IN his tennis togs, decorating the land
soape when she arrives Harry is sucl
handsome devil in flannels."
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