The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-17

found out the truth True, II may not
nave been the part of wisdom for Mil
dred to have gone to her IN the first
place. pass over that | do not know
whether YOU or she was most to blame
at the start But that woman. in the
gIlSe Of being her friend, has PLAYED on
every string Of your wiic'S lonely heart,
which you have wrung until it yibratcs
Then she haStened on, came your
precious friend Drummond, Drummond
who has no doubt, told YOU a pack
ot lies about me. You see that
She had flung down on the table
cigarct which she had managed to &c,
.at Madame CaSsandra's
Smoke it"
He lighted it gingerly, took a puff or
two, puckcrcd his face, irowned and
rubbed the lighted end on the fireplace
to cNtlnguSh IT
What is it1" he asked suspiciously
"llaShiSh,' she answered terscly
Things were not going fast enough TO
suit either Madame CasSandra or Drum
mond Madame Cassandra helped along
the dreams by drug noted for its cf-
feet on the passions More than that"
added Constance, leaning over toward
him and catching his eye Madame
tassandra was working in league with
a broker, as SO many OF the takers do.
Drummond knew it, whether he told YOU
the truth about II or not That broker
was a swindcr named Davies"
She was watching the effect on him.
She saw that he had been reServing this
for a last shot al her, that he realized
she had stolen his own ammunition and
appropriated II TO herself
They wc- only too glad when Drum
mond approached them. There you are.
three against that poor little woman
no four including yourself Perhaps she
was foolish. But it was not so much
90 her dlscrcdll as to those who cast
her adriit when she had natural righ,
to protection Here was a woman with
passions which she herself did not I'm
derStand and little money alone. Her
case appealed to me. knew her dreams
| studied them" ~
Caswell was listening in amazemcn,
1T Is dangerous to be with a person
who pays attention TO such little things,
he said
Evidently Drummond himself mus
have been listening, The door buzler
sounded and he stepped in, perhaps tC
bolster up his client in case he shou,
be weakening
As he met ConStance's eve he smile,
,upcrcIliouSly and was about to speak
But she did not give him time even t,
say good evening
Ask him. she cried, her ewes flash
ing, for she realized that it had beer
part OF the plan to confront her. per
hapS worm out OF her just enough I,
confirm Drummonds own story to Gas
well, ask him to tell the truth-if he !,
capable ot it-not the truth that vii
make a good daily report of hire,
shadow who colors hi, reports the wa,
he thinks his client desires it, but IN,
real truth
MIR Caswell" interrupted Drum
moud this woman"
"Mr Drummond" cried Constance
rising and shaking the burnt stub o
the little gold-banded cigaret at him I,
impress It on his mind "Mr Drum
Imond, don't care whether | ana she
devil she almost hiSScd the words a
| him but ! have evidence enough 10 Q,
before the district attorney OF this cit
and the grand jury and get Indictment
iUr conspiracy against certain clair
yuyaut and a bucket shop operator II
save Themselves they will probably tel
all they know about certain crooI
who has been using them
taSwcll looked at her, amarcd at he
dcuunCiatlon ui the detective As 10
Dwmmond, he turned his back on he
as # to ignore her utterly
"Mr Caswell," he said bitterly Il
those reports"
"DcEorcst Caswell," insisted Con
stance, rising and facing him, IL yo
have IN that heart OF yours one Shre
| It manhood II should move YOU. YOU
this man the nthcts-hayc placed IN m
path ui a woman every provocatoi
, every temptation for financial. physica
/ and moral ruin She has consulted
, clairyoyant--yes She has specula,ed
- ives Vet she was proof against some
thing greater than that And kno,
/ because ! know her unconscious SCI
. which her dreams reveal. her inmo,
. soul know her better than YOU dt
4 better than she does herself know thu
. even now she is as good and true an
I would be rs loving as"
tpn.t1nrr had pau.rI aud t,Ls,