The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-19
REVELATIONS
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Ttlf ianglc of the telephone bell IN
Lillian U'udcrwoodS hall put an
etteCtual stop to the alter lunch
con talk she and ! were having
With a patent effort TO put AVA
from our thoughts the depressing Stor
she had Just told me she talked OF
everything and nothing IN her old clev-
er fashion At any other time | would
have listened fascinated. To- the
glimpSes of her lie she wa, giving me
Bu, the thoughts OF the work ! had
planned Ia do on the club course IN
history which | was scheduled to gfNc,
haunted me | was glad of the iiAst
ruptluu, and vet sorry to have my hcSt,
ness really brilliant conversation
stopped
With ha>u Pardon me" she
moved To- the telephone and took down
the receiver The husky tones OF her
voice reached me IN the dining room.
Hello Who Is this, Oh, how do
you do' Why. YES. When? An hour :
I'll be there Good by
She returned to the table with an un-
hurried step.
II never stand on ceremony with my
friends" she said That was a mess
age from man who wishes to talk
over an order with me | shall have to
go But we have a good hall hour vet.
Let II, 20 back to the hbrary
"Nut To your library" said gayly,
but to the public library. have been
SO interested that | have forgotten the
work had planned for today J really
must 60 there at once
81 have a scheme worth two OF that
she retortcd, linking her arm IN mine
But ! shall not tell YOU a single thing
about IT until you came back upstairs
with me
"Why the Public Library~
There really is no resisting Lillian
Underwood. once she makes up her
mud to do anything | accompanied
her without protest. and sat down IN
the fireSide char she indicated
lust cast your eyes around THIS
room. then 20 acroS, to- Hary'S and
look at the books IN there II your
gong 10 present a course IN history Tor
the average womans club, | imagine
YOU have every reference book YOU
want right in these two rooms WHY
the public library? Harry Is gone for
the day, must 90 directly, and have
no idea when | will return | will aus
wer that BETTY stays IN her own domain
but will always be within reach Of you.
ring"
She stopped, tw,tched the key to the
door out II the lock and handed 1t To
me with low bow
The KEY to the city, madam
The warmth, the luxury, the solitude.
appealed to me. 4 glance at the library
shelves had told me She made no vain
boast The volumes had been selected
with discrimination Every one was OF
value to a student
| have always avoided accepting iav-
ors when can possibly help It, To
any other woman should have pre-
sented some excuse and gone on my
way to the public library, my original
destination But there was something
so whole Souled in Mrs Underwood :
offer that feared TO appear ungrac-
iouS il refused it
So | swept her a courtesy and took
the profiered key
II am honored indeed, | said 81
promise not to bend the covers OF the
books back
Then ! can give YOU the freedom or
Harry'S library with 10 compunctionS, "
she laughed. Besides his theatrical
library, he has some very valuable
books piciuring the home lie, dress.
manners and customs and amuSementS
OF almost every people from the ancient
Phoenecians to the MormanS. He SAYS
he is going to write play some day,
and with those books he can put his
SccneS IN any country or town without
any Trouble to leave his lbrary'
A Bit of Advice.
She smiled tolcrantly and ! shared
her amusement at indolcnt Harry I'm
dcrwuod'S scheme tu save himself labor
"Rut he is a dyed in-the wool crank
about his books she ratified on. "To
bend the cover of a book back is in
his eyes a wpch worse crime than the
breaking OF any one ot the ten com
mandments So YOU certainty passed
the acid test when you declared your
self on that question"
II shall hardly dare to look a, the
covers oi hi, books, much lcS take
them down" said smiling.
"NonScnse.' she retor,cd II know
your kind I'd trust You with the Nor
gan collection You are safe sane and
conservative Bu, | smash my wae
through books as do through every
thing else, generally leaving a mess be
hind me
did not wonder at the bitter note
IN her last remark after her conf
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