The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-06

apron. and went into her room. appear
ing almost al once with her coat and
hat
Here is money enough for the flow
erS, very probably more than you will
need" ! handed her a two-dollar bill
Re sure the carnations are fresh and
spicy"
Il no tink dot old vomanS like flow
erS mooch," Katie observed "She no
like dose sweet peas you buy her dot
day she com"
! ! had sudden uncomfortable feeling
that there was nothing in the daily hap
IpcnngS OF our daily lives which passed
unnoticed by this girl in my employ
/ Then | considered the nalvettc, the
eager, childish curiosity OF the alien
child for she is little more. and for
gave her as had done many times be
fore.
Get the carnations Katie" | said a
trlile sternly. "and don't bother your
head about anything else"
"All right | keep my mout shut so
tight" Katie grinncd implshly back al
me and was gone
Her remark about the sweet peas
troubled me, however remembered
only too vividly the rebuff my mother
in-law had given me when | had brought
a bunch OF sweet peas to her room upon
the day OF her arrival at our home
"You are very kind" she said icily
but ! must ask you not to leave those
here. cannot sleep if there is an
Ial,r -,
Reside, flowers are very unhealthy in
bedrooms hope you do not have them
in Dicky'S."
| had a shrcwd suspicion, however.
that the elder Mrs Graham's diatrbe on
that occasion was called forth by her
resentment agalnS, me, and that her
speech concerning flowers IN bedrooms
did not voice her real sentiments |
trusted to the kindly feeling she seemed
to entertain toward me since her illness,
and hoped for better reception for my
carnations than the sweet peas had been
given
III she doesn't want them | can put
them on the dining table" | reflected
phlosophically, "and I had to get Katie
out OF the way with some excuse"
+, hardly expected Dicky within the
ten minutes | had named to him, but the
time was scarcely up when he appeared
Evidently his curiosity had gotten III,
better Of his SleepinesS
Don't Waken Your Mother"
"Now. il you'll tell me what in Sar
Hill this 'HiSt-meet-me alone stuff Is
! all about" he began with the bored ton,
he affects sometimes, and which always
irrtateS me when he adopts It
T. "Sit down Dlcky" pushed chalr
r toward him and sat down opposite him
. | was resolved that no minor annoyan
ccS ShouH divert me from my purpose
Ny husband sat down. staring at me a
if he thought | had suddenly taker
leave OF my senses,
Ever since VIC were married | he
gan. trying to make my voice steady, &"
have heard from various sources OF
secret, il not questionable, relatio,
between your former life and that .
Lillian Gale Undcrwood's"
! purpoSely pronounced the nam
slowly and deliberately. but hurried Of
as Dicky sprang to his feet with
Smothered oath
Upon the occasion Of our vis, t
Rosemary | overheard two women i
the dressing room OF the theater disou,
sing the love affair which had bee
. yours and hers. and predicting tha, sh
\ would try and win back your affection
/ Many little things since then have born
out the truth OF what they said
/ Look here" shouted Dicky "Do yo
/ think I'm going to stand around listen
i ing to any such rot as this"
/ Don't waken your mother" ad
/ monished coolly Miss Sonnet SAYS he
i very life depends upon her not bcn
/ disturbed in any way"
/ Then | advanced a step toward him
/ ITS no use taking that tone with m
/ Dicky" | said determinedly 81 hay
/ heard too much from your mother all
| Harry Underwood, lillan'S huSban,
| only this week, TO rest until lind o,
l the truth"
= Welt You'll lind out nothing fro
- me" my husband returned hotly
- Then ! shall 60 to Lillian Gale he
If self" | said calmly