The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-23
REVELATIONS
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Why Grace Draper Made Madgc Prom
ise to Stay Until the End.
6V Melo Gorriton

I DO not believe that ever in my life
can ! again have an experience so
horrible as that which followed the
development, OF infection ~. the dagger
wound which Grace Draper had in
ilicted upon herself after her unsuc
ccssful attempt to shoot Dicky.
Against the combined protest OF
Dicky and Lillian shared the care OF
the girl with the trained nurse whom
Lillan's iorcthough, had provided, and
Dicky's money had paid for.
The reason for my presence at her
bedside was a curious one
At the close OF the third day follow
ing the girls attempt at murder and
self-dcstruction, Lillian came To the
door OF the room where was reading
TO Dicky, who was now almost recov-
,,ed from the bullc, wound which had
20 narrowly missed his heart.
well, you luxurious loaicr." she
said to Dicky. don't you think you've
monopolzcd this girls time Just long
enough? Pass him up, Madge, and
come play with me for while"
"lll have you know, Madam re-
turned Dicky. that the lady in Ques
tion is my wife have legal rlgh,
to her exclusive society, so take her on,
OF this room at your pcr-r-il,"
Lillian stepped forward quickly, took
me by the shoulders, and deity swung
me around away from Dicky and
pushed me through the door into the
hail
"Ta.ta, darling" she called back
mockingly, see you later"
She closed the dor upon the half
laughing, haliscrious anathema, which
Dicky sent after us.
Come down the hall into the H.
brary," she said, her manner changing
as soon as the door closed.
followed her wondc;;ngly. Safe in
the beautiful brown-iin,cd study ot
Lillian's, in which she had once brave.
" cleared up all the misunderstanding
which lay between us, she faced me
and | saw with surprise that she was
struggling with some hidden emotion
~ Am Going to Die"
"Madge,' she said abruptly, that
poor girl in there has been calling for
you for an hour. We tried every way
We could think of to quiet her. bu,
nothing else would do. She must see
YOU. amaginc she has made up her
mind she's going to die, and wants to
ask your forgiveness or something OF
that sort
"t will go 10 her at once" said
quietly. As | moved toward the door
my knees ,rcmbled so could hardly
walk
Lillian came up to me quickly and
put her strong arm around me.
"It's an outage" she said vindic
lively. "lf had my way I'm afraid I'd
let her keep on calling you. She ha,
caused you suffering enough, wthou,
inflicting anything like this on YOU"
But must go, you know, Lillian,
returned, strengthened by the knowl.
edge OF her fierce partisanship for me
"Oh, | know it," she rctorted, pettish.
ly, "and we might as well get II over
with. so come along
We went down the hall TO a wonder
ful room of ivory and gold, which
lnew must he Lillian's guest room. II
big ivory-,intcd bed the girl lay, a
pi,ifui wreck OF the dashing, insolcn,
figure she had been
Her face was as white as the pillow,
upon which she lay, while her hand,
looked utterly bloodless, as they rested
listlessly upon the coverlct. Only hei
eyes held anything of her old spirit.
They looked unusually brilliant. won.
dered uneasily II their appearance wa'
the result Of their contrast TO her death.
ly white face or whether the feve,
which the doctor dreaded had set in.
She looked at me steadily for LONG
minute, then spoke huskily--l was sur
prised al the strength OF her voice.
"Of course, | have no right to ash
anything Of you. Mrs. Graham" she
said, but death, you know, always ha,
privileges, and am going 10 die"
Remember Now, Don't Go Away"
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