The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-04
REVELATIONS
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what Madge Found in Dicky's Pocket.

What Madge Found in Dicky's Pocket.
Jdid not give Mrs IIoch my otiiciou>
Iuclgah1r, 4 chance 10 finish the mlScr-
able gossip She wa uttcring about my
husband and Grace Draper.
With my eyes flashing, my cheeks
hlallng, ! eprang to my feet when Sho
told me that Dlcky and hi; beautiful
model and protcgc took the same train
to work IN the morning and the same
train home at night, and that village
gossip had said they were planning to
elope
Mrs. Hoch," | snapped out, III had
known what YOU were gong TO say |
would not have allowed YOU to speak
Your words are an insult TO my hu,-
band and myself You will please to
remember never to say anything like
thi, to me again"
Mrs lIoch rose N her feet. her face
ar unbccomlng brick red. Her daugh-
tcr'S black eyes snapped with anger
Come, Cclic" the elder woman said
Il don't stay nowhere to be inSul,cd,
When all I've tried TO do is give little
friendly warning TO neighbour
Mother and daughter hurried down
the path, chattcring to each other like
two angry squirrels
"Horrid Stuck-up thing" heard
Cello say Splteiully as they went
through the fence. II hope Grace
Draper does take him away from her
She's got a nerve must say, talkin' 10
us like that. don't believe she cares
ANYTHING about her husband anyway"
She might have changed her mind had
She seen me fly to my room as soon as
, She was safely out OF sight. lock the
door, and bury my face in the pillows
that neither my mother-;n law nor
Katie should hear the sobs ! could not
suppress.
"Dickyl Dickyl Dicky" | moaned
Have ! really lost you2"
| OF course | knew better than to be-
licvc the statement of the clopement
had seen and heard enough of village III,
10 realize how the slightest circum.
stance was magnlfied by the commun
ity loafers That Dicky and the girl
took the same trains going to and com
| ing from the city was fact borne ou,
| by my own observations had re-
marked Dicky's regularity in catching
| the S:2l IN the mornings. something 50
opposed TO his usual unpunc;ual habits
and wondered why. Now | had the So
lution
The Shock Passes.
| told myself DULY that | was not
surprised, that | had really known all
along something like this WAS coming
My thoughts went back toAhe night
few weeks before when ! had sui
icred similar paroxySm OF grief over
/ Dlcky'S evident interest in the girl
Then all rs~- doubts and fears had beer
swept away in Dicky'S arms on the
moonlit vcranda caught my breath
as ! realized in all its miserable Ger
tanty the impoSsihlity OF any such teu.
der scene now Dicky and | seemed a,
lar apart cmotionally as the poles
But the determination | had reached
that other night before Dicky's voice
and carcsscs dispelled my doubts made
my own again There was nothing for
me To do hut to wait quietly with dig.
nifty, until ! was absolutely certain tina,
D,cky no longer loved me Then
would go out Of his life without scenes
or rcCriminationS ! would not lift a
finger to hold him.
After the first shock of my grief had
passed | felt curious apathy won.
dercd il really loved Dickv as had
at first for The prospect of life without
him did lot Sfiect me as it would have
il the wonderful weeks of the summer
got mp, wiped my eyes, and going
to the bathroom ba,hed my face until
there was no trace OF tears upon it,
felt as il | wanted action. anything
to occupy my mind took out all my
gowns and looked them over TO see il
there was anything | could do to them
but as am naturally very orderly and
take good care of my clothing finished
them in an hour or two.
An Innocent Letter.
Then | remembered my household ac-
counts and letters which | had not AZ