The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-14
REVELATIONS
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.WIHIEN Lillian Underwood told INC
w up her baby daughter IN pay
mcnt for her husbands withdrawal OF
Dcky'S name As correspondent IN hi;
suit against her for divorce my first
impulse was one OF horror stricken sym
patry for her
Then came the reaction \ flaming
jealousy enycloped me from head to
loot.
How she must have loved Dicky to
do this for him" The thought beat
upon my brain like a slcdgc hammer.
Don, think that my dear for IT
isn't true ! had not spoken, but with
her almost unoanny ability to define
the thoughts OF other people, she had
iathomed nine 81 was always very fond
OF Dicky, but | never was in love with
him"
Then why did you make such a
Sacrltce;' | stammcred.
why There was absolutely no other
way She said, opening her wonderful
eyes wide IN amazcment that | had not
at once grapsed her point OF view
"Dicky was absolutely innocent OF any
wrong doing, but through a combna
ton OF circumstances OF which | shall
tell You, my husband had gathered 4
show OF evidence which would have
won him the divorce II 1t had been pre-
Scntcd
"Hc bargained with me to give up
all claim to the baby. He to Withdraw
Dicky'S name and all other charges ex
ccpt that OF deScrtion Thus Dicky was
saved scandal which would have fol
lowed and hampcrcd him all his lie.
and ! was spared the fastening oi A
shameful verdict upon me OF course,
everybody who read about the case and
did not know me, believed me guilty
anyway bu, my friends stood by me
gallantly, and that part OF It is all
right But every time | look at tina,
baby face | am tempted to wish that
had LEI honor, the rlghting OF Dicky
everything 60 by the boards, and taken
my chance OF having her, even il II
were only part OF the time"
A Woman's Sympathy.
Her voice was rough uneven. as she
finished speaking bu, that was the only
evidence OF the emotion which | knew
must have her stretched upon the rack.
Right there capltulated 10 Lillian
Underwood Always, through my dis
like and dStrust OF her, there had
struggled an admiration which would
not down even when thought had
most cause TO fear her.
But this revelation OF the real bgness
OF the woman caught my allegiance and
fixed H. She had sacrificed the thing
which was most precious to her TO keen
her ideal OF honor unSulled. felt that
! could never have made a similar sac
rliice, but ! mentally salu,ed her for
her power TO do it.
realized, too, the reason for Dicky' S
Difference to Mrs. Underwood. which
had often puzzled and sometimes an
gered me. Once when she had given him
a raking over for the temper he dis
played toward me In her presence he
had said
You know couldn't get angry a,
YOU, no matter what YOU said owe
YOU too much
! had wondered at the time what il
was that my husband owed Mrs. Tn
derwood The riddle was solved ior
me at last
! am not an impetuouS woman, and
do not know how | ever mustered up
courage to do it. But the sight of Lii
Ian Undetwood's face as she looked A,
her babys picture was too much for me
Without any conscious volition on my
part | found my arms around her, and
her face pressed agains, my shoulder
Playing the Game,
! expected storm oi grief. for |
knew the woman had been holding her
self in with an iron hand Hut only a
lew convulSive movements OF her Shoul-
derS betrayed her emotion. and when
she raised her face to mine her eve,
were less tear .bedewed than my own.
IT'S lucky this armorplate OF mine is
warranted she said with . brave at.
tempt at her usual mocking tone, "or
your gown would be plastered with
powder and rouge"
| made no reply In my new born
friendship for Mrs Underwood one
which ielt would be AN enduring one.
wished, oh, 80 earnestly that sne
could he brough, to abandon the ,aw
dry vulgar mask OF rouge and powder
which she continually used.
"" know" she said again diyinins
and answering my unspoken thought.