The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-18

laws anxious query greeted
me as soon as | opened the
door to the womanS' rest room IN the
Aquarium, where she was sitting
Yes, ] saw him 90 through the fer
~ entrance, and the boat is Just ledy-
ing" did not think it necessary to
tell her that Harry Underwood, the
man whose unexpected presence had
so annoyed her, had spoken to me
again or that he had warned me
against telling her that he was Lii
Ian Gales husband
When she had imagined that Harry
Underwood was a friend OF mine and
had enragcd me by her insulting
words concerning the ridiculous scene
to which he had subjected us, | had
told her that he and his wife, Lillian
Gale, were Dioky'S friends and not
nine She had found some hidden sig
mhcance m my words that had brought
on one OF her heart attacks While
! was mlniStering to her | had heard
her murmur
Lillian Gale Lillian Gale How
blind I've been -
realized that any further reference
TO Harry Underwood would excite her
seriously and was glad that She aC-
Ccptcd my statement that he had de.
parted without further questioning
How do YOU teel now, | asked
her with real anxiety, ior her attack
had terrified me IN its likeness 10 tn,
seizures to which my own mother hat
been subject
Much better. thank YOU" She rc
/ piled Then In a tone | had never hcarC
from her lips before Come here, my
! child 30
could hardly crcdu my own ear,
Surely, those gentle words, that >oi
tone could not belong TO my husband
mother, who, in the short time She ha,
been an inmate OF our home had lo,
no opportunity to show her dislike TO
me and her resentment that her So'
had married me
But cbeycd her and came to he
side She put up her hard and tool
nine and saw her proud old fac
work with emotion
A Strange Apology
81 was unjust to YOU a lew moment
ago, Margaret she said and wan
to beg your pardon
II she had not been old IN tcebl
health and my husbands mother.
would have considered the words scan
/ rcparatlon for the Contcmptuou
! phrases with which she had Scourgc
my spirit few moments before
Margaret, am to understand tina
this is typical OF your associates au'
friends ?" she said III so, am mdcc,
Sorr,cr than ever that my son was eve
invelgled into marrying YOU
"lnveigled into marrying you "
do not think | shall ever forget thos
words They arc craven on my hrai
in letters of fire. The time may com
when shall sincerely like my mother
in law, but the bitter memory OF tha
Scathlng phrase will always be mln'
But | was sane enough to know tha
the simple I beg your pardon iror
NUt llnN bl lllt tlutl llNs vi dOdIl W a
equivalent to a whole torrent OF apol
oglcS from any ordinary person
knew my mother-in-laws type q
mind To admit she was wrong. >
ask for ones forgiveness, was to her
most bitter thing
So | pu' aside from me every othe
feeling but consideration Of the prou
old woman holding my hand, and sal
gently.
81 can assure you that ! cherish II
resentment Let us not speak OF
again
Il am afraid We shall have to ,pea
OF II. at least ot the incident which le
me to say the things to YOU | did" Sh
returned saw with amalcmcut IN,
She was irving to conquer an emotion
the reason Tor which | iclt certain ha
something TO do with her discover
that the Underwood, were Dlcky
friends
Take My Advice"
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