The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12

w Grace Draper, with Just
the right touch OF surprise IN her voice,
stood at the top OF the broad steps
leading down to the Long Island wait .
ing room She evidently va, just com
ing in to her daily work in my hu>
band, studio, from her home IN Mar
win
Dicky flushed uncomfortable
by Ioyc, Miss Draper th,, is al
shame he said rcmorSciully II meant
to telephone YOU early thi, morning that
YOU need not come in tn the CITY TODAY
'unlcS, YOU wished, and forgot all about
it Mr., Graham and decided rather
suddenly to take day IN the country
in iact'--wth a touch OF omharraSs-
mcnt-"wc arc going house hunting
MY heart gave little leap OF JOY IN
which, am afraid there was more than
a -oupcon OF malicious satisfaction
was mcanly glad that Dicky had for
gotten To telephone her Il showed
that thl, beautiful model, who was also
|hlS secretary and protegc did not occu.
,py as important place IN his daily
Thought, as | had been afraid she did
/ knew also To- what Dicky'S cmbar
.ra,Smcut in speaking OF our house
hunting was due Rctore he even had
spoken to me about living IN the coun-
TRY for tho summer Miss Draper had
selected house Tor Us near her sis
tiers home IN Marvin The memory ui
my quarrel with Dlcky over thl, pre-
sumption ON the part OF hi, model va,
still fresh IN my mind Then. when Nh,
night before he had proposed uur trim
10 Marvin he had casually remarked
that tho house Miss Draper had selected
HAD been rented
wa, curious to know what answer
she would make But her poiSc was
perfect Not a trace OF confusion or
icScntmcn, in her manner, not th'
slightest deepening OF the rose pink
flush in her check
"Nour not tclcphoning docs not mat.
ter IN the least Mr. Graham she as
.surcd him smoothly "lou know | have
my monthly ticket. So the extra ride
doesn't cost me anything and 1t is such
a perfect morning ! was glad to watch
tho spring landscape through the car
window There are some wonderful
spot, ON which to Try one, brush be
tween here and Marvin"
She turned to me, courtcouSlv but
with lust a suspicion OF haucur IN her
lifted chin
1T Is unfortunate that YOU do not
care for hedges. Mrs Graham ! am
sure you would have liked the place |
found for you immensely u II had had
thc fence YOU desired, instead OF a
hedge II is such an attractive little
Ihomcl And am afraid you will he
disappointed /, YOU set your heart on a
home with fenced in grounds Long
Island villages, YOU know, run rather
10 hedges,
Not care for hedge, |. to whom
nothing IS so beautiful as q tall we'll
kept hedge sheltcring a home from IN,
idle curiosity of the paSserShy was
about 10 utter disclaimer to her wotd'
, when caught an agoniied glance from
Dicky and closed my lips
Miss Diapers Plan,
This, then, was the way DlCky hat
solved tho problem OF the house Mis-
Draper had selected He could not tel
, her the real reason OF my refusal to liv,
m the house--that resented her et
iiontfy in selecting house for me
. ,o he had taken refuge in a ialSchood
And such ridiculous ialSchood
I could have laughed aloud as ! reilec,e,
. that Miss Draper must have been gul
! llble indeed to have accepted such
q ilimSy preteNt
, But had she believed IL iWas no
b so sure as | caught flash from he
! ewes toward me when she thought
n was no, looking at her She vcilcd he
. eyes with her wonderful laShcS in a
n nNan, when she met my gaze. hut Sh
n was not quite quick enough tn con
"a. tNt venom which lhev contained
I I'd seen that look before ~ he