The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-29
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Ael6&e ffrried Woman ~ c.ri.e.

toned tho possibility of our taking n
house IN the country for the summer,
but | had not realized that he had really
decided upon doing so,
"Of course said Dlcky nonchalRntly
There are plenty ~ pretty places
around Marvin We can get furnished
Wen take n run out there toward spring
and find one"
What a Martyr"
felt ~. II daah Oi cold water had
been thrown over me Marvin was tho
homo of Miss Draper. whose beauty had
.n attracted Dlcky that he had engaged
her "a n model Try as might to shake
II OF. had queer little prosentmcnt
that tho coming of Miss Draper INTO
ulcky's life boded no good for me. Hut
I knew better than TO say anything con"
ccruiug Miss Draper Just then. The plans
tor the coming Of Dlcky's mother threat
oncd enough unpleHsantncss without my
introducing any other subject
Does your mother Ike the country I"
asked
"Not particularly hut MS better for
her. 'pickl answered easily. Evidently
IT., mothers prejudices and wishes tnt
lightly upon him by the way, have
you decided about her bedroom YETI
WHY no. how can f. We never can
share tho same bed. that IA certain.
woman rs old as your mother and IN
her health ought TO have q comfortable
ted TO herself"
"Whara the matter with my sending
up ono of those couch beds they adver'
iIsc SO widely slept on one once aud
II Was mighty comfortable Then ono
D., t,u fpulI 4lppn ON thVt %
"Dicky'" I cKpostulatcd DO YOU
realize the size of my room A couch
bed would never m IN there ! hardly
have room to turn around now
u didn't mean to put n In youf room
rut II IN the dining room II viii ~ M
/ veil enough with the general scheme In
/ there Then one ~ YOU could sleep
. there and dress IN the bedroom
/ I looked at Dicky steadily for min
ute before answering him ! was getting
a new Hight upon his character hal
pwRys thought him impusvcly gcncr-
Gus and kind Yet here he was calmly
pInnning FOR the Inconvenience ot botli
hls mother and myself, with never n
thought of sacrificing amy N hts own
comfort
II hns not occurred 10 YOU. then"
said icily. that another solution ~ the
problem might be for YOUR mother a.
take vour ROOM
Dicky flushed rcscntfully How would
That better things" he demanded Two
of us would have 10 dress In the ono
small room. ana We would have to have
the couch Just the same | always have
had he'd to myself NH mn Ne
so have l. but there would he one
advantage your mother would hnye q
room 10 herself something which
should think her son would deem dcslr
rhl' I could not Eoop my dNnpprovHl
o' Dicky's sclnshncss from my voice
Look here" hcgsn plcky hotls but
went on as n / had not heard him.
However. ! viii moi ask YOU for such
y sacrifice" I said smoothly \ vii
give my room 90 vour mother sleep On q
couch In the dining room ag YOU sug
rcst. dress IN the bathroom. and keer
my belongings In some empty room In
the building I know there must ~
some family In the building who woul'
b. willing IN rent me q small room
Iioky stared for minute Then n,
moke into Il disgreenhlc laugh
Gee. what n MARTYR she's going Il
be" he said as he reached for his coat
Just going 10 ~ herself 10 the stnk
mud roast over coal fire. -n', she ~"
was glad n" did not try to kiss mn
~ he went out think ! should hnv,
struck him II he had attempted H.