The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-01
REVELATIONS
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How Lillian Disclosed the Name the
Little Envelope Bore.
6V Asle 6oYrison

How Lillian Disclosed the Name the
Little Envelope Bore.
n lillian laid her hand upon my
shoulder as put down my father
letter in order to wipe away the
thankful tears his words had given me
J The touch steadied, reassured me, and
took up the letter again, strengthened
as much by her sympathy as ] had
been by the pledge my father had giver
me that there was nothing dishonorabl,
! IN the mysterious work in which he
had been engaged so long.
There is but one thing you can do
for me, my daughter" the letter went
on, and that thing must lay on
your conscience as sacred trust No
matter what happens to me. the work
| am carrying on here must not stop.
| may be able t&cxtricate myself from
the tolls that now surround me. have
gotten out of many tight places before,
but il cannot and | see that things
are hopeless, will send YOU a cable
with these words Sell country place
Immediately
You will then 60 TO the man whose
name and address are on the sealed
envelope | am enclosing with this, and
give the envelope to him The message
within is in a code which but four men
in the country know, so that it is no
dlscouriesy TO YOU to seal it, Remem
Der, this is only to be given to, him il
! cable you, or il YOU have reasonable
proof Of my death. Under any other
circumstances forget that YOU have IT,
Indeed, it is my wish that Mrs. Under.
wood take it and place it in her own
personal safety deposi, vault. car
not tell TO what search any property
OF yours might be subjected were it
known that YOU are my daughter.
What Do You Mean2"
And now, my darling. | must write
no more pray that my fears are ex-
aggerated, that I may realize the dear
est wish OF my heart to spend the last
days Of my life near you But il it be
my fate to lay my life down in thi,
foreign country, remember that your
unhappy father has tepented in bitter
pain Tor the wrong he did your mother
and YOU, and that his love for YOU is
something that dciicS death itself.
Think OF me as tcnderly and for
givingly as YOU can.
Your loving father.
ROBERT GORDON"
The tears came again at this cry from
my fathers heart, but Lillian stopped
them by saving rather abruptly.
You have no time for tears Madgc
There's work for us to do. Let's have
look al the letter he enclosed"
The tiny package which had dropped
into my lap as | opened the letter was
wrapped in strong linen paper, and bore
my own name and address. Inside this
wrapping was one OF oiled paper and
inside that a tiny sealed envelope But
when took up the envelope to see the
address upon II my eyes met a perfect.
" blank space. There was absolutely
no sign OF a name or address upon il
"Oh Lillian, what does this mean"
| asked "My father must have for
gotten to address this envelope It's
blank t.
1T can't be" Lillians tone was per
emptorv impatient and she almos,
snatched the envelope from me. Then
she examined it from every angle turn
ing il over and over in her hands.
"lle can't have forgotten it," she said
at last Men OF affairs like your
father don, forget things OF import
ance like this"
She sat silent for minute, then
sprang to hci feet with an exclamation
of impatience,
What an absolute dolt ! am" she
said. invisible ink, OF, course"
Invisible ink" repeated duly my
slower brain refusing 70 grasp what her
Swlitcr one had seized
"Yet You sec. NE didn't wish this
to fall into the hands vi any one else,