The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
"W here Is

"Where Is--?"
Ny father lifted his head and looked
at me, and there was that IN hi, eyes
which made inc Shuddcr II was the
look OF a prisoner IN the dock, waiting
10 receive sentence
"Of course, | know YOU must hate the
very sight OF me, Margaret" hc said
brokcnly Il had not meant to tell you
so soon But | have 20 go away almost
at once to South America. and II is very
uncertain when shall return. could
not bear TO 60 without your knowing
how have loved and longed for YOU.
Never so great sinner as !, my
| child the weary old voice went on.
but. oh, II YOU could know my bitter
repentance, my tears OF loneliness"
His voice tore at my heart strings, but
| steeled myself against him One thing
| must know
Where is the person with whom"
| could not finish the words
Il do not know The words rang
true was sure he %aS not living to
me u have not seen or heard OF her
IN over twenty years"
| Then the association had not lasted
had sudden clairvoyant glimpse
into my fathers soul Nv mother had
been the real love OF his lic. His in
iatua,lon for the other woman had been
but a temporary madness What long
drawn out, agonlcd repentance must
have been his for twenty years with
wife, child and home lost TO him.
leaned back and closed my eyes
for a minute, overwhelmed with the
problem which confronted me And
thcn-call i, hallucina,ion or what YOU
will heard my mothers voice, as
clearly as | ever heard i, in life, re
pcating the words ! had read weeks
before in the letter she had lci, for
me a, her death
Remember IT is my last wish Mar
garet. that II your father he living
sometime YOU may be rcconcled to
him"
81 opened my eyes with little CRY
OF Thanksgiving Ii was as VI my
mother had stretched out her hand
from heaven TO sanction the one thing
! mos, longed to do.
"Fatherw | gasped "Oh. my father
| have wanted YOU so.
lis uttered a little cry Of 10Y, and
then my fathers arms were around me
my face was close to his and for IN,
| first time since | was baby Of year,
| knew my fathers kisses.
! Keep This Carefully"
A smothcrcd sound. almost like
proan, startled me- aud then the door
: slammed shut
What was that" asked. rs thcr,
, anyone there"
My father raised hi, head "No. ,her,
is no one there" he said. See. IN,
wind is rising II must have been lha
, which slammed the door think
. would better shu, the window"
I lie moved over to the window, whicl
Lillian had kept partly aiar for air, an,
closed It, Then he returned 10 my bed
#, side.
There is one thing mus, ask yor
to do my child" he said hesita,ngl,
"and that is to keep secret the fac
tha, instead of being Robert Gordon
am in reality Charles Robert Gordo
Spencer, and your father Of cours
% your husband must know and Mrs I'm
h derwood. aS her husband is going wit
. me to South America Bu, Shoul
h advise very strongly against the know
il edge coming into the possession d
n anyone else
II cannot explain to YOU now VIII
| dropped part oi my name, or why
exact this promise he went on, "bt
\ il is imperative that do ask II, an
I that you heed the request You wi
respect my wishes in this matter, wi
YOU not. my daughter
II II was all very stiltcd, almost melC
dramatic, bu, my father was So muc
IN earnest that | readily gave HI
promise he asked. With look ,
relief he took package from h
pocket and Handed It to me
Keep this carefully" he said d"
! contains all the data which YOU WI
7 lneed IN case oi NY death. Rum,