The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
REVELATIONS
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Why Madge Felt She Was to Heal
News Of Her Father.
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bell Is not a disquictlnR th,ng, ana
TO half the diners at Lillian's table,
the peal tina, had sounded held NJ sig
nificancc. But to Dicky, the Durkees,
to Lillian, Robert Savarin and to me It
bore a message Of terror.
suppose that into all our brains at
once flashed the image of Mrs. Allls,
the woman once calling herself Robert
Savarin's wife, who had maliciou.ly
tried to brighten us, and because OF
whose alarming actions Lillian had
guarded her home for the evening with
private detectives,
Had Mrs, Allis eluded the detectives
Was it her hand upon the door bell
What would happen to the one who an
swered that impcriouS ting' All these
questions rushed through my mind with
lightning like rapidity, and ! saw by
little Mrs, Durkee's pale face and the
tense, startled glanceS OF Dicky, Alfred
Durkee and Robert Savarin. that they,
too, were thinking OF the same terrifying
possibilities, -
Lillian alone appeared perfectly I'M
moved, although | knew by the tiny
white line around her mouth that she
wa already mentally dealing with the
emergency. She flashed Dicky a mes
a x from her eyes, but even before he
caught it he was upon his feet.
"lll go 10 the door, Betty" he said
quietly to the maid who had Just begun
to serve the salad.
! Thank you, Marse Dick" Betty re-
piled curtsying with real grace, In spite
OF her immense bulk 'Dat am berry kind
oh yer
A Letter Arrives.
Dicky was really gone only two or
three minutes, but il seemed to inc an
eternity as sat quivering with terror,
vet forcing myself to second Lillian's
effort to keep the conversational ball
rolling.
There's something the matter, dear y
| The voice of my brothgB cousin at my
right was sharp with cHricarn, Can !
help"
This was the old helpful Jack again,
and even through my terror for Dicky
was glad Of the change from the dis
courteous sulkincSs with which he had
met my uttered belief that his little
i~iancee, Katherine Sonnet, was suffer
ing through the gayety which had an
moved him.
mo, now" murmurcd an tell you
abou, il, later"
When Dicky came back he brought
with him a form book and a pencil
ITS a special delivery letter, also reg
istercd," he explained, and the youth
at the door must have your signature
before he gives up the letter. ! didn't
want to trouble you, but 1t might be
important"
at IS" Lillian said, signing the form,
and YOU did Just right in bringing IT
TO me
She smiled up al him, but in the look
there was anxiety and, ! iaucicd, ! saw
her silently ask aud Dicky give as silent
an assent To somc question as she
handed back the form hook.
When ne brought IN the letter. how
ever, Lillian glanced at II with apparen,
indifference, laid IT by the side OF her
plate and went on discussing her salad
What Msdge Noticed.
Bu, ! was wildly excited, AS Dlcky
handed the letter to her ! thought
caught sight OF a foreign stamp, and
the conviction seized upon me that III,
letter was from my father in South
America All his letters to me wer,
sent to Lillian for safety, and We haC
agreed that she should read them 10 m,
without giving me his address, so tina
might be able ,ruthfully to den,
knowledge of my father to Mt Drake
should that mysterious mar who was II
quest OF my father seek me out again.
II didn't seem that ! could wait unit
the dinner should be over TO see wha
was written in the letter lying by Lii
hans plate,
And then she looked up and from he
eyes there came such a message o
strength aud reinsurance that ! felt my
self grow calm again
remember little OF the rest OF IN
dinner. except that lillian'S unilagglnI
spirits kept the gayety at concert pitcl
until the last was over and IN
guests marshaled back into the livinl
room
M eyes followed Lillian eyerywher,
and Soon saw her slip away from III
rest INTO her rose hung bedroom. In
, few minutes she %rcappcated at the doc
Of the room, and called gayly acroS
: the room 10 MI Lester with whom
happened TO be conyerSing .
! Frank, can YOU spare Mrs Grahsr
/ for a moment need her
80 do l." Mr. Lester teturnc
promptly aud rebclliously aud IN III
laugh that followed | hurried into tn
4, room where Lillian stood, the chd littl
Y, conviction at my heart that ! was abot
to hear bad news OF my father.
u (Loptight)