The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-22
THE GODS WILL SEND
BY LOUISE OLIVER.
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over the river and the palisades be-
yond. He was dressed fautlessly for
the evening and Owam. his Japanese
servant, stood waiting with his over
cost and his glistening hat.
Suddenly Richard wheeled. "Owan,
what would you do If you were tired
Of everything? Tircd Of food, tired
of people. tired of amusement, tired
of--living?n
Owam smiled and gave a peculiar
little shrug of the shoulders. "Mees-
ter Dick get mar-red.'
"Who to2n asked Richard curiously.
"Nice girl !"
"Thats like you Orlentals Anyone
at all with five pigs, flock Of geese, u
hundred smsos and a few thousand
ancestors"
Owam made a deprecating gesture
with his hands. 'Meester Dick want
wife-the gods win sendl
The telephone rang Richard an
swered It. A thin, high voice came
over the wire. ooh, DOCTOR il plead
ed, 'how Is Kitty Louise resting now?'
At any other time Richard would
|
have the wrong number" and hung
up. But something in the voice. pa
thetic wistfulness an overwhelming
anxiety touched an answering chord
in his heart. SO Richard answered,
"She is very comfortable now, really
resting quite easily"
"Then tell her, please, that Archi-
bald will be around this evening to ar
range about the wedding tomorrow, ms
he leaves for France the following
morning"
This was rather breath-taking turn
Of affairs.
"Owam, I don't happen to know
Miss Kitty Louise, do 7? You know
eyerybodys name"
"Owam not know, Meester Dick
Eyes, the name has familiar sound.
Kitty Louise Why. / say, Owam-I
remember One day In the elevator |
was going--Ive got II now. Bring my
hat, Owam." And then as the Jap
, hurried away, "And If l can ind her
tonight she'll not marry Archibald to-
morrow
. With the aid Of an elevator boy in
his own building Richard found the
door Of the studio under the skylight.
He raped and a voice called "Come
in"
At first he did not see her propped
up on cushions on couch on the 9th
v err side Of the big room.
n II couldn't answer the door myself,
you see" She smiled, "and Polly had
to 90 out I've had an accident. My
7e foot caught in grating today and |
ia fell and hurt my ankle"
ID "Then you are Miss Kitty Louise
IN my Miss Kitty Louise, mean"
"yours?"
Yes. That is--but I'd better ex-
plain. I happen TO be the bearer of a
ID message to you that came to me by
mistake over the telephone. It is about
n one Archibald" He watched her 1eal-
n. ously. "You do know an Archibald,
m don't your"
IT Eyes" She had turned very pale.
well, I was to tell you that he is
coming this evening to arrange for a
wedding tomorrow. He leaves the
90 next day for France"
She had turned her head away and
I'd made no answer. There seemed to be
nothing to do but retire and he moved
d. toward the door.
ur "Mr. Forbesl' He turned. ''Thank
you for the message. 1t is odd that il
should come through you, and wonsler
full how you found me. Somehow
M cannot think clearly, but | feel that
ought to explain. You see, grandma
" wants me to marry Mr. Archibald
er Stone--and I've never done anything
n she wanted before. All this'-loolina
around the studlo-''is against her
wishes. SO I've half promised what
you know to try to make 1t up. She's
not well and may 90 any minute.
don't want it on my conscience that
I've made her unhappy at the last"
Richard came nearer. "But you
mustn't marry anyone you don't love
I'm going TO tell you that l love. You
You must not marry this other man.
She stared at him incredulously fol
moment. "Since when? 1t couldni
have happened in fifteen minutes"
Il think 1t began that day you drop
ped your muff." he said eagerly. .
wonder If you have ever thought o
me at all since then"
Eyes, she confessed.
"Then, that's all I'll ask of you unit
you've told this Archibald that it's n
Off"
"But I can't. Grandma would di'
Of disappointment and it would be m.
fault"
~. The door opened suddenly ana poll.
rushed in. "Oh, Kitty, Kitty Louise
your grandmother She's-she's--'
"Polly, what are you sayingf Is sh
--deadf"
Polly nodded excitedly. "Oh, don't
Kitty Louise. Pleaser' For the latte
had buried her face in the cushion
and was sobhing softly.
Richard went over and took one o
all her hands. 1.-THE gods have sent" h
repeated solemnly. "Owam was right.