The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-19
REVELATIONS
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The News That Katherine Sonnet
Brought Over the Sea From
Jack Beckett.
6V Mele Gorrison~


Jack Beckett
TIT Was not from the sky, however,
but from across the ocean, that the
help Lillian had longcd for in solv-
ing the mystery OF Dlcky'> cruel aban-
| donment OF me finally came II was
less than week after the receipt OF
Grace Diapers message that Lillian
! and l. sitting III her wonderful white
and scarlet living room one evening
after lI:tle Marion had gone 10 bed,
heard Betty usherlng in callers
Betty must know them or she would
| not bring them in unannounced" Lii
lldn murmured as she rose TO her feet,
and then the next moment there was
framed IN the doorway the tall figure
Of Or Petit, and with him, wonder of
wonders the slight form, the beautiful.
Wlstiul. tired face OF katherine sonnet
my dear friend whose ambition ~ go
to France had been able to further
"My dcar' What has happened to
/ YOU" Katherine exclaimed solcitously
/ 81 received no answer to my letter say
| ing ! was coming home, so when
reached New York | went to Or Pet
| ut He thought YOU were at Marvin
| but when he tclephoned out there Katie
said you had had a terrible accident,
and that you had left Marvin | was
not quite sure. for she was half-crying
over the telephone, but thought she
said for keeps
She stopped and looked at me with .
hint OF fright in her manner | knew
! she wanted TO ask about DIcky's alb
sence and did not dare to do so.
Everything YOU heard is true Kath-
/ crime ! returned trlile unsteady
| as her arms went around me warmly
/ was more than a tritlc upset by her
| coming, for associated with her were
+ memories OF my brother-couS who
had gone 10 the great war when he
/ had learned that | was married, AMI
oi whose death Somewhere in France"
/ ! had heard through Mrs. Stewart.
Where is your husband" DR.. Petit
demanded, and there was that in his
voice which told me that he was put
ting an iron hand upon his own emo
tions.
Now the stock answer which Lillian
and ! returned to all inquiries Of THIS
sort was "ln San Francisco upon a
big commission" II was upon my lips
but some influence stronger than my
will made me change it to the truth
II do not know" ! said family tie
left the city very abruptly several weeks
ago, sending word IN a letter 10 Mrs
/ Underwood that he would never see me
again"
DR.. Petit muttered something that
knew was bitter ana,hema against
/ Dicky, and then folded his arm, tightly
across his chest as II he would keep in
any further comment Rut | had no
| time 10 pay any attention 10 him, for
| katherine was uttering words that be-
wlldcred and terrified me.
Oh, What Is It2"
"Oh, how ,erriblew she said lack
will he so grievcdl lie had SO hoped
to find you happy together when he
came home"
Was the girls brain turned, won
dered, because of griei for my brother
cousins dcath1 had known before
! secured the chance for her 10 90 10
/ France that she was romantically in
/ tetcStcd m tho man who had been her
I brothers comrade. although she had
never seen him And from Jacks let.
| tcrS to Mrs Stewar, had learned
W their meeting IN the French hoSp,.
tal and oi the acquaintance which
| promised TO ripen-which eventually
had ripened- into love.
looked at her seafchingly. She
showed no evidence Of any brain dis
turhance. And then | spoke, hardly
able TO get the words on, for the wild
trembling Of my whole body
Tack grievedl" said why, Jack
i' dead We had the notice Of his
death weeks ago from his friend. Paul
Caillatd"
saw them all look at me as If
frightened DR. Petit, reached me frs,
and put something under my nostrils
which vitaliied my wandering senses.
| Strengthened myself and cried on,
peremptorily:
What |, Il, oh, what Is it1"
saw Katherine look at Dr. Petit,
as II for permission. and the young
physicians lips form the word, Tell
her"
mo. dear lack /, not dead" she
said softly "llc was missing tot some
time, and was brought into our ho,pi
tai terribly wounded. but he /, yer,
much alive now, and will be here in
New York in two weeks more"