The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-11
REVELATIONS
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6V Aele OoYriso"
What the Delirium Of the Night
Brought to Madge.

NllNlN " w NtNllt uul l-lllldU SdN III u
low rocking chair by my bedside watch
ing me.
As she saw my eyes open she rose
quickly and came to my side.
i was beginning to think you were
one Of the original seven" she said
cheerily. "lou certainly have been max
ing up for the sleep you lost last nigh.
Do YOU know it is high noon? Your
physician called, but when he saw you
he said under no circumstances TO dis
turb you, so I've been on guard like
a watchdog ever since. Now let me
take your temperature. II you have
none YOU may have something good TO
eat"
She took her tiny clinical thermome-
ter from It's case shook II down, dipped
it into a solution standing in a glass
on the table wiped it with a Bit OF
gauze and popped 1t into my mouth.
"Dicky" ! queried in spite OF it.
She shook her head reprovingly.
Close your lips on that and don't
speak again until | take il out" she
said firmly "Dicky is all right. He
held you for nearly two hours last
night, fearing YOU might awaken il he
looscncd his clasp of your hand When
you finally relaxed and dropped your
hand away from his | sent him TO bed
But he didn't stay there very long He
has gone into the city, but he lett a
message for you that he would be out
on an early train"
closed my eyes, and the weak tears
stole down my cheekc. All the terrorS
OF the night just past swept over me IN
unreaSonlng array. felt that | could
not be sure that Dicky was really with
me instead OF being with Grace Draper
as my dream had pictured unless | saw
him beside me.
Did Dicky Forget7
See here, this will never do" Lii
Ian said sternly, taking the thermomc-
ter from my mouth and wiping my eyes.
"Nou have no temperature, but you soon
will have one If you keep this up Now
tell me what YOU want to eat and for
get the watcrwOrks for awhile"
Her bruSque words were just The
tonic needed But could not for
bear voicing my fears to her
u had such a terrible dream,"l said
apologetlcally. in which Grace Draper
ard Dicky went off together. 1t was so
vivid that the horror OF i, is still with
me"
Grace Draperl" she calculated, star
ing at me- why whatever put her
into your head Just now"
She broke of abruptly. | picked up
her words.
Why Just now" | asked
NO reason" she answeredSR~Ty
at seemed so queer for her to have
come into your thoughts after she hai
been out ot1our lives so many week
But dreams are queer things, and tC
take notice OF them is the most futile oI
proceedings. | am astonished at you
Madge "
She smiled msrrily at me but she did
not fool me saw that she had seen
or heard OF Grace Draper recently, and
that had startled her with my mention
OF the girl knew. however, that she
would tell me nothing more, so re
pressed my anxious curiosity and tried
hard to put all morbid doubts out OF my
| mind But brooded all the rest ci
| the day over the thing when | was not
| ilinchlng under the pain OF the dress
ing OF my burns. | could not see why
i, had been necessary for Dicky TO gu
into the city. knew that his work wa,
not so pressing as to make il necessary
for him to leave me after such A mar
row escape as ! had had
| was diverted Tor a little in the afr-
ernoon by the arrival OF huge clusters
OF roses and carnations bearing the
cards OF Robert Gordon, Harry Under
wood and Alfred Durkce, our guests al
the dinner Just before had beer
burned.
They've bough, out the local florist
evidently" Lillian said, when she was
trying to make a place for them all.
The flowers and the thoughts for me
that they evidenced pleased me greatly
so when Dicky came back and up tC
my room with not single blossom il
his hand for me | fel, decidedly il
used.
Better, sweetheart" he asked hur
riedly. kissing me, and then turnin,
to Lillian, MAY | speak to you a mo
ment, Liz"
She went out Of the room with him
and lay a prey to wounded pride an
real apprehension. Had anything hap
penedI
One look at Lillian's face when sh
came in. however. rcaSSurcd me. Sh
was smiling tenderly. with a touch n
amusement in the smile.
His Splendid Gift
~ am commanded TO see that yo
keep your eyes shut and stuff your ear
until | give you leave TO open them,
she said. and | obcycd her literally
Il seemed an hour OF waiting, an hou
in which knew from sort OF six,
sense that strangers were IN the roor
working at something Then ! felt m
bed being moved across the room, an
then Dlrkys kiss was on my lips, hi
voice IN my ears.
Open your eyes, sweetheart and Sc
II YOU like this
This" was miniature garden ar
ranged on a supporting framework /
, the broad window OF my room Lattice
trailing vines, tiny trees, pool wit
real viole,s growing on It's banks, bed
and borders OF flowers, even toy sun
dial-everything was complete and ex
qu'te
"Qa. Dickyr' With my hear, so fu