The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-05
REVELATIONS
.@-R!'MfE
WHY Madge Said to Dicky "That Won
an Is Planning to Steal Those
Paintings"
6V Aele Gorrison
TlFTl thousand dollars =

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As the words icll from Dlckys
lips they were echoed in varying
gaSpS by the members OF the group
gathered IN the CoSgroye farmhouse in
the CatSklll mountains where Dicky
and had come for weeks outing
We appeared. ulcky and To have
tumbled right into an adventure. Al.
our iJSt supper at the farmhouse had
scented a mystery m Mrs toSgrove'S
apparent terror At my assertion that I
could tell her twin sons apart. and had
become suspicious that Mrs. A!liS, a tel
low boarder. had some Interior motiv.
III coming to the farmhouse.
hen after supper our big. joyial host
had led Us into the farmhouse parlor t.
look at some pictures of the Catskill
mountain scenery which his wiicS
brother had painted Dlcky, expecting
To be bored, had at once recognized the
paintings as the work OF a genus. Rob
crt Savarn, and had announced that
the collection was worth $4,000
mere was genuine amalcmcnt N
every voice save one. schoolcd my
self too long III the study OF voices and
shades OF expression in my teaching
days not TO recognize the false note in
the affected little SQueal that Mrs. Al
lis gave.
FIFTY thousand dollars? Why It
IS a fortune Arc you not glad vou
didn't sell me a picture now for $40
or SIS; But then, even it YOU had. |
should have returned i, when hail
found out It's value"
Tier words were too honeycd. her
smile too fixed to ring true. But hal
no tlme TO study her The cx,raordi-
nary behavior OF Mrs. Cosgrovc riv.
ctcd my attention.
Her face placid, but her eyes glowing
IKE live Goals, she iottered toward her
husband and clasped his arm.
Are These Paintings Insured2"
"Oh. John, did hear him say $50
wv! she gasped, her face working pit
iiully. rs It really true2 Think what
1t will tean 10 Robert"
steady mother" her husband ad.
moniShcd her. and there wa, a distinct
note oi warning in his voice, while ths
twin boys sprang toward her with a
look OF lively fright in their faces
we know what it will mean 10 Rob
ertS Sisler--to have these pictures so
honorcd."
lie caught and held her look, and the
woman shrank back into the calm.
emotionless manner that had been her,
from my first sight OF her
But my mind pondcrcd her unfinished
sentence. That she had not meant 10
say Roberts sister" hut Robert"
was very sure
What mystery was here, Both Dicky
and Mr. .,oSgrovc had spoken of the
artist III the past tense, as il he were
dead, And vet Robert Sayarin'S sister
had welcomed the news oi the value oi
yber bro,hets paintings as II it meant
much TO him '--,.-..
Dioky was speaking again, and by
his tone and manner ! knew tina, hc
was intensely interested IN this roman.
tic development OF our outing.
Have YOU these paintings insured
against tire and thett| lie directed IA,
question toward Mr. Cosgroye. whose
Iovlal ruddy face became suddenly over.
spread with anxiety
Only IN the general insurance on my
household goods, 81 500 IN at" he r..
turned
No Danger so Fat."
Then ! should advise YOU To lose no
time i'm tai mo put hs.,, ......
upon them" Dlckcy said quietly
There probably is not much danger
against fire, hut II certain gang Of
picture thieves IN New York knew -,
these pictures ! wouldn't give YOU much
for their safety"
"lll sec ahou, !, tomorrow" Mfr Cos.
grove promised icNcu,l, Luckily.
there's No danger So Tar Nobody see,
these pictures bu, the people who come
here To board, and you're the iirs, arts,
I've had IN years Mos, of them 20 Ia,
,hcf up the mountains. and as Tor The
people aho'vc seen them, ,heyr, all like
Mrs. Nils here, wouldn't know a penu
Inc from an imitation"
The little woman pouted at him co.
qut,tishly.
Aren't YOU horridl" she asked play.
fully. TO make me out such a dune,
Hut ! think this is awiulk ,hrillnv
jus, like something YOU see ON tho
stage | shall ST up nights and wal,
ior the Williams to appear"
To make l, really melodramaiir
there should be some person IN their
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