The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-01
REVELATIONS
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Why Dicky Said to Madge "The Goals
of Fire Are Certainly Scorching
MY Topknot"
6V &ets Gorrison

NY lOpkuON,
XVIHEN came downstairs | found
w Dicky looking ruefully at the
w living room which was literally
covered with piles OF books, magazines
and old papers.
What the devils TO he donc2" he
said as soon as he saw me Mother
and Cousin Agatha will have a ilt when
they see this mess"
His tone held a distinct appeal to me
couldn't help contrasting it with the
gruffncss OF his rcsposse but few
hours earlier to my protests against hlS
bringing the stuff from the attic into
the living room.
BY adrolt management ! had been able
TO get Dicky'S mother and her cousin
Agatha past the closed living room door
and up the stairs without their noticing
the rooms condition Since then both
my mother in law and ! had bcen busy
Strengthening out the domestic unplcaS
antncsS caused by Cousin Ngatha's yer
bal attack upon Katie / knew that
Dcky'S mother would be occupied for
some time to come with her cousin. who
had gone to bed with a nervous head
ache, so that II chose ! could help pui
the room back IL order
A Wistful Note.
But a remembrance OF the arrogance
with which Dlcky had taken possession
Of the room giving me the alternative
Of removing all the furniture and rugs
or having them ruined by the dusty &C
cumuaton from the attic, hardened my
| heart
why? They know we're moving"
said nonchalantly "Of course they cx.
pect us to be torn up Wen Just keep
this room shut until wc go, and SIT
in the library
you know mother hates that library %
Dicky said, dcspondcntly and more
than anything else she hates to have
old things around. She never allowed
any collections around her house !
always had to sneak my thlugS outside.
/ Mother was what they called a cracker
Jack bouSekccper, and while she spoiled
me IN everything else, she never al
lowed me to litter the house with any
thing"
There was wlSliul note Iu his voice
that went straight 10 my heart could
see the child he had been. rrlcvlng be
cause he could not enjoy his "collcc
tons IN peace Then J realized again
the child he is, and knew that / must
mother my Peter Pan for IN the doing
so lay my only chance OF happiness.
had swift vision, gone As soon as 1t
had come, OF wide eyed lad, mine. who
should never, never have to sneak
his collections, out of the house. and
the thought OF the ,hadowy dream child
who might not be- mine Curlously enough
made nav voice tcndcrcr 10 my husband
although in strict Justice the vision
should have made me bitter against
him
| moved nearer lo him and put my
hand ON his arm
"li you'll bring Jim in and promise "a
work like sixty" said gayly. "l
think We may be able lo pa, AN this
stuff in the library and get the living
room put to rights again before your
mother romcs downstairs
Dick had the grace Do looh ashamed
of himself
You're trump Nadpc~ hr cy
claimed. especially after my grou.I
Mi, morning But yuu hnov { don't
mean thing, ,aN don't you sweet
htirt''
~ ouph, to' ! smiled "hy lhl, time
Now hurry up and get lIm'
paid a flying visit tn Katie u ln'
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