The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
REVELATIONS
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Why Madge Was Troubled a. She
Dressed TO Go House Hunting
With Dicky.
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/ MS lace anu eyes DcfaYlnR lnf !
enthusiasm with which he always !
grec's proposition pleasing to him
Tie spoke to me hurriedly, still holding
the receiver to his cat
The Durkces want US to 90 with
them and give those old houses the
once-over this afternoon" he said, "and
then have supper at their house What
do you say"
Tell them Id love to- responded
promptly, and meant exactly what !
said, for enjoy the company OF the
DurkeeS very much, and | knew by ex-
pcricncc tina, one OF Mrs. Durkce's Sun.
day night Suppers was worth longer
trip than the distance from our home to
theirs
"Ihe missuS says she'll be chawmed" D"
Dlcky wlnked at me impudently as he
spoke the words into the receiver. lie
knows that dctest having him call me
the msSuS," fayorite pleasantly OF
his, and that also dislike the word
charmed" because OF its ridiculous
overuse on all occasions by all sorts and
conditions of people, But | made no
sign OF dis,aste. no effort to correct
Dicky's diction, as probably would
have done year ago Life with Dicky,
with its big problems, has taught me TO
overlook many minor annoyancc'
Wen be over before o'clock" Dicky
assured his friend al the other end Of
the telephone and hung up the receiver.
"Alfs gceting in b,t ot wax over
those two houses, afraid some onell
beat us TO EN-" he grumbled as he
turned to me "Ile needn't worry were
probably the only two suckers in all
Long Island that would look at en-.
Blrdsalls been filling him up with dope
about the dozens Of eager would be pur-
chasers from New York that he's hold.
ing back on our account, and AIS
swallowing i, whole. But we might as
well look the places over and decide the
matter without any more fuss. Don't
YOU think So2'
"Will Do No Harm"
was careful not to smile at the I'M
conscious irony OF Dlcky'S asking me to
decide about having house OF our own
as | answered him. When had
hroached the subject as cherished
dream OF mine he had ridiculed it so
ciicctually that | made mp my mind
never TO open my mouth upon the sub
lcct again But when Alfred Durkce
had told him oi two attractive old neigh.
boring houses near the big new golf
club, one Of which he wished to buy
himself, Dicky had completely faced
about. and appeared quite favorably i'm
pressed with the project. knew my
husband well enough not TO display the
sligh,cS, sign of exul,aton a, the pros
pee, Of realizing my long cherished de
sire.
1T certainly will do no harm to look
the places over | said quietly.
D,cky grinned in mischievouS com
prehcnSion Of my real feelings.
Terribly indifferent 10 prospect of
house OF her own, isn't she2' he teased
whats the natter Afraid | might
rcnig on the whole deal II you showed
any undue enthusiasm"
Perhaps" said demurely, and Dicky
chuckled He was IN high good humor
and hoped devoutly tha, nothing would
occurr to dampen his spirits before he
made the final decision concerning the
house. II was not that ! was unusually
attracted hy the house at which we were
to look. bu, ! longed for some place
which should he real home, from
which no landlord could turn rs from
out own ROOF tree"
Grace Diapers Message.
was glad OF the respite from thought
which the house inspecting trip would
give us, for | had been much worried
over my fathers affairs since returning
home from Lillian Underwoods The
surring reference TO him in Harry Tn
detwood' letter with It's hints Of in.
,rigues," "conSpiracieS' and private
graft" had brough, back TO my mind
the yis, to Our home oi Mr. Drake and
the terror with which had Learned
that he was seeking my father for some
unknown and, | feared, sinister reason.
And the knowledge that Grace Draper
was in the same country with my father
did not lessen my fears for him My IN.
Stinct told me that no matter what new
interests came into her life, one OF Grace
Diapers strongest passions was to see
| p,e hutnthaisd and grief stricken