The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-26
REVELATIONS
@RMFE'
What Happened When Dicky De
veloped the First symptoms
of Sickness Madge Ever
Knew
6V Msls GorrisonC

T WATCHED Dicky narrowly through
| the first part OF our luncheon. The
fear that he might be i'll which had
come to me when had noticed his
languid attitude while climbing the
stairs gradually vanished as noted his
hearty appetite and the easy jocularity
OF his manner
The thought of Dicky i'll terrified me
! had heard INN say once that he did
not know what il was to be sick. and
beside the natural terror felt at any
illness coming to him had very
lively dread OF what il would mean to
take care OF Dicky in even a slight ill
ness. His is not nature to brook
restraint OF any kind, and have an
intuition that he would dctcst being
nurSed
BY the time luncheon was over I bad
forgotten my fears, So that | was gen
timely shocked when | heard an agon-
iled groan from Dicky and saw him,
ben, nearly double hanging to his chair
"Oh, DickyW | flew to his side. What
is the natter"
Don't touch me !" he replied sharply,
and then | saw him try to pull himself
erect, an attempt that ended in an
other groan.
Please tell me what the trouble is,
sweetheart" pleaded, and let me help
you to bed Then | can telephone for a
physician
How do you suppose | know wha,
the trouble is'" he growled savagely
Think I'm some blooming medical
Sharp' But won't have any sawbones
monkeying over me. It's probably only
something temporary I'll 60 mp and lie
down awhile and I'll feel better"
81 Can't Let You Suffer"
lie made another futile attempt tc
straighten himself, and then, bent dou
bic like an old, old man. shuiiled slowl,
and painfully to the stairs. His progress
up the stairs must have been success
sion OF torturing twinges Judging iron
the groans that accompanied every step
! |, following and listening, grew NOR
terrified with each passing moment, an
as he finally fell upon his bed | sank I,
my knees beside INN. -
Please, Dicky, let me e,hinl
for YOU. Let me put SRwater ba
to the spot where the pain is worst Yo
know heat. always relieves pain. An
won't you let me take your tempera
ture /"
. "No, no, now Dicky almost shou,e,
, 81 won't have any hot water bag an
/ | certainly shan't put any dinky littl
thermometer into my mouth"
Blu, | must do something for yo,
y Dicky," | protested. II cant lie, yo
4 suffer like this, Tell me something
I can do"
"You can stow that talk and let M
alone" Dicky erowled, and with al
y other groan he pulled the bed cloth,
- oyer his head stubbornly
orhe fiery temper that ' had thougl
. disciplined by suffering ilared up
me No matter how i'll Dicky was
\ had no right TO treat me this way A
old remark Of my mothers came baC
u to me,
, When people are really III, they
, not ugly" she used to say 1T, on
: when they're getting better or haven
anything much the matter with the
. that they're cross"
"B-ins on That Bag"
| waited until could control myse
sufficiently to say quietly
"Tll he in the next room with
/, hearing II YOU wan, me
. Then | walked steadily out oi h
: room into mine and sat down by 4
!, window looking on, over the rollir
!. woodland with little cold disaI
pointed feeling at my heart.
Was Il to he the same old story a
:. over again. Was Dicky's rudene,