The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-18
REVELATIONS
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What Happened When Dr.. Petit Es-
corted Madge to the Train.
BV Mels Gorriso~

HNUEER looking dump, isn't IT,
| Dr Petit and ! were seated op-
S2oSite each other at a small table
in the Oldest chop and oyster house" i0
New York | looked around me with
interested eyes The eShllaratlOn ~ the
reckless mood IN which ! had accom-
panied Dr. Pcttlt TO the reStaufant--a
mood born oi Dicky, leaving me IN the
terrible oruSh around Madison square
Garden and his foolish anger aitcrward
at finding ,hat,,Dr Pe,tit had taken
care Of me-was still upon me
Isn't u" returned anima,edly. but
! its charming and the place did have
an early Victorian air that fascinated
one
The tables and chairs and the long
/ serving counter at one side OF the room
were all OF solid walnut while the wait
crS who were gong back and forth with
orders did not have the dancing quick
/ step which marks the south OF Europe
seryitorS. but moved in lelsurely fash.
ion bciitt,ng the almos, somnolcnt air
OF the old place
The tall, gri1tled. gray-mus,aohed
man who took our order bent with such
! dignity over the menu as he adjusted a
pair OF gold bowed eyeglasses in orde-
to better see the prices that felt as If
a colonel OF dragons or field marshal
in disguise was abou, to serve uS.
How are the lobs,crS3" Dr. Petit
asked
Very good. sorr' said the man, with
| Just touch Of delicious Mllesian
brogue.
Madges Little Ruse.
Why he's Irish" | exclaimed. after
We had given our order and the waite.
had left us.
"lhey all are" returned Or Petit
ITS one ot the few places in the CITY
that still have the Irish waltct,. The
type is fast disappearing III bet every
one Of these men have been here
twenty years or more
How very interesting :" | said "Nor
know love everything that is old
| fashioned so much that | think some
times ! really was meant to have lived
in mid Victorian days"
Thank heaven YOU didn't" returned
DR. Petit, meaningly, and the expires
sion of his ewes which accompanied the
words made me drop mine and wish for
a moment that had not accepted his
prescription of a square meal" before
starting on my homeward Journey to
Marvin.
had no desire 10 see DR. Petit in A
sentimental mood | had had one slight
experience with him, when his feelings
for me had overcome his usual poise.
and ] did not care to have another
There was a vague disturbed feeling in
my mind also that this dinner with Dr
Petit, alone was very like the proyerb-
ial playing with fire haNened 10
change the subject
Everything looks very clean here"
| said banally enough
"NeS, doesn't H." Doctor Petit, re-
turned in kind but there was an
amused expression in his ewes which
told me that he had recognized my little
tuSe,
Al the Gate.
His mex, remark startled me airesh
90 YOU know whether one OF the
taxi drivers IN Crest Haven would
make a trip to New York tonight" he
asked
u don, know-why'" faltered
Because" he answered quietly, ~
mus, sc, back to New York tonight
There will he NO train back from Mar
win after we reach there"
"Nou surely are not going 10 Marvin
tonight" exclaimed aPhaV There
is no possible need OF it II YOU will
simply see me ON the tram at PennWl
yania station shall he most grateful "
81 did not think YOU were capable OF
making N silly a remark" the Young
physician tejoined "Oi course YOU
know, really, tha, lswould Gu, OF my