The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-15
REVELATIONS
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bV Hdele Gorriso~
Why Dicky Decided Not to "Humor
Mother"

Mother"
/, mother here"
w DickFs voice sounded
w SlacCaro note as | turned from
tie telephone in our room at the Hotel
Sydenham from which | had Just
talked to Katie in our Marvin house
YES returned laconically, to re.
llcvc his evident anN,cty> We had come
back from our autumn outing in the !
tJskll mountains to- find that Dlcky's |
mother had checked out from her rooms
m the hotel where We had left her and !
had left no addrc,, behind
Whats up, Did Katie tell you;"
DicbY demanded
Katie IS evidently as much at sea as
We arc ! returned, smiling demurely
She implorcd me to COON home qvick,
as de old yoman's was so mad she
J"ost ra,Sc ono he'll all time
Dlcky roarcd hi, appreciation OF
Katlc'S dilemma, then his face cloudcd
'Mo'Ncr', getting these tan,rumS a
BIZ too often he SAID It's as bad as
living IN jail, this never knowing
when you're going to have a III of the
'uIkS shot a, YOU I'm going to have
IT out with her some time soon"
| made no reply to this speech al.
thought secretly sympathized with
Dicky', words. After frownng a min
ute he spoke again
We'll. It's after 9 O'Clock Would
YOU like TO drop in at one OF the cab
aretS for a little while, or are you tired
enough to 60 straight to bed"
why; aren't we going out to Mar
win tonight" | asked
Not on your golden wedding day"
Dlcky returned cmphatically "Plenty
OF time tomorrow TO get into that
scrapc"
But kalic>cxpccts us home" pro-
tested weakly
I'm alter little katicS expectations
then" he retor,ed, taking down the
telephone receiver,
Madge Masks Concern.
Katie, this is Mr. Graham" he said
when he had secured our number Tell
my mother that Mrs., Graham and |
will be, on, tomorrow morning after
breakfast What's that Oh, all right.
Good by"
He turned back to me srinning
tHoadly
The mater must be on the rampage" :"
he said Katie confided to me that
she was asleep and do, not for tree
tousand dollar IN her hand would she
wake her up"
u do wonder what can have hap
pencd TO upset her so" | worried.
Perhaps she has found out your Sc
cret past and is going to free me from
your clutches" Dicky said lightly.
The words so lightly spoken affeaed
me curiously on course ! had no
past" my life had always been an
open book, but the conviction came TO
me suddenly that my mother laws
anger had something to do with Rob
ert Gordon the mysterious South
American millionaire, who had made
me so uncomfortable by trying to find
out my identity, and who-aiter hav.
ing al last obtained an introduction 10
Dicky, and through him to me--had
told me that he had known my mother
and father.
! knew that Robert Gordon was also
staying at the Sydenham. How, or in
what manner, he had angered my
mothet.inla law | could not imagine, hu,
! was sure that in some unexplained
manner he would he found to be the
reason ior her wrath.
Rut It would never do for me 10 lc,
D,cky guess my thoughts. I knew. al.
though he had said nothing, OILY looked
al me curiouSly, that he hadNesented
my asking Mr. Gordon 10 Our home
tha, he might tell me of my mother,
and did not wish to, turn hi, thought,
III the direction of the mysterious mil
lunarc.
So, masking my very real concern
with a smile turned to him and said
lightly.
81 suppose would better call Lii.
Ian up. You told her would, d,dn',
yuu'"
Sure thing" Dicky returned "Go
10 it,
Lillian's voice over the wire held the
same hearty, SOUL satisfying note tha,
Nad so often welcomed always
feel hraccd mentally after talking with
Lillian Underwood.
Did YOU locate the missing parent -
she asked N soon as she greeted me
warmly
"Oh, yesw returned. "She |, on,
at Marvin, and ka,es description oi
her state Of mind is MOT, iorceiul She
is evidently disturbed about some.
thing"
"Oh, You noormAtl"
"Ihs old" Lillian choked of her
words with laugh, and | knew that
her good taste had conquered her in.
oi'nation to give perfectly candid
opinion ot my mother.in.law's be.
havior.
"See here. Madge,' she went on hur.
iiedly You're not going out there to.
uiph,1"
mo. not until morning" ! returned
Then you're going to meet n,
somewhere for snack aud talk
shc said tc'olu,cly Harry hasn't hat
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