The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-21
REVELATIONS
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ncl foOm lOI lup OF lea
and stood for @ long hr.
| } wldcrcd moment gazing at the
,urlalncd window ul t.r TINY
house in the queer lll'c Icuug near
the toSgroyc farmhouse The curtain
was still ,haking as II held by the
trcmulouS hand OF the mysterious man
who had Just drawn II aside TO peer
out at rs, Dicky watched l's trembling
tor q hlile as Il fascinated. then catch
ing my hand. he whlrlcd me swiftly
about face and fairly raced me down
the path We had just come
y don't want these tnsglovcS ~ get
the idea wc arc Spylng ON them be
explained a, he hurried me along
'Wc will GO back TO the entrance -
TIN, path, lhcu beat aluug down ths
stream to the farmhouse
"What DOES It all mean, DckyF' I
qucrlcd hrcdthicSSly
"Wcll ''r heavens sake don't cv.
prct me to discuss ,ha, here" he rc.
tortcd ,mpatrcnlly "Wai, ull We get
ont OF this"
! detected note ot anxiety no his
voice Il gave me the KEY 20 hl, hast"
and 'mpatlcucc lie believed the man
m the Tiny shack who had looked ont
at ~, and whom / had previously en-.
couulcrcd while fishing. to he dan
gcruuS maniac llc was rushing me
away Tor tear the man should escape,
follow u, and harm me
! could not share his m,,giyiug how
ever The memory Of the man child.
like expression and voice, and ot his
u0obtru,lyc Kindness when he helped
me lo catch my first trout was tol
fresh m my mind to allow me to be OH
,c>scd hy an, fear oi Inn
But | d,i not utter my thoughts
aloud Dicky was IN no mood for con
tradlrllon Tie was thoroughly uneasy
and not until he dropped behind hAu
tine curtain OF vines which masked the
hr,lc path, and, listening ,drciully, as
. ,wDd himself that me- footsteps tel
lowed ours, did he Sa,kcu his pace
'l hi, place /, getting ON my nerves
he declared, a. We picked our way
along the edge oi the stream "l''s Too
blasted mysterious for me I've a mo-.
/ ,lou io chuck the whole thing, 90 lar.
/ ,hcr mp the mountains tomorrow and
lind another place
"Oh, DickN" protested, "aud leave
all this mystery and the plot to steal
the collection oi picture, IN the Cos
grove parlor, Why, i,'S all jus, like a
I 'oNhook ! never was so thrilled IN
|my lie before"
Mts. Cosgrove's Welcome.
And YOU want to be in at the finish
,r confront the willy Mrs AlllS, and
| hiss. Nh.ha' me proud beauty hay,
known all from the lir.r-t or words
to that cii.ct don't N.u'' Dick,
morkcl rooTualurcdlN We'll hly,
/ u Your own way. but don't blame m,
. NJ that maniac they have locked M
hack there gets out and gives YOU d
. good fright"
He, not a maniac retortcd spirit
clIy "aud I am not ono hit afraid o
him lie may he tritlc unbalanced
hu, am sure | shall 60 out OF my hca,
altogether il do not find out soon wh,
hc l,aand why all this mystery IS mad,
about him Remember YOU promise,
lo tell me all YOU Surmlsed about HIM
ives hut not here Dicky's tone grew
suddenly serious The woods atounJ
here are too blamed full ot freaks io
me-. picture thieves, mysterious maniac,
beg your pardon-eccenific gentle
men, clever villiancSes lets get int,
The shelter of Our room before We dis
ru,S things Here we arc at the foot %
the toSetovc backyard ANYWAY / hop,
It won't take her long to cook ,hc,,
trout
VIZ, tosgrovc. smiling, cordial ant
efficient met MS At the door
What a splendid catvht shc "a