The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-24
REVELATIONS
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Copyright, 1900
Why Dicky Said "You're the Original
Kill-Joy."

I HAVE never seen Dicky quite so
taken aback as he was when the mil
liant, middle-agcd woman upon the
Hudson river boat administered the re.
hukc to him about his impaticncc at the
crowd before the dining room door
When we had come down frorn the
upper deck TO luncheon only to find
the dining room full. and long line Of
impatient jostling men and women ex-
tending down the corridor from the
door Dicky had told me that our delay
IN getting a seat was due To the fifteen
minutes had spent IN the dressing
room that it had not gone there We
would have been IN plenty OF time.
lie had spoken roughly, with the i'm
patient rudcness which he so often uses
when lnconvenienccd And with wthcr-
ing emphasis IN her tones the middle
aged woman standing near us had
spoken directly at Dicky, and informed
him that the same crowd bs saw had
been III front OF the door iot over half
an hour
could not help being amused at the
Nornans championship OF me. but !
was not particularly grateful for it. ]
have always had a distinct dislike for
any commen, or interference in my al
ialrs by any one not directly concerned
But Dieky's face would have afforded
amusement to the most confirmed mis-.
anthropc. Astonishment at the WON
ans words, indignation at evidently what
hc considered her ciirontety. strug
gled III his face with the Chagrin | knew
he felt at having me find out that my
stay IN the dressing room was not re-
sponsible for our delay at luncheon.
lie turned his back squarcly upon the
woman, and with a muttcred exelama.
ton Ia me, moved away from her vicin.
ity Ot course, followed him. for
there was nothing else to do. but. as
went, | tel, the keen eyes OF my az.
gressive sympathiter fixed upon my re-
treating back. knew ,ha, she pi,ied
me as poor spirited creature
1t seemed hours that we waited in III,
line, but, in reality, IL was but thirty OF
forty minutes before the crowd dimin.
lShed so that we could see into the din.
ing room. Every table was filled TO il.
capacity, hut at a corner table near the
window We could see the people getting
ready 10 depart
Winning a Table.
u guess there's nothing Tor il bu, tc
cross that walters palm" said Dicky
grimly putting his hand in his pocke,
aud taking out bill
In the shifting OF the crowd we had
not noticed that our aggressive friend
with her companions, were right IN
front OF us. heard her high pitched
taSping voice expostulating with IN,
head waiter, standing near the door
whose rowing eyes knew had seer
DlckyS hand go into his pocket.
! demand tina, you let me IN ,hi.
dining room" my mlltan, dciende,
said. "Thcre must be tables waiting
there's one right over there now" a,
she saw the people at the farther tabl,
rise from their seats.
] think Dickys natural eaperne,s ,r
get a table was intensified by his de
size 10 ge, even with the woman VIII,
had rebuked him A, any rate, AT IN,
first sound OF her voice saw hin
hastily substitute another bill for ,h,
one he had first drawn out. Then h,
held the second one, with lust It's de
nomination showing between his fin
gers, before the glis,cnins eyes OF III,
head waiter.
That worthy did not hesitate a mo
went. lie spoke peremp,orily, finally
to the importuninH woman.
Scuse me, Missis, bu, | can, civ,
YOU that table nohow da, table /
promised To dis gentleman right he
hind YOU
"Righ, this way Mr. Jones. yohr
table Just ready Tor yoh'
With deNtetous movement. an,
without actually touching her, IN, maj