The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-21

brave, and know the thing tha, would
loom largr,, IN hi, mind would be the
ial, that he was compelled TO walk 4
mile and half through the storm
when he had planned the shorter course
% halt iha, distance
il seemed lO me thd, the time would
never pass until the arrival OF the }
o'clock tram Katie begged 10 SIT up
with me but / sen, her to bed for |
was afraid II | dad NOT get her safely
oil into sunderland that she would
be awake when Dcky came home And
! wished no eye, '1 wi'rcSs the scene
which ! va, sure Dlgky would make
when he finally arrived
Word at Last
! tried tl comfort myself with the rg.
Election that since our reconciliation
after D.5ky's long absence IN san
Francisco he had KEEP, IN, temper under
wonderful control practically hl, unl'
phullluou being Uu the occasion of hls
attack OF lumhlgo But. on the other
hand. ! remembered that had watched
every word and action OF my own mcI
carefully IN order tha, D., should have
mo- excuse Tor scene ] hragcd ny,cli
'u,'In,'Nrly 90 meet h,, anger when
Me- should at last reach home
Like an uneasy ghost wagdcred from
room to room looking after the fires.
.,clng that everything was IN readiness
When a., last ! heard the whistle VI the
tain ! ru, rn ,hc coffee reckoning ,ha'
o. would hc Just ready when D'Cky ar.
rived
4 momcn, later ! heard the ring ot
the telephone, and fastened tn answer II
with INV heart IN ms mouth. expecting
ualr from DiCkF over the garage tel,.
phuuc
But u wa, the night man from the
garage who va, tclrphouug and !
Thought ] detected suppressed laughter
in M, tome,
u met Mr. Graham m1'am. and tried
?. get hlm to lc' mc take the thing,
lie was loaded down with bundles. hu,
he sand he'd carry them himself. AMI
h,S started home don't know as I
ought to tell Won. hut I'm afraid he,
pretty mad He'd have landed me iu
'hr SNOW ll hadn't dolgcl him Br'
! don't know a, ! blame HIM much"
" am very sorry replied mr1hau'
C,lly and ! Will see that YOU are duly
icyomrcnscl ior your trouble"
A wild Determination.
'Oh that, an tiph, Mr., Graham.
I'm sorry thing, had i0 turn out ihi,
way Good night
'rpnd night" hurg Mp the receiver
and sin60 moll1ulc,, moment con
'ymplltlng the picture ~ DiJky loaded
with bundles irving IN make M, va,
through the drii,
| could understand thu, he va, ,n
argfy that he had uuhh1rnly deter
mined to 'hr 4 mlriNf" As he va, So
fond of telling me. ami add every pos.
slhlc item ni discomfort IN his lnt nu,
! knew how hca,, wctc the thing, from
the antique shop which he was bringing
mn, and va, alarmed AZ the possibility
oi he, becoming exhausted hy M, urug
gl, ,o heavily handicapped through me
drifts
With one OF The absolutely idio,ie mn.
uun' ui sharing suffering which only A
woman could evolve ! hap,l, changed
my slippers for shoe, ,lipped ON \
sweater and cap. and taking a broom
and a snow shovel IN my hand, started
on, the front door with the Wild d,,,.
mIration 20 shovel path ~ nss, Ditky
a. iat a. | could get ! think ih,r, va,
an idea In 'he hack oi my brain ,ha, h,
might not he en- angry IL M found m,
telling io meet him
u was uraytuurmei work aud I
found myself ptr'rif,ns fresN my
muscles aching iirrrsly h,iof, had
gene very far nui ! had fea,hed the
gate and turned into me ro.d when /
heard a tremendous pounding upon ths
dining room door which laced the n,her
I [ca' oi the Two crossing, =, rur rofn,f
IN dtmay | realized hat nirky had
r'mt IhN N.hr. va, NnH vatnuN hfrF
= locked door
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