The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
REVELATIONS
or Wire
Why Madge Was Really Worried Over
Dicky's Perplexing Moods
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W|HiAT, ar, you going to do to,
w came over the telephone. costly
comfortable. full OF friendly neighbor-
Illness.
81 hadn't planned anything especial
Why"
Then come on into the city with nc.
! haven't a thing to wear. my winter
things are simply rags. and they're
showing some wonderful 'priny hats
and suits at Hambels I'll take YOU
to lunch a, the dcareS, little tea room
| discovered the o;her day is my pa
ty today, understand, and then il were
no, too tired we'll telephone the BOYS
and make them take US to dinner and
the 'hea,er. although I'm really not III
to be seer"
"'Poor Flora McFlimsey Of Madison
Square" ! Knocked
Mrs Durkce'S merry laugh came
over the telephone II is one OF her
chief charms, a girlish, bell-like peal
which Just SUITS the dainty chlld'ikc
personality OF the little woman
That's Just what Alfred called me
this morning But | don't care, det,-
antly "My things are rags, and ! might
just as we'll get new spring clothes
now as later"
Even II the snow is two feet decp IN
placesi" could not iorbear easing
| her
Even il It were nine feet" she
flashed back Il believe you're trying
to get out OF going with me, and I'm
not going to let YOU get away with u,
Put on your things and meet me at the
| 1927 Dicky'S gone, haSn', he wait
ed until heard that SlS pull ou, be
fore 'phoning YOU"
Madse Agrees to Go;
"Yes. he's gone" returned, "and
shall he very glad TO go with YOU
really ough, to be looking at spring
things myself"
"Of course YOU ought" she returned
and as ! hung up the telephone re,eiveI
after assuring hei again that | woult
meet her at the 10 2l, Smitd a, III,
oomplacent SureneSS oi her tone
To Mrs Durkee'S mind clothes are ]
most important section cf the universe
do not mean that she is foolish OF
ex,ravagant--in fact, she is mos
careful buyer, but | know no one who
gets more genuine pleasure out oi pret
" frocks and hats than she does. Sht
has exquisite taste IN selection. and ;
pronounced skill with her needle, :,
that her purchases always set off IN,
dainty prettinesS OF her, a prcttlne,
| unn, ,,h,sk an. s..,,. ,,.ha,. a., II
feet She must be nearly So ol,
enough TO he my mother bu, no on
would ever guess her real age with,i
ten or fifteen years
am genuinely fond OF MtS Dur
kte She is one OF the most reStiu
comfortable persons Know. and
was with real pleasure tha, wen
about my preparations to meet her
The little trip she proposed was jus
the thing | needed. ! decided. TO S,i
me out Of the rather le,hatg,o condl
,ion OF mind into which had bee
drifting The week following Dioky'
walk from Crest Haven through IN
blizzard had been a stormy one, an
had been compelled TO stay indoor
great ueal, always Oa1 tnlng 10
m,, as my health and spirits are great
" dependent upon an abundance q
outdoor air
IL There q Resson1
Then, too. there was something abo,
Dicky's behavior that made Sre vaguel
uneasy lie was unusually pteoecr
pied, and spent a great deal OF time !
his studio bedroom 1ha, he wtot
voluminou,ly and also made a lars
number of seemingly useless sketch,
knew from the condition of his was,
basket each morning. for It was file
, with. small pieces Of paper, which
could see withou, any PARTICULAR
close scrutiny TO he parts Of man,
, scrip, and ske,ch,ng paper.
True. when Dickt IS in the throe, ,
! planning his illustrations he is alwa,
, pteoccupied. bu, there was way,
something abou, this absorption Of h