The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-20

F INK NtIVlN dll'Uk ll' l''''
That a good one ht declared
and then, coming ,ppul,ycly over TO-
ward me, he drew me into a roughly
tender embrace
They Find a Path
"You're a bully little wood, pal,
sweetheart" he said, rubbing his check
against mine "l'm awiully sorry j vas
,o shabby at first was selfish
beast. and i, served me right TO lose
the chance to help sou land your first
trout
Lets not spoil a perfect moment hy
remembering anything. pleasant or TN
pleasant | said softly
/ Dicky drew me closer and kissed me
. for answer | returned his kiss with
/ feeling Of hlSsiul content | had not
experienced for weeks The shadow
/ oi Grace Drapct's terrible act, AMI
/ the iurtyc doubt she had planted in
my mind. which had been with me for
50 long. skunk away as II exercised by
the hracing air and wonderful beauty
N which We stood 1t was one of my
rare moments ot perfect happiness and
/ II gave a zcSt to every remaining mo-
ment OF the DAY
/ II was late IN the afternoon when We
finally turned our footsteps toward the
Cosgrove farmhouse and supper. Mrs.
CoSgrovt had pui us up a substantial
luncheon, but the autumn air, heady as
champagne. had sharpcncd our appc,itcS
until the ono thing more desirable to Us
than catching trout was the eating OF
them
Hello. here's a path leading mp,
Dicky exclaimed in relief, after he had
nearly twisted his ankle IN the creeping
wings that twined among the underbruSh
BY loyc Madge look here how'S this
for a fcnimore Cooper situation
! l9S,cppcd To- his side, and saw what
he meant in an instant The path was
arranged So that II could be masked by
sort OF curtain oi vines which had
been carefully Gu, and trimmed until ii
hung over the underbruSh IN such a
manner as ciicctually to conceal thc
little track. and vet be easily pushed
aside by any ono in the street 1t was
so clcvetly constructed that We should
never have discovered It II Dlcky. walk
ing close to the underbruSh III order to
make the way easier for me, had not
caugh, his foot IN ,hrvnc curtain and
slightly torn It q
wen lust sec where this leads TO-
Dicky said, and ! knew by his tone and
his sparkling eyes that he was both
curious and excited Ready Tor an
adventure, Madge;"
AN Easily Explained Mystery2'
"Ot course" | returned as eager and
excited as he, and we walked up the
path, first carefully replacing the vim,
curtain which marked its entrance.
The track wound upward through tn,
trees in z,gsag fashion, and there wer'
many by-pathS branching from IT, whcl
wen, only a few feet into the under
brush
Looks as If whoever made this haC
taken a good deal OF pans to mix up tn,
trail" DiCky commented as we ncareC
the top OF the bank
nodded, too excited to speak. anC
then all at once the path twisted arounC
a huge oak and led us directly to Iii,
tie clearing in the underbrush sheltered
on all sides from observation by IN,
trees, and further protected by hlgt
fence to which the only entrance was 4
locked gate facing us.
There were several small buildings il
the enclosure, one long. low green
house, through whose windows We couC
see the gleam OF flowers. others. ken
nels, out OF which some magnliltcn
dogs leaped, growing, and in the ccntc,
a tiny dwelling with closely drawn cut
tanS.
An easily explained mystery. aitc'
all Dicky said, and his tone held a
ndNe OF disappointment, "Cosgrovc Il
probably an up-,o.da,e chap who raise,
rare flowers and breeds thoroughbred
dogs to exc ont his income and take
no chances OF having his plants or pup.
stolen
What the Well, m he"
What Dicky would be | did no, hear
! was too absorbed in staring at III,
shaking curtain ot a window IN the II,
tie house
For moment before II had been IN
ed cautiously and straight, into our eve,
had ga,cd the wild, excited brown orb,
nt the mysterious brown bearded s,,au,