The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
REVELATIONS
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How Chance Changed Dicky's Plans
and Threw Them Again Into
Strange Company.
BY &ele GorrisoC

ISA TOW thc-,. Sister Sue. mind your
~ step" With merry twinkle in
his eve, Dicky swung me down
from the steps Of the accommodation
train at Cold Spring, where we had
planned TO spend week fishing
Mind your own. Brother Bill |
returned gaily my hear, thrilling at
the foolish little rcpartce
For when Dicky called me Sister
Sue ! knew he was in the rarest good
humor 1t was an appellation play
fully given to me by Dicky in the days
of our courtship when he had not yet
dared TO call me "Madge," and wished
TO say something beside the formal
Miss Spencer" II was silly little
name, equally silly was the Brother
Bill" which at that time he had laugh
ingly given himself But any woman
can understand how thrilled at the
old names, which, in the more matter
of fact. less playful intimacy OF our
married life had almost fallen into dis
use
The House Is Guaranteed.
We started down the platform toward
the tiny station, which was the only
building in sight Ahead Of us tripped
the slight figure of the dark woman
with the wonderful eyes. who had sat
in front of us on the train, and had
given Disky so marked look OF ap
proval as TO annoy me.
The station appeared to be deserted
Dicky frowned as he looked around
wonder where that chap iS?" he
said my letter distinctly named the
train | was coming on, and told him
TO meet us. But ! don't see any sign
Of rig andy Jove-" Dicky broke
off suddenly and stared at trunk
standing OF end by the side OF the sta
,ion. That's surely our trunk" he
said THAT ought to have been at his
house before this
We turned the corner OF the station
house and discovered a rangy country
lad OF 10 with a splendid mop of blond
hair and the bluest. franktst eyes
ever saw in a boys face. He aud an
other lad about his own age, bu, far
less attractive than he, appeared to be
the sole guardians of the place.
Where is Halpin's rigI" Dicky al
dressed the question to both the boys
But i, was the blue.eyed one tina, an
swered with a return query.
Are you Mr., Graham"
Yes" Dicky returned, impa,ien,ly
We'll, Mr. Halpin telcphoned thi.
morning to see II mother could tax,
YOU. You see there's woman ther,
with some children. One OF them ha,
been sick for two or three days, ant
they Just found out yesterday that /,
was infan,ile paralysis, and the hous,
has been quarantined, Mr.. Halpin said
he wired YOU yesterday, but he couldn'l
get any answer.
THAT was because we stayed in IN,
city last night" interposed breath
lessly.
II suppose so" Dicky returned, ant
then sharply to the boy Has ou
trunk been up there to Halpin's at all''
mo" the lad replied Il, came yes
terday Just after they declared the quar-
antine, so the station ageu said h,
would let II stay fight here until W
heard from YOU"
We'll, what's to he doncl" Dick,
turned to me. This is abou, the rot
tenes, luck ever. stayed at Halpin'
a number Of tunes It's about a mil
up the stream, and know all about i,
This other place is distinctly taking
chance"
Dicky's words. In a half cou,emptu
Gus tone, were distinctly audible bot
to the blue-eyed boy who had spokel
to US, and to our feminine fellow pa s
,spRcr, who loitered a little distane