The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-11
REVELATIONS
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How Madge Was Left Alone in the
Crowd
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.DlCkY was plainly worried. !
| could see that As the crowd in
front to the sides and behind us
'Waycd and jostled each other in the
successive Surgcs forward toward the
doorS,pi Madison square Garden where
the president was scheduled to speak
They yuSt be letting just few in
at time and then holding them up
for a while he muttcred as the crowd
Surged forward and then a moment
later pressed backward as It some force
III front were pushing them back
For myself, | was dcathly afraid I
bad never lren in such crowd before
! mentally resolved that ! never would
get m one like il again ! was not sui
ierlng much physical discomfort for !
am rather tall and, therefore. had no
difficulty IN breathing, a. did $50 many
OF the other women near me who were
shorter than l. Mentally, however
was much disturbed by the fact that
Dlcky seemed TO have no particular
fear for me, but was intensely inter
eSted IN the predlcamcnt OF the two
klllN Nllill ldI NfFll Ullll Elttl UUN
a few moments before and then rcas
sure across the heads OF the crowd
In few rather disiontcd sentences
he had explained who they were, and
the reason for his interest in them.
Two Virginia girls he had said.
IF. I. VS. and all that sort OF rot
Think they're studying art, but they'll
never amount to a hill OF beans at it,
Mighty nice girls. though Have a
studio in my building and every man
and woman in the building looks out
for them Regular Babes in the Wood
they are. both ot them We all wish
tc the Lord some nice man would come
along and parry them"
want to Get Out2"
Roth oi them At once" asked quiz
zically although felt In anything but
a quilsical mood The silly question
served to veil my displcasure at Dicky's
,olcitude for the girls, however, and
that was all wanted
Dlcky grlnned Got your kiddin'
clothes on tonight, haven't your" he
quo,ed-an expression that he knew |
loathed
The grin faded from his face in an
instant. however, for again tho crowd
lurched forward and in a moment was
pressed back This time a Shrill scream
rent the air from the lips Of fat wom-
an near us
"Oh, Oh she walled, don't push so.
You're crushing my ribs in
4. A
crowd to crush that woman's ribs in. 80
Dicky commented cyuioally Shes too
we'll upholstered 10 be crushed
had no heart to rctOrt In the
Slckening surge back against me when
the crowd pushed back | had feared
that my own ribs would he crushed.
1u, had chokcd back the cry that
rose to my lips had resolved grimly
that NO matter what happened | would
not scream or complain
We were making such discouraging
progress. too. All around u, people
were counting the pillars of the folon
made Every rush brought us forward
.l, only .,,,, the fraction OF the 'pa>>>O''wee"
"At this rate II viii Mn o'clock he
iotc We get in Dicky declared, "ant
they said they would not hold the re,
served seat spaces after o'clock Wha'
DO YOU say Wan, TO try to get on, ?
How longed to take him at hi,
word and wriggle out oi the crowd i
It were possible thing 10 do SO. Bu
| remembered his thiuly vcilcd Scori
when | had asked him II the crow,
we're not dangerous waited Tor
moment tu steady my voice. and ,hci
answered him calmly
Dlcky to the Rescue.
u no not think II would hr possible
to get out said quietly. and be
sides, TO my mind It would bc extreme
" silly TO 90 after having gotten thi
far II can't he very much longer now
Dicky looked at me cutiouSly "Wel
you're certainly gamer than gav
you credit for" he said II wa, sur
YOU were ready 10 qui, long ago
II am no gamer than the res, " IN
women in this crowd | te,urnet
With one NJ two exceptions they ar
all taxing " very quietly
As II 10 contradict my words, a tai
Amatun-lke woman on the other SD
Of me began to sob hy',ctically
"Oh. please let me out" she erie,
pushing at the people around her lk
a wild animal "lm going TO faint,
Nobody can le, YOU out. LADY,"
husky voice advised her. Were a
packed in here like sardinc' in cal
We can't even move
"Bu, I'm going to faint, tell YOU
the woman shrieked again
"Oh. no you're no, going 10 faint
quiet feminine voice observed wi,
a tinae oi ,oorn in ia clear tone
Your lip, and face have no, lost co
o. there IL no chance OF your .iain
ing Try 10 control yourself as N
other women around YOU are doing
III "Oh. please won't somebody let II
y ou,'' the woman walled again
Spue men near her began to mlsh