The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
REVELATIONS
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What Happened During the Memorable
First Night at the Cosgrove
Farmhouse.
6V Mele Gorrison

told HIM that | believed Mrs. Al
- lis. our fellow boarder at the Cos
grove farmhouse in the Catskllls, in
tended 10 steal the valuable collection ul
paintings III the farmhouse parlor
He looked at me for long minutes,
his face blank with amalcment Then
he threw back his head and laughed
heartily in a way that ! dislike IN
tcnScly.
III 1t were in the summer time
should say that the heat had affected
your brain" he said, but its been cool
today, so I'm AFRAID you're really going
nutty odd didn't notice any Symp-
toms OF 1t before think we'll have 10
have medical advice Where does IT
hurt YOU worst. dearest
| flushed painfully, for Dicky's rtdi-
culc always hurts ne cruelty. and turn
INK toward the dresser | busted myself
with putting into the drawers the con
tents OF the suit case and travelling bag
Dioky's clothing | laid to one side pre-
para,ory to putting it in his own room
! hoped tha, by thus ignoring Dioky's
railery and by affecting to be busy he
might forget my unlucky speech con
cerning Mrs Allis
But my hope was fruitleSS. Dicky
spoke again, and this time the jocular
note had gone from his voice.
Look here, Madge," he said gtavcly
"bc mighty careful YOU don't say I,
any one else what YOU have lust told
me You know how obstinate YOU al,
when YOU yet ON one oi your theories
Gong off on tangent like this, with Z
ridiculous accusation agalnSt a womai
about whom YOU know nothing, is dan
gerou, business
1T IS not foolish accusation &c
turned coldly, but true one, as
shall prove to YOU before our week i
out But YOU need not be afraid that
shall hint my suspicious to any one else
| am not anxious to make TOOL OF my
sell
"Nof Is that So," Dicky dtawlcd it
mock aStonlshmcnl thai, made my trrr
ScrS itch To slap him Just going 10 b,
| a little Sherlock Holmes all by herself
isn't she Well we'll what diSgulS,
do you think YOU will adop,
turned my back upon him uncom
pfomlSngly, and went on with the al
ranging IT my belongings
A Be, Made.
Dicky laughed softly. then, coming NJ
behind me. drew my head back towart
him and kissed me
Did her bad, matter Of fact huShan,
spoil all her romantic deductlonS;' h,
asked, with his check against mine
| We'll. he won't say another word e.,
on and prove tha, the man who stol,
Charlie Ross Is lurking around her,
ior all | care JUS, So you don't tell an,
body else about i, ~
I wanted to draw away from him Z,
take refuge IN colhsslence ior ie'
tina, he had been unj0s, in his ridculC
But ! knew that resentlng an apolog,
OF Dicky'S Tor that was what the ca
,r's and soothing words amounted TO-.
would he Ike ,lnder To the spark ~ hi
anger Therefore rested paSSiyeb Il
his arms and said de,nurelv
81 Swcly shall not tell any one els,
but Id like to make a wager with ,o
that the end ot the week will prove
am right m my suspicious
Dicky Whirled inv around. then he'll
me off with a quit,ical look with whi,
admiration was mingled
well, " you're not sporting ptopo
,i,ion" he said "l'll just take you %
that, What odd, shall give you'"
"None," | responded promptly We
make It d,nnct q, Nanucetii's'
Done" nltky said and then. stretch
' ing his arms ur Ire gave ptodiyiou