The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-30
Revelations
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Indirect Directions.
The Jamaica express rushed along
the flat Long Island Landscape
Illuminated by . wonderful moon
bit, into which the spring twilight had
rged. But although my face was
ned toward the window, and ! osten-
ly was watching the flying panorama
woodland, meadow and streams, in
lli,y | saw almost nothing Of the sill
tinted beauty fitting past my win
Nv brain had room but for one
!0ktt, one question, and il pounded
eli asrDt my consciousness again
again ptil even the clicking
;,h,.! ssI; bend m' seemed to sound its
Had Tread ght the directions hid
y in Allen On e's casual Sentences Z
went over theA again, recalled the'
,y careless gracti,ei the man as he
od by the side of Gsce Draper real
d his skill in handling the almost i'm.
ssible situation in w,sch we had
|ind ourselves.
Alone With Imagination.
He must have meant me Ia wait IN
tiny box-ike waiting room on the
|naica platform the only shelter the
tlroad provided for the thousands OF
|pmuters using its trains 1t was the
Nv inference ! could draw from his
estion-practically an assertion
neerning my going home, and his
mpathizing remarks about the plat
I'm. And he had escorted me TO my
bin, and knew exactly what time II
)uld reach its destination Search my
collection of his words as ! might, |
liId find no other meaning hidden in
I'm.
AZ any rate there was no course
sn to me but to follow my own con
ttions in the matter. That he had
liant me to understand something from
seemingly casual words | was ger
in, because of Lillian's warning |
MD only interpret them as best !
ild.
But so great was my dread that | had
sunderstood him, and consequently
d failed Lillian, that | was shaking
Il with cold when the train drew
o Jamaica and stepped out on the
&tfprm The guards were calling the
shts of the different east-bound trains
stentorian tones, and the platform
u.s. filled with hurrying commuters
bhing for seats.
was puzzled at first to account for
many people at the late hour, but !
nembered that there had been a ma
nal guard parade in the city, and
llized the reason for the late-comers
II took all the poise | could muster
turn into the lighted little waiting
pm and take a seat To my heated
agination il seemed that every com
iter on the platform must be specu-
ing upon the reason for my sitting
wn there instead of taking the BABY
b local, which stood waiting for its
ssengers Just outside the window.
But that ordeal was nothing to the
which awaited me when the trains
d all pulled out and | was left the
itary occupant of the waiting room.
vas seized with an unaccountabe ter
z OF the loneliness, for even the
ards seemed to have departed from
. platforms. The fruit stand and
wspaper stand were closed. As far
could see there was no one beside
on the whole length Of the platform
An Inquisitive Guard.
The windows running the length of
th sides of the room seemed like so
sny staring eyes watching me. ! hud-
ID into the corner next the telephone
10Th, where, at least there was no
ndow at my back, and with the for
m hope that the movement would
lady my shaking nerves ! took out
knitting from Katherine's knitting
| g.
AS I did so my fingers touched the
IA metal Of the small ammonia gun
|,ich Katherine had put in her knitting
|g for any emergency which I might
called upon to face, Curiously