Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

y NH'uhNrNlN Sht hatk uneaftheu inc
lniquity OF her little brother, or per
hAps-hcr eldest sister At any rate,
she was shocked She would have
stepped down 20 press charges
against tho Nioiator OF family preu-
diccs but for the fact that II would
my olive some explanation OF her own
interest In the hiding place
After some thot she dropped tho
ciGarets back into the darkness aud
her fumbllng hand closed around AN
other nnd, 1t was not the package
she caught but curiosity prompted
Investigation. A coli of thick brown
hair unwound aud rurled around her
flnkers Undoubtedly II belonged to
hig sister II u had matched her
own locks Agnes would have appro-
priaied the switch Instantly lIig sis,
ter would not have dared complain,
for her mothers disspproval ot van
Ties amounted tu "a mania Her plan
was TO raise her daughters plain.
sensible and without no nonsense ~
the more strict because her girls
we're usually good looking
llegretfulN Agnes reliuquished
the false treSseA She would not
mention the discovery unul II be
came necessary to blaokmail sister
into fur'hcring some IDEAS
The youngest daughter began to
realize that her choice OF a rspur
itory for secrets had not been "A
happy one II was very disConccrt-
ug a moment later To FISH out - hG
Family Doctor BuoA Mrs Quin
was always hiding that, but Agnes
had never before found II on top of
;hr wardrobe She put II back In
place somewhat maiIciously with
The book. Cigarrs and Cuuttahand
switch IN juEtapoSition II was ns II
- time fuse had been set To a barrel
OF family dynamite
Al last she dropped to the floor
lightly clasping paper package.
tied with ping string Turning up
the nght she spread her treasure on
the bureau. In the prim little room
decorated with holy pictures Hni
family photographs IL lay like
splash OF pure WIckedneAA on an Oth'
rrwlAr spcckless conscience into
Mrs. GUMS stronghold ot old fash
Toned virtue her ncNt-to eldest
daughter had brought stick of Up
crease. box ~ pink rice powder
and bottle Of bright red rouge
There was 'timc to enjoy the
luxury Of experiment Agnes hrsl
attempt at makeup was necessarily
oyerdon, and crude She pulled
big hat well over her face TO shade
II from maternal inspection, ana
again tied up the parcel In tho
morning she would think up a ne"
hiding place. Tonight
She could hear chairs scrRpe as II
thoy we're being pushed back from
tha tnble II was Asters turn to DO
IN, dishes and she would be coming
Tor an apron She had time TO turn
down the gas and unlock the door
when sister walked In to find her
standinE with the lumpy little pun
die In her hands.
Where va goIn'7' asked sister
good naturedly,
over TO see Minnie murmured
AsneN "I-gotta take her these
things she--left 'em ON my table
today
IIix sister reached for che gas jet
but before II nared Agnes was well
down the hallway She found nor
self. breathless. facing schultz VINO
was waiting quite as ehciten anu
ouite as irhpressionistically hand col
ored Ms herself
"DId va" demanded Minnie.
Sure / did, Dragged Agnes. They
paused under the first street light
and stared at each other thoroughly.
Gee! YOU qure look different
they gigglrd happily.
~ we'd ever got caught" sighed
Minnie.
Mad think We had gone straight
10 Satan II she could see us now
agreed Agnes. DO you spose the
boysU notice any difference y''
The boys, however. had no chance
10 note the quality OF the complex.
IONS designed to entrance them In
me lighted up-and. down streets they
had 10 be alert and agile to dodge
The crowds and to keep from walk
ins on babies and push carts and go
carts. In the east and west streets, pur-
pie with long shadows, and plunged
IN the deep quiet OF the Wholesale
district calm sf,er bpsiness hours. IL
make out that his girl" was carry
ing bundle She reluctantly per
mitted him to stuff It into his coat
pocket He was such n perfect gen
tlcnan and ~ thoughtful Terry
Mulchay drove his own ta1icab and
vAs buying another on time. He
would some day own whole garage
and even Mrs Quin could find little
TO s"old about in his character.
Agnes let him pull her hand
through his arm. After while they
found themselves seated on bench
In Eattery pafk while Minnie and
Tommie Besser leaned on the chain
ropinB Off the end OF the boat pier
near by.
You're lookln' awful sweet to-
night whispered Terry The spell
OF the harbor scene at night was
upon him. Under the summer stars
romance spread glamour over the
drifting crowds, the distant music
from Coney ,hsA:s In passing and the
soft sound " the nspNNg branches
You look RveaS'' he repeated.
after an interval OF silence. Agnes
smiled into the darkness. She won
dered II Tommie was telling Min
ME
What Ike about you Terry
continued ia that you look 40 en-
trely different from other girls
Different"
"Yeh. Kinda modest And nat
ursl / tell you when guy sees 80
much Of the Kinda danes that
cruiscs around In taSlr he's ucklcd
10 death TO find girl that looks a.
n her figure and complexion Gin't
been monkeyed with by no one at all
except God
"But-those uptown girls IL awful
stylish" ChOked Agnes from the
depth OF her Blocker street envy
Nothing to en- but clothes and
high heels And powder And paint,
Huh" snorted the youth. mo man.
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