The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-07
My Heart and
My Husl and
by Adele Garrison.
Why Madgc CTcpt Downstairs TO See
what Dicky Was Doing.
By Adele Garrison.

A : | walked swiftly down the ball
n to the staircase heard Dieky''
voice from the door of the IL
braty "Madgc. oh, Madge" he
called softly knew he was AFRAID
oi awakening the other members oi
the household by this time asleep.
| ignored the call absolutely, hur.
rylug up the steps as fast a. !
could. Ny husbands voice sounded
again, this time with peremp,ory
note through its soitneS
Come here, you little idiot"
Through all my cold anger note
OF that voice tuggei at my heart,
pleaded with me TO turn. But the
aiiron, he had Civ me was too
fresh. stceled my heart and went
es,eadily onward
Then 90 to the" The closing OF
the library door shut of the con
tlu,ion OF the sentence, uttered with
angry in,onation. And | was ac-
tually glad of the gruff tone. | was
50 angry tina, | wished no quick re
pentancc OF Dicky's to be able to
mitigate my wrath
II is''t very often lhat | allow my
self TO be swept by such a white hot
flame OF anger as consumed nc when
finally reathed my room and
locked the door behind me Usually
can control myself, and before !
have reached the Inreasoning stage
my common sense comes to the res
cue.
hut in the half-hour following my
tempes,uous exit from the library |
gave no heed TO the warning little
voice that told me ! was jcopardn-
In! the success Of Mr., S,ockbridRes
carefully laid plans by thus angering
Dicky. | knew that he was perfect
" capable OF throwing up the whole
engagement, il he le, his temper ge,
sufficiently the better of him, but !
didn't care. So intense was my an
ge- and pride that ' believe ! could
have stood aside and seen him de-
s,-oy everything cherished, save
only my baby, withou, deigning TO
utter worn OF rotest.
Papers Being Tossed Around.
heard him come upstairs and 60
10 hS ROOM then the familiar
sounds OF paper being tossed
around, sure sign that Dieky was
bunting something he had mislaid.
Then he came on, Of his room. olos-
ing III. door behind him, and went
downstairs.
My curiosity began to get, the bet
ter Of my wrath. Was he so angry
that he meant to take the last train
into the city and stay there during
the whole of the next days planned
i,i,iv,ie' listened in,ently for the
sound OF the closing outer door, but
it didn't come, and after long in
teryal opened ny door and softly
crept downstairs and into corner
o the hall from which could see
the library door. II was almost
closed, so that | could not see into
the room, but | could hear a constant
rustlins of paper, which was dis
tnc,ly neither the turning pages OF
book, magazine or newspaper, and II
was punctuated by queer, soft
swishing sound, the meaning oi
which | could not guess.
Madge Investigates.
Thoroughly lustified, crept back
upstairs, thankful at least that he
had no thought OF leaving the house.
But what In the world was the mean
ing of his queer performance in the
lbraryi
There was no use in speculating
however, so ! turned my attention TO
getting ready for the work and fes-
tivities OF the next day and evening
much feared that would no, need
any preparation for the latter, but !
d gsedly went forward upon the as.
sumption that somehow things would
turn out all right ! put all the ac-
cessories Of my evening toilet into
. dress case, having il open, that the
last thing before iesvinG the house