The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-27
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My Husa@gaa.

By Adele Garrison.

The warning That Came 10 Madce
NIL man who rose aNkwardly
/ from h, char 4, / came down
lhr stair. into The ball where |
Had 'rc,tcd Katie tu sea, him va,
not q gentleman either b, hiflh ur a.-
dulfed training although In ever, ar.
tidc of hls attire he evidently had
tried 10 copy the clothing Of Ncllbred
and well dressed men But 10 any
."percnccd eye thy palpable iat, thar
he knew nothing OF correct dre., or
ol The simplest rules oi breeding wa,
apparent through the ycneered cx.
terror OF his very common wood
lie was i man Of perhaps ~ years
a. little more than medium height,
somewhat Nockly built. set with no
tuspcipn ot lat anywhere about him
~ tact, he gave mc the impression
OF having a reserve force Of physical
'igor stored abou, him. although hi,
salip" complexion aud deer. set eyes
seemed TO contradict this. There was
nothing ont o' the ordinary abou, his
1 looks except for his unusually large
ieel, which eayc me an rnplea cant
impression OF fallen arches. and a
curious looking scar At the corner of
one eye. extending up into The fore
head which gave him the rather nm
caliny appearance OF pcrpc,ually ex-
pressing an Interrogation point
,~ This is Mrs Graham"
Despite his awkwardncsS in getting
70 his ieet-irom which | Judged that
ne had been little ycr,cd in this com
mon mark OF courtesy To womcn-hi,
voice was smooth almost oily IN itS
quality, unembsrrassed in it, utter
Ance.
: still held the slip Of paper and the
cheap envelope which had contained
II in my hand. ! made a icin, OF con.
,eulting II aS answered him.
Mr.. Brdgeham.
J i am Mrs. Graham ,cs Nav |
ask in what manner you rtprescn,
MI, Stockbridge?' p on
i am one OF his attorneys. asso-
eia,ed with Mr.. Horace Kent in his
defense"
| a little bell Of warning rang in the
kllDconselous regions OF my brain.
Worace Kent was the name OF the
eminent attorney whom Kenneth
'Stockbrdgc's uncle had engaged for
MS nephew's defense. Alice Hol-
eotnbe had pointed him out to me on
the streets, courtly. brainy looking
Reniletr2n OF the highest cultural
class. / did not believe tina, he would
tolerate Tor his associate a man OF
fhe type who stood before me. II
ms man were really an attorney,
which | could not help doubling. he
must belong to the discfeditabe class
j had heard Dicky dub "shys,er law
yers"
And your name'" Ny voice was
mechanicaI purposely.
Ny name is Bridgeham. George
Bridgeham' lie had hesi,a,ed per
cep,ibly before bringing the words
out. A wild suspicion came TO me
that he had made mp the name on the
spur of the moment, and that the first
syllable, Bridge" had occurred to
him first because il was part Of the
principals name.
"You Have Some Papers.n
Please be seated, Mr. Bridgeham."
] took a chair myself, felt that |
needed il, for had no idea what this
strange visit portended, and there
was a distinct tremor Of fright run
ming through my muscles
Thank you, m--m---" He cut the
las, syllable %hor, as hc sat down
and looked at me iurtivciy TO see II I |
noticed It ! made no sign that | |
had done so, bu, | was sure he had
started to say "ma'am."
| waited quietly Tor him 10 state his
Grand resolved to seize that strategic |
advantage. For | had the queer, I'M
Cal,ny feeling lha, in some inekplic- |
nbe Nay this man and ! were at
daggtrs drawn.
He waited also, doegedly, for fully
two minutes, then evidently decided
that did, not mean 10 speak.
You have some personal papers. I
believeg madam. which Mr.. Stock
bridge confided TO your care"
Again the little warning bell rang
IN my subconsciousness, only this 7
hime il was louder and more dis.