The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-05-26


her eyes, and accompanied him to the
door OF the room He opened II and
took his hand from the knob to shake
good-by. Her hand reached out to-
ward his listlessly, as though It had
become infected with the selfsame .
droop that had assailed the corners .
of her lips.
"Al0y I-er-Cal GCain?"
"Now cried Pamela, snatched back .
her hand, threw both arms up against .
the dooriamb, dropped her curly head
upon them, and burst into tears.
Mr.. Randolph's platinum-headed
cane fell with a clatter; his gloves
futtered to the floor, and his new top
hat, emitting a clucking, mirthful
sound, hurtled across the room. In
less time than 1T has taken to de-
scribe these simultaneous events, he
had seized the sobbing girl in his arms
and was babbling as follows:
Miss Tho-Pamela-Pam, you
dearest and sweetest Of all the little
women in the world! Oh, darling,
don't cry; but If you must, then cry
on me-so! That's right my precious;
put your arms round my neck and
hold me close. S-strangle me, b
but never, never let me 60"
He stopped gradually, picked her up.
and made for the couch Just before
he got there, he reached a small
prayer rug of Persian design and of
great value. one Of many such oases
in the large eXpanse of beautifully
waxed flooring. The specified rug
seemed to take sudden offense at Mr..
| Randolph's rude football. 1t took to
itself wings and flew from under him.
| The crash Of two Of the choicest bits
of Manhattan's humanity was terrific.
| Above the din Of scattering furniture
could be heard the peal Of a girls
clear laughter and presently a voice
ringing merrily through half-swal-
! lowed sobs:
"M-my-what b-bumpl"
They sat on the floor, face to face.
and matched a treble: "Hal Ha!
Ha" with a heavy male: "HawI
Haw! Hawl"
The terrified Tomlinson burst in up
on the scene and there are twenty-six
adjectives that would have fitted the
/ look on his countenance, the first five
! being "ast0unded," "scaudaIlzed."
amazed" "deprecatlng," appalled,"
"M-Naster Robert! M-AIiss Imo-
geneI"
Pamela pointed one finger at him
weakly, and was off again to tumble
down another cascade Of laughter.
| -f4 1.
side to side in a grieved and palsied
notion
"such doings! never-no-I
never"
"Tomlins0n IS right" said Mr.. Ran
dolph solemnly, as he rose and helped
Pamela TO her feet. 81 consider this
the most astonishing sample OF de-
pertinent that has come to my immedl-
ate attention fOr-for ten years" He
turned 10 the unmOllifed servitor,
"TomlinsOn." he continued. still sup
porting the laughter-weakened Pamela
with one arm, Il think IT IS due you
to explain that Miss Thornton and l
were merely rehearSing, or, rather re-
. yiving the occasion of our first meet
ing. II was sitting just as you found
Us that we first made each others ac-
f. Quaintance q decade ago, except that
/. the encounter took place on the west
|. ern sidewalk of Fifth avenue at about
. the corner of Forty-eighth street.
trust that this information will clear
up all doubts In your mind as to our
sanity, and that you viii now leave
us TO the settlement of certain per
\ sonal affairs of great moment"
Tomlinson withdrew, still shaking
his old head from side 70 side, and
mumbliuE his opinion that the expla-
nation far from coulOnlng an afront
10 what mad once been an orderly es-
tablishmeut was I'm the nature Of n
/ plant on his credullty. No sooner had
he closed the door softly but firmly
on the scene of wreckage than Mr.
Randolph turned all his attention to
the lady IN his arms.
After q few moments, he laid his
hands on her shoulders, held her
at arms length, and forced her eyes
20 a long and breathleSsly solemn
meeting with his own. MY dear girl"
he continued, "when I came here this
afternoon, the sudden bloom of your
beauty swept me OF my usually con.
fdeur mental bearings. I saw how
completely desirable you are and my
/ courage sank and left me. as though
some one had said, You can have her
II youll just step up 20 Mars When