Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

she closed the door and YEARLY tossed
her furs on the bed: and 1t brought
rosentments. She had to stop here
because other solitary woman buyers
stopped here. 1t was the beaten track
for such as she. 1t explained her. II
standing among men whose own
moral standing. duly appraised. stood
to her credit at the Hartman store,
classified as salary account.
She ordered up light dinner. ana
over it studied the letters that de-
manded answers. Then she set about
framing these answers. This work
accomplished. she read her mothers
letter. and sat for a little time study
ing It. once she sighed. Every way
one might turn. it appeared, loomed
an eternity of puZzling little prob
lens, personal tangles mostly, that
must be thought out faithfully each in
its phase of the moment. She wrote
as follows:
Mother Dear: Yours of the eighth
Just here today. | wrote you long
letter night before last that answers
most of your questions, l think. My
advice is to go right ahead with
Harry's tutor I'll send another dra IT
tomorrow. And really | don't want
you to worry about the money. 1t
will save Harry year in getting his
business start: and surely that's worth
a slight extra investment. Now isn't
it, You don't seem able to realize.
mother, that your daughter Is very
successful business woman, more
than thirty years old and earning a sal
AIRY OF eight thousand year. And not
soul to spend 1t on except myself.
Why, I've got more actual income
producing capital laid aside right now
than poor old dad ever saw at one time
in his whole life.
'As for Marge--It is so hard to
know what to say. But she's not
such a child. though, mother. She'll
be twenty this spring. Perhaps that
is little premature, as things go
nowadays, but we mustn't forget a
head. ! don't like John very well my
self. but what can we do? 1t won't
help bit to oppose her. Her best
quality. her Independence, is against
us there. II | were you I'd take the
exactly opposite course. Give her her
head. Let her have him in to meals
make him feel at home. Don't in any
way give her the chance to work vi.
a clandestine romance out of no bet
ter material than a sense Of injury.
The chances are either that she'll
y
that the rest of us will find out What
it Is she sees in him.
II keep fairly well. though yer,
busy. Mr.. Hemstead is urging me to
take that vacation now that I didn't
get last summer. and I've decided to
do it. Things are going all right al
the store. And May Isbell will be
quite competent to represent me there
for a short time. In all the times I've
been over here, i've never really seen
anything but few cities and the
Rhine and the inside of lot of sleep
ing cars. 1t certainly seems to be a
chance worth taking. So I'm going
to turn plain tourist for a month oil
so. I'll keep you Informed as | &c
along. And don't worry"
After moments reflection she
crossed out this last sentence. 81
mustn't put the suggestion Of worry
into mothers mind,' the thought.
THAT would upset her. I'll keep il
natural and offhand, and not suggest
or explain any more than is absolutely
necessary"
Tell Marge." thus the conclusion,
"Ive picked up for her piece Of the