Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-14

llilda permitted this rather passvely.
The strain of listening. most of the
day and all the night. for the heavy
breathing OF the baby through its in
fl1mcd nasal aUd bronchial passages.
was telling on her; and she was glad
To feel this strong person so calmly
looking out Tor her health. That was
what she liked best in Moran. lie
fcl; 'hc same instructive aversion from
physical or nervous weakness that she
felt from la2iucsS OF business in
efficiency. And this influence was
precisely what she needed now. They
walked aluus the Champs iiysrCs, out
To the Are dc frlomphe, through the
Avenue klcb,r to tn" TrocIGCro, the
Rue RoyalC, and the Madeline. She
liked the NitH of river, Eitfcl Tower
ana ,he Ch1mp-doMa from the
porchos OF the Trocadero; and she
liked. too, the quiet reaches of the
Seine. with It's fine bridges springing
so tightly from pier TO pier, its solidly
restful masonry cmhaukmcnt, and the
absurd little passenger steamers GOV
cred with advertisements, that dartod
impcriincntly upstream and down
She found that Moran was watching
her dict. too; and, rather to her own
surprise. did not resent the fact, Prob
ably because there was nothing Of the
uup!,aSantly personal in his attitude.
1t was like having an expert physical
trainer At ones elbow every day. In
fact. II was just that, And now and
then, when her mind wandered mo-
mentarily from the baby and herself,
she fell to thinking that the men at
the store who employed physical
trainers to keep them fit (as Joe
HcmStcad did, year in and year out
hai no such expert advice as was now
being quietly pressed on her. She
! even iottCd down some OF his COM
ments regarding diet and the mild
properly undertake., for reference
/ latcr on when this baby problem
| should be off her hands.
Adele helped all she could; but her
| late night work made 1t necessary for
/ her u sleep during the greater part
| OF the mornings.
Hilda was not comfortably certain
that she approved OF Adele. So strong
was this feeling that she made II u
point not to learn too much OF her
relations with that erratic youth, her
| partner" She never went TO Adele's
room, because she feared the confir-
nation of her guess that it was also
lIarpcr's room. Then. too. the dis
turbance. OF which she had caught
a few echoes during her first night
with the baby. appeared TO be gather
Ing head. Hilda felt that situation
at once unpleasant and quito beyond
| her own control was likely to be dis
covered any day. Ii was q situation in
which she herself might very easily
become involved. She did not like to
think about ii.
Indeed, the slightly confusing fact
was that Hilda could not help liking
Adele. In spite Of all the evidence
against her. The girl might have
been, evidently had been. caught in
one OF the rough and swirling under
currents OF life; but she was not bad"
not with those straightforward COW
eyes and that genuencss Of manner
not untouched With shyness that al
ways disarmed one-not bad" in the
sense that the nippant often imperti-
nent Annie Haggerty was bad, even
though she might be guilty of the
same offense Hilda found
this line OF thought rather bewlder-
Ing. Sin must be sin. Of course. But
Annie had q distinct touch Of the ad-
venturous In her. Adele had none,
apparently; one felt that despite her
natural grace and distinction on the
dancing floor, she ought to have .
home. and babies, and sowing and
cooking TO do. One felt that she
would be content; and content with
almost any fairly eobar, fairly hind
man for husband And yd, the ad-
venturous quality = ~ nece1afily
SINFUL, In itssG. HllAa gavO
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