Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

lack OF consideration for her preju-
dices
1t was discussion of factory con-
ditlons that led to the first coolness
between Johnny and his father-in-
law. Johnny proposed building i'm
provements which the older man, as
a strong stockholder, believed were
all nonsense and a silly extravaganza.
When new law made the factory
changes obligatory the old gentleman
nearly had apopleXy because bunch
of cheap legislators had taken to in
terfering in private business and he
denounced Johnny as encouraging
them To coddle employes-and en-
poverish employers
Rita maintained a strict neutrality
during discussions. She saw, how
ever. that while his affection in no
wise abated, Johnny's conversational
powers seemed to be shrinking. He
talked more with her sister, who had
taken up settlement work. The man,
battling with tide of new expert
ences and ideas and hopes, was still
too uncertain of his own footing to
try to induce his wife to keep close
to him. Besides, she loathed strong
minded women and made it a point
to be impractical. She was gracious,
to uphold the family standard by be-
ing a popular hostess, In public as in
private she felt a bitter resentment
when people introduced morbid sub
jects-unemployment minimum wage
and factory laws.
When John inherited his fathers
newspaper all their relatives breathed
a sigh of relief. Hampered by that
sturdy organ, the youngster would
De hampered by party obligations
that would end his career of radical
ism. Their relief changed to despair
when he calmly established new
Independent candidate for governor.
The husband of Rita's most intimate
friend was heading the opposition
slate.
The fellows a crook" Johnny in
sisted when Rita's tears and fury had
abated. why. he stole"
Rita refused to listen to details.
Her friend could not be a CRATER.
She would not hear one word against
what it was. anyway. Johnny was
bent on running them. His interest
in vulgar politics was leading him
from bad to worse
"Worse?"
The word reminded her of the dis
tasteful bit in the wedding service
that had been read with such con-
ventional grandeur. 1t reminded her
OF her pledge and helped her to brace
herself to endure her lot. She had
solemnly promised to love and cher
ish Johnny and she set about doing II
with tghtly-closed mouth and rigid
jaws. She refused to discuss him with
her family even when, in his horror
at discovering the iniquity of we'll
known men concerned In holding pub
lie franchises. Johnny exposed a
street railway grab in which her own
brother had a prominent part.
The street railway expose made
Johnny mayor of the city. She was
somewhat consoled by the prominence
Of her new position and much bewil-
dered by the change 1t made IN their
relations with the enemy-people who
had dropped them when Johnny's
radical principles first began 20 show
She was too feminine to realize that
power even radical commands
friendliness and respect.
But, of course. the mayors sue
cesses are not what Mrs, Johnny feels
she is entitled to as his wife. When
the workingmen and women gave him
tnat heart-touching ovation that made
history Rita thot bitterly that he
might have had a similar following of
admirers who spoke good English and
who knew how to wear dinner clothes.
His talent for winning the hearts
Of plebians she regards as a .nisfor-
tune. But--as "A woman Of her word
Rita Is sternly faithful to ner mar
rage vow.
The mayors wife is sweetly doing
her duty. No matter how weird or