Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-11


Jeanette. busy at her deck. heard
ygicos a' tho door The deep voice
of q man iu greeting and inquiry.
thcr.- quick footsteps as someone
spEJnE lightly up The stairs a4
though eager 10 arrive at some de -
sired point As she turned toward
the door jeanette was conscious OF
a desire to flee away from what
shc did not know She arose as Il
young man burst tempcstuously into
the room lio stopped short how
ever when he saw the half-friSht-
cnod girl
- beg your pardon he said con
trolling his cuEoTucSs, but Mrs
Mason sald ! would ftud my mother
here Then he came quickly to-
ward her. his hand extended =
am Gordon Log.touc aud You ! am
sure are jeanette Ware. See how
easily it Is done We are intro
duoed. Ny mother has spoken so
often Of You. ana / want to thank
you for making her life pleasant
with your presence"
"Thaul, me" Jcanettc's eyes
grew frightened again, How much
did this man know, had he been
told her story Aud would he look
upon her as something to be- played
with and OF which 10 make liEht2
"l have much for which 10 thank
your mother" she said "lf / have
helped her 10 has been only right
that she, demand that I scryc sher:
Her face had grown very pale aud
she feared 10 hear his most words.
bat they were reassuring.
SAY don't know something
ID.
live with the darling mother with
out feeling that they wore receiving
more than they gave. lt's Just her
way 10 he always doing something
for someone. / don't think a boy was
ever blessed with Il better mother
he added rcvereutly. But where
is she? / must find her
"she is out driving now She
has n friend with her
In the gray car? Sbf sure does
love to drive that car. Aud can't
she manage /, perfectly
lie WAS "a Ike a hoy In his enthu-l
siasm when he spoke OF his mother
and Jcanette's heart warmed to-
ward him. II was strange warm
ing OF the Heart. too and she could
not but realize that she had never
had quite the same feeling for I-t.-.
one else. Hg tas Ike his -E.sys'TFT'
in many ways,'and few -~ould resist
his friendly advances jeanette
found herself talking freely and
happily with him and they were not
conscious Of the passing Of time |
until the door opened and the mother |
stood before them. In her JOY at !
seeing Gordon she did not at first I
remember that he and jeanette had /
spent several hours together. be. /
fore her arrival, but later, when she .
did think Of II she was again tor
mented with doubts.
Gordon had spoken so enthus.Is.
tically to her about Jeanette, and
ton In his eyes as he watched her
She noticed, too, with a stab OF pain
almost anger-that Jeanette was
looking unusually beautiful She
had never noticed tselt flush upon
Ire cheeks nor me deep light in the
eyes before. Gordon was past the
age when men fan lightly In love
with pretty fhCe only to play at
lovemaking for a time. then away to
new fields He had never cared |
much for the society of women, be- !
Ing of practical turn, and she had !
hoped that some day he would bring
her a daughter or whom she might
feel proud, But the years passed
and his work had seemed to fill
his life. And now-thc new fear
rlutched at her heart Dear as she
held jeanette she could not receive
her into the family, To he the
mother OF her sons children. She
simply would not Something must
he done. So she done the only
thing she could Just then, and that
was to hurry jeanette off for her
promised visit In the country.
There was a suspicious eagerness
In her voice rs she made the sug-
gestion TO Jeanette and the girl sem
sltive TO an unusual degree, did not