Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-19

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couldut hrliryc what George had
tuld me- believe that / had hoard
Alright n had then m} reasoning
had hcrn an wrong, julia Collins
had been am wrong
'Do you mean what you said.
George ] asked aa I snuEElod ~
Nis arms
"Of course ] do'' hc smiled his
answer what should I " win
my money. my business, II we hnd
mo- children 90 inherit it' ..Nico old
Darby ana Joan, We wuu'T bo Win
no young THINGS around To keep up
from getting 20 be "A couple ot old
crnnka,-l / am 10 blame he added.
after minute. 81 don't know why.
but I'm some way ! have made you
afraid ~ me afraid to trust me-"
1T was because you 80 often
scomcd diHploased with mo-so often
cross and impatient because ! waH
different from your friends Then
YOU SAID YOU wanted To- make me
over trlod 20 let you--tricd 20 be
rs near Ike them aB | could. ]
failed. I know. hut tried
Dear, / never wanted you 10 be
like them. save I'm the things that
would give you pois" would help
YOU In holding your own In society.
/ have often been very proud when
YOU did So" ! remembered the look
that had seen upon his face aud
coulc not account for II had seemed
like certain prldcful look, but ]
was never sure.
why didn't you toilSmc when
pleased you7 You always told me
when ! angcrcd or annoyed you"
George ConfcsscS His Fault.
I'm sorry Helen he replied
seriously, very sorry | thought
that you knew me we'll enough To
see whom was pleased My only
excuse IA that / have done always
what thought right am q pee
uulhr man I'm EOmcI respects \
hard man, expect" his smile soft
cncd the words yet I knew thcy
were true. ! have little patience
with inefficiency IN any one. But
now We understand each other bot
ter he said. as he put me back
among my pillows, and after TINS,
we will talk things over together
did not say 40 but ! recalled
tho time that / tried 20 thIR things
over with him because Mrs. Sexton
had advised a. 8nd how he had
flung froutsne In anger. But J had
fou. then, that / was tacucss
must try to learn 90 whit until
time when / could talk without an
noying him
We talked little moro then
George called the nurse and lcft me.
/ had not been 20 hnppN since the
day I promised TO marry him !
felt so relieved so glad that he
wasn't cold aud hard hearted AS
Julia Collins had made me think ]
didn't Nattor myself that be- would
b., changed in every respect he had
said hc was "a hard man, but never
again would let another woman
especially julia Collins make mo
so miserable,
II may seem strange that | was
happy lu spite OF the fact that
George had not rcfuted single
statement hadc made when | spoke
VI his neglect Of his desire TO be
with JuUa Collins and the other
things ~ which / complained. hut ]
had lived with him long enough 20
know that what ne had said that
more than much pro-
testing would have meant from an
other man.
! improved rapidly and was soon
as we'll az ever Mother had only
been able Co remain until ! could
.lt nm Father was not well, and
She had 20 return 90 him and the
boys oh. how hated 90 see her
so' I knew her loving heart had
been torn by what ! had said In my
first sickness She was uneasy
md unhappy about me- So ! had
H.U..
lion between George and me HH ]
bought necessary 10 quiet her frPrs
.f exaggerated some of The THINGS
lc said ! fclt ] would bo forgiven
because I dId it so that she might
lot worry
4 Happy ConynlcsrcnCC
was almost sorry when I w1a
,hle 10 go out once mOrc-io take
mo my social duties again George
had been gD uniformly Kind. at.
houch as ! got stronger. ho went
.ut a good deal Rutahr never failed
% come homo first. and 10 SOC that
was comfortable And except 20
.rw times, hc ala not remain ON
ate. He kept mo- almost sm0th,rr5 |
% flowers. and as soon as ! w1F
ihlc 90 rldc, hp came home early J
very afternoon nua took mo i0r o. !
.pn into the country
Sometimes we went alone ihCu |
again. hc would stop and got Evelyn
Reeves and my little n1mrslko
Who had grown amazingly ana was
, lovely llffle rOly-pOly thing good |
lnturca and so cunning Sometimes
lo would call FOR Mrs Sexton. ana |
.hn would ra with ua 7 had con
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