Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-17
Merton Gray's Plea.
CHAPTER XCNI.


| continued to see Merton. Why
should | deny myself the pleasure
his society gave me. II George didn't
care? II was the old story of
girl marrying a man who gave her
less Of himself than she thought
she had a right to expect. 1t seemed
to me that l had given all of my
self, my love, and had received very
little in return.
suppose many girls would have
been satisfied with the material
things George gave me-that they
would have considered the lovely
home, the beautiful clothes. the out
ings. etc, enough. Unfortunately I
was not ike this. There had been
SO much of tenderness in my own
nome. DAD and the boys were So
devoted 10 mother-so considerate-
that I was ill-fitted to make excuses
for the lack of this in my own life.
So. when Merton seemed TO enter
into my feelings, to give me the
understanding which George denied
me- | simply accepted 1t as my
right never thinking,
Helen, ! can keep still no longer.
You are unhappy dear. Let me try
70 make you happy he said to me,
one day, as we walked on the beach,
| | had been crying over George 8
neglect, and he had asked the cause.
| did not tell him in so many words,
hut he shrewdly guessed, and taxed
me with It,
you do care for me, don't you,
Helen ?" he went on.
."Of course ! ike you | said care
, lessly.
you know that isn't what mean
II love you. Helen. | think ! have.
from the very first. I can't endure
to see YOU unhappy. Had YOU been
happy and contented-ha | not seen
and sensed your need of Soye and
icomY1apionship---I would have kept
suI; hut what is lifs without love ?
| Tell me that you love me!' he urged.
/ "Oh, don't-Merton."
"You must Helen. Do tell me,
dear"
Really, Merton, l do not know
| / answered, distressed Il like to
I be with YOU. l enjoy your society
/ heter than that OF any man | ever
/ have met. You see, am honest. But
! ] do not feel hurt and unhappy when
/ ! do not see you, as | do when
| George leaves me, and"
THAT is natural in one so young
as you. You feel you have right
to claim his time. his attention. If
/ you were mine | venture 10 say, you
would feel just the same"
Don't say any more, please
begged And he promised, For the
remainder Of our walk, we chatted
Iupon indifferent SUBJECTS. When we
ncared home. Mrs Sexton joined us
| SO preventing a recurrence of the
/ subject when Merton took his leave
HAS Merton been making love tc
you?" she asked, but in a way to
give no offense.
! why do you ask?"
! u know the signs. my dear. DOM
let him do II. He is dangerous"
Dangerous What do you mean
/ "He Is fascinating man, tai.
cuted man, popular man. Mos
/ girls would be tlattered by his at
. tonuons to the extent OF being fool
/ ish hope you are not one of that
sort In fact | am sure you are not
| After she left me, ! wondered II
were zone Of that sort and If Mrs
Sexton was not mistaken in hei
/ thought Of me,
/ The next morning at breakfast
! George said:
/ How would you like TO move on
Helen? Have you had enough o
| Newport?'
where would you go?" ! asked
! oyading the question.
"To Bar Harbor for few days. .
think you will enjoy it there | shal
be able to be with you more. | an
not as well acquainted with tn
crowd up there as / am here; the
don't leave a fellow alone minute.
/ I could have laughed aloud, AS
anything on earth could max