Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-24


During the rest ~ the sermon both
stared straight ahead Tho hat was
, a very becoming one, faced with "a
soft shade OF sunny yellow. her gloves
matched and stockings OF the same
shade were Just visible under tho
edge of her skirt.
yellow was ono of the yolurs
which Mrs Emlu had said should
never hc IN lady's wardrobe She
had raised May according 20 her
conviction that prim gray. brown
black or blue were quietly suited TO
church wear. MARY. knowing her
mothers preludices. had disrogardod
them and she had not noticed until
Tar into the church service The girl
seemed half sick during the rest "
The morning She shtHnk back as II
she dreaded to enter the limousine
that waited az the door
tIammv gloom settled ON tho El,
min home that SUNDAY After one
sutiing comment Mrs ltImiu ignored
Mary No amount ~ small utteu-
iIous or loving service could melt her
cold aloafncss.
During the following DAYS. Mrs
Eimins hultfudinE wuuld hayo
maddcnCd saint when she finally
unhcnt a little II was to advise the
pcnitcnt tu wear hNender linen
SUIT aud the girl mcek'y submitted
although She luathcd the uuhccom
ing thing The submission. instead
of plRcaunE seemed only to tnfiame
the older wuran's outraged sense ~
dominance. Everything Mary did.
everything sh" wore was criticised
f.. . 4. ..... .I.N
accepted hlEhhandcd judgments
without protest. adjusted her engage
mcntS, adapted her costumes. and
oven suited her reading and her ey-
cry movement 10 her mothers whim
Neither mentioned the unfortunate
choice ~ wearing apparel that MARY
had dared tn purchase and wear uu
her own Initiative Hut both knew
mat the lash was being applied sol
thhl the lesson In maternal uscCn-
dcnDN would never be- forgotten
PETTY tyranny can never bc 50 cruel
MS when II is used by ain elderly Vo-
man 10 master young woman The
victim may hC daughter. daughter
~ law, sister or cyCn'a servant. only
feminine mHliCc can lee subtle
enough to search out methods OF
breaking another feminine spirit
And IN almost every ease II Us done
with firm conviction that the ego
us, is a martyr herself FOR the suf-
lcrcr.s own good
That Marl was sick cnlng under
the strain of continued self-cffacc-
mcnt was so hidden hy an apparent
W serene family liic, that she never
SUSPECTED No. She WAS frnil slc,
quiet. but that was supposedly due
4 a
ditous Mrs Elmin woutd have de
MED even to herself. that she was
crushing out every bit ~ the glrla
vitality and personality or that the
sudden increase OF maternal pressure
was revenge FOR an accidental af
front TO her sense Of power.
In juno Mary tainted In church
one morning In July the doctors
ordered her. into the mountains for
a rest
No ono else IN the family could
stand the altitude. 80 the, girl was
accompanied only 10y maid. and a
trained nurse, who sent regularly
timed reports OF Mary's recovery
And u was notlsntil early In No, en-
bcr that she was again TO hc re
turned to- tho shelter of maternal
love. lnstcnd OF going home she
went To Florida, where the family
Joined her toward the end Of Jan
uAry
The eN-invalid mel-her mother In
the veranda at one tH1he splsshicst
southern resorts. SHe wore yell
low felt sport hat. golden yellow
sport suit and carried a leather
bound motor coat that could he seen
by the naked eve at distance of
~
In less than fifteen minutes. she
had presented TO her Boston parents
prizsfighter a professional dancer
tmale). the owner OF a moving pic
ture show and. casually, theig future
son-in-law. Then she disappeared In
company with "A suffrngist who had
been in jail for distributing. birth
control literature,
There was no revival Of oldNmeth- !
DDS Of warfare. Mary was too bfslmp. !
too rosy, too busy 10 be annoyed by !
nagging, sarcasm or sulks. Mrs Eli !
mtn thought she could depend upon !
force Of habit to rc-establish their !
relationship, al leas partially
'l'll have the machine ordered for |
10 o'clock for church going tomor- |
row she announced coolly the first |
Saturday evening after her arrival |
" Don't keep me waiting
'But-Im not going 10 church, |
mother" remarked Mary mildly. |
opening a new brand Of cIgarets |
we have poker party planned for
this evening and IL will probably be
morning before II breaks up. Don't
walt for me, dearie. r don't expect
-or--lntend-to be up In time"
II you are going 10 be botherHome
enough 20 insist on having a mora
all written out, frame this one
"a dauRhterly worm that's made