Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-07
MINED REFLECTIONS.

~, CHAPTER y,
AZ wc turned toward home ! for
got the man who had reminded me
Of George II wac silly lie never
would hr uptown To fashionable
restaurant in the middle OF the day.
Put did not forget Merton Cray
nor the look Of admiration had
scen In his eyes
lie was Young too Perhaps he
would hc more tolerantept mistakes.
lmy mistakes. thun GEORGES older
friends. lie vas looking, too.
lie waf tan and dark and slender,
There was none II the affectationH Of
dress Of the usual artist lie looked
we'll like my brothers, and the
boys az home would look II they
we're dressed In the fashionable Rar-
m"nts he wore, was sure ! should
like him liked his name, too
Merton II was different and
some way sccmsd To suit him.
n hen my glance tell on the books,
WHY had Madge Loring laughed so
LpToariOuslN when ! told her they
were etiquette books' Didn't people,
smart pe0ple. need to read them. and
was that the reason sho laughed
PcrharS they were rot what | needed
after All iiut II had not seemed
niCe to be laughed at. and not know
the reason Oh. this social business
was 20 hnrd To learn Would ! ever
be able to make George proud 20
take INC out instea dof ashamed
wondered II could tell George
| had bought thcm. He would know
IL at the end of the month when the
uul came in. Hut should ! wait
until then and let him find u out
that way. on tell him nov? | was
hscondug so afraid ~ doing the
wrong thing-of annoying him that
| hesitated over the simplest matters.
/ was fast losing oil initiative, fast
having all individuality absorbed be
cause ~ my anxiety to please my
husband
I hnd been pleased as child over
my purchase, over the thought that
compelled II But now ! was chilled
aud frightened Had | again done
something I should not2 Surely MrS
Iorinr had some reason for her mcr-
rimcnt
Books on Etiuu-tic an ANNOYANCE.
Then thought Of what had said
RHsnt Merton GRAY. at which she had
again laughed had said that he
did not look AT all like famous per-
ron / really had meant II as a COM
pllment but she had seemed 10
'hink II was something funny. 10 be-
laughed at II she appealed II 20
him would he also feel In the same
way Oh tho thought left me
nshHSt Would he feel insultcd that
! had hcliitled hhn7 Oh dear I
sighed would I ever learn And was
life worth living when one had TO be
so particular What one said and
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when We REACHED hone. instead ~
carving the books into the library,
tho natural place. I had Annie take
them into tho guest room had not
decided whrt to do about telling
George and n wouldn't see them In
there.
Al the afternoon pored over
their contents. I read so many rules
foi behavior so many silly so a.
seemed Co me directions how one
should act that bv the time | dressed
for dinner my mind was In whirl.
On the morrow I would take only
one subject and try and find out all
there WAS TO learn OF IT before / pro-
ceeded to another lr that way
could remember what I read
7 wanted Ia he good form" ts
Geurg" called u Wanted 20 for hts
Stke. more than for my own
Dinner was ready when he came
IN. - we hai no time to talk until
VIC met at table.
\ Dinner Tlbl. Conversation.
Flows your arm?" was his first
uu Ntion
Fine and oh, George saw Mrs
loring today. J took her TO the Elite
r"siuurari in .hc car She had an
engagement there" | could not fat
10 notice the start he gave but | was
80 interested In what had to tell
hir, that ! went right on talking
aud sne said you had accepted an
tghcrment To- dinner for wcel,
lom tonight: and she introduced me
so Mr.. GRAY, Merton Gray. an artist
whore did ypH see Gray = he In
erruptel
In tho street She calledAto him.
io find out II he had an engagement
for that night And deorge. 1t isn't