Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
Comes To Soldier Roy In Hour OF
Need, tightening Burden OF
Death OF Loved One.

Ry STUART A RICTI

/ Poland about nine years ago. Ilo
went 10 Montana and with his hard
earned savings secured s"ip" land IN
Wild rough district in the horth-
eastern corner Of that state. 1t was
* miles to Glasgow, the nearest
town.
ON an adjoining ranch lived Mar
garct StcHdal Adamsh loved Mar
garct and she loved him, hut hcr
/ parents did not approve. lie was
'only a i"hck, they sud. AdamsA.
/ planned and saved ana worked
rcascleas.y for tn" home they were
/ 20 make, They were young ami lh'l
would build their happiness on s"'''
/ foundations
Then came the war Ad@mShl wa
, drafted. lie accepted the sltu"i""
stuically. When the war was over
he would start again. lie rented or
sold his live stock, iockcd ms niue
cabin and kissed Margaret goodbye.
/ lie was sent to camp Lewis, near
! Tacoma. Wash. Inquesti"ning "b'Hl-
cncc and absoIut" integrity charac
/ teriEed him asa soldier.
warned oi Epidemic.
In time 1t was rA'n"i"d Inht MS
company would Ice sent TO France
Margaret was pleading 10 come w.
see MN p''"'' H' ~ ~ "
savings he had loaned W"r'y w.
helshHofs IN Montana ne S'"' ', Wv
/ notes to Margaret ioia her !" 'ouI,'
| them ana Use lhr money W ','"N'
the trip. \ second I''lrr "hI "'" t'i
! or the epidemic ana '',e ln'Pchu",h
Quarantine ana @lN'S'" ,''t np' ~
come But 81" hhd hir'auE st"r't".
Margaret was 90 pu' H"c sz,
never beer away from nome. III,
| long railway journey ured her anu
She htSNru III ln'"''ih ",.''
/ excited IL was 'h' u"S INC I""i
ahtin" was 'Iah'Peu u'"n U" ~"'"'
Lewis.
! Margaret went lmm'uI"''ly w
/ camp. because Si'' SAD come 90 Ia
hne was a"'l'''r". '.' ,, i','h ~ ,1 ,ho
iz"d 1t was So hig a PIar" ana ,me NV
/ buildings an lonheI @Hhr nu te
tramped most OF ne day peio,e rm, H'o
iouhu Auai'Sk| W n'h o"e ,tt,'
! he said she should return TO the cl'y
and rest wen hef"re Snc chiW' hsII'
10 camp. But the guard told her shc
could return the next day ana she
was back ia, the early morning
Several days went by. MarEarct
scarcely thought Of food and drink
but only Of seeing her soldier boy al
Camp.
Hut AdamskTs money would not
last and besides it was 10 be- used TO
build their home So Margaret OBJ
t,innd wnrlssns nm operator with the
,oi',ho,,. 1,rnnanv Aftcr one DAYS
nrnrnnticeshin thoy told her she was
sioi, a,d.that she must 20 home.
tn, 90" s,,, - doctnr tn nor room.
N,rg,rct rails III
7, r.os 'mpfher case Of influenza
II H"H '''".''' ,,'',,,.bal,nn1 with
80 To rof, = nnescrirtion Three
cases. ne l''l d ,ii ,e,nrted
DAYS 'a'eF Il c"''i' p', "''r'u 'r,, ~ bor
that 'h' EI. was an 1,na ,,,hrl,ncs
room ana very s,,N' n,rI,,,ion san
attendant round the ga
on the stahd WheIc '"' N'|'oi
left II. ,.,., ,,,o,
The hoSpital WIren Aua"'Hhi 'n".
she was very sick. hnt II wouIu nov
DO, Margaret thought 10 WITTY
him. -,
she had a mesage sent mat ene
was sick, but not very SICK. ,
The head nurse pnoh'u !" H"Iu
ski that h" had better CONF. hu'
the quarantine was very e"!I,' n' M
could not Get Il pass, n' ."",u ~ ~
come. 4 day or two later thS
'N'SN| f'''.'' &
phoned to HEADQUARTERS IN
minutes pass was IN ms MINUS
when he Leached the hospi,a'' nv
was told that Margaret woulI ~, Ile
ihht night hu. S'e J ,bnn i,,"N they
in a misty way ana thsn my
talked. For DAYS aHu "!sHS' IT,
amski was oblVious OF uils, az
cared for Margaret win ueNo'cu IN
tolercnacc, and when she lapsru .hl3
sleep or unconSclPuSh'SS. NJ uchsu
the overhurdened nurse Win u'e
other patients. go ~
Margaret died, and win hoT AZ,
that was bright and beauttui ana
sacred in tins world 10 Auai'sN''
Now Hes SICK.
He was taken to the army Hoc,o.
in Tacoma. He was Ill ana hdI
fever. He pleaded not TO pc sent 10
Camp--yet. HIS sacred r'ay ny
not yet been laid TO rest Inc kIhu'y
doctor acced"d 10 he r'Hi's, -, n.,%
sent him To the soldlers ana SAM
club. There ne uhnuruenol 1 a
story. NOurfSHIIE 49,, " ,,,nrg
and the assurance OF belnE among
friends were his lie slept "" s,e'p
OF exhaustion, and a"oke r'Iresheu
with fever gone.
During the days or ~auhE l" II''i
asked that she he buried here II"