Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-17
CHATTER CNLVIII
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That wint'r wc again took up our
! social lIfr Kenneth was 80 we'll
/ such 70 good baby / had no reason
| TO remain Hf home, or 20 refuse "a
entertain We had a thoroughly 70.
! spousihlo nurse. and George would
I.not hc1r to my letting the fact that
we had ID baby IN the house. inter-
/ fero with Us iu any way
! had ceased trying to make
| George over whenever the thought
would cross my mind that ! might be-
happier 10 he were different ! dis.
missed % no once I really loved my
husband. had always loved him. And
now that / had learned 30 know him
TO take him a. he was, ! had ceased
tn kick against the pricks and was
calmly happy and Contcnted. Their
ono DAY they brought him home. A.
automobile had Knocked him down
ag he crossed the street, and he had
struck hts head on tho pavement
"Concussion." the doctor said az
he bent over him.
A trained nurse was installed the
house took on the air of stiffness
which usually accompanies such an
illness. Even Kenneth seemed Ia
realize that something was wrong
and was unusually quiet
For days my husbands life huns
an the balance. For days had
scarcely left him. an unspoken pray
cr constantly on my lips II God
would only spare him. Al last the
change came. and he crawled slowly
back 10 health lie was not easy "a
rare for I'm those days OF canvales.
cencc. hut I was so happy that
acarcely noticed when he was cross
and rrouchcd because he couldn
cot up. Mon were all lske that when
thev were il. at least my brothers
always had been.
Just n Man.
when George had fully recovered
I had learned one thing through HE
Illness That was that he was lust q
man. man who must he humored
and let havo his way But not one
20 be afraid of. as / had feared him
i'm tho first years of our married life
/ tricd not 90 cross him. I never now
allowed myself 90 do the things
knew we're annoying or disagreeahle
pa him I'm return he also forgot "a
find fault WAS contcnted and
think. hnppy-most Of the time.
when we wore going out and en-
tcrtairlng ! saw FAR more of him
than when Il was necessary for any
reason. 10 rcmain at home. SO
rldlv gavc un 90 him In his desires
In thIs respect ! had become. 50
Evelyn assured me. an accomplished
hostess easy and nctful
~ heard Madgo Loring sny shc
I. IL,
YOU were tho same Eirl that bought
am etiquette book s0 that she could
study mp and avoid making mis-
uk,s'
{ laughed with Evelyn over the
recollection. hut I also WINGED a little
aa invariably Cli when anyone
mentioned that episode | never had
furs1ttcus my moruficatlon, an6 ahe
feeling I had when George Burned
the book / had In all innocence
bought that ! might learn 20 please
him
aMrs Loring is very compliment
ar," then ! added, go are you,
Evelyn
Really. Helen. would scarcely
know YOU for the same EiT Some
times fcci that you nre years older
than 7 am. vet when we first met
tIwnys fclt Older You have 40 much
palso. YOU never lot little things
worry YOU NJ all NOWADAYS can
romcmbcr when your eyes were Otter
red and swollen
"I know was regular cry.
h1hy' / wonder George didn't leave
me-"
well. I dont' But do YOU recall
how Jealous YOU used 10 be of Julia
ColNns7 l don't believe you over had
tho slightest reason 10 be Now
sou could hold your own with hei
ANYWHERE That last dinner dance
of YOURS when you had all thos'
foreign officers was "a wonderful AZ
/ |flir. Everyone talked about II 10
days. And you seemed 20 do overy
! thing no easily
Easy When one KNOWS How
'It Is easy now But only since
made up my mind 10 be the kind o