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

him into tho center OF the scene and
crowded Tracy lewis into the wings
| Tracy drove laundry wagon In
Newark Even Griffith would cast
u laundry wagon driver as hel o
OF comedy not romance, Mrs Lacy
| had no intonuan Of having u bundle
: dellvercr for a son In law. Misc
Mooney folt that her only social
status would be improved " she be
came the friend OF the wife of the
floor walker, The small laoys ap-
proved OF beau who drove them
Iaround the block while he was wait
| ing for Minnie and was generous
/ with nlckCls and dimea Minnie her
Iself sometimes wondered why q man
with no aAsets. but swarm ot
, freekleH and u smile could make her
FORGET the floor walker and start her
heart humping Just hy talking tO
her on long Instance from Newark
Tracy had Just asked her TO mee,
/ him nj the corner after supper. She
knew he would treat her" 20 a
street ear ride and an Ice crsaru
soda and that her mother would
scoid when she came home Mr.,
! Thomson tho foor walker--had in
vltad her To a long, cool drive out
/ Riverside and they would have din
ncr at some country place overlook
Ing the Palisades And her day
dream had to do with schemes to
avoid the motor Trip.
! II seemed. Shat night. "a II evary-
thing In the world Was trying 10 IN
te~fere with the iryst Mrs, Lacy,
spent and wan with heat and house
work, was unable to cope with tho
| family uproar, The baby was sick
and frcttul and Minnie managed 10
lsouthc him by bath and much
ouddlln, Iessie had "A toothachs. lo'
stph was whining because hlA
! mother refused to let him keep n
'stray dog. The boiler back Of the
kuchcu atOvo had sprung leak. the
lceman had forgotten 10 stop, the
hn1lord was threatening TO raise
the rent and MIR, Lacy had gone tu
bed shpperleSS suffering with II
nervous headache
! Minnie shut her lips firmly anu
! winged into the whirlpool OF dts
1 comfort. bringing some relief Ia
every one, She helped Tim pack his
grip and even ironod out shirt OF
two--ho was travelling salesman
and alt the gisls in the family com,
bined to help keep him immaculate
1t was long after 2 o'clock " hen she
finished wlping dishes
You're a good colleen" breAthed
her mother peacefully "And n'S
glad aud all I am that you wonH
have 20 put UP with this yerseli
much longer, In ys-ur Own home
with your own servant you'll have
the black poverty OF your mother
and father. like Sure with bAbiNs
and woshiugs and landlords. bad
cess 10 ON. IT'S n sore deal OF thrub.
ule comes to a woman that takes d
poor man Yer father Hod bies'
him. has worked hard and faithful
hnd what have wo got FER Il all but
thlS7"
Minnie looked at her mother,
scanned face. SCARED hands and
dumpy shapelessucss The heat and
noise and whining OF children made
the Nat seom sort OF purgntory
she picked up her hat and went
bllndly toward tho corner where
Tracy had been waiting for more
than an hour Eight hours behind
the glove counter and three In III,
steamv kitchen had lctt her nerve.
less and sick Thompson could taks
her out of lt--and perhaps he would
be gonerous enough TO allow her q
help the family she would sec
Tracy FOR tho last time. she va,
| |NNlN FNAIiN W NfN AiNh ANniNhN W wi
him good bye
Al the corner Minnie was taker
IN tow hy big bulk OF an Irishman
who smiled down into her tired fact
| and then swung her on to the from
seat OF an open sixth avenue sur
face car without a word. II is al
ways breezy next 20 the motorman
and sometimes exciting, You hsy'
no idea how many crazy -mlnde,
people there are In the world un
less you watch soms intrepid ca