Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-21
The Struggle
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one day In her mail Edith Ferrol
found letter from her brother, who
for years had been out west, just
whore. Edith herself had not known.
"Desr Old Sis" II ran. "Of course
you've got me labeled as n ne'er do
well. and all that sort OF thing. and
| am dog for not writing YOU
oftener In all these years. But, i've
knocked about "A good h!t and felt |
had better wait until | had some.
thing worth while writing about,
Last time { wrote you--gusss It
was from Winncpeg. wasn't IT.
think mentioned an invention / was
working on II didn't exactly pan
nut then, hut I've got the answer to
II now. All need TO get out my
patents, have the water heater bum
and put on tho market In about five
or six hundred dollars. DO you sup
pose you could let me have Z?
You've always been such briGk,
Eide, dear. and understood md
helped me when everybody e'Ss
thought WINS crack Drained fooh
Somehow ! rccl can count on YOU
once more
Edith sut long TINE with
Edgar's letter In her hands Through
hoS mind passed borde OF un-
ilodged, half-fledged ana wholly iu-
adequate ideas 81 how sho could pos
sibiy carr or lay'hands on tho, money
to send him. Through her" heart
thtobbed the loving wish to help the
boy whom sho had brought up.'
Just ~ millions OF other big sisters
OF unsuccessful brothers are always
doing.
She did believe IN Edgar. but had
never been abe TO make others be-
lieve much In him. John Ferrol.
Edith's husband, gnrdcd him with
Indifference nr lcVity or both, al
though he had loaned him small
sums OF money In the past which. to
Edith's dlsmay, had not been repaid.
She knew II was useless TO mention
the matter OF Edgar's request TO
John. And even though she would
have rtSkcd their savings. had her
husband heen IN sympathy, to In
Ncstigatc and develop hor brother's 3
iuYeution, shc knew under the cir
CImstances that she dare not so
much as hint at any such unsafe
loan
She east up the total OF her onrn-
.ngs Considering how steadily she
hld worked, II was pitifully llttio;
only a hit over t3O0 Not enough %
s!ve Edgar the help he asked! What
a helpless creature married wom-
an was shc told herself. trying TO
earn something to exc out family eN-
penses' Faithfully had she tollcd n
nor cookery, her ncedleworh her
ioltirs and this uud that. Yet how
small we're th" results
To- O. - A. \
| read about in the magazines man
age to make money aud still keep
their homes going" she cried In her
troubled mind "Tlortculturc' Fruit
raising, DOG pud cat breeding
slleswauShlp' Idlcrature' Thcy all
seem to make bowling successes but
me- am jack of all trades but
inupter OF none. ann going 10 bring
up my girl 10 some salary earning
trade AS surely ~ do nay ladd'e''
She was thiukinH, thinking, tryluG
to figure out soWc practical plan 10
Increase her small nest egg To pro-
portions tht enough to hrln her
brother. and heln herself ana Johh
as we'll. she even considered an dd.
vertisomout she had seen in a fish .
ionahle nlagaZiue offering agreCable-
auuuding terms tu 90 few wcli-cor-
nccted, socially posittoucd ladies' whn
could influence the purchase uf
gowns from Nine. So-audvSo" The
'dea was 10 fpruiSh pu expensive ana
lu ucoining f~uCk 10 The lady agcu''
aud pay her with the dress "aud Il
handsome commission" n she sac
crcdcd m getting an order for "A
En.,u fruW tho Same establishment
BW j, would aruu.c Johus sne.
n'C!ons II he SAW her IN neN and