The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-25
The Struggle
THE NALINGTRi.n.

TIIE NAIINGEREN.
The nrN' morning the sun came
out and smiled over lis spring clean
| ing OF nature. All the charm Of late
spring in a pleasant residential
country heckoned to old and young
to come out OF doors and rcycl At
the clubhouse tennis courts a dozen
young men and women were gun
Kissed with an inspiration.
Let's all 10 down IN canoes TO
Rainbow dam'"epne cried
and stay there over night" an
other added. Wen take silk tents
FOR the boys and put the girls up at
the Itainbow inn"
'Iiooray! Hooray"
An hour later tho clubhouse float
was swarming with gay young Ar
cadlAnA A little fleet of canoes m
| each or them "a young man and his
! most likely girl, was ready 10 start
In cedar Skiff. "a little aloof az be
| fittod tho chaperon!nE couple OF tho
! expedition. were Al and LILY Blake
Ned Fiowcrton and Fay Summers
were the last TO leave the float In
their canoe. The Wlght delay had
been caused by Edlth's w!stiul In
quirics.
you're sure. dear. you wont for
Sct your appointment with Nj
Brock Monday morning '' she asked
wistfuHy
$50. no. Eide" sod cried lmpttl-
entity We get back sunday night
Edith looked upon his chEcrncsS
20 be or with the unoiso ~ on"
whose child Is leaving Tor an outing
from which danger Is not altogether
absent with Lil Blake 10 chnp"rouc
. l.. 9 Loo. a
sure To br tho mood throughout
win her keen design 10 bring Ncd
TO definite engagement 10 Fay, Ill
would certainly create the proper
and Irresistible occasion for The
young man 10 propOs" to hcr ulrcr.
But EdIth did not allow herself 10
dampcu the gaycty of Ncd's start.
ling After all he had earned his
good time He had brought his in
vcution to "A successful working. The
prospect OF "A realization on II was
brilliant She watched the little flo
tllla leave and an ineffable longing
for little respite from anxiety
tillcd her.
Gone on. hon, wo'll take a paddle
ourselves YOU and ~ she heard
John say 10 her He had been watch
ing her quietly and guessed right
and did the right thing
They got into canoe hy thcm
solves the children wcro playing at
the Fenns John padded her to
whore the green OF trees shadowed
the lakeside and little path at the
end ~ a pretty inlet invited them 10
enter tho cool young wood, John
| talked quietly OF things that drew
her mind 10 holiday mood and
Cuurtcd her in the quiet way OF
lovers OF long standing
Tho next day he took her and tho
children on a l.ttlc picnic To the SAINT.
spot and Edith had tho respite she
lonEed for
But on their way back "A neiEhhor
stepped out on the Cluhhnus" porch
and called out To- them that the
canoeing party had tclcphoned they
would not be back ~ Arcadia until
the following morning
They had stopped 10 swim, and
for a dance at the Woodvale Country
club, where they were invited, and
! they sat up too late around the
campfire. So they're all tagged The
girls are staying over at the Rain
| bow inn. The boys who have to he
at work Monday are padding back
| They'll be at II all night and expect
TO get home In time" the man called
out.
| Ser Flowcrtor, sun-hakcd ana
sleepless. unshaven and tired. came
| into the house Monday with only
20 minutes in which To make the
train for the city. II he missed it he
would also miss his appointment with
the manager Of the Universal Heater
! company
Edith knew all this She did not
| know how Lily Blake had Jared In
| her design TO make New propos" To
| her niece. Both what she knew and
did not know gave Edith "A sufficient
| burden fanNiety. hut she did not
show II to her brother beyond trying
to help him TO catch the train.
He aid not catch tho train. Tho
/ one he did take brought him two
hours late to his appointment when