The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-27
The Struggle

So II was irrcvocablc! Ned was 20
marry rny--littlc silly, selfish. mcr-
cenary, unsubstnntiai Fay Summers,
Edith was at her inexhaustihlc
mending basket when her brother
had come akitterlng In to tell her.
leaving n light kiss on her cheek M
he skittered out again
She felt so tired In spirit that sho
was tempted TO. make no resistant ae.
to lot things take their course. Hut
| soon the reaction came Her
wOnIan's spirit bade her persist.
Might she not awaken Fay To what
ahc must expect OF hardship and
sacrifice In marrying on nothing save
a mechanics pay and Indefinite pros
pects2
Edith's delicaCy recoiled from tho
unpleasant task, thankless at best.
unwise at worst For with sharp
little piece OF conscience II popped
Willingness OF Fay TO marry Edgar
showed loyalty a faith con-
fldence which Edith herself was !
fidencc which Edith herself wa8
lacking. Perhaps she was wronging
Fay Perhaps Fay had more char
acter than she suspected.
Well--she would find out Stuf-
fins her unfinished sewing back into
It's basket, Edith rose with the brisk
ness OF one wanting 10 get n bad
piece ur work over with as soon as
possible
~ she walked up the path 10 Lily
lllake's house she saw Fay on the
porch working dolly II was use
less looking dolly that wouldn't
stand washing. Edith's economy
trained eye noted It at once Miss
Summers looked up with an over
done smile and made room for Edith
by sweeping from chair TO the
floor pile OF newspapers on which
"A kitten was asleep, Edith picked
up the startled Kitten and strokcd
lts satin ears, She decided diplu-
macy would be wasted on Fay sum
mcrs
You know, Fay, there are a lot
or things Eiith plunged that no
one tells n girl who is thinking OF
marriage things that, realized be
fore hand. might make her slow to
take a step from which 1t IL hard
10 turn back, Harsh economies. for
instance II won't be easy To keep
house on Ncd'a pay He'll only get
$50 week at first"
Fay went on making orange color
ed orchids on her fllmsy dolly Edith
saw her cheek flush to deeper pink
but he is going TO earn much
moro than that Mrs Fcrrol," rctorted
Fay Aunt Ill and Uncle Al think
his invention should no worth
hundred thousand Some on is sure
to buy It, It is absurd to think
OF Ned working FOR wages except
except for "A few weeks, TIL his real
gor'h Is appreciated.
"Hut suppose IL IL not Immediately
appreciated, Ediih submitted "Nou
would have To do your own house
work your own cooking and sewing
ana ironing. Mir Ferrol gives me an
allowance OF $40 week Tor house
expenses and clothes, yet have an
ends meet II there should hc IN
nc~s or-ror a baby think what II
would mean without a penny In re
serve Or
Fay sho, Edith n look ot outraged
modcsty that halted her Fay did
not wish 20 hear unpleasant mot 10
gay, vulgar predictions Her idea
~ marriage was TO he protected
from an coarse cares and worries
As aoon aR the ceremony ended the
magic gates of Iove would shut out
the world ot everyday Shc would
be clothed and fed and housed ana
emo Ttningd ~ facans she had th de-
sire to Rnalyrc. why aid this medd'c-
some sis'cr-in law come with hsr
horrid rroakinEs' Just because she
had married a poor commonplace
han. she needn't think everybody
was going 60 spend their lives wQr-
ryinr about the price ~ meat and
potatoes and rent and clothrs' That
was q mans business, TO make mon
ey. and Ned was going 80 do IT, nay
wouldn't even think ~ anything
else
Won't YOU postpone your engage