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


with John FcrrolH resumption OF
his place In the Carter Publishing
company. his augmented salary OF
t60 week. and his more inspiring
duties as head OF the sales depart
ment. the little household at Arcadia
settled into comparative ease. Carter
hnd passed y nice, lavender tinted
check for 1850 into Johns hands.
being the sum IL had cost the FerroIH
TO put out Miss Selden's book. "The
Question OF Life" Miss Selden her
self had gone back to town, 10 her
teaching. but with a comfortable bit
OF money In the savings bank hs the
price OF her marketed volume.
Though none OF them put II into
words. they all secretly felt the re-
lief one experiences after a hard trip
| AZ sca. or course, IL was stimulating
Snd thrilling and very interesting
profitable even, But oh, how good
II does seem to be back on solid earth
again The hum drum hut comfort
able days take on tine OF actual
quality, Safety becomes a poignant
| delight
Edith reAryanRed her household
money TO meet tho new scale. John
now made her an allowance OF s25
week She felt rich at first. es-
peCially since the garden was actually
| producing Its little quota toward the
family aRscis Hut another letter
came from her brother. Edgar Flow
erton, urging her To find the money
somehow for the completion OF his
wonderful water heater, which awoko
Edith 10 financial realities again
II suppose" said John when she
hroached tho subject-confldently
this time. for he had given his prom
isr to look into Edgnr's invention
that we'd better ask him To visit
us for n week or so, 'lIc'l have to
bring HIS model and plans and things.
III have make and other fellows I
know examine IT," And he rushed
! for his morning train.
Edith's sister heart glowcdI with
the anticipation OF mothcring Ncd
once more, She hadn't seen the boy
for years, and after Ll, thcre were
Just the two OF them NV They ought
To hang together Poor 1T
tie old Ned who used always TO hc
making fire engines out Of his moth
cr's pans and egg heaters And get
ting stolded and spanked whenever
| Edith wasn't able To take the blame
herself or think OF a way out!
So she wired Edgar to Come at
once Bring everything We shall
help you, darling And hustled
about like n pretty hen making u
nest for her new chick.
Before night a telegram arrived.
'TlAuks Wire Sc immediately.
Board ana travelling expenses. Ned &"
| The message came collect -
| Edith paid the Roy, who departed on
his bicycle, whistling, after the ir-
responsible manner ~ cunvryors OF
news which doca not affect them,
| Fdlth looked hbsently after him as
| he splashcd HIS wheel delightcdiy
| through the rain pools and wondered
how shc should lay immediately
| hands on $50
n she wen, lo town herself tho
savings bank where her few dol
! lars were stored would gbc closcd.
! Sho had never borrowed Of her
| uoighhors Probably none OF tho
IaNuilRhlc uuug would have that ON
hand anyhow Nnr would she ask
thc butcher ns lal Blake often did
WHOM she Vac SHORT
Her eyes slilNrd To the desk
where hrr husbands papers 4uI
busiuUsa memoranda made "a sort ot
neat litter Right on top whore he
had Iaid II tor moment was the
lCnrctully couutod-out money Tor the
rent aud telephone forEuttcn IN his
rush for the train \ quick search
through her purse aud'haudhag net
ted Edith enough besides In cash TO
ckr out the $50 Edgar had wired rur.
X SufliuK "a howl OF protcst from her
conscience Edilh took the l'tto ptlc
ut bills and hurried TO the telegraph
office Nnt until after she had Uout
! Edgar the money and words ut cheer
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