The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
And the Darkness Aftcr.

,,l the Darkness Aftcr.
me Idea ~ train or
t'. roup felt 80 well ana
~ h'' walked the Who'll" way
''t ... friOnd sarah exclaimed
h.N, ,,.rrf a, the change In my APP
,arince. ,, ~. o,s, 10, a
,r,f wrote a few letters chn,-
On sarHb brightly ana meII',N'
a..,r .nc went of 10 bed at II
,a.l would sit ny r"r an.
hour nuI read, Tor uluh ie'I
hl Sesr' .,u.uu T.
become too heavy for me
rllli and my eyes grew aim. ]
IVY .rt1e sick and very thirsty
81 l''. o.. 20, some water, and It
gov I' r my legs wvuldn't SUP.
r'5' ,rl svavcd and started
y, n, ,n" sound a footsteps
r, mast mo house.
down. and tnen Sgaln there
me- ,hnt awful, horrible
rN' a..-l.r. and this time u
hh v...a than before. In sell
f'',, ,,,.. ..s II must shrek aloud
~ ,u u was awful II was
,rr-,.. NJ soul In hell
a.. hra 'hcn my eyes fell on
l,f.g n'tle daintily rihnoned
,rI-r sond on the manlelple'e
s,l , china vase, ] had put II
'.. u.,hou, saying anything ABOUT
,,..n ,rrrhlirg fingers 7 opened
,,,, s.nr NJ tho pretty white
rl.- ard .u q few minutes all my
.,'ccs. came back 10 me!
wv. Eqi found cure Al Iast
wer, 10 sleep that night with
he, .n3cr my pillow. haH
II na ~ ga. INV first introduction to|
s. NJ cocaine Two doses only
v,s rs slave And two days
~. ~ made mo offend my best
't,d 4kcn uv last dose before
., m bed this made me sleep
,,d had carefully meaSnred
h.t thcrr was another pinch or
20 ff- tho following day. when
,.,l6 70 ,o Mrs. Bayncton for an
fsu mpry =, .Ao
.,, ,,orotrr the box was gone
r,s, after breakfast when !
- mo loss-this was the
.-.I vas accustomed to take the
,Dsi,r which | was now h"V'nh
,.,se times day.
,.,r,bcd. and not being able 70
~. mo h7v asked Sarah II rhe |
,.,, vnat bad become OF It. ] uled
,,,,k casually, but l was begin
~, facl Tho terrible want OF the
s,f,ri and every moment lost IN
,g.,, 4, seemed an hour OF agony,
s.,,b rcpnsd uulte unconcernedlY
.,, she had seen n little box on the
,,r,slpIcco. hut had thougft mat u
-, .mnfy and had thrown II INTO
-. IRE as hcIug Of no value.
Down the slope.
-,.r ali tho devils OF the raven
T., r,ce ~ despair eating me up Icy
49,. thslr clamor; all the furies or
,U ..eIrcd TO be roused in me.
70, was iust simply aching craV-
M for my drug
,omrIctcIy lost my temper;
,y,A I stormcd at Sarah. told her /
Ma, che had no business to touch my |
n,-CV and that the sooner | went |
,nA wed hy myself where | could |
b. ntitsd with. the better.
saw tho tears come into her |
,res look ~ pain on her face. but |
that was nothing TO me. | didn't |
c,s wanted my cocaine, that was
Then. throwing on my hat and |
en-. tore out Of the house and .
i1ay In a cab to Mrs Bayneton's |
o.
Fortunately found her In, took /
dose A. onrr, and then returned |
Lone with my new supply.
Now that I was better, now that.
n' awful strain had gone. I apolh-
Fl't 10 Sarah and swore that such
i"'rlhle thing should never happen
nn.' And she good simple soul,
ir'''ed NV apologies with lust n
'''' n wonder NJ INV losing my |,
p-1er 70 suddenly and unexpected
y ] who had always been 80 good /
r7-sl
An II 7 could orlp- have known
,A' 'mo that that outbreak ~
ne was a sure and certain sign |
W. The cocaine was beginning To
r rs grim hold on me-; that soon
mould he completely In It's power
a'l been taken IN hand thcn. had
ned nv own win then. 4 wouldn't
"' been too late. and 7 might
f'' have dri'tcd into that most
"'l' NJ AT things cCcaino fiend
n soon became a daily visitor az
W. VIE Tat near Victoria kept by
~ Rayrs'on
NH woman was a remarkable
"'fr 80 ono know ~ what