Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-03
The Struggle
Mysterious Ncighiprs.

There was but one cottage be
tween the Fcrroll home aud the end
of the rohd II had been 4 nlrhcd
for som" time. but had not attracted
tenants up 10 then ON aconunt nt itA
isolation hut one morning while
Edith was ~ her Kitchen stove pre-
pa ring some preserves Tor which shc
had received an order from a grocer
IN banVillr sh. became aware ~
two vans ~ furniture passing her
nous" on the'r way to the hitherto
dcsrfted cottage EdHh wua too
much Immersed In the problems ~
her own home to be the peering. pry
Ing country neighbor ~ abe neither
stopped 10 src who was moving into
N" next house nor gave It much
thought
Nut later In the day she saw u
woman and "A little boy come out of
the house at the end ~ the road and
look about them. There was some
thing lut.nsibiy different about thom
ftum the Dp,S Edith had met IN
Arcadia The little hoy of about
Jackie rctrols age moved SO list
irsSy ana looked 30 frsil that Edlth
stopped her work Tor moment to
tv'i sorry Tor him.
AN' 'iNlNu " ~ NlNNNfi lN ~ W TX ~
now Indian costume guy with Cuiorr
ana fvathercd hraddrrss hut hc
looked neither elated nor gay His
arms we're full ~ toy animals. but
he took No interest In them ana soon
wrnrird NJ holding theW. His moth
rr. too. had some uf his toys In her
hhnis ana Mas irving TO win hts In
tcrs-t for his phSthings. for the
new PLAYHOUSE which appeared on
their lawn for their new home and
It's grounds The little boy Was az
hpathetlc to Il all ~ though he were
hungry for something which none uf
these things gave him.
llis mother kept on trying tu
nrou-" the hoy With that hup,lcSs
priHistru,C ~ which only a devoted
mother a capable Finally however.
she stopped tryiug for moment to
loon dispiritcily At the listloss child
~ thH moment Eilths children
came home from school and stopped
uu tho street before their home to
look ~ their new uoighborS lsdlth
saw the strange llltle boy suddenly
show interest and po.nt toward het
children. The mnthcr turned. saw
'hc children, hc,itAtcd shouk her
head iouhtfulN then with sudden
resolution took her Fon hy hir arm
and Tnrtrd toward the Ftrrul homo
Edith went back 30 her work, but
soon heard the door he'll ring she
hurried out to the front door and
opened It.
tier new neighhots mother and
hos, stood on the threshold. the little
hoy looking visttully At Jackie ter-
fui and his sistcr, Who IN turn we're
inspecting them from distance
pending perm is~iun fTont their
mother tn introduce themselves The
woman. asidn from the gold iOmcd
aprcttci"s sha ~ure, looked ztrRng,
li out ot place away from the white
lights ~ Lobster square, entire \ out
ot costume IN tho simple, practical
domestic looking dress she wore
"Mll Nuu forgive mN intridlng.
please she st.d with a. timid ami
ous Hnile that was IN strange con
trsst to tho aggressive. robust per
sonslitS che could he bv merely let.
ting her handsome outer srlf speak
Tor her II am YOUR new nrV
nrighhor Mis-. Fem IL my name
have come To 80 your permit -con
fnt my little boy 90 plt. with Noursg
bu YOU mind 300 Ehc ASKED Wivifully
tie BE- uuI. .N,fN strong and haA never
hat hoy friends Ani rs the ou,
thing mat can make HIM the least
Interested In NE pliNmaies
Edih had a wcifdN clear pre-
munition thp' there was something
very much wrong IN the NE ~ THIS
woman. perhaps ~ the woman her.
self Vet tho mother love was Hn
obvious the plea vaa ~ hard 90 ~
fuse ana me mn" roy 80 ptth"tIrtl-
~ h'c.c,s that ln spite of her clear
prrmonu.un ~ troubles tu come. she
said
NhN. certainty Jackie rye the
lii'o bHy q tIi~ ON YOUR skairno.
h.'r' Nnd wont sou step I'm Ms
lvun' ! am Mrs fVrrol
she W.T. touched ~ the hrarifoii
gratitude with which tho strange
wuwtn ,-id eagerly
ION. I n he 80 Flad ~ glad
THANK YOU with an my heart"
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