Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-08
The Struggle


Ent Nufn.
John fefrol waH right From hlA
greater contact with the men OF Ar
cad.a he knew how socially conserVh
tive they we're Ia situations such M
Tho rnmlng ~ the Fem, created
tn. man who had been hound ng the
Fenns had retold the notorious story
with detail ana color ~ hts own aud
The town taboo left the tenDa ian
lated, Ncer, for Edith
Tier position Hr the nenrest neigh
hur1f the fennH ana her pnsslon
championship ~ them M we'll as her
denunc.ation of the attitude uf the
Uomuuu,,, put her almost aa much
~ ohnncety ~ II did the fenna
Many NJ the orders she had received
Tor preserves and cakes we're can.
orlrd, under one prcteNt ~ another
lter heart sank ~ she lost order
nftcyotder Nut II wa. iOused to It's
depths In hehnlf NJ her neighburs
The fury of her rNcuristion ut--Ar.
cadihu unohhishuess won fpr her "A
respec, she was not aware ~ II ala
more than that II penetrated many
conscience tnnscienreu. j kr
Juricz. are often rs much convinced
by the passionate sincerity ~ plea
as they are by arguments
In the heart ~ many hn Arcudinn
50 deep down that th-N did not even
speak " II there hornn to appear
the feeling that perhaps Edith Fer.
nj was right and Arcadia WRONG
Shc had presented the Fenna side
~ the story and her own experience
OF their changed selves 80 often aud
30 we'll that Arcadia was ns well nc.
qua ntcd iwth her version ~ with the
original story when in the course
of the ncNi Few weeks Arcadia Know
that the fenns were packing up to
move clsrw here the sense " guilty
conscience became almost plain tu
the eve
Then Just M tho l'enns we're about
To move out their boy came down
with pneumonia lie had stolen down
to the lakeside to watch the children
az play ana n sudden dowupnut
drenched him when the doctor from
Nuw Work. arnt tor tvu nurses II was
fuuni that the hoy was In danger "
his llfe.
Then Arcadia capitulntrd to rnn-
science ana In passion ~ tcWulSe
tried ~ make amends when each
NrCndinn. who thought he or she had
come tu that point alone hui stood
ready tu face social up'thCiHm Tor II.
found that cvrty one clso had com,
in the same determination the truus
we're oVerNhe helnrd with flowers.
,siis messages ~ Kind wishes hnN
uuus inuu rivs. offers ~ hrlp. and in
Nltations to homes and the country
club when your liltlc boy ls well
nR,tu.'
These must have had healing 81.
tr,t on the little patient. Tor SLOWLY
un'ri uinly hc emerged from the
shadow NJ death His recovery was
celebrated hy surprise patty ~
hllrrn whu oNcitluWci tho ltun'
lawn
Danny. emnciated fHpm his illness
hut with a new light IN hts cVcs. AT
uu his invalid = chair THRONE ,pd held
uoutt It's parents. Who had rushed
a Do gh power automobile 90 the ,is
and houshl htcR good things o.
.u' tud drink tud souvenirs Co givc
away were changed beings The,
lIl u.t vtN WuHh tn tho Arcadia.
I'Icu' who vtWc with their Nnuug
J,r-. hut the little they said vAa
7NtN,itut to Wnkr the NtytdIun- s,iiI
ln"r" ashamed ~ thrlr or g.utl ~.
.tcuon
ll1l tho real heroine ~ tho IA,
WIS l'din Feuul Nnr'h, Feun
VITO caught her alone In the house
tNr Wumrri hyt hen hud look krd
90 h.r with s'rrtutnr eyes ana with
ouI u word. as thuueh she were a
''uiN who h1l vuiur tu her rescue
rhc NfHltns took great pains in|
'p'l Eiith whn' lovely people tho
l,nus WrIt Ani they wanted soute
u' hat Nuui'rtul qu'n,c Jam sHe
made nli she thiuk she ,ouli fui
fH' % W1N, ih.W up 900 urlrr Of TO-
't n aouio uf nat celebrated ginger.
bread ~ hers