Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-04
The Magic Chance

People often SAY, "Oh. II l were
only fich. how | would pour out
money Help the poor, educate the
talented give everybody good
tine--.and. WOW! what good time
Ia have mys"lfi' Especially n they
arc young they talk tha, way. Then,
after they have made their fortune,
YOU are amazed. and disappointed
that no stream ~ generosity flows
from their Golfers Money has
changed them. Having come grpdu-
ally and with e,er-lncteaHins expen-
dltures. wealth brings no reaction
uf spending The more they have
the more they want The more they
, earn the moro they hoard. The Joy
~ liesurely livins In gone The thrill
~ spending ,hss died with the dreams
~ youth Hut with easy money II
II different Sudden wealth some
times works u magic change In a
man. II rlrclrifies. lutOxicat.s,
While John Fcrrols winnings In
"thr market we're of "a sinallncrs To
make Bu experienced speculltor
laugh they wrrc hlg to hlm, They
lift'd him from the level ~ "a wot-
ti"d. expense ridden husband" IN
that ~ "a light hearted, ambitious
man"
Al day na he wane about his WORK
John ferrOl was draining his
dreams ~. had his Vnnitirs Ike
other men, hut his thoughts we're not
wholly selfish
Edith's a dear girl" he reflected
and u fine mother come tp think
| ~ D., Edith hts never lot herself get
socdy looking llkn some married
women | know. SHE'S kept her fs
, urc ana stayed neat 'and pretty. no
/ matter how we've had 10 pinch and
rcrnpc Guess I've been a
/ little hard ON Edo sometimes about
/ money matters Maybe |
oukht to have given hrp that allow
hnce shas always yapping about
| Wcll-we'll see. wr.ll see
Then he would buy "A fresh edition
NJ some evening paper aud sean the
{ curb market quotations Hunnnza
/ copper W,v 'tu ho,rr.ug arnund the
fNcs dnd i've tud an cighths lie
had bought AZ Two. and hhi more
than doubled his money already
Every envelope Hnd s,iip ~ paper In
MS pockets was covered with figures
Tie grew expert I'm montl, arithmetic.
often doing feats of multiplication
/, with one hair hts brain VIII selling
Nets NJ lbrcn to some department
Nurc buyer with the other Yes
~ rol WIS a different man from the
gbap 90 4 Few weeks back
y Thus ho pl'uluiy surprised his
wifr hv making Ne protest ni her
carnival ot NuN nE llr pretended ~
have "A heart seizure ~ sigh, ~ her
hoNes ana hundlrp hut only par
srrrd ns fnr Hs whore Ejtth stood
Il biting hcr up ntrNouylN ana Suppll
Y eating the gods or luck
h 'Ghd YOU did it hon" he cried
&yly "ludulvivg IN prli''lr huNlug
/ IuS>Sf Gu' suYc mc,hlmco nulld
iug s'NfL luL~'1Dh 80 play with tnd \
I 'uor Tor our daughter Virginia
kdii'. cuntr hfhrr Hui see what
your miIlIuun 20 father laws 80 Nuui
feet leifr a. hes, Wen. | took ,
chance that you'd he woman enough
20 want 4 roli g'wgtw Aud lcrtuI
,asprl tiu, rhnIn with ftt little
prud'ui heart about ms pttncinr
offspring. urDk
Into hg Wifu4 hand Ne Slipped a
yellow htukuu'r. closing hrr tuger'
.ovrr n with a KISS Edith hurried
into the kfrh"u tn hIir her tears m
the rcult. steam of i'uncr Tho hi
she tucked .nto her apron pocket wn'
a my. crisp ana clean
niuu,r Was a merry meal thn'
uiEht tirhf Nopr.old daughter
lsuarcclN a., f.r ,N,licmrut over hot
first hit Of "Iu lrN rcul. too. moth
e.. i's rui mark ON ~ that 'ay'
lSk'" bunny Jack Junior wigglct
out ~ his hiHhvhnir three tunes {,
beer a. the box ~ steel huiidint
units which made him feet ~ lrnv
u5 Important ~ the puIi OeWdu an
pim"., on "a par with his adore,
friend tive YifeWan IN 'nr next block
s'rarryIug the hook AMI ladder
"ndn't you buy ANYTHING fnr vour
SELF dotr8' asked Edith who. iu tn,
luuWoutrl mrrrimcut had not note'
.crro " ucW riiuWcni \ ser con
.rIuls suiIc pui q swelling ~ John
rnrs, drew her attention to the eN
penslto new clothes the 'hins