The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-22
The Struggle
NED ANS ACoOuNTs.

The Glpwcrtons returned from
ihc.r honeymoon In a glow of JOY
. ana eRclfcmcnt Tho former lcrrUi
. cottage. looking wonderfully Spick
B And span in new paint ana enamel
/ stood ready for their occupancy, y
PROCESSION of funiturc vans and de
! livery wagons left loads which had
20 be uncrdtcd. moved and arranged
As The cory little hOuS" became an
exceptionally seductive home there
followed q series Of hOus,Warmings.
Jolly iniorma. parties ana showers
ur presents
The FloWcrtons put an end 10 INC
huUdINIuR as soon as they could
without hurting the feelings Of their
friends
We've work 10 DO" they explain
ed In declining Invitations to play.
For they had rented q pretty shop
IN the Thlrtcs. Just or Fifth avenue,
Tor RAN x costume studio Again
there was furnishing To hc chosen
and bought interior Decorators TO b"
dealt with. fabrics and Il library on
costumes To be selected
John Fcrrol VINO had done both
his own ana Ned's work for weeks,
Insisted that Ncd stay away from
IN" office until he had thoroughly cs-
We get along prctty well without
NOu.' he AIId JOcuhry business
has picked up wdrycously since you
have been away You're busy at
your nest building Go 10 II and do
1t up brown ~, hold the fort"
John FerroNs looks bclied his
Joculary The strain OF doing two
mems work ln rapidly growing
hHslu,~s had been great He looked
worn and tired liut Ncd let him
keep a. his double job for a Few days
longer His office work would take
every biz Of his energy and time once
~ wac under way, and ne could not
tear himself away ns yet from the
pleasant and necessary business OF
launching Ruth in the career he had
promised her
Edith uneasy about her husband
ohsiously worn condition. felt sc0ac
~ rcproach at Ncd's preoccupatiOn
In his own affairs AT the expense OF
Johns strength. several lmca she
was on the point OF speaking To hcr
brother. but when she saw the radi-
ant happiness OF The l'lOwertOns and
Their tremendous absorption IN their
new lie shc could not find ,hc heart
20 rcproach him.
Then ono afternoon Ncd said 10
her. .lsu't Saturday the fifteenth
anniversary of your marriage, EIDE
the wooden or lin or ivory or
somrthing wedding Aren't you
giving a party OF some sort?'
'Nci. Ncd We were going to have
YOU and Ruth to dinner a. our
house. Edith said slowly Johns
too tired to be- officiating az parties
The hint seemed to escape Nrd.
AN right. thor. Itll hc the family
only rh2 All tho better"
II 80 WAS shade Of mystery in
hI mSnncr as he said this which
puEy, nd Edith. but ahc could make
nothing Of It's meaning nor Of Ncd's
failure to relieve her husband OF his
double burden ot WORK a. the first
possible moment She was still moro
puzzled when neither Ned nor Ruth
brought the least token Of the day
with thom on the night OF their an
nivcrrtary dinner /, was an attcn-
ton which would not have escaped
the dullcst conscience and IL dis
tresscd Edith Was Ncd becoming
~ cngro4cd In his persona hlppi-
nc'- thai he no longer had eyes for
any one clsc's? II almost spoiled
her evening FOR her.
Then, when dessert was served
Ned rose from his chair
Edith" he said. turnin- to the
FcrroIs. and YOU, John: you don t J
know how | have looked forward to !
this moment when man has been !
torrowing OF his nearest and dearest |
Kin money and tlmo and faith and /
sacrifice ana labor and devotion, as | |
have borrowed OF you two. when |
these have been loaned him with the |
readiness and love with which YOU |
two have given them you don't know !
how that man looks forward to the
LAY OF payment"
The Fcrrols looked at each other.
hon at Ncd
WHY we've gotten back hun
lrcdfold thouandfold, for what