The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-07
Mn Husband and /
CHAPTER CLNN%lN
MItDIllD ItIkN WITH BIttok


could not answer for moment
v as clifford righ-. and wnHId lT"h.
uaTd get over II as he -hpIehs"d II
realized that | didn't want him 10
g-t over u. even while Undecided as
% my own course.
" hen you read story IN. which
woman especially one VINO las
borne children plans 10 leave her
husband, and IA" writer tells how
easily. how smoothly this upheAvsI
Of her life is accomplished don't be
TOO ready to believe It. A kirl VINO
has been carefully brought up. VINO
has never known but tho one man
mas a hard and bitter fight with her
>olt her. conscience, before sh. de
cidrA upon the irfr'pcable step. Even
hen she often doubts the wisdom OF
her course.
Cufford was bIt improved. but
80 slowly had II come alout, 30 slixht
war the improvement that 1t was
even yet scarcely noticeable.
FINALLY said
you are better clifford not
much. but "A little" as ne shook his
head And when you are well you
wili not mind things that worry you
now" re started to reply Just as
hhlN Nhllfh Afif
Mr. nruoke Is down stalrs,' she
told me whan had closed the door.
was glad wanted 10 talk with
Leonard was anxious to know HIS
feeling for me had not changed
that he did not disapprove my re
turning TO nurse clifford. ! had not
seen him since my return. although
he had written me several synpa
thetlc letters,
Leonard IL Surprised.
II am so glad you came! eH
claimed as he took both my extended
hands In greeting II should have
sent for you had you not
Something ID worrying you, no
aid gently. looking at me.
"Yes-I am tarribly worried. l
replied, then plunged headlong into
a recital of my anTietics. "Clinord
has been. Is still dangerously Ill. l
told him He will not try to get
well, and the doctor is helpless in the
face OF his ind ference
why won't he Try" Leonard
asked
"Beoause | am leaving him"
pretty time TO commence that
sort of bluff isn't IT. | don't mean
To be unfecling when he ~ 40 III, but
he has had YOU for years and didn't
act particularly anxious to keep you.
WHY should II mean 80 much TO MN
now ~
II can't explain Leonard do not
understHnd IL myself But II is 80.
Yesterday he begged mo Ia stay, ana
again jua, before YOU came he
pleaded with me- TO give you up and
stay with him n. knows all about
l,,s . tnnf ~
are to be married as soon as | ge,
my divorce"
"Wcll7" ~
II want you to help me, Leonard.
Tell me what | must DO. can't
spoil your lifc--and mine. Neither
can | go through the years feeling
IKE - murderer"
Leonard Refuses Responsibility.
but my dear girl. | can't decide
for YOU" he answered quite calmly
JnH,sad OF protesting that | was his
That he must have me. as | fully ex-
pected he would.
HIS attitude. his evident desire TO
shirk responsibility was 40 foreign TO
his earlier tulk and methods that l
was almost too astonished TO answer,
why Leonard commenced
haltin.ly. you must help me. why
dear. rs your business to.
You're not my wife yet, Mildred,
Had you left Hammond when | first
urged you 10, this would not have
happened Now that II has you muse
decide for yourself--although l
cant quite believe that your decision
earth "
There was something about
Leonnrds answer that grated on me,
that unhCcountably hurt me. | think
he saw II for as he rose To 20, he
spoke OF our future life together and
OF the happiness ne would try 10
give me Yet--cvCn then | missed
something not In his words, nor &C
tions but in the tone. 1t seemed to
hack that passionate appeal II form
erb held, O.
Tomorrow Love in the making