The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-20
Margaret CARROTS
&c Husband 1n
b JANE PHELPS

all arrangements in a calm matter
of fact way that went far to keep
me steady also.
Then we talked of the boys. We
! planned their education, even tho
schools they would attend.
Il cannot bear the thought OF hav-
ing stated times to see them, Mar
garet, but 1t shall be as you say. !,
shall not intrude."
They belong to you as much as to
me. See theml whenever you wish" >"
| made answer.
You are very generous, Mar
garrett"
All things have an ending, even
! things we think we cannot bear. cam
not live through. SO this too came
to an end. l had my divorce. Bob
was free to marry the woman h.
| loved-after a certain Mime had
elapsed.
II have only one thing more to tell
| you Margaret he said on his last
day at home, and it Is that | have
sold my business and shall n0t live
| In New York. Perhaps that knowl-
edge will make II easier for YOU.
| hesitated on account of being un-
able to see the boys as often as
would Ike, but finally | closed the
deal | shall take entire charge Of
/ the western end of the publishing
| business and live in Chicago"
Il think you are wise, Bob" l
answered evenly. you will be hap
/ pier than in the real estate business
Elsie says YOU were never cut out to
sell houses and lots"
she is right. 1 wasn't"
find that can write no more Of
| that last day, II hurts too much
even now, Suffice 1t TO say he had
gone. Donald was told that daddy
was going away for a long time on
| business, George was too young TO
understand.
| Della knew. And / was often glad
| that she did. She was so thought
| ful, so tender with me and the boys,
that l came too look upon her more
as a friend than servant. And
/ God knew | needed friends,
Elsie was the same dear old cheer
/ er-up, and spent much time with me
lin those first awful days OF loneli-
ness. Mother and father were too
Iastonished to object And when 1
took all the blame, mother held me
close and said
In some way good will still come
to you dear. l know II will
The others, Bob's friends, and the
last few months, mine, were kind Ii
a little cold John Kendall and
Elinor were just the same as ever,
The war with Germany was cngag ng
the interest Of the world, and John
was soon to leave for Europe to in
Ivestigate conditions.
Il can let him so on suQh a mis-
sion Think what 1t would mean II
We. the United states, were at war
Then / should have to let him 20 10
fight maybe to be killed" Elinor
had said one morning when she
came over with the news.
There's no danger we will he
drawn into II. is there" | ASKED,
"Bven the dreadfulhCss Of war had
Ipalcd before my own troubles and
Tor weeks I had paid no attention to
the news.
John seems to think not. that IS
unless the Germans should be guilty
Of some overt act II Is lucky hn can
depend on Bob TO look after the
business while he IS away. The
western end OF IL has never run
smoothly until now, he tells me"
Elinor never avoided speaking OF
/ Bob. She used his name as natural
ly as II he We're still with me. I
think she wanted to comfort me
And strangely IL did. never quos-
toned her, never myself spoke OF
Bob to her, but was glad when She
talked OF him. II brought him near.
er in a way.
Tomorrow--A Childish Confidant.