The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-03
Margaret CARROTS
SC Husband %
nS JANE PHELPS

man. John is popular and sue
cessful publisher, a man 10 whom
the best, the keenest writer's in the
country take the product OF their
brains. That he thinks mo qualified
to express an opinion is a compli-
ment should think even you would
appreciate, although you seem 10
dislike John. Why, | cannot imag-
inc! A better fellow never lived
II dislike him because he takes
you from me. II 1t were not for
him you would not think OF going
out tonight. Isn't that reason
enough ?"
1T IL no reason at all! I don't
want to lose my temper, Margaret,
but | surely shall IL you talk as you
are doing. When we get old and
feeble we won't he able to go any
where!" he said in an attempt to
treat tho matter lightly. Wen
likely have rheumatism and can't,
so let's go now while we are young
have as good a time as we can"
you say you do not understand
me. Bob" 7 replied. II am sure I
do not understand you, When we
were first married, in fact from
the time | met you, you seemed to
care nothing for society--othor
than mine. You were quiet, ] sup
posed domestic, and showed moth
ing of this side OF your character
or disposition perhaps you call IT,,
the disposition to mingle with "A Bo-
hemian crowd, and to spend your
time doing things in which | had
no slightest interest. surely
thought you would he the same aft
er we were married, and
"Ir you will recall the fact that
my darling mother died just before
] met you. you may perhaps under
stand something OF my feelings at
that time, Mother had been such
a comrade, such a dear little pal,
that when she left me my world
was turned upside down. Father
and never got along very well, why
| don't know. He never seemed to
understand me, Then, when | met
you, you seemed so sweet, so SYM
pathetic, ! said to myself that II
YOU would marry me | would be
happy in your love, that you would
he like mother, sympathetic and
understanding. And even after we
were married, and you proved Just
the gentle spirit | had believed you
would be- still grieved for moth
sr, still kept away from the friends
whom she knew and loved for my
sake, because the hurt was still too
raw, the sorrow too great"
And now you have ceased to
griovo?'
NO, Margaret. l never shall
cease to miss her; but thank God,
we can't always sorrow as we do at
first, else we could not bear the
pain which comes to us and so on
living ourselves. And now that the
pain is less instead OF keeping
away from those To whom she was
dear, / am again drawn to them as
was when she was with me; and
for my sake entertained and loved
my friends"
ut would have been better for
you--and fop me, II she hadn't!
But as | have told you many times
Bob, il was different. She was your
mother and old. She had no right
to your time as compared to my
right. You promised TO forsake all
others and cleave only to me-and
you are not keeping that promise.
| made the same promise. and glad
duty to give up these outside
friends. Why, | would never again
speak TO Elsie should you request
me not to, long as | have known
her"
You are taking a very foolish
view OF things Bob replied, and
left me,
Tomorrow - Marriage Demands