The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE GREAT HAPPENING,

Before my beautiful baby boy was
a week old ! had learned to love
Toms mother. All her dignity which
had seemed so gearsOm" 20 me, her
critical attitude, had vanished in her
delight at the birth OF her IN ST
grandchild: and her sympathy are
care for his mother. No one could
have been more tender, more
thoughtful than she was during the
days of illness. And her delight in
her sturdy grandson. who she de-
clared n dozen times a day was the
image Of Tom at the same age,
knew no bounds, My own mother
could have done no more, meant no
more TO me than she did.
l shall never forget the first time
l called her "mother." The baby
was about a week old when sne
brought him to me, her face illumi-
mated with love and tenderness for
the helpless baby.
Isn't he sweet--mother?
asked, almost embarrassed.
"Ycs, daughter" she replied and
bending down she kissed me. often
since when 1 have heard OF the un-
happiness caused by the feeling be-
tween mother-in-law and a wife
! have wondered IL they really
understood each other or were fight.
ing in the dark as / was before the
baby came.
Naming the Baby.
What a time we had deciding on
n name for this--to we threc--thC
most wonderful baby ever born
Finally with a laugh Tom ana his
mother. who had waited to name
him after Toms father, gave in tC
me and he was christened Thomas
Randall, jr."
what air castles built about my
baby boyi Yet | think they were
no more foolish than those built By
his grandmother and his father.
forgot all my vain longlngs for
wealth, clothes, position. Money
seemed a negligible quantity-for a
while. was happy! Supremely
happy in the love OF my husband
and The possession OF my baby boy
But as soon as I was able to again
attend to my household duties. the
question OF ways and means loomcd
large before me. / wanted my baby
20 have everything any other baby
had. And | myself needed many new
clothes before | could again go ou'
among people. our expenses had
been greatly augmented by baby
:
had insisted upon laying aside q
meet the extra expense had beer
exhausted, and yet the doctor haC
not been paid.
Mother Randall had saved us a
great deal by caring for the baby
and me so that we had no nurse
after the first week. But Tom haC
been obliged to hire young gin
70 do the housework, and also q
laundrcss.
IT tell you Sue, that raise OF mine
came in Just In the nick OF time,
Tom said one night when we were
talking OF our expenses. Il dom
know what we should have done
without II.
And your mother has been 81
fine" I added
Hasn't she!" he agreed. "T told
you you would love her when you
got acquainted: but 10 be honest
Sue, / had begun TO think you Two
never would know each other
guess the kid sort'of fixed thing,
up"
Mrs. Randall Goes Home.
"She Is lovely, Tom, I am almos,
as fond Of her now as | am OF ms
own mother just didn't under,
stand her at first. Has she told you
she was going home tomorrow ,"
Yes she says she doesn't be-
'ieve in young married people having
| their in-laws living with them.
guess she's right Rut Just the same
I hate to see her go"
80 do l." l replied, and 7 really
meant II, did hate 10 have her so
Helen Thurston had been wonder.
fully fine through my Illness. and
her generosity made me feel that
should alwavs be her debtor. No
| only had she made the baby tht
loveliest things to wear but every
day she had brought in some tempt.
ing dish prepared by her own hands
and ! knew prepared with difficulty
Then she had helped the little IN
competent maid in cleaning and ar,
ranging the apartment, showing hei
| how 10 keep II neat and nice.
was very happy when Mother Ran.
dali said:
~ think ! made mistake abou'
Mrs, Thurston, she is a very likablt
woman"
Afterward I found out that thi.
was a great concession for my
other-in-law 10 make,
She left me in tears when tnall,