The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-21
Margaret CARROTS
nc Husband 1n
n JANE PHELPS

a failure after all, said something
of the sort to Elsie one day and she
replied;
~ knew IL you failed to accom-
plish your purpose that the effort
would not be lost"
Wise ElaSe.
Ny life settled into a sort Of a
dun routine. / neither sought So
ciety, nor shut myself away from it,
I went about as usual. and tried al
ways to show a smiling face to the
world, and TO my darling boys, Don
aid was quick TO notice, and ! must
not shadow his Soung life.
Yet oftentimes in spite of all
would have dark days when | could
not realize that the sun would ever
shine for me .gain, when they We're
made darker by the knowledge that
had | been what | should have been
TO Bob, never would I have been
made to suffer as | was doing. There
were long never ending nights when
sobbed and struggled for CALM
when ! felt that TO die would be
happiness, to drag out my life mis-
cry untold,
Then when morning came and l
| would flay myself for my thoughts,
and for their baby sakes take up
again the burden Of my loveless life.
|, that used to be annoyed, sorry
that | was older than Bob, now was
often thankful that because ! was,
| would have fewer years to live
and suffer,
oh, could we only look n little
ways and, and, seeing, know how to
plan our lives! But we work so in
the dark. The future hidden, the
present our only thought,
/ had heard no news from Bob
save the occasional mention Of his
name by Elinor Charlotte keating
was no longer in New York, and |
supposed, OF course, that she was
with him. only Elsie knew what
my reason for separating from Bob
nad been; only she knew that Char
lotte Kcating had anything TO do
with It.
Another book OF hers had lately
come out. and Elsie brought IL over
to me. 1t was very different from
her first book, more entertaining.
perhaps, although not as powerful.
It did not cause as much Of a furore
as did tho first one, and the critics
were not as enthusiastic in their
praise.
In thinking of Bob sometimes
wondered II he were still living up
TO his ideals OF right ana wrong,
Then l knew that he was. Even
though II was hard for him to wait
until the time set by the court passed
he would not he false TO his theories
They were rooted and grounded in
his very being
Strangely l got comfort from the
thought.
But now the time was drawing to
| close. Another month or two and
! he would he free to marry the wom-
an he loved. one morning / found
/ q letter by my plato, A letter from
him, My hands trembled so | could
I scarcely open It, lie had written;
Dear Margaret: shall be in New
/ York on Tuesday for few hours
| Please let Annie bring the boys over
/ TO the Waldorf" Then followed the
/ directions as 10 time, etc, and he
/ finished with al good wishes for
| your happiness, Bob
The next day was Tuesday. | I'M
I mediately called Elsie and asked her
. IL she would meet Annie and go to
! yha hotel with her, making the eN-
/ euse that | hated to trust her with
/ the care Of both children. Really
wanted TO bear from Bob. And Elsi,
would satiAfy my curiosity,
"Ot course, I'll meet them. Tel
Annie TO stay nsr, in the waiting
room unt'l / comg q them"
Tomorrow-Meeting Daddy.