The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-14
The Promoters Wife
BY JANE PHELPS

sat waiting for Mr.. Frederick 1,
leaVe' waiting also to question Nci
~ To what ho had meant when n,
said Mr.. Scott was a bad man 1,
make an enemy.
also thought of my plans for m,
son, | think that hurt worst OF ali
10 know that l could not do what
Wisned Tor him. l wanted him &c
aNe as companions the children OF
wen brought up, refined bows and
girls, not those whose parents were
merely vulgarly rich. and so could
atford the same schools as the 9th
ers. o'"'
Ihen l recalled what father had
SAID about going slowly" I won
dered IL had tried IL 1 could have
held Neil back--tried when we werc
tirst married. I had spent money as
nc made II, increasing our expenses
those which l controlled - with
eaeh year. Yet money. save when |
nau Planned society campaign, had
neyer oeen sine qua non with me.
N"il, ms love, our happiness together
mad always been first. Had anyone
asked me to choose I should have
CHOSEN poverty with love. rath r
| man riches without il. But | had
had no choice. Ncil's Unsuitable am.
bition had urged him on and on
until money had seembed to come so
easily that / really gave no thought
10 my spending. or to my charge ac-
counts.
But only that very day I had re-
ceived a polite note from a large
tirm, one with whom I had spent
thousands, to please remit Il had
been the first appeal OF the kind
from a firm of standing. and | rath-
cr wondered at It.. had not men
TONED 1t yet 10 Neil. but must do 80
IN the morning. ] thought as 1t re-
Cured to me. MY own account
was not equal to such a demand
upon 1t although Neil was always
most generous.
Finally when I almost despaired
" their conference ending before
morning. heard the library door
,pen' ana their voices In the hall as
Neil followed his guest down TO the
stairs to listen.
IT'S bad business. Forbes. Scott
never bluffs. lie declares he will
publish you unless he gets his money
back, and WONT promise not to,
even II he does. He says he feels 1t
ms duty to others whom you NAV
swindle as you have him. Plain
words. Forbes, you know how true
they are. He threatens to bring In
Mrs. Orton, too---it looks bad"
There is nothing he can say
about Blanche--as far as 7 am CON
cerned, Can prove, | mean"
who do you suppose will believe
there is nothing between youo Cad.
I shall be sorry for your wife, |
Forbes, II Scott keeps his word. MS
tough on her Neil did not answer.
but thought heard something
very like a groan. "Will she be-
lieve there is nothing but business |
taking you to spend your time at |
Mrs Ortons, with the sort OF men |
lnd--women one sees there? know |
he men are asked because they |
have money. Those beautiful-if one |
likes that sort--women to help drag
Il from their pockets, but will the |
world. will Mrs. Forbes believe
,hat?"
] felt like shouting II do believe
L! I believe Nell is true to me. and
nothing else matters. Instead Il
went softly back to my room and
when Nell came up moment later
was IN bed.
II thought you would never come
said as he switched on the light.
. Perhaps II would be better IL |
hadn't, which enigmatic remark,
vas all he said TO me. not even re- II
1lyins when ] asked a question.
buried my face In the pillow anf
'ried myself to sleep.
is at last convinced
that something Is wrong.