The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-27
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CHATTER LXVIiL

NilNi IsiN La WILL
! was spending the day withr
Erma Lougstreet | went in with
koith and was Go meet him at the
station at . o'clock so We could go
down together. had found out
that he had absolutely refused TO
pay tho difference IL Margaret
changed her car again This was
what had so pecved her. She
wanted the now model
I felt. '''' ''''' ~ '''' "
II suppose ! should be ashamed
| OF myself but can't help being glad
when he refuses her anything" /
said a bit shamo-facedly.
Il don't blame you one single
BIT, It Is horrid In her TO expect
| him TO do so much FOR her now
that he Is married
had secret that I mad not
brCathod to Keith. I was to be-
come a mother! ] would have been
wildly happy had been sure he
would be pleased. Now | was TO
have something OF my very own,
something that belonged to me,
that Margaret had no share in. I
hoped my baby would be "a girl. A
girl would be company for me
when she grew older. Then ! could
make her dainty things. girls
clothes were so much prctticr than
boys
had no thought OF disioyalty to
Keith In hugging my secret for "A
time. [ wanted the Joy for my own.
when he knew. Margaret would al
SO know---of that I was sure, and
that it would take away from me
part OF the happiness | felt
had taken n piece of dainty
sewing with me. m secret. with my
door locked, I had commenced alay.
cite. when / told Erma she was
delighted. She kissed me raptu.
rously.
Have you told Keith" sh,
asked.
'No---I will soon"
Il don't believe | could keep j
from Jim one minute"
1T is different with you. Kcitl
will be nice about it, / am sure
fastened to add. but he Is older
+ and then there Is Margaret She /
sure to be put out l have hear,
her'say that her girls would b
their grandmother's only heirs.
suppose she thought because "
hadn't any children right away
we wouldn't have any"
, you are lucky TO be able 90 Eo
/, such lovely materials Erma sal
> when I uufolded the little slip. '
/ know | shall almost worship you
, baby. Vera
e "Pcrhaps-until you have one O.
!; your own | replied. Then We tw
= silly young things who knew so lit
.T - gh nj Al "A h 4
@ we should do with those God ser
Z us, with never a thought that "
might not be allowed our own wa,
Maybe you will have an apart
4 ment OF your own now. Mrs. pa
ton may not feel so anxious to hav
you live with her II there is 20 b
IS a young baby in your family
Erma said putting into words
= hope 1 had held In my heart,
= "Oh, wouldn't It be lovely o'
j. claimed dropping my sewing. "Wh
l., Erma, IL | could have just tin
place for Just us three, Keith, bal
e and me, how happy / should b
n But haven't dared set my mind q
4 II. IT would be too good to
true"
All that long happy day Ern
:. and /. sewed and planned for q
= happiness that was TO come to m
~ Then I met Keith at the station.
., you have had happy day,
, can tell by your face he said I
o we met.
II "A very happy one" returne
l. smiling up at him. "Ill tell you a
about II tonight"
"Why not now?'
felt the blood rush to my fac
80 / could not tell my happy secret
d "a crowded station or on the trai
o, would tell him when W. went M