The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-07
EHEIR PATHWAY
THORN STREWN
bothetic Tale of Helene's
Baby and Her Boy
Husband
EoRE HUN APPAREL
Eouth Ostracized Because of
His Birth, But Happy
Nevertheless

s,,eal to The World
4 Txtp Feb. 6.-The story OF
L,slspe Kepple and Martin Muller
E.yi,c loved TOO we'll Snd not wise
saesed more than a ripple in the
a ives Of all who were IN any way
.oo,ned over the matter. The
,,ue love affair between Helene and
,tsr,in began in Plittersdorf. Ger
.as,y About a year ago Helene lett
X home there and came 10 Enid at
n hshest Of an uncle living near
~ Her uncle put her to work In
,ss fields but this proved too strenu-
ons for the frail girl and she was
,ssr hired as a domcst.o>fn the home
/ y, ono OF Ends millionaire OIL men.
:, became apparent after sovers'
.,orths that all was not well with
ueiene and upon being questioned
IA the story Of her plighted troth
~ Martin Muller. still in the old
hVmS sSs iUT, knew that he wohd come TO
,or n Il were possible. Then began
4 E,seotiations to get Martin into this
conptrv. However, during the inter
,s NJ Whiting for all arrangements
IN ho mao, a little babe came into
4 the world M September and It's faith
! sr was still IN Germany. A plan to
send Helene home was thwarted by
,local phys clan who stated au-
I,lIon,atively that shef could not
Isbd the trip, Then the millionaire
IN man determined to send for Null
hr and in due time n passport was
secured ard a ticket from Plitters-
- Lot j.,
I pmr rntirs ina. - had no money to
nay expenses on the way. Again this
was settled by sending him money
Il enough 20 get him here. Before the
1mmlgraton officials would permit
Muller TO land. no had to make
some statement sas to his manner OF
supporting himself. Again this
1 phIian.hropic man bridged the
chasn and promised TO I put the
Young fellow e. work at his refinery
In some capacity.
on his arrival In Enid an affect
4 jng meeting took place between the
two children and Mullers first
| thought was to marry his sweet
= heart Immediately. Again obstacles
4 occurred Being under age, a
. guardian had to be 'cppo'nted. The
4 grl's uncle, who is q. naturaliZed
4 American citizen, became tho guard
ian and the marriage was consum
mated
The boy went to work at the re-
finery 6ut Dame Rumor seeing him
clothed In garments which told his
nationality German soldier trousers
leather puttees and hobnailed boots)
started the talk. There were threats
. and many ugly things said. The
man who had taken all. the trouble
| 20 unite this boy and girl and give
To tho baby it's rightful name de-
cided that the best thing to do was
10 call all the men together and tell
The story TO them leaving to their
conscience their decision about al
lowing the young chap to remain.
After the story was told. out OF
rerB two hundred employees. 33
declined to accept the boy, l6 sig
.nltied their willingness to Qverlook
his nationality and the resS of the
men were silent. Tho boy was TAX
4 en- away from his job. He is al
home with his wife and baby. con.
tented. not knowing the reason fol
/ his discharge hut knowing that nc
and his family are stilling being
looked after.
Upon being questioned about hI'
wearing apparel, he ta,d he had
never been ia the German army bu
NOSE things were all that pool
man could purchase in Germany.
This is not the end OF the story. o.
course. the men ~ thesrefieery ma,
nfCcme ashamed Of their hasty de
e7Son and repent.