The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-22
CHAPTER XII.
,Ingk Meets fhn fIuh N,t,,I,.

Jhch MC'ts the tiub Members.
All day he pondered Howard
Dunn's remark-even while he was
trying to convince a man IL was his
duty TO Insure himself for the sake
Of his family ~ for no other reason.
Howard, too, had said Helen looked
N"stunning." She must have been
unusually we'll dressed for Howard
to notice her so particularly one
of tho new hats and dresses she had
bought with her card winn.ngs-per-
haps.
To his surprise he wrote n small
policy for the man whose family
might be left uncared for.
1T was time!" he said TO himself
as he walked to the office with the
application. Hope he passes! |
don't know whore the money to live
on is coming from IL he doesn't" A"
lie interviewed others during the
day, but he was not convincing, and
hc accomplished nothing. IL was
only little after 6 when he nt
himself in the hail door, and quietly
made his way into the kitchen The
dining-room table was Uttered with
dishes. lie would clear IL off as
noiselessly az he could, then when
he heard the women stirring to
leave, he would 10 In and meet
them.
on the kitchen table were plat
ters Of cold meat, croquettes, salad,
cake and dishes partly filled with
melted ice cream. The coffee pot
was half fun and he put II on the
stove, and when II was hot, gulpcd
down cupful.
lie had the dining room about
cleared when he heard consider
able stir. lie washed his hands, ran
his fingers through his thick hair.
then opened the door into the living
room upon n bevy OF women, seem.
inglr all talking at once. However
he heard:
you can't expect TO be lucky all
the time, Helen! IL isn't polite TO
win In your own house anyway"
He glanced quickly at Helen. Her
checks we're flushed, her eyes angry.
Yet she smiled and iokod about her
losses for moment before she saw
Jack.
GONE in, dear" she said swcetly,
but in q tone he had learned to
dread, He had not thought he might
displease her by appearing at her
party.
Ladies, my husband" then by
name she presented him to each OF
them.
Jack apologized for intrudmg. at
the same time taking keen regard
of them. Smart looking women,
all of thcm--too smart, for Helen
TO train with. was his thought. He
looked at their clothes Mi;h n new
feeling of criticism, He would see
how they dressed. if so much better
than Helen did. He helped them
with their wraps, and 80 was able to
Judge of their outdoor garments as
well as OF their dresses
After the last ons left. Helen
turned on him.
''lf you were coming i'm why didn't
you change your clothes? II was bad
enough to have them see now poor
ly we live without seeing you look
so-shabby."
'"But--Helen- suit Is all right.
They knew l Just came from busi-
n0sn"r ,,.., ,,,
from business too one afternoon.
But you should have seen his
clothes! He looked as II he had just
that moment come from the tailors.
his clothes we're so beautifully
pressed. See how your trousers bag
at the knees"
only too well did Jack HUNTER
know his trousers bagged. only too
well did he know he could not af-
ford others nut that Helen should
be ashamed OF hint hurt!
shall we have dinner? | cleared
the dining room before l came in"
81 suppose wen have to eat up
what Is left unEraciously Helen re-
turned, as she followed him into