Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-27
Confessions
of
Wife
I Am beginning to Have That Word
BUT

I Am beginning to Have That Word
But.
copyrighted, 1918, by the Newspaper En-
terprise AssOciation.)
"Of course l answered Eliene that
| could never love another child as
] do those blessed twins" said Harry,
when Eliene asked me and / eX-
pected to be properly rewarded for
my mendacity by one of her glorious
smiles, but instead she just ejacu-
lated: Oh in the coolest, tiredest
fiat tone OF voice you ever heard and
she pulled herself out of my arms and
called to Eide: Jim, this is our
dance and 1 haven't ben cable to get
near her since.
'Margie, I'm worried to death
about Eliene. She hasn't been her
self lately. For a while she was so
happy-just like a sweetheart, but
now some days she fairly keeps away
from the kids too. Then, perhaps the
next day she'll hang around me with
both babies in her arms for hours at
a time. DO you think she Is ill?"
me" l answered. Look at her"
and certainly if there ever was a pic
ture of health, wealth and happiness
It was Elicne that moment. Her frock
Of real lace was edged with sable and
she had the string Of pearls about her
throat that Harry brought her from
Europe and GAGE her after the recon
Citation.
Her color was exquisite and she
was laughing like a child at some
foolishness of Jim's.
But said Harry.
"But me no butts / demonstrated.
Take the good the gods provide,
Harry"
'That's it, I guess, he said hum
bly,. Il am afraid IL Is too good to
be true. Not I'm this whole world is
there a girl like Eliene, and having
found that out to my everlasting sat
isfaction you can imagine that l get
cold staggers when 1t comes over me
that I may lose her again"
what are you two talking about?"
said Eliene. as she and Jim came to a
stop I'm front Of us.
Harry is trying 10 tell me that he
Is the happicst nan In the world,
but" l stopped Intentionally for
! thought Of the time a ew efven-
ings before when Eliene had said with
tears in her eyes: II am the hap
piest woman in the world. but"
81 am beginning to think that word
but should be eliminated from the
English language" broke in Harry,
hurriedly.
you see, Jim, the but I spoke,
referred to you. How can I be the
happiest mar in the world while as
fascinating a man as you are is kill
ing his wife with this grilling work
you call the tango?"
Eliene looked at me questioningly.
l knew she thought Harry had been
something to me that she
tonight to hear.
well" she said, Pm only going
to dance one more with Chad and
I'll stop"
Come on, Eliene," said Mr. Hat
ton. who had come up.
mo. / believe I'll change my mind"
said Eliene quickly. "You dance with
Margie. ! see burrows OF care CT an
noyance ID the erstwhile care-free
brow Of my one and only husband.
As a dutiful wife I'll sit here beside
him until the wrinkle is smoothed
"Of course, IL you are going to
throw me over that way / may as we'll
tell you hat your friend, Mrs. Way-
erly, Is the best dancer In the ROOM"
And would rather dance with
who pays her pretty compli-
that sit with elorifying hus-
band who talks Of his own wife all
the time said / gaily as 1 took Mr..
HattOn's arm.
Good bye. children" smiled Harry.
Now everybody's happy"
I wonder II you will feel injured,