Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-06
Confessions
Of a
Wife
$50
Dick Returns

| DICK
&CopyuighHe6, 1918, by the Newspaper En'
terprse Assoclation.9
This morning before | was up was
awakened by the sound OF Dicks latch
key in the door l must have been
listening for II in my sleep. Oh how
glad / was to have him home!
But could see he was nervous and
tired and he kept walking up and
down the room asking short questions.
/ dressed as soon as possible and we
went out to breakfast.
/ wonder IL every woman ideaii2es
her husband when he is away from
| her. When Dick is away ! only think
| how much | love him. | endow him
with all the virtues; l forget all his
| little foibles. When he returns 1t IL
two or three days before he gets set-
tied down to home life again, and DUR
| Ing that time | must confess to you,
! little book, he gets on my nerves ter
| ribly-he is 80 nervous himself and II
almost seems sometimes that we have
to get acquainted all over again, and
every little thing in the house that
don't run Just to suit him makes him
unhappy Dick is like all other men
when he is unhappy. 1t hurts him to
see anyone else happy.
Absence makes the heart grow
fonder." is another one Of those beau
tiful lies that sounds so poetical and
disappoints one so terribly when one
learns that absence will just as surely
make the heart grow colder as It will
in time make one forget eptirely one
has learned by sad experience q much
disputed fact.
! II this We're not so. prolonged alb
sence would be unbearable. AS 1t is
with Dick and /, he has to begin all
over to know me and love me. and l
have to take my Ideal Of him that !
have been nourlshing and building up
and hide IL away again while ! also
get acquainted with the real Dick.
| wanted him to stay and talk to
me- this morning, but he was simply
crazy TO get to the office. lIe asked
me about his mother and when | told
him the state Of affairs he swore un-
der his breath.
You will have to see Jack and
make him understand that pro-
bated will cannot be tamp pered with
unless he intends to try and break It"
said. "He is very unHnd TO Mary,
who is doing her duty, even If he is
ugly about IT,"
IN attend to him. he answered
shortly.
He was pleased that the book bus-
ness was going on go well, and smiled
when ! mentioned Mary. so l knew he
was going TO take her part.
He also seemed glad thatI had been
with Harry and Eliene so much while
he was away. Wealth has not spoiled
the Symones, he said with his wry
smile. They are Just as good az
poor folks
After while ne looked at me rather:
quecTly and said: We'll. what's the
great news you have for me?"
."Elione is going to have @ baby.
For q moment he grew red and then
white and then, after a slight hesita-
tion, he said:
"Margic thought your were going
to say that baby was coming 80 us
Are you disappoinfed?" My voice
'trembied,- and the tears were ready 10
fall
Dick came around The table eve
were eating our breakfasJ and gath
C.ed me up in his arms.
Here, here, old girl this will never
do. Wen get along II we never have
any children. shall sot worry as
long - | have YOU. Besides. there ls
lot Of time yet. Think OF Elicue"
81 am thinking Of Eliene," saif
She doesn't want baby now.
What"
'You see. she is afraid she will love
u more than she does the twins and
she doesn't want TO do that =,
Dirks lust shouted. t'Well. n yoi''
women don't bc3t everything in this
world for conjuriug up something 10
worry about. You would not be happy 1
II you did not have a little worry or /
two. suppose that iG the reason
whJ children are sen YOU Tncy
keen sou from worrying abOut your /
husbands. You rene mber David /
Harum said " was good for "a dog toll
have few fleas, they kept him from |
thintinE of his other trOuhles"
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