Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-12
Confessions
Of a
Wife
MY Thoughts While, Waiting for Mrs.
Selwin.

| Selwin
Copyright, 1914, by the Newspaper
EnterDrise Assoeiauon)
Mr.. Selwin has made Dick sales
manager and instead OF raising his
salary he has given him ten more
paid up shares in the company. The
profit made on our shares will now
probably take care of our interest
and payments. / must ask Dick
about 1t when he gets home.
Mr. Selwin has gone out OF town
with Dick In the interest of big
contract and last evening l went
over TO Mrs. Selwins.
The Selwin home is not as luNur-
ious as the Symone's but in some
ways ] like IL better. There is COM
Portable, honey atmosphere about It
that the Symone house lacks. II Ia
rather somber and has the austerity
OF antique mahogany, old rugs and
other furnishings which speaks OF an
ancestry OF means and taste.
have been told that Mrs. SelWin
was the child OF an old and wealthy
family, who married against her
mothers wishes a young salesman in
her fathers employ.
The young salesman evidently MADE
good in a business way, for the school
book concern liz now wholly In the
hands of Mr.. Selwin,
There has always been something
in Mrs. Selwin's face that | would
like TO read. / know from looking
into her clear but somewhat world
weary eyes eyes that still show
enongh interest and enthusiasm to
question that some Of her experiences
must have been soul-scOrchinR For
all that she seems TO have found life
good, for her mouth does not reveal
any hardness and her complexion has
much OF the freshness of youth.
know she has a story.
How Dick laughed at me the other
night when J told him Of my theory
that ugly selfish suspicious thoughts
and actions worked havoc with ones
complexion.
You can hardly tell what a man
or woman will be before he or she is
40. but ! believe that ! can tell what
a man or woman has been by looking
into his or her face after go I said.
Just for fun Dick named Mr.. Sci
win. / called up In memory his rath.
er cold, aristocratic fact The sen
suous lips had thinned, its evidently
youthful weakness had been over
come.
His complexion showed safety Of
good living and youthful prOpens'-
ties He had not forgotten mis- wild
oats." I'm fact ne was harder upon
those than were sowing than II he
did not know the eXritement that
halts one among the primroses. lie
still was q little euviOHs OF the youth
that was counting electric lighted
nights better than sunlit days.
Yes" said Dich. "Mr. Selwin hae
grown very wise I'm the last few
years"
ITS not that. Dick, dear" an
swered. ut is that Mr. Selwln has
grown old
Dick just shouted "rd Ike TO tell
him that" he said when no could
SPEAK FOR laughter 'Selwln SUI
thinks he could be q gay old boy n
he chose. what do YOU think % Mrs
Seiwin. Margie
she shows the results OF his bouts
witt pleasure TO greater extent than
he.
"Yes." answered Dick. once when
lac Vas lecturing me abont drinking
nc tried to tell me what II meapt 20
YOU. 4 never drank TO excess M my
ufe. ne said. that my wife ala not
have headache the next day
"Aud he Is right, bick." ] told hiJ.
The man courts pleasure and the
woman waiting anyiously. sits alone
with pain. Her nerves are keyed up
10 suCh a pitch that the after-effect
~ even worse than that OF alcohol
= guess NJ. Selwin was some reyel-
Ter when he was Young. was Dicks
comment at the end Of our talk.
which came 90 me so wildly as II
waited in the beautiful selwin draw
ing room for Mrs Selwin TO come
downstaiTs
Al last The maid said: Mrs. selwin