Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-01
Confessions
Ms12e 3

jim Is Surprised That still Love Dick
Copyright, 1914, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoeiation.)
Don't you think 1t rather strange
that we have not seen Jim Edie late
ly?" l said to Dick this morning. In
reality, we have not or at least had
not seen Jim since asked him to fin1
Dick for me the night Dad died.
Invite him up to dinner, Dick.
While Aunt Mary Is away and we have
"a maid we ought to have all your
friends at the house."
Dick did not seem to take the idea
cf Jim's coming with any great en-
thusiasm, but did nor feel called
Upon to assure him thafH did not in
tend to question Jim about his where
abouts on that tragic night ] don't
think It's good thing for any woman
to let her husband think she condones
his offenses too easily.
Jim Edie came up to dinner and
seemed particularly glad to see me
IT'S ages since l looked at you,
Margie. Do l see q gray hair among
that glittering red, and are you los
ing your teeth in the meantime?"
Smile for the gentleman, Margie,"
said Dick, that he may be assured
that you have all your eat tools in
tact"
/ could not help smiling at Dicks
irritated tones, for / knew he was
having an attack of remorse with a
capital "R" and, man-like, wanted
comprehensive in his misery.
We had tongue sauce piquant for
dinner, and Jim again took occasion
to flatter me by saying that my tongue
was always served with sauce piquant.
Tongue with sauce piquant is fine
for an occasional variety, JIM" l
countered. but you notice that Dick
Is neither eating much Of that on the
table nor is he greatly interested in
this conversation"
I'm never much interested in the
bunk Jim feels called upon to hand
out to the woman that he is with at
the moment" growled Dick.
Here, here" chirped Jim, evidently
thoroughly enjoying himself because
he was getting rise out of his friend
After dinner Dick was called to the
telephone and came back to tell me
that Mr.. Selwin had asked him to
come to a downtown hotel where he
was holding a conference with some
Of his school-book statesmen. He
fingered a minute, but Jim made no
move to go, saying: "I'll stay awhile
with Margie."
After Dick had gone Jim continued
to chuckle to himself: isn't 1t
strange, Margie, what dog -in-the-
manger' feeling a man has about his
wife? He will leave her alone and
HE himself along the paths adorned
with primroses without the slightest
conjunction Indeed, you usually
find him singing as he goes. But let
(rt
rhow an inclination to cheer his poor
wife's loneliness and you see his snarl-
ing teeth Immediately"
But tonight Dick had business.
He"
"The other night he did not" In
terrupted Jim.
The other night has passed and
gone as much as part Of the ages
as that night when the first stars sang
together. Oh. yes. know" I has
tened to explain as Jim started TO
speak, you were awfully good to
Dick that night, and he probably feels
very grateful to you. But, Jim, surely
yot understand that l cannot discuss
my husband even with his best
friend"
Don't you want to know where
found him?"
NO, | certainly do not. That you
did find him is sufficient for me and
thank you for tt
We'll, 1 must cay that women are
queer creatures" calculated Jim. IT
thought I'd have TO patch up the DIFF
ference occasioned by that break Of
Dicks tonight and l find you smil-
ingly accepted him without one plea"
II did that, Jim, nearly three years
ago when l married him."
IT'S q good thing for me that
women are made like that. Margie,
and ! don't mind telling you that I'd
take one tomorrow, provided i could
get one like you"
Hush up! Don't you know you
would bs lucky to get any kind Of
woman 10 take you?"
Ito he Continued Tomorrow