Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-28
The Wife.
By JANE PHELPS
Mrs. Claybornc Decides TO ProlonG
Her Visit
CIIApTER IXXXNL

CHAPTER LXXXVI.
Ruth was surprised at her aunts
attitude. Surprised and pleased
She had expected she would be so
lppposed to her going to work, that
II might make her visit unpleasant.
She welcomed the change without
In the least, appreciatinB the cause.
Her aunt had come north with the
sole intention OF seeing II she could
not persuade her niece to give up
her work and return south with her.
Her meeting with Arthur Mandel,
her quick appreciation OF his feel
ings toward Ruth, had caused her to
! change her mind, and also to des.st
! from disparaging remarks about
womon who went out into the world
and worked.
| In general she had in no wise
| changed her decp-roOted opinions or
dismissed her prejudice against
women working outside OF the home.
| Hut her clever wit had seen at once
| that for Ruth to continue, was in
! time to become diScontentcd with
| lirian, and TO realize Mandels SUI
periority-at least she persuaded
herself that this would happen. Not
that she disliked lirian lIackett for
any particular thing he had done;
but because Of his failure 10 succeed
financially, she looked upon him as
| almost noncntity, one not to be
considered in her plans
When llT!an heard that Mrs Clay
hOrnc was to extend her visit. he
EruanCd inwardly He was not una
ware OF her attitude toward him,
ana although he resented II, he did
not allow himself TO show that he
did. She was u relative OF Auth's,
almost the only one she had. He
would be us gracious as no could for
Ruth's sake. Hut the very next day
he called Mollic King up and asked
her TO lunch with him. and conf!dcd
TO her sympathetic ears the way he
felt because of his inability to be
with her as often as he had been
OF late
81 shall have to walk crack
while the old lady is here" he com
planned. shes rs sharp as steel
trap. No one could put much over
ON her. And she'd be sure to make
trouble II she thought | as much as
spoke to another woman, Ruth isn't
at all like her" he explained, flush |
ing a little because Of what ne he'd
slid, mot bit. She never has ask d
me not TO see my old friends OF
that 1t would do her any good If le |
ala, ne ADDED, Shc does as she !
pleaseS. | do the same. But, YOU |
sec. this aunt brought Ruth up. |
she's as rich as mud. but 10. all |
the good it does US, she might a! woll !
have nothing. What she has .lticks |
like mud too sticks to her. Not |
that | want il for myself. hui had !
she not been such Il tight-wad, Ruth |
would not have gone TO work"
she went TO work. then, because
she wanted more than YOU could give |
her 900" Mollic asked she wondered |
what Ruth expected. Brian seemed I
to have enough money to do lots Of /
things the rest OF tho crowd Couldn't !
do. lie must be making money. Bun !
some women never were satisfied. |
"Of--COuree, she had been used I'd |
maids to wait on her. buffers 10 pask |
her food. and all sorts OF things ukt |
that. The flat We could afford and |
the one maid, didn't appeal to her,T |
Brian forgot thd, they had no maid !
at all until Ruth TOOK her positionL |
and then paid for one AT least. hf !
forgot to mention It TO Nu.ur
"poor HrWu' and her hand crcpi |
across the ilN'" and rested for 4 mol |
ment upon his The sympathetlc gesl |
ture affected Bran almost to tearsl |