Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-21
The Wife.
Ruth Dimes with Her Employer,
by JANE PHELPS

CHAPTER LXNIX.
Ruth could hardly repress the
guilty feeling she had at accepting
her employers invitation. 1t came
over her that she was doing exactly
what sh" hated 60 to have Brian do
th"n excused herself on the ground
or business
Ilrl Brian been coming home as
usual sh" would not have gone Bot
Mr. Naulel had been so insistent
that She ain" with HIM II she worked
overtime. that il hoN been easier to
consent than 10 refuse
II viii Doe carcfI. not 10 tell him
when Brian is ont" she said 10 her
sclf. as she smoothed her hair, pre-
pnrItorv 10 going 10 dinner She
had worked with Mr.. MandeI until
a little past :. and was both tired
and hungry
She was thankful for the waiting
taxi II would rcs' her q bit
you are very tired" Mr.. Mandel
sai1 ~ she leaned back with an un-
conscious sigh
"Nnt sn very" Ruth had answered
flushing n mink she had allowed
herself to let her employer know she
" II Nf'il iN' NN1 ~ utll Ol W ~
Kind and thourhtfm ,nut she fel;
chacrmed.
"You must cat a good dinner Then
I'll send Won homo In cab was
going to propose theater: but you
are too tired"
"Oh. couldn't have gone" Ruth
exclaimed knowing she would have
enioved q good play
"Whv not"
at wouldn't he RIGHT for mo TO do
something so selfish whom Brian,
my husband. ie working" she had not
told h"r employer that her husband
was going to school Simply that
he had 10 he out on business.
81 wouder-ir' MandHl stonped.
then after n moment added: "If all
wives are as conliderate.
"Why of course they are. 7 feel
almost wicked 20 20 To dinner with
you, knowing he IS probably taking
n snack in some horrid place near his
office"
you have very tender con-
science"
Ns hc sail II. Arthur Mandel won
dcred how luuT II vas wise 10 hide
what no know from Ruth Wise for
him: his hopes Of WANING h"r. she
evidently know nothing. Had he
realized 'ha, alrC11v Ruth was ter
rih,v jealous NJ No'lio King. that she
know Of some Of Rrlan's visits: he
would have hcsi'ated no longer. Rut
no supposed her entirely In the dark
except porhaus that dav wher she
saw thom whom ,hov visited Wash
IrC'On SQUARE on business.
Thnv had l"lirh'ru; C'nncr. Man
de- insisted that Ruhr crink a tiny
bit ot champagne.
1T viii 10 Won good" no had said
whom ,ho objected. and 40 once moro
she dtl as n" asked rather than dis
cuss the mat'cr further
when 'hoy finished he put Ruth
into a taxi, bade her good night. ad-
ding.
Don't hurry down IN the morn
,ng You Mood tho RESI-.
Was over employer 50 kind"
Ruth wondered ~ 81" teamed back
In tho corner ~ the CO All through
dinner he had Chafted brightly. told
hcr interesting stories and anecdotes
Of ucou'r. without taxing her in the
loas. To- do her part 70 en'crt1ln
him Sho had hoon grateful She
lid not fec' likc talking and It had
been roiicf to know IL was not re-
0uircd 81 hNr Ava som"wav sh"
know that Arthur Maudcl knew she
dld u0' want to talk and so had
saved hcr m" necessity.
Ruth was inst N" tNpe of wcm-
an who appreciated such delicqcv Of
attention she thought much of Nav
del rs a consodncn"c. IN" regarded
him as tho knd"St. most though'fnl
n an she had ever known. Occasion
allv she won lcrel idly why he never
had married, and was ra'he~ pleased
that he had not. although she could
have given no reason fo~ the feeling.
She went directly 10 bod when she