Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-01
The Wife.
ruth Is Disguised with ChuIr
Becky and His Familiarity
by JANE PHELPS


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As rule Ruth played a very
good game ~ bridge. But sho vas
80 disgIstpd with claude Becky, -"
Iauupyrd hy his calling her ruth.
| that rho could not pat her NINA
upon what sh" was doing. aud mahe
| many hlund"rs. consequently, MOL
u" and Brian won very easily.
"What allied you' never saw
you play such a rotten game hrIhn
Raid ~ b" gathered up IN" 'arH7
after their Eu"S's rhh i'il ,..
Tho very ldoa Of that BecL, Is j..
calling mo Ruin | near y dl"d
"""Ild you have rem IN" "hi"r
had your boss ihnt Mnnd"I ca'e'
sou l'I'h ,.,..,
~" wouldn't 10 such a ihlhE
/ what has that got 10 do with IT,
ANYWAY '' ,
ron. nothing. only ! was wonder
ing"
"Do you mean, Brian lIack"tt
that you think 1t all right FOR MT
| BcCky 10 clll me Ruth when !
have met him scarcely hhlf A dozen
! Itimes. and when he spends hls
| breath telling me how nice ] am Dc
cause 7 lr' YOU and Miss KING do az
! YOU Ike and don't make scene
| Hes common, vulgar ] don s"r
| how you stand for Surh people
"So--Bcckly is neither common
nor vulgar" really. Part or ~
! pose and some Of II ~ habit. NO.
| you don't understand ms SORT
| Ruth. INT he isn't bnh telIo"'
"ifc may mt he n bad follow, but
! shall not thave him here again.
lIis familiarity IL disRusung 10 nc,
7 never want TO see him again DlI
you hear him hint 10 he asked
again
| Yes Hos pretty nara up ana
good dinner isn't 10 he 1esplTru
when ono is IN that condition. II
WAS n good dinner, Ruth ana 'hey
both enjoyed It,"
I'm glad II you were pleased
Ruth did not quite realize H. nut
had she acted pleased TO nave
Claude Becky call her RUIN,
Brian would nave resented nhu
have been Jealous fut me ~
that Fh" dld resent tint Sn'
showed her dislike Tor heckly ="
Thalnly maze hrlah ' 'n"L
could safely have Beckly around
when he was with Mollie. lie had
been most Circumspect all the eve
ming Mollie had taken her cue from
him. and not word or look had
passed between them that couid
possibly nav" been construed I"
mean intimacy. ,,-
"Of course no one would hclieV"
! that ] cared anything Tor NONE =,
that Is, In any way | ought NOT
RTian had thought but huth
might imagine things because !
have taken Mollie out several times
~ | will ho careful
| Ruth, knowing nothing or "hat
was passing In Brian's mind was
convinced that she had been use
lcssly Jealous.
"Brian was lonely, she thouRhI
! '1Ie only took her ont Tor COMPANY
| not because he cared partlcuIarN
for her" and she Rugged thls iuea
because II eased her MIND.
When Ruth looked at ner one YET.
tor the newt morning NJ hreaktast
she gave little squcal or deilEnt
"Oh. Brian! Rachel IL coming
She leaves day ntter tomorrow
am 20 glad Tears OF Joy '"'''
into her eyes.
"Have you told Crawford
"Oh, yes, she understahds' Hhe
has known ever since she mas hecn
! WIN hN '''''N 80
could come, she could go. She IS
going with Mrs. GURUS =,
"Tm-hope she won't dad all
she knows about us
why, there's nothing To tell
| Brian. We don't quarreI nor gos-
sip about people. what else rs
there she could say that you would
care ahout?"
"bh, she might 'aik houut noW
hard up we were when she hrst
came 10 us-hefore you got your
Job" the sarcastic tone creeping
into his voice as 1t always did when
he spoke ~ Ruth's work.
| Nonsense, ION can unU'r- 70
stand what having Rachel means To