Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-16
The Wife

I how glsd Brian would be. and that
Hhe could look Tor a more attractive
place 10 live.
Brian reached home soon after she
ala blhurr was Hll ready go RUN
waited until they should bee seated at
the Table before she broke her news,
such wonderful news
Mrs, crawford had happened 10 get
exactly the dinner Brian liked. A
drHcatrly Drowned steak baked
pointors cracking ln Their scrubbed
skinH. and H thick creamy rice pud-
ding A simple dinner enough but
briau'B tastes were simple
Gee, bat this looks good" he OK
claimed 40 they sat down.
Smells good too" Ruth returned.
her face Wrrathed lu smiles She
waa glad Hrian was in such good hu-
NOR Perhaps after sho had told her
good nrWs. and they had finished
dinner. lhry would Tn out somewhere
and celebrate. There we're several
good shows he had said he would Ike
t1 H,e.
"lEc got some noVs for you
Hrssu.' fhe could whit 90 longer
You've decided tu behave yourself
ana stay at home where you belong 20"
De- asN,l dis mouth ful or steak.
$50 unihlu. uke that on
BRIAN o. is to wonderful / have
only been there a month. and what
d1 yuu mink happened today They
ftIHcd my salary she went uu, not
waIuuE for am answer, mot only
raised lt but doubled o. am Go
have forty dollars week now Just
tniuh what We can dot why. Brian
aren't yuu-- pleased 200 the scoWl on
uls furo hId purllyd her enthusiasm
although rlA didn't understand No.
Pleased 30 the place for "a wo-
man ls In her own home, aud push
Iur his plate away. his dinner half
finished. bee went into the little bed
room and closed the door
Ruth wt looking 10 him. absolutely
stunned. She had thought he would
Dee aY pleased What could D. be-
Her I.p guINorrd. her eyes filled. and
she Too pushed her plate away.
suddenly Hno rrtlzrd that the
very thing which MAD fo delighted
hrr iHr raise hId been uuWcirumo
tl Brian THAT b. was more than
Dee earned. -Ant so hurt h.E pride.
Huth dr.pd hor eyes and. leaning
her rltuN. nn tho Auir. her chin Boo
her Duup,i hands, she tried TO think
what su, should do. and what she
SHOULD Say tn hrlur
"Su.h "a foolish boy" she muttered
with tlIf smile. Yet, ip spite of
the smile. sh, r6t q resentment to-
ward Bran he would rather she
washed dishes and did other uncon-
genial wnrK for nothing. than 10 earn
money enough to hire that work
done ANA give them something extra
. Tor other things that they couldn Q
possibly afford unless Hhe earned It
lt was thr only puTsinfc solution OF
Eruu'a actions. should She follow
him into the other ruOm aud uOuN
4 him back 10 good nature or should
she lut him fight lt out aIoucH She
. decided uu the latter course. From
what Mr. Mrud". had said. she would
. bee entitled TO another raise as soon
as she had mastered tho detail of
th@s business. ana II She s0othed and
pellct Brian out OF his Bulka this
time. she would have it To do all
over again whom her next raise came.
Ruth had entire faith IN her own
ability. ns FAR as the work she had
undertaken was concerned Her
whole heart was iu 90. and she had
mo- intention uf giving up sp prumls-
INK I career iu profession she had
loved ever since her childhood. She
SMILED as she thought % was about
time tI hear from her auut--whu
also would object 10 what she Ruth.
vas doing But her objections would
ho simply ON the ground hat Il wAs
unBdyIikr for her niece 20 do work
~ any sort 100 shop. She really
was proud of Euths abllty-ln
which She differed from Brian. who.
because of his Indifference Co the
subject thought little of her talent.
Dessert les ON the table, Brian"
Ruth called as Mrs Clhybornc
brought in tho rice pudding Then
she hId smile us the door opened
and Brian came slowly In, "A sulky
look ON his face. aud again seated
himself az the table. but without
speaking
Tom-rrow Delicious Breakfast
/ Helms to Restore HrlauH Good No