Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-14
The Wife.
Brian Suggests That M0IIIc Bc Ills
Teacher.
by JANE PHELPS


CHAPTER LXXuI
Nh"n NplIiC had itbked Brian 10
come ana see her often, she was not
thinking 50 murh Of the pleasure
ms NiHii3 would give her, as Of the
happiness hho might perhaps give
MN. lie "aS lonely unhappiIy mar
Ii"d She lkcd him, why shouldn't
81" max" up 10 him for ali ne had
missed by marrying IA woman who
Wd-, 10 ray the least, not cOngenial ?
u meant giving him a little OF her
Nih", IN return for which she spent
a pI"iHint evening, and had good
dinner. MOllis'S income was such
'hht the prospect Of u good dinner
winch 'oHt fcr nothing. WIS welcome
even when 1t did not also mean the
""''ttS 0i iho best looking fellow she
knew.
II seemed 10 Mollie that the fault
H hHt lr all IuthA Who COuldn't [
get along with such Il boy az Isrian ,
MI he ask ed TOR WaA sympathy and
understanding, SO she figured. he
vas 80 generous, too why. If she
would let MIN, he would take her
90 IN" most expensive places in town.
B"I, to b" truthful, MOllie enoyed
IN" village environment far more
man that TO b" found north uf Wash
lhEt"n square. In the village they
knew everyone. II was rather Jolly
10 show them that Bran had not for
gotten her entirely, simply because
he had married. Uptown she scarcely
ever saw anyone whom ahe knew.
and Brian had not explained to her
that thai was the reason he 70 often
proposed leaving the village purlieus
Mollio had gradually urged Brian
to tell her OF his buai ess. She was
ambitious, She told him she was
ambitions for him. She made him
promise to work hard, to study
whenever he could She even went 40
far, In her attempt to encourage him
To greater effort as to offer to read
dry law books ont loud with him
when hc complained he couldn't fix
nlS mind upon what n read after
''Tomperament. Brian. That IL what
your wife doesn't understand In you.
and do Il IL one reason you like
to come down here"
Brian laughed The thought OF tenn
permanent In connection with Ruth
cOnvrntionality. was amusing.
Then, too" Mollie went on, "shp's
had 70 much. that poverty is n sort
or nightmare To her. That's the rea-
Snn she went to work, [ imagine.
While you and | have seen nothing
hut poverty, 80 have become aCCus-
toned to IT, We have learned not TO
h0nkcr after tho flesh pots. aS eN-
pressed In expensive furniture and
fashionable clothes in exotic flow
ers for the table. and expert cooks In
the kitchen. The two worlds are aS
far Wpart rs the poles. Brian"
IKE mo old world best he re-
torted' neither OF them apprecintlnB
they were taking lnsidious propa-
HhhdP. Propaganda tending to break
up home. -
FRANKLY. ~ do !. II seems to ME
we get more out OF llte ~hen We are
not wrapt up In convention. IL doesnt I
take much To make us happy, and
loaf u bread and thou" Brian
quoted drcamily.
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