Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-16
The Wife.
Brnn RN~i,r~ . Mysterious. Trlc
phone Message.


CHAPTER CtII
That nisht Ruth found herself
comparing Brian with Mr. Mandel
IN Tar different spirit than ever
befotr She had carried u hurt In her
heart 90 long tbecause of Brian's In
timacy with Mollle klnw. and his
seeming determination 10 beil,tle her
work. To find fault with her because
of it-whil- he rrapcd rs many Of
the benefits as did shel that Man
deTs actions stood out IN relief And
she now knew he cared Tor her.
IA her employers thoughtfulnesr
his Kindness, appeared before her. ao
did Hrian's seeming relfirhne<s. his
thouR h htleasnrss. also stand out Was
she losing her lov. for irian, and In
It's place learning 10 love Mand-l
For the first time she wavered
Sh. was not certain What an aw
ful thing. she thought tor me. Tor
any woman. not to know whether
she loves her husband or another
man" why II was almoH, as N al.
ready Hhr had been unfalthful. when
In reality she never bcfut. had al
lowed Thought NJ loving anyone
save her husband ~ enter her mind
brian was late IN coming home
When he did come be was ahsorhrd
not talkative. evidently there was
something on hts mind
shall We ask Kenyon aud tlnra
In 10 play cards ." she asked. not Ell
tirely 20 please him, but because II
would make her atop thinking
NO ] don't want tu play tonight.
I'm not In the mood
ANYTHING gone wrong
No why ~"
You are usually Keen enough to
play
That's no sign am tonight
What shall We do. 80 tu the mo.
vies ,"
No"
TO a play
No
what IN the matter. Uumn
know something has gone wrong
Can't man want To- stay quietly
at home without something being
wrong
"Not YOU I never knew YOU tn|
act Hike this no tell me rhh, ais.
YOU
= told YOU nothing Sow please
lot me reud
Ruth said nothing mntr hui she
was watching hrian's face uud saw
thai he was not reading or n boz,
NaH 'nAN U' nav N' ll''i'"' ~ MNAl
he read suddenly the telephone
Shrillrd She answered n before
Bran could do ~
rs MIR Harkett there. 70 VAS al
wonans voice
Yes. would Won Ike 'o speak Co
him this ~ Mis- ltUtkett
what Is ii'' biihu had taken ,hp
receiver FROM Ruth
Hello. this ls ila,kctt ON h".Io.
uo not tonight M said next
FRIDAY oh YES wont fptsrt.-
good night
who was It Utiin
4 hus,ncs rall' he had resumed
reading
tut II vps % woman
Women have business whl,h has
to he attended to ocunNonull,
There Was nothing convincing
about Hrnns answer Ruth was
sure he wa hiding something what
had he meant about nrNt Friday
Just week hence She was goins on
n short trip Just untn stturdn, ON
that dnN. Cuuld ~ hr possible thtt
liriau had made an rnrnEDm"ui fur
neNt FRIDAY, and whoever he hat
made Il with had made the mistake.
and had called him az in find fault
because he had not kept hts EFT
gagemcnt
The voice. too. she imagined sound
rd Ike Mulhe kings Vet she would
be- foolish to HnN 80 N N turned out
not to he Mollic who hti called him
80 she would say nothing n VAS
the same decision ut which she IN.
,nriablY arrived 20 SAY nuthiur
heDHu-r she might hurt Utan or
hurt herself In his eyes
lir had promised h" wouldut tui-
get That meant he would srr who
ever had called him. ucNt fridAy.