Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-10
The Wife.
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CHAPTER vcvIII.
% JANE PHELPS


They had reached the apartment
at last. Ruth had almost run the
las, few steps, 90 anxious was she to
rid herself Of her unwslcoms COM
panion. Hut even at the door he de-
tanned her with . question;
wish SVySS TO :. .iom. ION sSs w.: va. sS. ss.o
lu,sy careless ,hst she might offend
him. He was % distAstsful 10 her.
aiways had been. And nov he had
made her - uneasy by talhinS OF
war--of Brian snlistInG bscauss Mol
lis King wanted him 20. why should
she interest herself IN Brian 20 such
en- sxtent. unless Il were to get him
away from mst" The thought came
TO Ruth that this and this only
could be Mollie's reason.
Don't let yourveif get sick over
Brian and Moilie." Claude Becky
said ~ he turned TO 20, there are ~
been caught" his gfance suggested
himself a. one Of the finny tribe. one
Of the good fish"
Ruth sished with relief whom she
st last gained her apartment and had
closed the door. She was not quite
sure hut that IN spite Of his disiris-
sAl, Claude Becky would follow her
The fool" she exclaimed ~ she
laid off her hat and made herself
comfortable.
.Tnen she took the paper and re-
iikiously read every word connected
with the war. Things did look bad
~. but We were q neutral nation
Surely we would not fight THIS
a. a. .ls A.. A =
any reason sufficient 10 make Us Join
me allies No Ruth thought, and 90
many others also thought at that
time. Yet a. sho read OF the devssta-
| tion OF Belgium. she too found her
blood running fnster, her heart beat.
inG more quickly a. the story OF Hun
cruelty to Innocent mon, wcmen and
children was unfolded before her.
1T must be exaggerated" she said
aloud, shudderinE over some partic-
ulAriy atrocious act conn mttted
against a child Mo human beinE
could do such things" Hhe had still
TO realize that the Hun II not human
In our Interpretation OF tho term.
That from the begin ming, his inhu-
manity has been inGrained In him,
"wouid brian TO it7"--she ash ed
herself the question, and At once she
knew the answer lie would 20, and
she would not want him 10 refuse
Hut she did not want Mollie kinG 20
interfere or to Influence him In any
way
She had some tea and toast at
noon. then. yielding TO Racheis en-
treaties. she lay down She slspt al
most Immediately and dreamed that
Arthur Mnadel and Brian went TO
war, and that Mollie King went with
them. That MNndel killed Brian.
just then she awoke TO realize that
tho door bell was ringing furiously,
Rachel had gone to market, sure her
mistress would not be disturbed.
Ruth opened tho door and took a
large box OF flowers from the imps
tient messenger hoy.
"ise been ringing for five min
utes," he grumpled.
who could have ssnt her ths
fiowersf"
she opened the box and a card lay
on top OF the tissue paper which COW
cred tho delicate rosss,
Rest q day or two n you like. We
will get along without you until you
| feel perfectly able to return" II wa
| signed In as formal u manner A. ths
| nots was written; yet Ruth blushed
as she lfted the recess, and wished
her employer would not do 90 much
| for her. Arthur MandeL" she read
the name aloud Then added whim
sically. shaking the immense bunch