Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-03
CHAPTER %ClI
Ruth Plans "A SurprisC for Brian.

OF ult.c else than the war. She was
Asf enihuHastiC AH was he, and ex-
prcsSsd IA" sam" desire to be In the
thick NJ things.
Just think. Brian. ~ what is go
Ing ou over there, ana We sit here IN
the old hum-drum way, doing Tn"
things we have done an our lives ana
doing them IN the nm" way W" nave
done them No wonder we are un-
Interesting We have gone To sleep
II viii take q great big jar or some
kind, IKE they are getting In Eu-
rope, to make us know what IN IN
uH. I'd volunteer to 20 and dig
trenches or scrub hospitals IL We
wcio In that muss II must he glor-
lous 10 fight when YOU feel you arc
fighting FOR a principle"
That's just the way | feel Brian
answered, looking with admiration
at Molie's shining eyes, and think
Ing how very pretty she was. 'Ihe
trouble with your going. Mollie.
would be that all the Tommies would
fall In love with you, and that would
spoil them for fighting: they'd De
afraid they'd get hurt and someone
else would get you
Nonsense! don't be silly Mol
lie replied, but Brian's compliment
had changed their attitude, and they
laughed and Chatted as usual, the
war and hll the glory they might
have, II engaged In 1t, forgotten IN
their delight In each others society.
But when Brian returned home
and as usual read u little before go
ing TO bed, he felt remorseful. lie
had found wire from Ruth await
ing him. in which she said she had
received his letter, that she had
feared he was III because he had not
written sooner, and sent him her
love.
ar she'd send herself home and
then stay here where she belongs, u
would be better for us both,' ne
grumb.ed, his guilty feeling--because
ne had spent the entire evening
again with Mollie-making him want
TO throw the blame on someone's
on Ruth.
Brian had fully intended to eau
ton Mollle not TO telephone MN
again at the house. But he had for-
, gotten all about 1t. They were haN-
| ing too good n time together. But
now II once more occurred TO MN
| lie was annoyed that he had Tor
gotten to tell her, She might cause
him trouble IL she should telephone
when he was out.
| He sat down on Ruth's desk anu
wrote Mollie a little note:
Don't call me at the house again
dear. Rachel might not understand
and tell OF II, and so make m'
trouble" Then he went out ant
mailed II.
lie had written me" then erase
| II and substituted "us.' Could M
have seen Mollie's plying smile
when she read 1t (she had noticed
the erasure Immediately, and hear'
her murmured poor Brian, ne
afraid Of saying his soul is his own
he would have been astonished at ne
viewpoint. That note confirmed Mol
lies idea that Ruth was a disagree
able, nagging sort OF n woman, an
that abe made Brian's home life al
most unbeArable,
"There, that's fixed" Brian said a
no returned after posting the letter
81 wouldn't have Mollie hurt kuth
feelings for the world"
Ruth returned sooner than she ha'
expected. Her work had gone spleh
dIdly. and she was in high good hu
| NOR. ono Hdu lluNAlANu hhAs
that she was coming; but would sur
prise Brian. Her train got IN JUS
about dinner time. She would reacl
home as he was about 10 SIT uo"r
She smiled as she thought hos
pleased and surprised he would DC
uc had written her again, a Ions
chatty letter which had taken al
worry from her, and so had enable
| a., hnF WORK
Really II had been the comfort tina
letter brought her that had spurre
her on to finish her work in recor
time working late at night instea
OF resting.
she Jumped lightly from the train
and hurried into "A taxi. she had no
lnoked about. as she expected no on
10 meet her. Had she, she migh
have seen Arthur Mandel watchin
TO see II Brian met her, and putin
his own construction upon the fac
that he did not ~
Of course he had no way OF know
ing that Ruth was planning n sur
nrise lie never doubted that havin
sent him word, she also had wire,
her husband. lie smiled enigmat
icallv as he turned away. But 1t wa
| a nhD1N, NsAAAnAAfl eAA''AN N'''Ns 49,
knowing him, told that he was i'm
mensely pleased with something.
When Ruth reached home sh
could hardly wait for the elevator
40 anxious was she 70 see Brian. II
would be so pleased and surprised
She opened the door very GutetI
with her latch key The apartmen
was in darkness. She could 100
through into the dining room, an
there was no light there. Just TIM
streak Of white under the door tina
led TO the kitchen, was the only sig
that there was anyone at home.
"Rachel," she called. going towar
the door. throwing on the lights a
she passed the switch, where's MI
Brian?"
Not comm home, missy Ruth
He tole me this mawin. Ole Rachc
il sholy glad to see you honey! da
place am lonesome when you i
away"
Tomorrow-Ruth Finds Brian's Mes
sage 10 Molly.