Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-11
The Wife.
BY JANE PHELPS
Brian, Tempted, spends the Evening
Win MOIlic king.

CHATTER Inn.
Life Is habit. Nothing more or less.
Bran liaChett had formed the haplt
Of considering himself OF paramount
Importance. Ills pleasure, mis- com
fort, ms entertainment. so tndt
when he vowed 10 behave himself
and eat at home, he felt as II no were
a martyr like those OF old. That
there Was no one to appreciate MS
sacrifice. 70 tell him how good he
Vas, took AL the 2est from the aC-
ton.
lle wanted to be patted on the
back. not ngurativelY, but literally.
He wanted to hear the well done
. he felt he deserved. So, although he
%cnt homo TO the delicious dinner
Ruth had ordered and Rachel pre-
pared Tor him, 1t was ashes In ms
mouth. After he had finished, he
smoked a cigar. That too did not
taste right Perhaps because Ruth
had not lighted II for him.
Then he tried to read.
TRASH" ne muttered, as he
| turned the leaves OF late maga-
zine. "How people expect a feHow
to spend his time reading such stull'
| can't Imagine"
| Finally he decided he would take
p IL
drive, and that Il Washington Square
( bus happened that moment to pass
| him, WIS simply a coincident.
| II would XIII the time to ride down
and back. OF COu. 50 he would not get
/ OlI-the bus 1t Wds a beautiful night
and It would De hard to secure
seat
sOmeway the cigar tasted all right
| now, and he putfed away cOntented-
1 ly When the bus stopped at the END
! OF the route, without any conscious
object In view, almost without Voh-
ton, he got down with the rest Oh
the people. -.
II wonder IL Noble Is at homer"
he said to himself. looking in the
direction OF her studio. or course,
had he intended to see her, he wouId
have called from the house ana
found out II she were at home. bht
now that he was so near 1t would be
Il pity not TO run IN and see her lor
Just a few minutes.
Hello, Brian!" Molie herself
opened tho door. "Missis away
again?" she asked with u comical
look and accent.
"Yes. whcnt this afternoon. Cp-
state somewhere. Why?'
"Oh, when tho cats away the
mouse Will play. And look up an
other mouse to play with him.
Don't fool yourself" Brian re.
piled smiling at her nonsense.
only came out for a ride. am going
d right back. But thought II you were
in, you might feel hurt II were SO
near and didn't come in,"'
you are pleased TO DO taceuous
tonight"
II follow in your lead. fair lady -
! So they chaffed and laughed with
and at, each other, Brian enjoying
himself hugely, once or twice our
ing the long, short TO him. hours nc
apent in the studio. he thought re-
,,re,fuIly of Ruth. She was good
lgtrl and he was hardly fair. Espe-
cially when he kissed MolIie. But
who could help it? She looked So
provokingly pretty with her big
checked apron on, washing up the
dishes she had made in preparing a
welch rarebit for him.
lie somehow wished Ruth would
wear Il checked apron and COOK
things for him at midnight. II would
be terribly jolly. Then he straight
way forgot that Ruth existed, while
MoIlie entertained him with the BOs'
sin OF the village and her own plant
for the coming fall and winter.
1t was after o'clock when he rose
TO so. .
ton left II you stay so late" she mad
; said to him. But it is good TO have
you"
And II is good to come"
Brian really meant It. Mollle had
, given him lust the Rdulatlon toI
yhirb his soul hungered. When he
described his lonely dinner with only
old Rachel in the house she con
duned with him as II he had no din
, uer at all instead OF n delicious one
when he told OF the linely nome tt
which he was doomed 10 go, sh(
petted him and told him 1t was
shame that n domestic man shouiC
have married woman who cared
nothing for a home.
So that when Brian again mount
cd the bus ne was in ucatific MOOD
The time had flown, he had been en-
[ tcrtaincd, fused over, praised Rnt
p CUnsoled. What more could man ask
Arrived at home, he found Ruth
. telegram.
: II It wasn't 81 late I'd send mel
} an answer he yawned s'e"piIy. !
, do 1t In ,he morning then went t'
bed to dream ~ Moilic IN checNe'
, anron making rarebus which caNort
cd all over the table. and which h'
, valnly tried to catch While, in a no
+ tel. Ruth tossed and tumbled, sleep
, less wondering if he had received
her wire and il he had spent tn
g, ening at home, or with Moui'
King.
Tomorrow-Brian and Mollie Arr
Unconscious That They Are Watched