Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-29
The Wife.
BY JANE PHELPS
Happy Days Follow the Dinner In
the Village.


the Village.
CHAPTER LIx.
You must take me TO some more
y0f those quaint eating places. Brian,
Ruth said on the way home, They
are very entertaining.
Il though you wouldn't like them,
that they wouldn't be smart enough
for you
"Oh, but BrianI you must let me
decide Ask me when you want TO
30, and II don't care to go along
III tell you, but give me the chance
to refuse"
They both knew she had his
luncheon with MOllIe King, Of the
day bofOr"r In mind. although 1t had
not again been mentioned.
"All right. Ruth | like meeting
the people / know, Ike seeing them,
Ike talking 10 them Just thought
you hdn't' care for them"
So n sort or flag Of truce was fixed
up. Neither mentioned anything dis
agreeable again. Yet both were
thinking OF the same thing, both
wondering, In n way, how they were
going TO get along without constant
friction.
Ruth had no intention OF giving
up her position. Brian had no in
tention OF spending his time alone.
He would cut out the lunches when
Ruth was at home, that was only
fair when she had been so decent.
But when she left him, he would do
as he pleased--and she had no Kick
coming This was the way his cogi-
tatiOns ended.
whats this?" he asked picking
up the rent receipt.
Il had TO go by the office this
noon, and az / had the money, l
ran in and paid II. | thought 1t
would save an extra trip" she an
swered as unconcernedly as she
could.
Brian made no remark.
your clients are so slow in pay
ing what they owe you, l will pay
the house bills until you get your
money In. what little they do give
you, we need to sport with. l expect
II Is so with all professional men
that They have hard times collecting
their bills. | know II Is with doc
tors" she was talking to gain time,
to take his mind from her offer to
pay the bills, "Old Doctor Graham
used to say that people expected a
doctor TO eat promises, and so gave
lHetn nOtnlnR clSet
People are slow in paying pro-
fessional men" Brian responded.
yet | haven't so much out" he
added honestly.
That was one thing Ruth loved in
Brian. His truthfulness. She had
never known him to lie to her about
the slightest thing. lie might keep
still. not tell her things, but, II she
asked him, she had tho truth. 1t was
comfort. too, especially since she
had found out about Mollie King.
Ruth was very busy at the store
the next few days. very tired at
night. Brian saw that she looked
exhausted. and said nothing about
going out in the evening. for which
Ruth was grateful,
Kenyon Roberts and his wife came
in one evening to play cards, but
aside from that. they spent the time
alone. Brian had quite recovered his
good nature. Ruth was careful not
to mention anything that might an
noy him. and they had quiet happy
week together.
Ruth had gone to bed night after
night with a lighter heart than she
had known for many days. she
Brian, his hOyish sulks, his ire
sponslbility. At times she felt almost
as II she might be his mother. 'Td
spank him, II were" she said to
herself. Her heart yearned over him.
She loved him with every fiber Of
her being She wanted to make him
happy to be happy herself--and
there were so many things she had
to consider.
No man could he more charming
than could Brian when he bestirred
himself few men more interesting.
He had an unerring taste in the sub
ject to choose for conversation, fit
ting II like glove TO his audience.
Yet. with this unusual asset, he
could he Just exactly the opposite
when either too lndOlent, or too up
set because Of SOME foolish happen
ing. TO make any effort
Ruth had come to realize this trait
and to try in every way to combat
the Incidence or Crouch that made
him 50 different from what he could
be when he chose. She saw clearly
that his ability to charm, 10 interest,
would be big factor in his success
professionally II he did not so easily
allow himself to be switched off by
his feeling She talked to him Of
this, not in n fault-finding way, but
emphasizing the good points while
speaking OF the others simply as
something he did unconsciously
why. Brian" she said as they
sat in the little living room after din
rer, "I believe you could be one Of
the biggest lawyers in New York II
you weren't SO temperamental; or IL
you would learn to use only that part
OF your temperament that appeals
50 strongly to people. When you
first meet people they are drawn to
you very quickly But you are such
a boy! II they don't do Just as you
think they should, you show II so
plainly You must learn TO hide 1t
when you are not pleased"
"I'll get there some day, and with
ont playing the hypoCrite, tool"
Il don't want you to he hypocriti-
cal. dear; | only want YOU to show
your best side. Keep the other un-
der cover. II will pay"
Tomorrow-Arthur Mandell inves-
tlsatcs Rrian's business office.
Copyright 1918 George Matthew Adams)