Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-04
The Wife
BY JANB PHELPS
BRIAN TELLS RUTH he IS GOING
TO LEARN TYPEwRTTNG.
By Jane Phelps
CHAPTER LXXN.

mmeulately 70 impress lAAt Aacl
more strongly than vel upon him.
81 should think they might let you
take il easy for a while, and rest up,
he had said when she leaned back in
the taxi with a sigh of content at be
ing with him
''0h, I'm not so tiredi that was a
happy SIGH" she smiled lovingly at
him.
81 have a surprise for yon," it was
a good time TO tell her.
"What is it2'' she was all interest
at once.
"Your lazy husband is learning
tipping. l am going to type my own
letters after this.''
1'0h, Brian! how nice, - then quickly
she added. mot because Of what it
viii ave, alone, but it will make you
so much more independent"
Ives, that : why / am learning. Of
course I shall hate to leave you alone;
but I shall only go twice a week. I
have to 90 evenings Of course"
For a moment Ruth's heart sank.
Then she thought, "here l have been
urging him to do more, and the first
thing he proposes, l want to object, - 80
she smiled and said:
II shall miss you awfnlly, but of
course / know YOU can't learn sitting
home with me. Yogswon' t be very late
at the school viii youR'
"Not very! probably ten or half
past" she had mentioned the
school, 3" not he, but he took no pains
to set her right.
"Iu try to be eontented."
"YOu should be! here yon have been
gone over a week, and 1 have not
kiekedl'' then he wished he hadn't
spoken. What if she asked if he had
been alone all the evenings she had
been awayg ~ hope Rachel viii have
something good l expect you are fed
up On hotel grub they were on dan
gerous ground, 50 he changed the sub
jeet.
"Indeed I ami one of Raehel's din
ners viii taste awfully good. 1 hope
she gave you nice things while | was
away
Brian was saved the necessity of re-
plying by the taxi stopping at the
door. He must tell Ruth he had not
been home, before she had time to
que stion Rachel. But first he must
pay the man and take her bags in for
her.
After Rachel had been Rugged and
kissed and told gleefully:
"You just wait, Nanny Rachel, IN.
til you see what l have brought you"
Brian followed her into the bedroom
where she laid off her things, and said
quickly:
81 shall enjoy one of Raehel's din
ners too Because of the typewTiting
lessons, l haven't been home to dinner
except the first night. l thought !
would get along as far as I could while
you were away"
THAT was right, you weren' / lonely,
then. No wonder You said you almost
forget me, if you didn' t come home at
ALL she replied. Ruth wondered
where be DID dine, and a picture Of
'Mollie King flashed across her mind.
Bat she would ask no questions. saw
nothing to spoil their evening together.
Use got chicken mar land, honey -
Rachel announced. when she called
them to come to dinner, "An' con
fritters an
Dent tell me any more. Rachel -
Ruth said, keep the rest for a sur
PRISE then in an aside to Brian: ~
expect she has tired herself out get
ting a big dinner for US"
Rachel heard.
Deed | amt tired, Missy Rutal !
amt had nothin' TO do n vo ben
gone, l aiA'tl no dinners TO cook. an
it has ben turrible lonesum, fer ole Ra.
ehel.''
"Thank goodness ] told her 1 had
been OUT Brian thought as he saw
Rachel disappear into the kitchen. al
knew she d tell"
Poor Rachel, " Ruth laughed, 81
expect She thinks you should have
stayed at home and entertained her in,
stead Of learning to typewrite. I i'm.
agine it WAS lonely for her"
81 told you she would be out of
place in a New York flat, Brian re-
piled, rather glad to have what he had
told Ruth confirmed, "She' II be leay
ing YOU, then you viii have a hard
time to find a maid as good as Craw
TnFA ~
"Oh, nanny won t leave. She likes
to grumble. Did you ever see a darky
that dian'te Bat IN bet a pair of
gloves you eouldn' t get her to GO now
we are together again"
Brian said nothing further. gu, ae
thought that he would lust as saap
have kept Crawford. even if Rachel
were the better cook. Rachel woulaI
be saFe to tell Ruth whenever he re-.
manned out when she was AWAY and
more than likely would tell the time he
came IN. He had nothing to worry.
abont fer a while, however; Ruth her
self had prevented that by saving 81
would be in "school"
To be truthful, Brian had a sbanea
feeling IS he wondered what Ru.b
would say If she knew the "sehooI,i
was in Mollie's flat, and that NoIl;s
1erself was his teacher.
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