Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-21
The Wife.
= JANE PIIEI.rs

Nv JANE p,,ELps

CHAPTER CNIlI
Hrian did have something 10 con
ceal At least he though he had,
which amounted tn the same thlnE
lilo had dined the night before Win
the two khski.clsd EnEll rhmsn. then
had taken them to Mollie King stu
dio first calling hrf and asking her
permission They had remained un'
~ late hut had all LEFT together
which last would have excused his
going, In Huthr eyes
Even though Ruth was Jealous "
Mollie King. there was nothing mean
or small about her Had Nfinn
stay yed at her studio 80 late alone
she would have been both hurt and
stispiclous Hut three of them Why
surely no sensible woman could obiec'
to a man going with party To call
upon a girl. especially when his wife
was out of town
nut because Drmn was 80 uncom-
municative ruth imaR ned things
And In that her imagination grcs.N
exaggerated She was no different
from mos Jealous wives
nut because she wna suspicious she
took the greater phins to hide her
feelings instead of doing ~ mos,
young wives are rrune 60 do. and
"spilline ovvr" hs lirihn expressed u
ono DAY when talking ~ a woman he
knew Il would perhaps have made
for her p-ac" NJ mini had she spill
ed" little IN lieu ~ holding back all
her emotion. ana her thoughts
Nrinn was nm enigma 10 her ~ this
time Alter her Washington trim
more ~ than ever scarcely ever iid
he finh fnuli Vet all the time he
made her Tee that he wns about To
do something and that ne matt"r
how II turned ont she Nas to blame
|, was a peculiar feeling one that
mnds her uneasy without giving her
ANYTHING tang hir to which - object
Mnndel seemed to understand thn'
Ruth was passing thruush some sort
~ esperirncr witch might react 20
his advantage u he could kccp from
mailing the mistake ~ showing hts
feelings tor her. 80 he avoided h"lug
alone with her. and while he wtS lust
as thnugh,ful Just ~ kind wHs no,
an nhyioualy -, ~ he had hcen
without makiug II appear that he
was pndeaVoring 80 save her ne
ltehtcned Ruths work. and IN rv"rN. .
thing made her comfort a consld-ru.
tton THAT M. nd ~ this Without lu
amy vaN Apprunchiug Ruth or with
out letting her feel his thoughitulurs'
ohtruslye proved the strength ~ hH
love Tor her
plmIy. ruth rus-d No wns ,rN .ug
TO make her comfortable
lie Ia irving io make me forget
what he said io me- that dt, ha
wealthy PATRON trird 'u make love
To me she s-,id Go herself rhcu
"ilr didn't mean '"olN mean what
lac said itc was SORRY fur, me nav
humiliation und said more than he
Intended
Vet Hrnurrly 'h.s reasoning d.d
NOT hrlnp uuitr the comfort io Wuth
10 ahnuId have done Noi that shr
wanted Arthur MRudel or ruN other
man than her husband to make love
10 her hut "the WAYS ~ women ere
past finding out and Ruth vas u
woman She felt piuued iuSt No..
tie hat Mandcl should ~ soon have
found out hls wlStAk" Ari she rr
srutrI hts ahili'N to diwuis- hcr FROM
his ihoughtt ..As she JUDGED hN ms
actions ne had
That nipht the rent NlS due HuIh
stopped on me way huur fu paN g.
and FOUND Wrian waiting fot her
when she reached the apartment
4 stopped to I,sN tho rent tcar
rut away the resell while ! take off
my things I wont poo 1, moment
Il wish the bndlorf would take
hts OLD apartment
why llriar iluckrtt Nou are 80
sorry for tho soldiers. AN the time
talking ~ how hntd ~ is tor them
and all that should 'hink YOU Npulh
I've glad YOU had the moue, to pa, IN
stead ~ hrirg In those hprrld
trenches with them, fighting FOR your