Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-13
The Wife.
MolIio Is Dangerously Sympathetic,
BY JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER LXXIG.

CHAPTER LXXIG.
Brian really did not feel as in
jured as he had before, when Ruth
had left him to attend to business
for the firm. But, led on by MoIIlc
sympathetic questioning, he made IL
appear to her that he was thoroughly
miserable and misunderstood. And
Mollie. innocent OF intent TO wrong
Ruth-because she thought Ruth
cared nothing for Brian, else she
would not be So indfferent--made
Brian think OF how much more com
Portable Il would have made Things
had Ruth been more like Mollie.
Ue aid not 20 80 far even in his
thoughts as to wish he had married
MolIie instead OF Ruth. hut he was
dangerously near such position
at wns 50 Jolly to talk to Mollie
She always understood fellow ne
thought as he talked away, saving
more than he really meant, as men
So often do under the same, or SIM
liar circumstances.
Mollle had reached over and laid
bcr soft. warm hand over his when
ne told how dreadfully lonely 1t was
TO 20 homo and sit alone all IN"
evening after grinding In the otticc
all day.
"It takes all the spunk ont OF a
man" ne had said. And Mollie had
sagely agreed.
Perhaps. had Mollie known that
Brian had done better since his mar
rIagc than before Ihut, even at that
he was too indolent to do his hest)'
she might not have been quite 80
sympathetic. not quite 80 tender ih
her manner toward him. Rut teel'
ing him abused she took m"ther'
ly sort OF an attitude which men al
ways enjoy.
poor Brian" she said more than
once during the evening. Ana Shc
thought, marry in haste, repent AT
leisure" but would not say 1t Tor
fear nf hurting Rrian's feelings.
Yet Molhc still admired Ruth,
still regarded her as quite wonder
mi In many ways She often
thought Of the nice dinner she had
given Claude Recklv and herself. OF
what an easy gracious hostess sh"
was. She cnvied Ruth her puise,
her easy manners even under trying
cIrCum stances Mollic had rca|r
that Claude Recklv's familiarity -As
obnoxious 70 Ruth and had taken
him to task on the way homo for his
impudcnce in calling her by her FIRST
name
"Shc is different from our crowd =
she doesn't Cnll people by their first
names. The idea OF YOU telling hcr
to call me 'Mollic' I was furious'
Then. "You should have been look
ing at her when you called her
Ruth
"Urian wasn't, II she was Rock-
lv/had answered with a hint or sar-
Casm.
"Rrian is one Of us. She is not
Mollic had answered. and in that
answer had expressed her feeling
toward Brian. He was one Of them.
They understood each other were
contented and happy doing the same
things, visiting the same phc"S
while Ruth was Of n different
mould. although II is doubtful L
claude ReCkly were able. like Molle,
to detect that it was also finer
mould.
you don't understand, Claude.
She has been brought up in the most
conventional way. Things We do in
the village. innocent rs they are,
would shock her terribly. She
wouldn't understand us any better
than YOU seem 10 understand her
You have Queered orr getting asked
up there to dinner again, I'll bet a
nickel"
81 hope not" he had returned In
such a mguhrinus tone that Mollto
had laughed heartily and twltt"d
him with caring only because OF the
good feed" he might miss
Mulhc told Brian something ~