Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27
The Wife.
Ruth Binmc- Molly fov Brian'-
ANXIETY ,o right
Nv JANE purLps

tp,rty In Fight
CHAPTER CNii.
Ruth comfort-d herself with the
thought that II II should happen
that America entered the war and
N Hrisn should 30. he then would
think and plan for her not because
she needed II. hut b~caus. he loved
her. That he felt there was nothing
to plan. no reason to he aolicitous
of her because she was perfectly
able To- take care OF herself. she
would have resented Vet that was
exactly Hrian'- attitude
Rrian Nackeu figured that ne had
married woman who preferred
business to domesticity, and. such
being tho case. she was capable Of
looking out for herself without any
help from him, That Just because
she was woman Ruth wanted to
feel that he was anxious over her,
would not have occurred to him
lie never thought OF her as really
feminine and helpless II was always
as needing nothing he could give
her THIS, In n way. tinged his man
ner IN her, and Ms the time had
passed, II had becone habit to
think NJ her ms u business woman
more frequently than NJ wife
nrian was the sort Of u man who
should have married n cllnging. do
mrs,ic woman lie would have
peited the afraid .of- mouse Kind
have hurried hopre to protect the
timid kind afraid to stay alone lie
would have Ioyed In n woman who
would let him hiring troop of his
bohemian arauRirtnnces home with
him. and he would have delighted
IN an impromptu supper In the
kitchen. all taking part In prepar.
ms perhaps IN furnishing II
There was nothing exciting In his
well ordered home Rut hc took
full advantage ~ It's comforts. the
white he hewailed the loss of un
conVentionnhty n was there. 10
was he why not
The idea ~ fighting appealed to
him Not only to his patriotism. hut
to his love ~ adventure. idfc M
he was livinE n. held very few
thrills Tor HIM. Gladly would he
seek a field Tor them The hum
drum welt ordered existence which
Ruth liked. ana which perforce he
led had no attraction for him and
had less ~. time went on
lie had told the truth when he
had told Ruth that she had robbed
him Ot ambition, II may have been
probably was. "A sign ~ weakness IN
his character. that he would not
work for his own snke. HIS own ad-
Nanc~meu, ~ we'll as for needed
money Hut In this Brian was not
unlike many others Take away
the incentive. and "A man deterior
- L.. a -. a
lie had Frowu more careless In hts
habits No had gone hnck Ia those
he irdulgcd IN before he knew daln
" Ruih lie had also grown
thoughtless " his speech and man.
ncrS Oftcrtlmes Ruth had sighed
and wondered what had come over
Hrnn Never thinking FOR mo
mcnt that she was IN any way ia
blame fnr tn. change
Vet Ruth. ~ though some un
quiet instinct warned her watched
and wondered ~ the change. hut
never spoke ~ n
Sh" was hti too frfhirnoi ~ n /
to want to tain
She thought urhn surely wrong
In hts feeling that We would soon
hc nt war pf course she was ~
good an American NJ he, and would !
not dream ~ making 4 Stacker of
him l,ut n was time enough to
tllk Of II when II had been decided |
not now Just because Nnllie-hcr |
thought halted. then sped on with |
lightning rnpiditN
II had been .Molllc King who had |
pu, " iuto his head Of course n |
had Mollie planned to ~. and she |
wanted ,o take Urian with her .
Ru,hs jealousy NJ Mollic flnred ~ |
hot and agonl,ing She was sure |
she was right Hrlnn had spent |
more time than she knew at Mol |
lies intultNclv she Thought that |
perhaps he had taken those Eng |
lsh Officers thett too those men |
hc would not htlns home because
thcl knew he could not afford 10 |
live Rs well ~ they we're living !
Now did they know what he earned |
They mus, be friends NJ Mollie's
she mad~Nip her mind tn aSkNhim |
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