Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-30
The Wife.
By JANE PHELPS
Claude Becky Warns Brian About
MnndcI
CHAPTER LNXXVllL.


Rrian felt rather conscience strick-
en- as he rode home atop OF the bus.
lie really had not meant to say so
much to Mollie. But, as he had said,
II was in his system. lie had felt bet
ter for few moments because OF
getting II out" but now he felt a
hit ashamed. He had not been quite
loyal to Ruth: and Ruth was his wife.
His wife because she loved him, and
because he had begged her TO marry
h'w
she should stay home" he NUT
tered to enSe his troublesome CON
science. III she did, ! wouldn't do
and say such fool things" but he was
still FAR from COMFORTABLE. What
would Mollie ;hink OF his confession
lie never had said as much TO Ruth.
Something had held him back. But
he had longed for lust a little home
and children At least he had per-
madcd himself that he did which
amounted To the same thing he
while he was immensely comfortable
because ~ Ruth's sIlnry. which en-
ahled him to use what he earned al
most as he would had he been single.
He now always had money In his
nOCket: was never embarrassed as lie
had been when thew were first mar
ried and had struggled So to make
ends meet on his small income,
neither Of them knowing how.
"Iu stay away from MOllie this
time" he said aloud as he looked at
Ruth's picture Of the bureau as he
prepared for bod Then. "No | went
either, what's the use living to my
self? 4 fellows got to do something
nj gnnlg l.
thumbs" but he could not 20 to sleep
as quickly as usual And he flushed
in the dark as he once more recalled
the confession he had made to Mol
lie.
Mollie really had been totally dc
ceived by Brian. Not Intentionally
had he conveyed the impression that
no was tired OF Ruth: that he was
unhappy with her But Mollie had
gained the impression that he WAS
desperately miserable; that he did
not love Ruth, and that he did care
for her. why else should ne talk to
her as he did, why seek her society
SO frequently" And ne told her all
the little, intimate things man
scarcely confidcs unless ne cares
Could Brian have known the i'm
preston he had conveyed, hr would
have felt even more guilty than ne
did Put to him Mo'lic was sort OF
81 fetv valve. She was such a good
fellow. so sympathetic and nice to a
fellow when he was down in the
dumps, and a fellow really needed
someone to unload his troubles on
once TN n while. Then. Mollie al
ways had such good time. and she
was pretty too. one never fcl,
ashamed Of her, even IL she didn't
have the style and wear the hand
some clothes that Ruth did. It was
rather fun, too, 20 make the Village
fellows Jealous, especially Claude
Uecklv who would like to monopolizc
Moliie. He had been pretty fresh TO
call another mans wife by her first
name without asking permission.
Darn fresh" he said to himself
whenever he thought Of the night
Reckly called her Ruth" without
even an apology for doing so.
Eeckly had more than once hutted
in. when Brian and Mollic were din
ing It had ANNOYED Brian. aunoyed
him terribly Hc didn't take Mollic
or any other girl out tn dinner TO talk
to some other man, hUt because he
himself wanted to be entertained. tie
might as well stay at home and talk
TO Rachel lie only went out because