Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-12
The Wife.
BY JANE PHELPS.
brihn and MolIlc Are Unconscious
Ihm They Are watched.

' iI'N NFt' " watched,
CHATTER L&XI
IN" nrh' morning. rrrtn,r, tina,
a. hAH made an engagement /, take
"''." To dinner that night, ~ M.
'hh his evening. Brian wrote Ruto
- snort not" ua well as rop.y.rs Z,
nor "If". Then he went about L.g
ONO" duties, whiuIing ga4y iii,
uNty doh", hc was FREQ ~ .LnLa.aala
me coming ~ the evening.
H"I" was time when women
hhd no choice" Thoy were rth,r
wives or, failing that, daughters.
80 rlYh.ry between business ana
"f"h"od existed Sow Ruin. In I
s"hN", had realized that rivalry
from me time shc had gone 10 work
. t"r Arthur Mandrl ... realized h
Wy WIN no slightest idea u sur.
. I'nd"rirg either
%, Wlfehood and a career. why mote
HHe "hs young, suOnr. ambitions.
She loved Brian. she would dn ali
/ ~ htr power to make him hdupt.
She was intensely Interested In hr.
"nik. ana would DO everything p0s-
sIhl" 70 make II surccss.
/ Sh" fully intended 10 keen n
! 'h"rrY' sweet hpIp" Tor Brian. She
would not allow her business even
| 10 creep into her talks with hin.
"t 81" wlstfully longed to talk Of
" 10 MIN. 10 tell him Of her plans.
hHt Hh" must force herself To do the
ihlnRS HE wanted 10 do. To talk
or tho things in which no was in
t""St"d. Not only for hts sake I'm,
f"r IN" sake Of hcr own hapuiness
whenever Ruth wls away from
hrlin Sh" felt that nothing in the
Wui'i was worth very much without
him' his approval She was disturbed
p h3uhH, and often by jealous
'h"nFhiS. Yet never did Rho allow
anyihinE or this to affect her work.
NAT must he done. and done 20 tho
boSt or her ability II waa in the
evening when she sat alone IN some
lonely hotel room, that the doubts
came; thRt the Jealous Thoughts
made her unhappy.
-Often she wondered II. had sbc
b"en IesS keen for her own indie
pendence, she could have helpcd
brlan To push himself more RAPIDLY.
Always she decided. nol II IL WASH,
IN him. che could do no more than
rh" had done. Yet always there was
Brian-alonc, and-MollIe King.
one moment Ruth would grow
cold At tho possibility OF losing
Erian's love, the next n wave ~
something very Ike defiance would
rush over her
But all this was when she and
Brian were separated.
So now she wondered n he woro
missing her wondered, and lonrrI
10 KNOW. While Brian. satisfied /
that she would have her wire from
him before night, her letter tho ucy,
morning. closed the office early ana
went to meet Mollie King.
They had decided to dine at ono
OF the village restaurants. place
patroniZod by strangers in tho ci,y /
as well as by tho villagers them ,
selves
Strange. Ityshould happen that on I
that very night Arthur Mundcl had /
consented 10 Join party at that
very restaurant for dinner. He cared
nothing Tor such places. but they
w"er out-of-town business acquaint-
ancea, sn he went along
with the pervc-sIty Of fate. they
were given a table next to that al
ready occupied by Brian and Mullir.
II hope that good looking man.
tho one with the dark hair and eyes
VIII know us the next time he secs
us Mollle whispered To Brian
Perhaps ne knows you He hasn't
taken his eyes off OF us since he sat
down"
1T is more than likely he Is trv-
ing 10 flirt with YOU" Rrian's quick
jealousy Immediately aroused. Had
he known that II was Ruth's rm-
ployer who evinCed such an interest
he might have been moro careful I'm
his remark, which, judging from
Nanders expression, ne had over
heard. 1
Let him try, That's all tho good -,
L will do, Now brian, tell me an VI
about Yourself" and soon, the next
able and !ts occupants forgotten.
I'rion was telling Molic King. tn" J
of hts worries, and his J
lopN ~ ultimate success
Arthur Mandol Caught much uf l
\ hat was said, a. Brinn's voice. was
" a penetrating quality even whom :
le spoke lin a low tone Then. after {
! while, their dinner finished. they ,
'asc 10 60. As they passed tn" table {
where MaNdNl ana his guests were ?
catcd, l|rian said distinctly. d
We'll 20 there tomorrow night" q
80, its every njght when she's +
way" Mnndcl thought as ho u
watched them leave. she's a pretty %
,irl but the mans a fool Ruth ts II
worth dozen Of her" he had lately 10
AIKEN 10 thinking of his cmploye aa :,
Ruth" although he always adj a.
rNes"d her puncti'iously as "Mrs D
Jacket"
During the remainder OF his stay Il
/ the restaurant, he was the Caycst o.
ne a. the table. Surely things were 81
that would eventually s,
hruw Ruth into his arms lie could "A
ford to wait. She was worth sorry p,
1R seven years for. II necessary r
nd she has refused 10 take a couple r
( days rest ut the Springs because
q, that young fool would be- lonely ,y
That night Arthur Mandol slept. .ir
)undly. Happy in the thought ina, Of
a would soon make up 20 Ruth for "
Il the neglect Brian made her al
lftcr h
Tomorrow Mollie Is Dangerously
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Copyrght 1918 George Matthew Adams Z.