Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-09
The Wife.
hr MHnd"I Urges Ruth fu Take u
ItcAt. She Refuses

Mr. Mnnd"I Urges Ruth fu Take u
It"st She Rcfusrs.
l'ItH hJd wanted rrr.D. 20 t.r
Hrnu not ~ rih" Moln" k.rr plr
wml" 30" "aB away, uui f..t d."
nrd hp rlEh' she vas leaving h.w.
tr would recent any suggestion aa
:" h"" hr should spend ms rur
during her rbzou,r Then. too. she
"he happy mat ~ had been so low.
InE and tiud AZ IA" end ~ ih'Ir boz
i'rEI"W
Although shc had tAI Brian she
Pts clerk like tll IN, rest. aud shc
i'h,iJ had meant Il, she vel know
mat Mr. Mandol dlI not furnish
.Iua Tor ,h" others Hot -nc ,aA
70" sinister t'daou hc,alf. sh" wts
$50 favored 7h" was the highest
rt1 woman. consequently the most
valuable" on" in hi8 employ Ne
probably figured that her strength
was worth more to HIM than the
pro" of the tdKls.
Her h"lpl"ssuc-s q. regarded
I'rhr's iuttmhcy with MolIe King.
s"ui her heart down sIck"nlngly.
N'l ah" well knew that any fHlrr
mo." on her part while sh. kept
Ter position would make breach
n"i"""n thcm That II vas already
there. she would not admit even to
herself
She had forgotten - paper she
wished 70 tax" with her. so after
getting her bag and giving Rachel
directions Tor lriau's comfort white
she was away. IA" went back to the
store 10 s"cur" II Mr. Mandcl found
1t ipr her, then SAID:
YOU have been working hard
Lately. worrying a little. too. fear
You have shown Il. h" answered her
questioning look, Sow. my dear
Mrs Hicketi, my best interests can
only nc served when you are feeling
1t your best. mentally and physical
~. You've earned play spell Take
a couple Of days and GO to the
Springs he named u famous re-
sort near the city she was to visit -.
Here ls extra money for Your expense
while there Don't hesitate to take
It. you have earned it
"Oh, but couldn't
You couldn't. Why >"
'Dr, ! couldn't stay away from
Brian. MIR Hackett, Just to have .
good time At some fashionable tee
sort That wouldn't lc fair II :
hard enough Tor him when | am ON
business. Thank you Just the sane.
Mr.. Mdndcll. but will come directly
home when I finish the work"
Ruth had spoken with feeling
There had been no hesitation in
either her speech or her manner. Vet
the idea had wonderful appeal for
her, there had been much TO attract
her In the proposition. II sounded
like rest and also recreation, both II
which she knew she needed 40, 80
much because Of her work. a. be
cause of her almost constant worry
over Brian, and his attitude toward
her.
II rest" was all Mandell said. as he
laid tho envelope he had offered up
on his desk.
please do not think me migrate
fuL You are very kind to me Ruth
had not intended to show any feel
ing, but his thpughtfulness had
touched her deeply, and there were
tears In her eyes when she raised
them 10 his
81 never think OF any but kind
thoughts OF you, little lady" he re-
piled, with the nearest touch Of com
cradle in his tones he had allowed
himself.
Ruth thought only OF Brian as the
train carried her away from New
York. because Of his constant fault
finding ON account Of her work, his
sonEitIvcness AS to his status IN the
household. Ruth had not found the
spirit TO praise and encourage him OF
late as she used to do when they
were first married.
Nor was Ruth the only one who
found the tension under which they
livcd. hard to bear. That he no long r
had Ruth's outspuken cncouriEcmcnt
to hedrten him, To- urge him one, was
hard for Brian He had sort OF de-
pended on , her CheerfuinesS when
things went wrong. or were SLOW at
the office Hr lived mostly on hope,
In those days, clients were few, pay
Iwhcn he did ind oncl uncertain.
Ruth's cheer was badly needed. .-
And Mullic King vas always sympa-
thctiC. always cheerful
Arrived at her destination. Ruth
sent message to Brian before she
LETT the station. Just a few words
Arrived safely. Love" But she sent
1t happily hoping because OF his ten
dcruesr when she parted from him
that it would find him at home eat
ing the dinner Rachel would have
ready.
\ mans ConsC sCIenCe-perhapS a
wumau's aIso---ls very elastic. When
She Was with hun, or when. as Just
before she left his office. Ruth
showed her love. for him so plainly
Bran made all sorts ~ good rcsolu-
tIouA
So he had this time when Ruth
left the office.
"Iu behave myself this time and
eat at home, he said aloud as he put
away the papers over which he had
been working It's lonesome as the
devil. but Ruth IL a good sort"
That Rachel was also an excellent
cook may have something to do with
his determlratiun 20 so homo to his
dinner.
Tomorrow - Brian. tenn p I 4,
spends the evening with Mollie King
,Copyright 1918 by Edgar A. Guest
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