Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-19
The Wife.
Nv JANE PHELPS.
Chasing Idcns,
Nv JANE pytwLPs

CHAPTER CVI
Notwit hrtanding the thought that
Nrian'r cruel speech was only n sub
terfuv~ to cover his staying oui-r
mouflsge II Ruth wps terribly hurt
Not bringing his friends to the
pretty homo she had ,been TO ~hch
mains to make artistic and comfort q
able she had no friends In New
YORK save tho few she bad made
through him. and practically no ac-
quaintAnc~- Her time was 10 fllled
with her duties II he really meant
what he had naid, why. she would
practically have NO society at all --
save Mr. ami Mrs Roberts. Mrs
Curtis- and her husband. and -
Mollie King Rhc would not even
think Of Claude Becky and those OF
his ilk
she wished she knew who those
1.-Two Ensil-hmen were, their business
IN New York That BRIAN was i'm
msnsrly interest ed she could easily
perceive. Hut she hesitated to av
anything more for fear OF making
him angry, or a, least out of humor
with her
The next morning neither Ruth
nor Brian talked much Usually at
breakfass they chatt~d constantly.
Once when Ruth had laughingly
spoken ~ a. prlan had answered
NO one souh help talking after
drinking such coffee Rr Rachel
makes. and eating her corn bread, 81
vet he had rsthhr drink ni-h. water
coffee and eat bakers rolls re-
heated. than have Ruth work, and
she know IT,
Whenever there was an article on
the wonderful wuy women we're com'
ing To tho fore In all kinds ~ work
and In many professions he would
throw II down. mut,rring'
such rot that II what n going 20
spoll the women ~ ihlsf country
Room they wont want to he even
mothers u rifles me all up every
time sec such an article
"One would think you an old man
an old crank Ruth laughed al him,
"Of course women want to hc moth
era Their voting heing In business
or In the profession won't change
that"
~ won't ch' We'll u has Take
Yourself YOU don't want children
You have said 80
"Oh hut Urlnn'" Ruth prutcstcd
IL said until We were IN position Ia
/ care fnf iNFln. hNsi ~ fNNfN'f wv W
a. they should he | think ltasn Ia
hrinp children into 'he world aud
then not care for them properly one
would think. to hear YOU talk that
was n heathen. that | didn't love
children when adore them
Il notice YOU dom adore them ~
much an YOU adore your own way
such arguments hai been ire
auent Urian ilack-tt was very AZ
| fcctionaie man ilc would have been
IA very domestic man. had hts honi,
| llfe hren dlffetent lle cared moth
| iny for style and artistic effects
really hut ne would have loved u
coupuP of hearty. healthy children
clnntherlng over him or running Il
meet hin, when he came home And
alwaN. Ru'h had taken the stand
| that n was wrong in have children
Iuntii they could he properly rdu'
Gated and cared for
After utian had left Ruth agHir
| commenced 90 wonder about the tw,
! IngIahmen hc had entertained tn,
night hrtotc she was picking w
| hts clothes the was terribly urudy)
when card dropped out ~ hi'
pocket
Lieutenant George NanAlS,yne
Another soldier
| Ntlan had hecn ~ engaged viii
those Canadian officers and nov
this Englishmsn she searched hr
pockets hoping ia come upon tn,
| other mans card Hut she toun,
nothing
| Somsway. she tclt uneasy VIII
was Ufian So terribly interested II
these men she hoped they wouldn
make him feel that he should Y,
ovcrseaH to feht \ country will
whom HIS own country Wa mt u
war. although 10 hr sure the Huns
Treatment of Belgium made them IN,