Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-08
The Wife
ruth Tcll- iirian Tier Wonderful
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SO fh.s Wts the mischief you were
DONG lirhn .aught Ruth IN hlr
arms ana Kissed hrr fundlN y uu
little witch, u looks IN" the utIr"
of that Millionaire HacNft' you we're
talking about
~ B.. hlr office
After he had examined every thInr
lrlun said
bun.t think / do not appreciate an
Nuu have done IN getting this ready
~ me. Ruth Hut how much do W.
owe FOR n all '" with u ,uuprchrusIvr
sweep of his arm including even the
little waiting room
"Nnt n penny NJ Ilackett There
are your receipts ON file
lidt RUTH
40 objections allowed Thon.
"iou see. dear. n didn't cost me
much ~ anything tu live white auntl,
Wts with me-. she wouldn't let me
pry fnr things And us vas earn
Iug u iis salary Mr. Mnndel rfgs,d
me again when he became po engaged
with war work 50 leaving the hus
mes almost entirely IN my charge /
cufu"i &c. too. assure Won
Poor MaudCl' How rnd Nc mus'
D." 70 los" you. Honest. Ruth. I feel
like h'gEing his pardon llr hIs
been good 30 YOU always. nov ypu
tr" leaving him to ret along us h'a
l' can bothus" your husband wants
Nuu I used 80 feel Jealous ~ him.
to" ~" had everything | didn't have
Money social position all that YOU
cr1tNcd ana that I couldn't giNr Nuu.
II II any wonder was jealous liut
! know sumothinR " what he is nov
And | also know YOU hctrrt puc
couldn't he "nNrr there ami sop the
things I saw, take part IN that s'rug-
rl' Tor th" hrtt"fmrut ~ the world.
aud not grow. rott, personal affairs
now scent petty Nsfurr they np-
p"nrcd ~ permanent importance.
Ilu' 10 get back 10 our mutipus Nou
must have spcnt a lot .uf uIuurN.
Ruth u " simply u prrf"otl, up.
pointed office Nothing lkc having
= wife with good tns'" ~ wrll ns
moncv' Her" llrltn blow hiH noro
suspiciously hard and nftorwnrd his
owes also seomcd to need attention.
Ruth saw. hat with h"r usual drii-
rncV. turned her hnVk ana com
wrnrcd To- tax ~ what more Wts
needed The desk Tor the tclerhou"
in THE waiting room. the extension tn
his private office. etc. Vet she could
not help being pleased Ht the emotion
he hat showuH-'N II she wanted
no thanks
"Now All down Brian and lIstcn
have some won nirrful news Tor
you"
"lrs that million' | feel It in my
honcs"
u am glad you Feel aomotksur he.
sides pain In those bonof ~ YOURS
but you are wrong I tuld SNu NpC
we're to make the million expect
YOU to, and DO not boar distppoint.
ment AZ all noblv.. lIut. lltiHn. ioking
aside, ! WINS so GLAD tu hear YOU
speak of Mr. Mandcl 40 Nou dii You
never had any reason in be jealous DO
Ruth flushed ever Ap fain'lN. only
too well did she know how much
Mnndrl cared Tor her hu' % was his
secret lie himself had no ld"n she
realized what sho had grown to moan
to him. nut this kuowloig" had
made I, both easter and harder TO
leave him
II know dear. I was cad Hut I
was sore and thought everyone must
lov" YOU hcrausc ! dli."
Now listen. Rrian. Mr. Nnndol
knows of this office knows that
you are starting In tn build up u prlc-
tlco interrupted hv tho war He told
me to tell you that YOU were retained
as hla attorney, walt YOU don't know
what that means. but do We paid
his lawyers every year enough f'r NJ
10 live on. You see his lmportn lions
ctr. makes nocess1ry legal advice on
matters which sccm simple enough
but which are not Then. too. he
also told me To- toll You thu, he had
several friends whose business would
require u LAWYERS services because N
the conditions caused hy the wnr llo
would recommend you A- on" who
would be willing 20 study thoso con
dltions rs affected their business and
set ,hcm straight again"
why. Ruth IT'S YOU dear