Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-30
The Wife

CRATER CHILLI
II was the tone ~ Irinn'. voice
more than his words. which maze
Ruth s'k again.
"R.oaure DO not intend my com
radrs from over there shall know
., anything - nay affairs. he returned
40 Sharply thai RUN stared
/ What affairs what Ia there We
/ do you object to having them
know %"
/ Npthlng mat do' All that YOU
are dulnH The old bitterness wrs
/ there. and more Those fellows think
no man his hand sought ana
| closed over the cross which dsorst.
rd hls breast should like them
/ 20 hold that opinion for while
! longer, II possible That IN tho rea.
son ! did not ask Major williams 10
| dinner the reason | never shall ask
any ~ them here "
without word. Ruth turned
away she was very silen, all
| through the dinner although her
aunt, sensing some sort of n strained
situation, talked more Nolubly than
she usually ala.
! II shall have to argue him out ~
| that frame OF mind. Ruth thought
? ~ she watched his face alinor, sui
b len. 50 different from the brightness
] ~ the pnHt days. Poor boy, he's
/ h,lf sick yet. even II he has been sn
wonderful I shall have to humor
/ him. not feel hurt nj things he SAYS
ana does 80, with an effort she
Joined her aunt In her attempt tn
/ make things assume happier COM
! plcNiun
Her aunt left at O'Clock And
| n was with n little sinking of her
heart that Ruth bnde her go0d.hye.
ntlan would he nll slpn. during the
/ day until he was able 10 go out IL
would make her absence all the
more noticeable Poor, sensitive
! Brian. lie would have to get used
1 to a. Her work needed her. had
/ been neglected for him m LONG M
he required attention. Ne mus,
nmuse himself with the baby and his
| books
II was noticeable, however. that
! Ruth took great pains To have all
! TIA. latest magazines, money OF
tho new books upon the table clos"
drawn up 10 the couch. convenient Ia
his hand without causing him to
rise She also gave pnrth ulsr orders
no regarded luncheon she came
! III. nearby restaurant providing
| everything Rrlan liked Hut he did
not recover his old manner lie
| talked little when Hhe was At home.
and once or twice had gone down
stairs and come home very tired
| please don't try to 70 out alone,
yet" she said one day
Il shall 20 aH often as choose
| Pleas. le, me alone
The reply was 40 unlike the Rrian
who, even when In pain ~ he was
at first. had n smile ana ray
| answer for them all, that the tears
filled her eyes, and she put her
hand plcadinsly upon HE arm.
"I,ont Brinn. You hurt
II am not tho only one who hurts
people. don't flatter yourself that ! F
have mortgage up that emotion" .
"Oh. urlnn. I don't know what tn
do YOU ARE very difficult lately -
"Becn better II hadn't come |
please dear" the tears fell un-
heeded, Il cant bear TO have you
talk like that Not come biPk to
baby and me- II would have been ,
too awful.
Then one day Mrs Cur,lsS came
into the shop
"Moliie King IL hack She looks
prettier than ever She has had some :
wonderful Experiences and YOU
should hear her Talk about Rrian !
guess he has kept most of his brave
acts To himself She says he was
simply wonderful that officers and
! men loved him, and that he could do
ANYTHING In the world witt his men; F,
that they would follow him any
where You must get Ter 10 tell YOU
some OF the thingr she T. me
That night when Ruth reshed
home she noticed at once that Brian
seemed brighter
you feel b.tter toniRht'" she said
a. she kissed him
Yes Molie King II hnck' She
| rn lied M. up snd We had regular
pow pow on tho telephone
"Did you ask her In come pT
brcnthlessly Ruth waited
Yes You bet your life ' dld' !
told her how Internally lonely ] was
| tying or sitting here all dMy long
| Shc II coming tomorrow morning To
| cit with me
Ruth turned toward tho kitchen.
| Rhe feared she fnisht say romethinE
| she would regret
II told her not To dare TO make any
plans until I got back 10 the office"
nrinn- voice traiied after her. |
raised a little. and In II vibrant
quality she had not noticed for days
"thht I should expect her to spend
the davs with me I needed a nurse. -
what shall do" ruth said I
whom the door between them had
closed. II cant let her get him inter.
estrd In her again--nud --ita 30 7
soon she wruns her hands In /