Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-05
The Wife
ruth 1vlls i,rian She HAS it''rdgn'd
Her IAp.itlpu

Nuth ItIls Iifiah Nil' i'hN ibpk"p
tier Position
CHAPTER tNINll
Snwcapy ~, fp,l ui uran'H arm
about her waist dirHipat"d much ot
EIth's forchuiing she suugglrd
close 20 him nni IN this way ihry
reached the iiNiug room. But when
che Htt down opposite HIM the beau.
~ uf the room upuu whlrh sho nan
spent 80 Wu,h time aud vuis'drthbl'
~ h"r money appealed strongly 10
her Would th,y hay" To- give up
has huW, aud i've lu a less cNpcn
N,Nr apartment
"W,n ann Wa,tlnE" milan light
~ y cigarette, aud blow CIRCLES
/ through which hr looked at her
Il have resigned my position Sh"
hii not .ui,Ud"i 90 make TINS bald
statement She had planned to lead
up tu " gradually. To tease hlm
/ uui'. p,rhtpH
YOU have what 90
Il told Mr. Mtudol ! would not
wutN fur him uuy longer
" hu are Nvu rytug 90 WORK Tor
! a man named Brian llHckrii '
She saw hr ltd not realized Wht'
/ she meant hut supposed she was
7 l'tSInE MtnUrI 80 thhr position
pla,N here l,ut ~ she made al
yWrr. -hr watched his face. aud wa
utiuutI repaid Tor her r"f DENIAL
when she raw fast the look % sur.
F prise, then cuWprvheurion, then
prin's- mat rushed over his face IN
uulok succession.
YOU mean
~ mean Lieutenant Iiickrtt. that
7 ! am going 20 Hu,N a. home and NINA
sou ana nv baby. keep the house
ana be a perfect littlo housewife N"t
hat | mean tu bee too humble. hut /
am going tu let YOU earn thr money
from now on. rhdu Keep you
busy. aud myself too. spending IT,
/ Tier tone was llRht. bat she had a
| tightening ln her throat which
I threatened tears.
"Urally kuIh do you mcin II
! At last why, grille. have dreamed
3 ~ this In the trenches Dreamed
| that some day you would he salts.
| fled with me- ana the humo | could
give you. Nill mako II up Ia YOU
some way Will. Ruth swear u ~
4 know you will llrian,' she Ha'd
softly, Aurrrptiously wlplng her eyes
| And dear, there IL nothing 10 make
Iup wn- sure I was doing right
now Am not 49, sure waa sell
!sh. llut. Brian. We muS'n tax sad
| ~ told Mr. MNndrl all about ~
I You don't mind dear du you' had
To. u wasn't fair for ~" Ia leave
him without told him N" whole
story Just how | had almost ruined
| YOU In your profession because took
/ from you an incentive tu work Ana
/ how. had the war not coTS along
| iuHt when II dli. | might nave lost
| you che plw him r"ddru, ana
knew he was thinking of Moluc
/ king THAT YOU wrr" getting di7
! ruutiged, she haHteu"d To shN, ana
- disoiputr any other impression.
and that you would suon have lrtt
/ hr Yes. | know you were unhappy,
/ brian, although I thought | was dc
I Ing my best. Rut II Wasn't my best
My very 'hcstcst heat should have
been to make YOU happy hut W. II
! play We are Just married, BRIAN, aud
start an over again
"Nuu immoral creature. How old
is that boy of uurs''
They both laughed heartily per
/ haps bit hNaicrlcallN iut II re-
| lirNrd the teuscncss ~ thor feelings
aud made talking cIHr~.
Il wish YOU volld 10 Just one
thing FOR me. Brian
Same it' u shall Dee YOURS oven
/ 70 the haIf of mS kingdom They
were now sitting hand IN hand Ike
two children.
II want You to glVr up that meas
Ily little office in that old building.
and take one I found for you
"You found for me" he repeated