The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-25
Margaret CARROTS
mc Husband 1n
h JANE PHELPS

easy as every good housewife
knows. until time for father and mo-
ther to come to dinner.
We'll. dear. have you been out to-
dNY" mother asked after she had
seated herself in the library with
her LrAring. at has been a fine
day. and 1t is wrong to remain in
doors"
"No--I haven't been out" I re-
turned. You see. mother. II Bob
thinks | amuse myself when he Is
away he will not hesitate to leave
me; but II he feels that I am alone
and lonely he will not spend his
time away from me"
Mother looked at me as II she had
not understood. and father, who had
appeared immersed in the stock
market quotations, said;
Don't get foolish ideas in your
head, daughter. It's a mistake to
try to drive a horse with too tight
n rein. and it's a greater mistake to
try TO drive man with n curb bit.
Give Bob his head. He's a sensible
fellow, and won't be the worse for
IT,"
why do you all talk as If it were
all right for Bob TO leave me, TO have
the same friends, do the same things
he did before we were married? |
don't want TO do anything. go any
where unless he shares 1t with me-
and is with me. Why should he feel
different?
In Ia - 20 hn
II that settled II.
'But man shouldn't marry unless
he intends to give up everything
for his Wife"
'Tush! Margaret! you're too old to
be so silly" father replied as Della
announced dinner.
| had taken pains to have the
things father ana mother liked,
some Of them, sauces, etc, mother
did not take time to make, | rcmcm-
ber we had broiied guinea hen with
fried apple. Cauliflower with hollen-
daise sauce and a salad with a delic-
ious Russian dressing. They both
ate heartily, then when we finished
father challenged me to . game of
chess
Really / did not feel like playing,
my mind was with Bob. 1 was Won
dtilHk WHAT if W ~ uDlIEs ana IL llf
were lonely without me. Then / re-
called my decision. | would 40 every
thing ! could to keep him at home,
10 break up his friendship for the
men who had been his intimates In
his bachelor days; and whom | now
considered an undesirable influence.
Bob was fond OF chess l must
learn to be worthy antagonist,
SO / heartily agreed, and We played
until ten o'clock when father and
mother left me. Father had won
Of course, but | had had a lesson.
and that was worth something.
After they had gone | hesitated
about telephoning Bob and wishing
him good night. Finally / called up
the club.
Yes, Mr.. Garret is stopping here.
but he is not In. Any message?H
please ask him to call his wife
when he comes in"
Where could he be7 Surely he
should have been at the club II was
too dark to play either golf or ten
mis-, and had he been playing chess
he could easily have been found.
Really II was not right for him to
be out when l called. At least so
I reasoned.
waited until nearly eleven o'clock
then commenced 10 prepare for bed.
Yet all the time | listened. anxious,
fretful because he did not ring me
UP, | would wait until half Tast
eleven thought then call him again.
Something might have happened to
him. At the thought | grew faint
and sick; then just as I had de-
cided / coud walt no onger no rang.
MISUNDERSTANDING Cd Acquaint-
AuCa.