The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-27
Margaret CARROTS
Husband 2n
h JANE PHELPS

cts, but could keep my mind IN
nothing Finally | went into the
dining room where Della was work
ing and proposed that we clean the
cut glass and silver. Della would
chatter little | knew. and maybe
the time would not drag so heavily.
All the afternoon we secured and
polished until by O'Clock was
too tired 10 even think. Della had
tried to make me leave her TO fin
ish, although she had been mono too
pleased at the extra work | had
planned for her,
You can have all day tomorrow"
| told her when she grumbled a BIZ.
Bob would be home early was pos
tive and she really deserved the
day.
After an early dinner | put on a
kimono, but really was too tired 10
enjoy my reading ! ydwned every
two or three minutes, and finally in
disgust | went to bed just as the
clock struck 2. | hesilated about
calling Bob up TO bid him good
night, then concluded not to, little
ache in my heart that he had not
thought OF calling me.
l remained in bed the next morn
ing until o'clock. As | was hav-
ing my coffee, mother sailed me mp
and asked II | were going to church
as usual
NO. I shan't go today" | replied.
She said nothing further, but asked
me to come over to dinner.
no, IN remain at home. am
not sure what time Bob will come
He doesn't intend to come until
evening, does he?" she asked.
No but | shall wait for him.
I'm sorry you won't come over,
father. too. will be disappointed, "
she answered. | realize after years
have passed that my selfishness was
colossal. Then didn't cailit SEN
ishness, ! called 1t duty"
After hung up the receiver a
lump came into my throat | was
afraid | was going to CRY. Cry Tor
self pity for a condition | had chos-
on. pity because | alone, Of all the
people I knew and cared for, was to
spend lonely sunday,
Elsie knew wouldn't be lonely,
mother and father would Ne to
gethcr. and Bob was having good
time with his friends around him,
| forced back the tears, and took
the papers into the library and sat
down to read After "A while | ceased
to feel my loneliness | had found a
story Of girl who had married a
man with many gay friends, and
whose home was broken up, her
life ruined by the husbands fond
ness for these friends, and the conso-
quent neglect Of his wife.
! paralleled the cases, Why Bob
was apt TO do the same things unless
I put a stop 10 II al once | never
paused to reason that the man in
the story was a selfish sort Of a
creature who cared for nothing save
his own pleasure; and that the wife
was young foolish child | only
thought OF the fact that the husband
gave him time, his thoughts, 10 his
men friends, the friends of his
bachelor days. Had | needed any
thing to strengthen me in my pur-
pose, my determination to make Bob
feel that ! could have no happiness.
no enjoyment without him; II was a
lone in the story where when the
wife complains that he leaves her,
he says:
You we're out, too YOU haven't
any kick coming that l can see!"
Bob never would he able to say
anything like that 10 me. / never
should give him the chance. My
happiness depended solely upon him
He should be made TO realize that
II was so.
onorrow-ExActing a PromlSA.