The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-11
Chapter 80.
A CONFESSION.


So Ruth twisted and turned in the
bed. trying to get to sleep, but some
how so nervously upset by the evening
that sleep was not possible. She
heard the clock that she could see In
the Tower at Madison Square strike
the third hour before she fell asleep.
And next day she was heavy headed.
There were letters from the Com
mittee with new instructions and
there were appointments she had to
keep. She went through her work
mechanically; then, knowing she must
call upon Mrs. Cooper, she drove up
there around tea time and spent a
restful hour talking with that lady
who, for wonder, was alone for the
afternoon.
That evening she went to the thea
ire with the young architect and his
fiancee. and came home i'll. Marie
kept her in bed the following morning.
Sunday afternoon Myra came down.
In fact, she came for lunch, and Ruth
had dainty meal served in her living
room.
ITS my day off," Myra explained.
Tim stays home to look after the
baby Sunday afternoons, and Saturday
evening is his night out. l think that's
such a broad-minded arrangement;
don't you? Then we each have some
time during the week when we are
quite free of each other. Don't you
think it's fine idea?"
Ruth didn't, but she did not say so.
All she answered was:
IF marriage binds, it's failure. l
l. - g. -
come and go as they choose. | think
if had only one day a week when
/ dared go. free, I'd want to go all the
other days and stay home that one!"
Myra laughed, her little placid, shall
low, sweet laugh.
You're so different, Ruth! Don't
get contrary and hard because you are
being a successful business woman"
She finished her dessert, and took
her coffee curled up in corner of the
big sofa.
This reminds me of Emily's," she
said. I'VE always ate from the tea
table by the sofa, and ! sat on my feet
as / do now. Ruth, | want to talk to
you"
"Yes?" The girl quivered inwardly,
half guessing what was coming.
hulu, We We always DcSH 6OOu
friends, ever since we were kids.
had the money then, you hadn't. Dc
you remember when we were ready to
graduate, We talked about coming to
the city together and that your only
chance to be anything was to get here
and learn to work."
Ruth nodded
Il just wanted to come-as a matter
g. I !, inn
but a wife. | wanted to marry.
think wanted to marry Tim. l have
too"
She put down her coffee cup with ar
air of the greatest satisfaction-aS
though, alone and single-handed, she
had conquered the world. Ruth stared
But you weren't in love with Tim
not in those days You were crazy
about Carlton edge and about Jane:
Monroe, and--half dozen Others yol
used to tell me-"
Myra did not answer at first. Their
she said: We'll, we always go through
that-thinking we're in love" She
sighed little Economically. But Tin
was my real love. The others didn'
count"
you said you would be willing t.
lose your right arm to have Carlton
in love with you" Ruth answered
with cruel memory.
Myra flushed and looked annoyed
Then she evaded.
You yourself were crazy about Tin
in those old days. You never sait
much about it, because you Away
were quiet sort of person, but
could tell"
nd put "a
perfect frankness between women wa
impossible. She evaded, too.
Il was II. and Tim was the mos
attractive boy around town, but
really only just liked him. We wer