The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25

the corner. lii
"Your husband?'' replied Mr.. Gard
: ner. ''He has not been in this morn
ing"
mot been in?" she exclaimed"
I You know, of course, that Cheste
Is not in my employ now," said til
gentleman. HE has not been with u
: this month. 3" e-a.
| A vague anticipation of somethin.
wrong filled the wife's heart, but sh
r was treasured by hearing the senio
partner say: .
''We esteem your husband very high
", and were sorry to dispense with hi
services, bnt we were obliged to do 81
on account of the dullness of the sea
SON."
"Afy husband has not told me-" sh,
replied. 81 respect his motive-he wa.
afraid it would trouble me. If he
comes in, please do not say wore
about my having having been here"
Certainly not, replied Mr.. Gard
ner. as the young wife went out of the
office.
Turning to his partner, he said:
"What a pretty wife Chester Hilton
has! She Is very young. though, not
more than tweDty-one, l should Judge
-Whit5eck." he continued, chow
strange it is that young men nova
days take so many leaps in the dark as
regards matrimony. Why didn't Ches-
ter Hilton wait awhile before he got
married? 1t was foolish venture"
II don't agree with you," replied
the Junior partner. II married on six
hundred dollars year, and saved
money too. ........
80, that was a long time ago. and
you got the right kind of wife to help
a man along"
That's true" he replied. ''but 1 be-
lieve there are great many right kind
of wives now. You can't tell what
stuff women are made of until they are
tried. Chester Hilton's wife looks as if
she had a good deal of character"
While these gentlemen were talking,
the subject of their conversation was
| walking hOmeward on the shady side
of the street. A nickel had become as
large as . dollar in her eyes, as well
as in her husbands. In spite of the
large sun umbrella and the thin lawn
dress, she was very warm, and the per-
SEPARATION stood in large drops on her
face.
''Poor Goldie," she said to herself,
as the tears came into her eyes ''He
is so proud he couldn't bear to tell me
that he was out of employment. Of
course, l sham speak of going to Fern
side again. I'll stay at home and take
the best care of baby that | can. I'll
watch her every minute. I'm paying
Ellen large wages. must let her 90
and do the work myself. wonder if
| could? we can buy orr bread, but
Goldie hates bakers bread | must
have Ellen show me how she makes
hers. And full of the project of
doing her own work, she walked to-
ward home, forgetful OF The heat and
dust.
She did not have to give Ellen warn
ing; the event, as events in our lives
often are, was ordered before she got
home. Ellen'S sister had been there
and told her her mother was i'll and
she must go home the following day.
The next morning Ellen showed her
mistress how to make the excellent
bread and rolls, and the heroic little
wife surprised her husband with some,
which he said were even better than
Ellen's.
A month passed by, and whenever her
husband said, as be. often did, I'm
afraid you are working too hard, my
dear" she always answered with a
merry laugh, I'm just as happy as
can be doing my own work, and baby |
really helps me every day, she is so |
good" Not word had been said by |
either husband or wife about leaving |
Gardner e Whitbecks Office. i
One morning, after ''Goldie" had |
looked over the advertisements in the
column of "Wanted" in the morning |
paper. and had put it down with sort |
of hopeless look upon his face, his wife |
took it up and her eye fell upon this !
advertisement:
Wanted - First-class homemade |
cakes and pies, also bread and rolls. at
No. 81 Ralston Avenue"
ats the Woman's Exchange" she |
said to herself. They've Just opened |
it. read about it yesterday in the pa
per- I'm going to try it, L know
/ can do it." and the lit |
tie wife, in her culinary enthusiasm, |
Rugged the baby so hard that the little |
one protested loudly against such close
quartered demonstration.
Early in the afternoon, with basket |
on one arm and the baby on the other,
she took the norSe-cars for 81 RalSton |
Avenue.
VERY nice cake" said the lady who
waited on her. 1--WE will take the |
three loaves." As she spoke she opened
the cashiers drawer and handed Mrs.
Hilton the price paid TO: such cake.
''Can YOU make good cookies and gin
ger-snaps? There is such demand for
them that we can't half supply our Gus
''Pll bring some tomorrow, replied
Mrs. Hilton.
They were pronouncedeXcellent, and,
as the days passed by, there was such 4
demand for Mrs. Hiiton's cookery that
she was obliged toget Ellsf Sac again.
Il really can not get along Alone -
she said, land Ellen is so good"
"Of course YOU need her," replied
her husband.
! When the second month was passed,
Chester Hilton had only a little money
in his pocket. The month"; bits were I
coming IN. 1t was the first time that
be had ever had TO humiliate himself by
asking the ''butGher and the baker and |
eandleStick maker" to wait for their
pay, His wife, had kept the grocery
book hidden, because it was her stock
in trade, and there had been larger
bill than ever entered against her hus-
band that mouth. But when Chester