The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-21
note to his partner, and snend tho fo,a.

funds, ordered lunch.
Before separating, o little excursion
to Beech Island was proposed for Mon
day. MIR. Gray invited them, mean
tune, to spend the evening ut his
house. The evening passed was a pleas.
n one. Annie was in excellent spirits;
sang and played, and was altogether
charming. Mr.. Raymond, remembering
the monev, decided that matrimony was
q snare when women were so deceptive,
The next day, which was Sunday,
Mrs. Gray, without being asked, grave
ly handed her husband fifty cents.
Mr.. Raymond was present. but did
not appear to notice it. He was appar-
emily engrossed in tho book he was
reading, but he heard Mr.. Gray ask:
Whats that for? Oh, the contribu-
ton box! Thank you" he said. But to
himself he added:
why not save it to 90 with the
twenty-five cents / have already, so as
not to be compelled to ask for money on
Tuesday? Then l can succeed in getting
some for Mondays trip without the
knowledge of my friends. and this alb
surd farce will end without any mora
unpleasantness."
Monday morning came oil too soon;
for try as he would he could not get the
attention OF Annie when he ~endeavored
to breach the subject of the projected
trip. Fidgetlng with his knife and fork,
he cleared his throat at last, and in O
nervous way made n plunge.
Mrs. Gray elevated her eyebrows.
TO the island? Pray, what for? 1t
Is hardly the season for excursions"
MIR. Raymond really pitied his friends
evident distress, SO he said, jokingly:
why you see, Mrs. Gray, we want
to get OFT for q time, as we used to
when boys"
The lady smiled grimly, and said:
ALBERT is, as you see, too extravagant
by half. cannot, in the present state
of finances, give my consent to his
going" With these words, spoken
with great composure. she walked of,
leaving the gentlemen to themselves.
by Heavens, Albert, 1 never would
stand that!" said Frank. vehemently.
10 be tutored like a schoolboy!"
Haven't you any money at the store? If
not, call upon mo for any amount, and
let us hurry, OF we shall be late.n
NO, | am afraid I cannot go. ! am
pledged not to take any money from the
stole, and it would not be right to ac-
cept any from you"
Glad of an excuse, Mr.. Gray then
told his friend the secret of his wife's
conduct.
"Whew! So that is it." said Frank.
Well, I'm glad to have my faith in
womankind restored? But isn't she
OVERRIDING the matter? Did you ever
refuse her money before others?"
II think [ did last summer, when
Mrs. Osgood was visiting her. They
wished to visit q friend residing in Bid
dleford. Thought it was foolish, and
told them so; and finally refused my
wife the money. The truth is" apollo
getically. II had met with some heavy
losses, and felt that we must econo-
mize."
"Why not have allowed her to use
her W Judgment? Perhaps she in
tended to economic in other ways"
said Frank.
Il believe she said something Of the
kind. But to tell the truth, I had got
INTO the way of thinking that women
needed to be continually curbed, or they
would run into extravagances."
~ az Slttllc W GIGtU ii lily l-SDlIlLeu
woman in that way"
II realize it now, fully, more fully
than you can, unless you go through
with my experience. Annie said she
bad done plain sewing to pay for things
that she needed, rather than ask me
for the money. I understand it now;
| would rather have earned the money
for our trip by saving wood than have
asked for it. Fancy having to always
ask!"
Do you know, Albert, I am glad this
has happened? Imay marry sometime;
in fact, Tin thinking of it strongly, and
now l shall avoid the course you have
taken. Otherwise, / presume I might
have done just the same. Ibelieve q great
many men do"
"Do? Why, yes. My mother never
had a simple penny without asking faith
er for it, and she helped earn it all, and
was prudence and industry personiied.
I'll turn over q new leaf. All, here come
our friends"
Mr.. Raymond, to Mr.. Gray's great
relief, said it would not be possible for
him to go on the proposed trip, owing
to unforeseen circumstances, whereupon
Mr.. Gray. in an off-hand manner, pro-
posed that, as Frank could not 90. they
should all come to his house that evening
again. INV wife Will be glad to sea Won 3
said he.
The week had passed. and Orchard
was himself again" or could be if he
chose, but his wife had mirrored his
past actions SO truly and forcibly that
he had nc wish to repeat himself. An
ME had taken care to curb his extrava-
gances, by giving him always a little
less than he asked for, and invariably
inuuirinp inst how he snent and mean