Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

Il don't care II it isl' retorted I'LL,
with some show Of life. "And you should
care moro that I am very. very i'll.
have read hugo until am hungry as q
giantees."
She had to wait TIL evening for that
But. Tiff, have one profound hope in
this terrible dilemma, IN which it now
seems as if we should literally starve
unless my hope should prove well
grounded Have you not any money!
Mrs. Thwaite threw her head back
daintily. shrugged her shoulders in mock
cry, her pale lips smiling. her lustrous
eyes CHANGING scornfully over her hus-
bands head.
do not keep me waiting for your on
swer," be cried, kpeeling before her.
why, certainly, l have money.
''IIow could I have pin money clsei
Huff. you are beyond your depth,
think"
"Bravo we are saved" exclaimed
Thwaite, springing mp snd waltzing few
steps with his cane. Then stopping. he
asked: How came you not to mention il
at once, last evening? Give ice your
purse without delay. dearest Tiff, and LET
US start ut once Cor our pretty little table
at tho restaurant.
TIFF walked over to the encouraging fig
ure in the middle Of the room, her hands
behind her sloping waist.
fluff Thwaite," she demanded, ''de
you mean to say You would use my Pir
money to support usT
Il say we'ro in deuced fix, and any
money would be rather acceptable
Haven't you pins enough Or are you IL
a condition to starve another twenty foul
hoursT'
fluff Tlwaite. never could have be
heEed it."
WHAT"
''Thnt you could not take caro- Of me.
She began to cry, and spent all the tears
she had longed to shed during the day
but would not shed them because Huf
wss taking care of her.
He was wretchedly hungry. His pulse
WIS awful high, or low, he did not know
which, and as for his wife, she might die
before morning for wnlt Of an oyster
patty. Upon the top Of these dire feet:
lay the purse in her pocket or upper
drawer. lie was deeply angered. Some
thing whiraed around IN his heart ana
sent the blood to his forehead. and he bi'
his Hps before he knew that he was in
clined to. He sat down in q bowed posi-
ton, his thumbs in his pockets II
heard the light pastering of q sprine
shower in the gathering darkness, and b.
also heard his wife feeling about in tn
next room, turning key and coming
back to where he sulked. She said
''Here!" dramatically. He looked UP ant
saw a pretty purse before his nose. Th'
next instant Tiff Thwaite was looking q
her husband 10 blank dismay. HUFF ha'
risen with bitter and graceful elegance
and the purse had skinned through
pane Of the window with a twinklin:
crash.
Tiff turned to TIC sofa and threw her
self down at full length, gloriousl,
wretched.
Huff vanished. he went out into tn
drilling rain to hunt for the purse. 81
struck matches that sizzled, and was sew
eral times on the point of being run owe
by vehicles, and there Is scarcely an,
doubt that his n1isfortunes were turtle
augmented by the rse Of words ate
which the fMthfal historian draws on ex
clamation and supplies by blank. Al
In moment, however, be thought he ha
stepped on q mouse. and then ho knew b
had come upon the plush wallet. In tn
hall he opened it hastily, expecting {
find. perhaps, few gold pieces; bat hi
luck was far better than he had expected
What could Tiff have been thinking of I
forget about it or withhold It. dear it'll
goosol How could her charming ghos
have profted by her pin money. srppos
ing they had been starved2
In a couple of hours moro lifts head
ache had goee off like mist. and they bot
looked even gayer than before the terrihl
ordeal of that day had set in
at 0 o'clock there came o knock at To
door. The servant stepped over to Mrs
voice Mrs. ThwAite replied In the sam
manner. Who could have supposed tina
there would be serious sequel to such
slight occurrence2 When the servant ha
withdrawn, says Tiff, Please, Huff, han
me S."
Certainly, Tiff Bu. on secon
thoughts, remember how careful we mus
DO for month"
II wish you would reflect that tho laun
dress must be paid.
"Ch, we can't spend money IN so LAWS
q way as that at present. She mus
wait"
We'd" says the blooming wife, an
concerned ono way or the other. IN G
and send her Of. q"
She left the room and did not retur
for five minutes. Then. after sittin
down again and reading few pages Q
Mrs. Browning, she looked up with
smile as if at some joke, which was mex
plicatae under the circumstances. Il ha
to give her tho clothes, " Sold she.
did your Thought you always did.
II mean, Of course, tho la,1ndried one
shc had brought"
Weren't they just r4gft."
.sHuH, you are getting ohtuse. Sh
took thcmD payment"
@'Mercyf'
Il csn make my things last just abou
n month that way"
But how am to manage with onl
tweaty.four shirts. and at least seve
thrown TO the dogs week.
That does seetn problem" muse
Tiff, laying down Mrs. Beownings poem
temporarily on her knee. Couldn't yo
buy flannel sAira, and wear it ever S
longr'
Couldn't you get bathing dressi
demanded Hui, with whitening Sarcasm
Obi" gasped Tiff. "how fearful 70
always are!"
Suppose the quarrel over. and for do
or two intense peace. Then came al epi
sode.
well. dears. how do you do7" tn
speaker WIS g fine gnI. joyous Wit
early morning air and unusual excite
ment.
Hut and Tiff were trsnsfxed. The
were jus. starting out for breakfast.
Twas determined to find you in, and s
came at this hour, went on the visitor