Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
six weeks, and you are robbing your


six weeks, and you are robbing your
husbandr'
"You told me to help myself"
"Neverl I'd look pretty telling you
to rob me, wouldn't T2''
"But you said half your income be-
longed to me, and that never need ask
for money"
"You must be crazyl What on earth
could you do with money? Why, If
you had S15 or $40 per week you'd run
us to ruin in three months! | don't
want 70 pinch you down as some wives
are pinched, but don't you ever have the
audacity to put a hand on my wallet
againl When you want change I'll give
it to you"
In the course OF a week or two asked
him for dollar. 1t was at the break
fast table, and the way he suddenly
looked up almost caused me to choke
on a mouthful of potato.
"a dollarI' he exclaimed.
eyes, you said should ask you when
I wanted any money
"Humph Here is forty cents, and |
hope you will exc rcise good Judgment
in expending it F"
Two days later he inquired how had
used the money, and by way of reply
said:
"Mr Bowser, we have been married
eight weeks. Your income, as you have
informed me, is forty dollars per week.
"W-whats that to do with the casep"
"A great deal, sir. You have had
two hundred and eighty dollars come in
since we were married. How have you
spent it? Please get out your account
book"
care you talking to me?"
Certainly. l am the same as bust
ness partner. How has that money
gone97
He tried TO say something in reply,
but words failed him and he put on his
hat and walked around tho block to cool
of. When he returned he had GAINED
DOWN sufficiently to say; ''Mrs. Bow
ser, there must be head to every
house,
eyes"
THAT head must see to money mat
ters.
"Yes."
81 don't want to pinch you down, as I
said before, for ] despise a husband who
will do that. While my money is your
money to certain extent, tilt"
at is not my money to another GER
tain extent?'
"Well, the proper way for you is to
confer with me as to what you need"
''If you want cigar or a drink Of beer
OF street-car ticket do you confer with
me?''
"But that's different"
"ohl it isl Very well-let us confer.
Get out your pencil and put down; One
strap for one petticoat, two cents; one
darning-needle, one cent; six agate but
tons, three cents: one corset lace"
''StopT' he interrupted. ''As ] said
before, don't want to pinch you down,
but hope you will exercise good judg-
nent in making your purchases Here's
half. and you needn't show me any
bill of items
We had not been married three
months when / observed some very pc
culiar actions on the part Of Mr.. Bowser.
He would count his money the last
thing at night and the first thing in the
morning. On two occasions found his
wallet in tho hall-tree drawer when ]
came down first Again, it was under
the lounge in the sitting-room. When
asked for an explanation Of these queer
proceedings he replied that IL was 10
guard against burglars
One night. when he thought / was
asleep, he got up and took his wallet |
from under the bureau and hid II be-
tween the mattresses Of the spare bed
An hour later I went in and found it |
and removed its contents. about forty
dollars. This money / placed in his |
pants pocket and went to sleep prepared |
for a surprise party. One came. was
downstairs when he got up. and pres
emily / heard him dancing about and |
shouting.
BY the great horn spoonl but we've
been robbed, Mrs. BowserI"
sWell?-
"we had burglars in the house last
nightr'
ssNoiv
''Yes, we hadr-
''How do you know
because my money is goner'
Where was it3r
1T was
He checked himself there and mum
bled something I could not hear, but