Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10

six weeks. and you are rObbing your
AusbandE-
~You told me 10 help myself
~Never. I'd look pretty telling you
70 rob me, wouldn't T."
But you said half your income be-
longed 70 me. and that never need ask
for money
.sYou must be crazy What on earth
could yoE do with money? Why, II
yoa had SIS or sse per week you'd run
rs 70 ruin in three months. don't
want 70 pinch you down As some wives
are pinched, but don't You ever have the
andacity % put hand on ny wallet
AGAIN. When you want change III give
it 70 you
aim for dollar It was at the break
fast table. and the way he suddenly
looked 1p almost caused me 70 chslze
on . m0ufhful Of potato
"a DOLLAR he exclaimed
Yes. you said ] should ask you when
wanted any money
aHumphl Here is forty cents. and
hope ron viii exercise good Judgment
in expending it
Two days later he inquired how had
used the money, and by way Of reply ]
said:
s-Nr. Bowser. We have been married
eight weeks Your income, as you have
informed me. is forty dollars per week. =
ssW-whaf's that to do with the caseg-
"A great deal sir You have had
two hundred and eighty dollars come in
since we were married How have you
spent it7 Please get out your account
BOOK
s.Are you talking 10 me?-
Certainly ] an the sane as bust
ness prrtner. How has that money
gomez
He tried TO say something in reply,
bat words failed him and he put on his
hat and walked around the block TO cool
Of. When he returned he aad calmed
down sufficiently 20 sav- Mrs Bow
ser. there must be a head to every
house,
Yes
That head must see 20 money mat
terSr
yes
s.I don't want to pinch you down. as
said before, for I despise husband who
win do that While my money Is your
money 20 certain extent. it-it--
st Is not my money TO another Ger
tain extsnt?-
well. the proper way for you is to
confer with me as 70 what you need
IF you want cigar o. drink Of beer
or q street-car ticket do you confer with
me7"
But that's different"
s70hl it Isl Very weIl-let us c0nftr.
Get out your pencil and put down: One
strap for one pettic0at, two cents; one
dzrning-needle, one cent; six agate but |
tons, three cents; one CORSET lace
Stop he interrupted 'As I said |
before, don't want to pinch you down
bat hope you viii exercise good judg- |
ment in making your purchases Here's
= half. and you needn't show me any /
bill Of Items
We had not been married three 4
months when / observed some very pc
cnliar actions on the part of Mr. BOwser.
He would count his money the last
thing at night and the fi--t thing in the
On two occasions found his
valet IN the hall-tree drawer when ]
;a1e down first Again, Il was under
he lounge in the sitting-room- When
lsked for an explanation of these queer
lrOceedings he replied that it was 70
-usrd against burglars
One night, when he thought was
sleep. he got up and took his wallet
rom under the bureau and hid il be-
-ween the mattresses Of the spare bed
In hour later / went in and found il
md removed its contents. about forty
lollars- This money placed in his
ants pocket and went 70 sleep prepared
or . surprise party One came was
0wn-stairs when he got up. and pres
ntly l heard him dancing about and
h0Hting-
BY the great horn spoon. but we've
cen robbed. Ms. Bowseri-
-Welfg-
We haS burglars in the house last
ighfr'
srNofs
yes. We had
s'How do you know
Because my money is goner'
Where was it7"
1T Eas-~
He checked himself there and zu.za-
led Something I could act heauu.[@.3 n.