The Republican., 1890-06-14

so do so on account OF the dullne5s of the
season."
"My husband has not told me-" she
replied. II respect his motive-he was
afraid it would trouble me. If he comes
in, please do not say a word about my
having been here"
Certainly not" replied Mr.. Gardner,
as the young wife went out of the office.
A nickel had become as large as dol
lar in her eyes, for she in turn walked
home. In spite of the large sun UNI
brella and the thin lawn dress, she was
very warm, and the perspiration 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 1 shan't
speak of going to Fernside 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 go and do the work my
self | wonder if | could? We can buy
our bread, but Goldie hates bakers
bread. / must have Ellen show me how
she makes hers" And full of the prof.
ect of doing her own work, she walked
toward home, forgetful of the heat and
dust. She did not have to give Ellen
warning; 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 sur.
prised her husband with some, which
he sSfd was even better than Ellen's.
A month passed by, and whenever her
husband said, as he 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 & Whitbeck's Office. One morn.
ing, after Goldie had looked over the
advertisements in the column OF
"Wanted' in the morning paper, and
had put it down with hopeless look
on 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" Its the Womens
Exchange" she said to herself
They've just opened it. I read about
it yesterday in the paper. I'm going tc
try it, l know can do it." and the
little wife, in her culinary enthusiasm,
hugged the baby so hard that the little
one protested loudly against such close
quartered demonstration. Early in the
afternoon, with a basket on one arm
and the baby on the other, she took the
horse-cars for 81 Ralston avenue.
Every 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. Hill.
ton the price paid for such cake. "Can
you mako good cookies and ginger
snaps? TNere is such demand for them
that we "an't half supply our custom.
ers."
'I'u bring some tomorrow" replied
Mrs. Hilton. They were pronounced
excellent, and as the days passed by
there was such a demand for Mrs. Hill.
tons cookery that she was obliged to gel
Ellen back again.
81 really can not get along alone
she ssId land Ellen is so good"
''Of course you need her." replied her
husband. When the second month was
hoJ
money in his pocket. The months
bills were coming in. 1t was the first
time that he had ever had to humiliate
himself by asking the butcher and the
baker and candlestick 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 a
larger bill than ever entered againstheI
husband that month. But when Chester
asked for the pass books the last day
of the month, she laid them with cum
ming smile on his desk. AS he glanced
through the long list of groceries, a
frown gathered upon his face for an
instant-''was his wife so very eXtrava-
giant, when doing her own work" But
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and saw the word Paid" written
across it, he said in tone of surprise:
"Who is paying my bills?"
Nobody but your own little wife,
Goldie, DEAR" she said, putting her
arms around his neck. You know you
kept secret from me, and so kept one
from you"
Then followed such burst of elo-
quence as only husband in the same
situation can appreciate.
81 know, Goldie, you have theory
against money-earning wives, but just
this once you know you must change
you opinion. 1t was so much better
than having bills carried over"
You precious darling, he said. "But
you won't have any more OF your hus-
bands bills to pay, because l have just
been engaged by Hunt Sc Slocum to
begin work there tomorrow at higher
salary than l ever had before. Mrs.
Susan T. Perry, in Interior.