The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28
PUT IN HER PLACE.
How a Wife Taught Her Husband
a Needed Lesson.


as sewing-thinking of something that
had happened in the morning.
If any living soul had dared insinuate
Go Mrs. Delameter that her husband
was capable of a meanness she would
have arisen in her wrath and hurled
Indignation at the offending insinuator.
And yet there had been times in the
course of their year of married life
when she had almost admitted as much
30 herself in her inmost heart, though
ehe had always fastened to assure her
self that he didn't intend it,, and was
''oply thoughtless-
The trouble lay in a nutshell; there
.vas only one pocketboolS in the Della
meter family, and its abiding place was
Mr.. Delameter's pocket To woman
who had supported herself, single
handed and alone, for several years
previous to marriage, it seemed I'M
bearably humiliating to be Obliged to
sue for every dollar she spent.
That morning she felt the last straw
had been added to her load of humilia-
ton. She.ha conceived the brilliant
plan of ASKING for more money than
her immediate necessities demanded,
with the idea of sparing herself a few
necessary bumiliations in the near flu
fure. She had screwed up her courage
ss she ate her breakfast to ask timidly,
as Mr. Delameter rose from the table:
''Tom, can you spare me ten dollars?"
whats the trouble now?" asked
Mr.. Delameter, good-naturedly.
mir Of hoofC -
"Whewl Ten dollars for a pair of
boots?' and he arched his eyebrows,
still enthusiastically.
''No," stammered his wife, feeling
and looking as guilty as though she
had robbed a neighbours clothes line
over night, 1.-The boots will be only
three dollars, butt thought it would
be handy to have little money by me,
and-nOt 10 have to trouble you SO
pften."
And Mr.. Delaneter-her face grew
hot and she breathed fast every time
she thought of it-Mr. Delameter took
outxa tvvo-dolkar bill, and a one-dollar
bill, and silver half-dollar, and laid
them on the table, saying in an off
hand way: "Nguess that'll do you this
time" and'then put up his pocl1etbook
and went away, whistling.
Mrs. Deiameter was a good little
woman, andshe endeavored Loyalty to
find excuses for such atrocious conduct.
She was fcrgiving little woman, too,
md so when the clock on the mantel
struck the half hour after five, she
folded up her work, and set the tea
table.
And Mr.. Delameter' came home and
gave his wife an sffectionate greeting,
and looked at her admiripgly across
the table, and praised her cream cakes.
And after supper he drew her down on
his knee aud said how jolly it was to
have home of ones own, and not
have to live in horrid boarding house;
and he was altogether in such pleas
ant mood that Mrs. Delameter dared
attempt little serious talk, and paved
the way by informing him that Miss
Southernwood came to see me to day"
"Ah?-she's the millinery lady, be-
tieve."
"She wants me to Trim hats for her
in my spare time this summer"
Indeed Well, hope you sent her
TO the right-abOut-faee in double-quick
time. The idea of my wife working in
o shop" said Mr.. Delameter, with con-
siderable spirit.
al wish you'd let me do it."
''For heavens sake what for?" Mr..
DelRmeter spoke a little testify this
time.
Because lit would seem so good to
have little money of my very own"
"Well, don't you have money of your
terry own9 All that's mine is yours"
Il suppose So,-but oh, Tom, you
sont know how l hate to ask for it.
You silly little goose' Did ever
refuse you? I can't see why under the
canopy you should feel that way"
But, really, Tom, / think I'm
slmost sure--you would feel the same
way"
'Nonsensel l shouldn't, either. I'd
Sust as lief ask as not"
would you be willing to prove it?''
Certainly / would, if there was any
way, but don't quite see
Tom, viii you prove it if I'll think Of
Q way?"
MIN, well-yes-I guess SO. What's
the way?"
swell, I'll take that money I laid up
before | was married out of the bank,
and when your payday comes you will
put every cent Of your money into the
bank"
well, l wilton your boollv'
''Oh, no. that would spoil everythingl
Promise me you won't ever try to re-
place my money!
well, promise" said Mr.. Delame-
ter, laughing at her earnestness.
Then he looked thoughtful for sew
eral minutes.
How long must the experiment last,
70 convince your"
well, l think a month would do,
don't you?"
Il think il would, he answered drily.
Mr.. Delaneter forgot his agreement
till just as he was being paid off the
next night, and then, being a man of
his word, he stopped on the way home
and emptied his pockets into the Golfers
of the bank, carrying away with him a
solitary nickel, which he had over
looked, in the pocket where he kept his
car fares. Then the whole affair
slipped from his mind.
The next morning he parted with the
nickel to the car conductor with cheer
full Inconsistencies, and realized not
that he was penniless.
He was opening his lunch box al
noou, when. as luck would have it.
there suddenly appeared before him 4
friend OF his boyhood days who had
grown rich and aristocratic in the years
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