The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-24
HER FIFTY DOLLARS.

| SeiNeu d S1V CileCh lloIl an unexpeCleu l source, representing her share of prop ! erty left by a deceased relative. It was ! a complete surprise. By the time her 1 husband came home she had mentally increased it's purchasing power many times over. She fused about that night in terror for fear the unindorsed check should be stolen and in the morn ing yielded to Holden's suggestion that
 he cash it and keep the money till she decided what to do with it. But I've already decided" she said. Don't you know, dear, how I've longed for perfectly lovely china cabinet? 1 1 was looking at sUme only the other day, but l was afraid to speak to you about it. It's just what l want" Then get it, said Holden promptly, Don't see why you should be scared anyway to tell me about little simple | thing like that"
 "Oh, may F" cried his wife. You | have no idea how it will improve the dining room and I do want it so. And
 you would really like it?"
 'Yes, indeed" said Holden genially
 and departed for the city.
 Two nights later when he came home he found the cabinet and the bill. By the way" he said, q meant to tell you to come by the office for your
 money the other day. "Oh, just charged it, dear" said
 Mrs Holden. And all was peace.
 Till the week following. Then Mrs
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 "You know, dear, I've been thinking
 and thinking over what I really want to buy with that $50 of mine, and since
 I have this lovely cabinet I am almost decided on getting a lot of cut glass,
 Would you like that dear?" Holden caught his breath.
 II thought you got the cabinet with your s50," he said, faintly.
 Why, you told me to go and get it." cried his wife. You said you would like to have it, and that I should have told you before that I wanted it."
 She was so palpably cut to the heart that Holden hastily relented "All right" he said soothingly. Gut glass is good and if you want to get it. But you might as well go to Chrystal x Chrystal's to buy it. They owe me bill of s6S and we'll try collecting it by jumping accounts"
 The next evening Holden was taken out to a glitter of glass that was dag zling "It costs little over $50, dear" said Mrs. Holden, but I asked the man just what the bill was that he owed you and bought exactly that. Isn't it love- ! ly?"
 Holden calculated rapidly. He was out SIS on the glass deal, but at last his | wife had spent her $50, so he was con tent.
 It was something of a shock therefore | when Mrs. Holden, a few days later, | broke breakfast silence with the re- mark: Dear, I do want some book cases made into the library walls, I was talking to the cabinetmaker down yonder.' She pointed vaguely He made estimates and everything, and can match the woods and for one on either side of the fire place he'll charge me only $50"
 Well, I don't know now" said Hol- den, hesitatingly.
 Oh she interrupted, "but it's my of course, dear, that pays for them"
 Say" asked Holden, didn't you buy that cut glass;"
 That was just jumping accounts, you said she answered serenely.
 It ended in the cabinetmaker taking measurements. Holden discovered in him one who owed the firm a bill tNat would about cover the bookcases. For family peace it was cheap at the price, and the man got the job, which he did in a leisurely and distinctly inferior manner.
 It was perhaps a fortnight after the cases were in that Holden came home to an excited wife who waved before him some imposing papers and tod an incoherent tale of an advertiss ment she had read of gold mine out West, promise that she had seen at last the place for her $50 and had promptly got In on the ground floor with ten shares at $5 share.
 Holden read the circulars and the certificates with an inscrutable counte- nance Where did you get the he asked.
 'It was my $50" she said But wanted to surprise you so I took it put of the months house-money. and there's a little bill at the grocer's, but you won't mind that, will you. dear?'
 My dear" said Holden, q don't mind the grocery bill nor the bookcases in view of the fact that your $50 is at last rrevocably gone'-From the Chicago News