Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-11-10
g3S. TalntS Cray, HUuSEyEEPEn.

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one 10 look after her "oom uad give
her enough TO eat"
aGuca rs Il is" Interrupted Tom
Cray. drily. Did "" opsergo how
she praised ,olr supper tough. and
how puch size ate?"
His wife vas not listening She
Nas thinking about he pretty d'mity
gown her frie2d had worn Of course
Y aas easy 10 have such things when
you held . gcol position downtown
Size sighed heavily as she left the
room to change her dress before
washing the dshes.
"a woman'1 work is never done"
Tom Gray didn't mind wiping the
dishes CT, nights or going down before
daylight to take in the milk, or carry
a list of errands to he done when he
went to business in the morning or
Wheeling Tom Jr., Ground the block
Sunday morning while his wife put
The house to rights, but he hated the
thought that Molie his pretty wife
had decided that She was fading. The
next thing, from sheer force Of
thought, she would fade He snatch
ed his hat and fresh cigar and went
out for a walk. lie net his wiie's re-
proachful glance on his return with a
grave smile
Come mere, little woman, and let's
talk things over. I've made up my
mind that you're right You are male
for better things than homework. AS
you gay. my work is done when the
store closes at G o'clock, and what's
good enough for me is none too good
Cor my wife. Sister Hattie is gerting
a bit restless up home among the boys
and wants TO come down here Tor
few months. What do you say to let
ting her take charge of the house and
you take place down in the store
with me-"
She loked at him in wild-eyed Won
Ger.
ooh, Tom. Go ycu mean it?"
Eyes; Miss Riggs OF the ribbon Dc.
rartmcDt Is TO be married next week.
anC think if | ask the firm for the
place for you I'll set it, as have a
pretty good pull with them. Hattie
can run tie house as cheaply If not
as well, as You can, and YOU can have
what you earn to buy as pretty clothes
as Isabel ever dared to wear"
"No, went buy clothes, but we will
have the new velour hanglngs this fall
and a new shaving stand for you"
Tom smiled behind his paper. lie
thought he was on the right track.
Sister Hattie came the very next
week and wes installed in the little
house, while Mollie Gray tripped Off
ar her husbands side to business. She
tao never dreamed there were so
many shades Of the same color in rib
bons, nor 50 many widths. And who
would have thought that ribbon could
unrol even when nobody touched it.?
There was an oYerturnel soap box De.
hind the counter, but she never had
time to sit down, because every GUS
toner took turn OF upsetting her
stock, It was a long, hard day, but
then at O'Clock she would be through
How inviting and pleasant the dim
parlor seemed when she entered it.,
and how flushed anu hot Hattie looked
when she served the dinner But it
was Hattie Who sat Up TO talk with
Tom sr, and Molie who went to bed
with Tom Jr., and the chickens.
The next day she had a crick in her
back and decided that she was not
used to being on her feet al day. That
night on reaching home she was greet
cd by the cheerful statement tina: the
Jones boy had thrown a ball through
the parlor window, and Hattie did
not know where to order a new pane
The grocer fSd forgotten to deliver
the butler and Tom was taking bath.
So Mollie put on her hat and ran
over to the grocery. She laid the but.
ter on the kitchen table
III you have any more bad news.
Hattie, don't tell it till after dinner;
I'm awfully tired"
And Tom coming down from tae
bath snFiled oddly as he caught the
words
The next day was terribly hot and
customers were captl0us. Molllc male
enc mistake In taking an address ul
two in counting up her checks. She
tcld one customer that they had 40
more white liberty taEeta. when lew
box had Just been brought TO The cour.
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