The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-01-24
When the
Light Dawned
BY L. ROBBINS


I'VE have been married Just ST,
months to-day" said Mrs. Singleton
as she passed the cup of fragrant
cohee across the table to her hus
band.
so we have" he answered, as hi
took the cup.
Don't you repent?" questioned Mrs
Singleton.
Repent! Well, 1 guess not" an
swered Mr.. Singleton, with emphasis
why, l never really lived before"
But the expense" said Mrs. Single
ton.
EXPENSE" echoed Mr.. Singleton.
'fWhy the expense for both of us isn't
as large as it used to be for myself
alone"
But it is going to cost you more
to live now" said Mrs. Singleton. She
spoke with IN effort, and the natural
pink of her cheeks had d~eepened intr
red.
How so?" demanded Mr.. Singleton.
with a surprised lifting of his eye
brows.
Il have got to have-I mean I need
some new clothes. 1t is almost
May, and my winter things are begin
ming to look unreasonable. You know
/ vent without new hats and dresses
last summer SO as to have more
money to spend on my wedding
clothes, and-and SO / have hardly
anything that is fit to wear now.' ex.
planned Mrs. Singleton.
Mr.. Singleton made no answer to
this, and his wife fancied he was not
pleased, for he continued his break
fast in silence.
When he had finished eating he took
GU his pocketbook, examined the bills
with which it seemed well filed, hes
itated, then extracted one, and folding
1t, tossed it across the table.
Guess it isn't best to give you too
much at a time; it might make you
wasteful,' he said. with an attempt at
popularity, as he returned his pocket
book to his pocket. Spend that
carefully, and if it isn't enough. you
can ask me for more"
Mrs. S%ingleton's lip quivered and
her blue eyes flashed fire, as she held
the bill irresolutely between her fin
gers.
Must l ask you for every dollar I
need for myself, and have it doled
out to me this way. with an admoni-
ton not to squander it?" she asked,
trying unsuccessfully to hide her in
Airyno<so~ ND rooo1~ 1:rHAI,x
"Of course you will have to ask for
It. How am l to know you want mon.
ey If you don't ask for it," retorted
Mr.. Singleton, his face flushing. "As
for doing it out and 'admonitions,'
why, it is an established fact that
all women are naturally inclined to
be extravagant-"
"You car keep your paltry ten dol
lars" his wife broke in holly. This
Is the first time / have asked you for
money, and it will be the last, for
! will W. again ask you for SO
much as one cent as long as / i've"
very WE'LL" returned Mr.. Singleton.
icily, you will please yourself about
that. Only, let me tell you, you will
never get SO much as one cent unless
you do ask. You may find it a trife
inconvenient, after awhile, and change
your mind"
Singleton decided that the best way
to bring Ethel around was to act as
though nothing had happened, so that
very o o the two seemed to be on
perfectly friendly terms.
Ethel knew II she went about even
q little people would soon begin to
that she always wore the same /
clothes, and she wasn't going to have
them say or hint unkind things about |
Arthur's Morality to her. So she
ceased attending church, except on
cool or cloudy Sundays, made no
more calls, and always had some
plausible excuse ready when her hus-
band invited her to go to entertain
ments.
So the summer passed.
Singleton for an instant on
be. ~slated the possibility Of owning
that he was wrong. Didn't the Bible
say expressly that a woman should be
to her husband? Meantime it
vas all very annoying and uncomfort-
lble.
In December the nrm for which Sin
gleton worked wished him to go west
for them on q certain business ven
lure. It promised to be a fine chance,
for II he did well he would doubtless
be promoted. with an increase Of sal
Ary, on his return.
So Singleton journeyed west. He
made . stop at Cleveland on the
way, for he had arranged to spend q
days with his two brothers there,
Of whom he had seen for sew
eral years.
Frank Singleton was the oldest Of
he three, and Arthur had always look
ID up to him. He vas q prosperous
business man and lived well.
"How do you manage with your wife
about money m~atters?" he ventured
evening after dinner. IF she
wants money, you require her to make
Ter wants known. I suppose?"