The Washington times., 1909-03-08

the most careful calculator. Bet "
tried 10 do so. and then gave il up as
a thankless task.
She only appreciated her own feel
ings- A thousand dollars was praC-
tically fortune and her husband.
who should be more concerned about
its disa ppearance than she was, ad-
vised her now 10 forget it,
Betty Was fast losing her patience
with him. Somehow ne Jared upon
her She felt that they were 20
longer IN harmony, and, what was
worse. that never again would they
be Of the same mind.
The fact that Wharton had refused
10 tell ner how he had secured the
money with which to make the in
Vestment IN Wall street twas another
tact which widened tI9 breach be-
tween chem. In order thoroughly to
possess Betty's affection and appre-
cation j, was very necessary to play
square. and she felt that her husband
was not following that course.
linen YOU don't mean 10 tell me
about the thousand dollars, WHIP. She
asked in voice which betrayed her
conflicting emotions.
IL Wharton noticed the strained in
/ tonatioE he paid no attention to It.
Look here, Betty I'm tired OF yo II
| questions. When Will YOU learn TO leave
| business matters alone? You wouId1,'
understand if ! explained it to you, 50
I don't propose to bother myself to do
so / had the money, and 1 put it n
| Wall Street Now, isn't that enough
| for your"
no, answered Betty.
/ hut
/ present
! Betty turned away so that he would
I not see the expression on her face.
| Just think Of our good luck" con-
/ tinued Wharton. Here we have TWEEN.
/ ty-fve dollars a week more than we
! had last night. Times are dull for most
! fellows. I'm playing in luck. Can't you
fgl re out all we can do with the TWEEN
ty-fve?
/ Only yesterday morning we were
! worrying about money. IF we only had
$40 more per week we thought we would
be fixed. Here we have twenty-five
and you sit there like a bump on a los
and say nothing. Aren't you pleased
about the matter?'
ooh, yes, I'm pleased" mechanically
replied Betty.
| ~ GU certainly snow II, ItltiiicN
Wharton You are a great help 10 q
fellow. I come home delighted witt
the prospects. and you receive the gooc
news with about as much interest as Z
Z OGDEN image Woman nowadays aren
the heIpmates 10 men that they once
we're. They think only Of themselves
| L something pIeases them, it's al
right; il not, It's all wrong.
win Wharton. you shant talk like
that" cried Betty. with a fash in he
eve. Ne one ever spoke that way Z
me before, and you shan't do it now, d.
YOU understand? Iou shan't! I hav'
been a good wife to you. I have dom
everything YOU asked me to. and in re
turn I nave demanded very little
{ We'll, what is IL You want that
r haven't given your sarcastically in
CURED Wharton
Your confidence, YOU haven't givei
me that. Deny IL If you can. And I
you have kept this one thing from me
TO doubt YOU have kept others
so we are showing our claws, ar
we2' said Wharton, with an ugly cur
! OF his lip I'VE are showing our rea
elf now, aren't we. Is there any new
1ait Of character in reserve? IF ther
, Is, for heavens sake let's have II an,
be done with it."
Betty was silent
ITO make matters worse. we are q
: last becoming suspicious. The rea
? feminine is developing. After a Will