Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

ut means that he'll be getting near
" 5000 a year now. Great FOR him
isn't ity'
Yes. indeed It is"
Il saw Jimsy today. Asked him tc
come to supper. He said he would IL
he could"
Her husband did not answer immeci-
ately When he did he burst out saw
agely
suppose he thought we couldn't az.
ford it, Two don't eat as much as
three"
'why. Joe. how absurdr' she laugh.
ed. beginning TO gather up the supper
plates. "Jimsy knows It's pot luck"
That's the trouble. Jimsy knows
your mother Williams knows
everybody knows. and they're always
talking about how you've got TO work
and slave because YOU married noe and
ali that sort OF stuff"
"Jimsy doesn't"
Wei. he thinks IL. and your moth,
er's always rubbing It I'm. harping on
the same old string-that ! amt wor.
thy Of you, that it's n shame the way
you have 20 work and slave, that ,
don't seem to get along at all and that
you
"oh. don't mind mother; you know
her"
"She never did want us 70 marry"
But dear old dad did. and he was
the one l wanted to please-after you.
joe Of course. Mother is just n blt
peculiar. I'm sure she doesn't under
stand me much, and I'm equally sure
that I don't understand her. 50 we
won't bother about her. Just sweep
up a bit viii you. while wash the
dishes? Jimsy may drop in by and by
Brooks went into the kitchen. donned
an apron from force Of habit instilleO
into him by his wife. ever careful OF
his clothes. and reappeared with q
carpet broom and dust cloth. he
was laboriug under excitement, as was
manifest by the reckless manner ir
which he used the broom. Finally.
with an expression Of determination
he said in firm voice:
Emma. you know Il viii be six
months or a year before I get another
chance nc a raise-uuleSs. OF course, 7
quit aud get a job somewhere else. I
was thinking that perhaps you're tired
and want Co call Il OF"
"Cau what ofT"
why. everything-the whole bust.
ness. l mean our marriage" he said
desperately
Her eyes opened wide with incredu-
lous establishment
You mean separationT"
That's exactly what 1 mean"
"Wbat for-bccsuse I'm tlredg"
Something like that"
What an idea, You must have the
blues badly 90 talk such nonsense "a
that Don't YOU think Il would be as
well to wait until I complaint
You have complained"
'No-at least I can't remember"
''Not IN words. but
But what?"
look here" he said impatiently
don't you suppose have eyes? Don't
you suppose I have feelings? I've seen
II know that you're sick Of this
drudgery and all the rest--siclS OF 10
and sorry There's Smith with his
Eve thousnnd-he wanted you first
You could have
She Interrupted him sharply. her
face flushing
"Joer
"Weu. I thing
That's enough OF thatr'
"Oh. weu." be declared suHenly.
turning away and dropping into q
chair II didn't mean
She followed him and placed her
hand on his shoulder.
Joe, ! married you because loved
you,' she said gently, "and FOR nothing
else In the world There wasn't any
influence except that. and that over
came an the rest-mottsr and all OF
them"
Il know all about that"
There has been a little hard luck
There has been a precious sight too
much OF H."
Il know YOU haven't been treated
right, but bad luck and ups and downs
are what woman ought 10 expect
when she marries She has 20 take
the bad rs well as the good, and she
ought 10 know enough to accept the
one as cheerfully as the other when
the bad Is nobody's fault That is