Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-09-04

phaticaliy 'o he revocation OF their
private aTeirS Ia au:hndv. even to
JimSy. Besides. aS he had pointed
out, IT would not be 70 their interest
for the intelligence that he was doing
outside work 10 reach Captain WI
liams' ears He would either he
dropped or SO much would be given TO
him TO do that there would be no
time in which TO devote his energies
SO lucratively elsewhere The force of
this could not fail to be seen by Mrs.
Brooks. and. thus placed on her guard.
she was all discretion.
Soon Joe was doing so well that they
decided to take a larger Tat aud en-
gage regular servant
Another piece Of luck came 10 Joe.
so unlocked for. I'm form so amazingly
substantial. that II almost made Emma
crazy with Joy.
Looking out OF the window about
supper time and wishing that her bus-
band would come she noticed n cab
drive up 20 the door aud. 20 her sur
prise. saw her husband leap out OF H..
He bounded up the stairs two at a
time. breathless with excitement. and
emptied from his pockets on 20 the
table heap Of notes and gold. Then
he seized hold OF her and forcibly
waltzed her around the room.
Finally he sat her painting and te-
wildered. in chair and pushed the
money toward her
There. little woman" he gasped.
that's for you. all OF it-every penny
OF II! You know that three days ago
when Iimsy started on that trip OF In
spectiou 10 our South American ports
Of call Williams went too and that
they are 10 be gone for two or three
months. Wen. I'll give you a million
chances and you'll never come near
guessing the decent thing williams
did. He recognized my services to the
company at last by promoting me TO
head new exchange and collection
department with a salary OF $500 a
month. the raise TO date from six
mouths back. Here's the six months
back pay-S1.SoO."
IL was Emma's turn % get up and
waltz when she bad recovered some
what from her astonishment
They decided at Der suggestion TO
celebrate their good fortune forthwith
by banquet royal FOR two at one OF
the fashionable restaurants Hastily
she donned her prettiest costume. and
they set out Never had she been SO
vivacious, never more charming.
Vow she said joyfully. 'youu be
able TO get dress suit, and can
have a piano"
IL 80 MA 81.
cause for keen regret
Then she began TO consider how they
might live more comfortably than they
had been doing Joe proposed that
they should avoid the housekeeping
and servant problems altogether by
living IN an apartment hotel He
thought this would be within their
means 10 they furnished the apart
ment themselves He did not think Il
would cost more than living I'm a dat.
Emma fell In with this view with en-.
ger enthusiasm.
Investigation proved the plan little
more expensive than they had bar.
gained Tor but they had what M.
peared To Emma 20 be fabulous sum
OF money on hand. aud they found an
apartment which So pleased them In
hotel wherr the ARRANGEMENTS appear.
ed TO be satisfactory that they decided
10 take a..
Then Emma. with q light heart and
a full purse-which. however. did not
remain long IN its bullying condition
experienced for the FIRST time the un.
aloyed felicity OF shopping TO her
hearts content and the tangible re
suit or her peregrinauons was
charmingly furnished nest. consplcu.
Gus among the objects IN which was
her coveted piano.