Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-18


did not trouble the young couple bit.
Commencing on that night when he
had insisted on taking his wife to
place Of amusement. Joe's conduct to-
ward her had undergone complete
change. Instead of returning home de- |
pressed and irritable he was nearly
always in good humor and affection
ately considerate. They needed no
other company than their own and &C.
casionally Jimsy's.
The happy transformation had been
brought about by an unexpected bit Of
luck. AS Joe explained it to his de-
lighted wife. in his capacity Of col
lector he had become very friendly
with the manager of a concern which
transacted business with the steam
ship company. and this gentleman had
offered him $40 a week to render, when
required. certain little services in the
matter Of collections. which he was
able to do without interfering to any
extent with the duties the Latin
American line paid him for perform
ing. 1t was just the amount of the
Captain Williams had refused to give
him. and it represented the difference
between very painful sparing and COM
parative ease. And that was not all.
One thing leading to another. Joe was
enabled now and then to earn an extra
IS or $40 from other sources.
With this prosperous turn in his at
| %l,o
that long had abandoned him under
his repeated disappointments and fail
ure to make Roadway returned. Mo-
rose supineness gave way to vim and
energy His old optimism had revived
in most eXtravagant form. He began
to be interested in the price of real es-
tate and automobiles.
His wife. with the SOLDERING recOllec-
tion of the gulf between talk and
achievement. of desire and possession.
was careful to build no hopes upon
these fabrics of vision, though she was
too wise to seek to restrain the ardor
of his Imagination. She did. however.
take with gratitude what the gods had
given. pending the bestowal of posi-
bly, greater favors. The substantial
addition to their means enabled her to
hire a woman who (when she felt like
it, did the dirtier work Of the house
hold that had been such a tax upon
her Little toilet necessities and Access
series made their appearance. Brooks.
when he had made an extra good
week. insisted on lavishing his addi-
tional earnings upon her. New and
suitable clothing restored her self re-
spect and the pleasure that every wo-
man feels or should feel in making
herself attractive.
Mrs Harris and Beth could not fail
to notice the change. and it had a
gradual but marked effect on their at
titude toward Brooks. which became
more civil and cordial. Emma de-
clined to crafty their inquisitiveness
beyond admitting that Joe was get
ting on" To all leading questions she
returned evasive answers. one reason
being that deep resentment ranked in
: the heart of her husband for the lofty
\ iisdain under which he had suffered
" for so long and that he objected EN-
I phaticaly to the revelation of their
I private affairs to anybody. even tc
Jmsy Besides. as he had pointed
$ out. it would not be to their interest
for the intelligence that he was doing
outside work to reach Captain vii
liams' ears. He would either b'
dropped or so much would be given It
l. him to do that there would be NJ
S time in which to devote his encrge
6 so lucratively elsewhere. The force o
this could not fail to be seen by Mrs
II Brooks. and, thus placed on her guart
q she was all discretion.
n Soon Joe was doing so we'll that the
e decided to take a larger fiat and en-
II gage Il regular servant.
s Another piece of luck came to Joe
d so unlocked for, in form so amaZingl
t. substantial, that ii almost made Emm
g crazy with joy.
Looking out of the window abou
n. supper time and wishing that her hus
II band would come. she noticed ca
n drive up to the door and. to her SUI
prise. saw her husband leap out of |
re He bounded up the stairs two at
lie time. brenthless with excitement. an
emptied from his pockets on to til
# table heap of notes and gold. The
he seized hold of her and forcibl
waltZed her around the room.
Finally he sat her. painting and b,
widered. in n chair and pushed til
money toward her.
} "rhpre little woman" he gasDe,
;, that's for you, all of it-every penn
of 1t! You know that three days az
when Jimsy started on that trip of il
~ spection to our South American por1
of call Williams went too and til;
III they are 10 be gone for two or thre
s. months. Well. I'll give you mllio
chances and you'll never come ne;
n guessing the decent thing William
% did. He recognized my services to IL
N company at last by promoting me
IS head new exchange and collectiC
department with a salary of $500
h. month. the raise to date from S
months back Here's the six month
:. back pay-$1,SOO."
We 1t was Emma's turn to get up ar
D. waltz when she had recovered som
what from her establishment
They decided ut her suggestion
to celebrate their good fortune forthwi
er by banquet royal for two at one
the fashionable restaurants. Hast
nd she donned her prctttest costume, al