The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-15
MR.. WYSP AND HIS WIFE
BY HELEN S NTH DAYTON.
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70 fight for his own interests, and
there the squirrel wheel of business hau
caught him up and sent him spinning
through another day. so IT Won.o ~
on, Isabel pointed out, l~ndennlteiS'
To incite Henry to action she :
out all her accounts n oills; she
welt on needs, real and imaginary,
and shove him that their RAINY DAY
fund wouldn't survive a shower IL any
thing unexpected happened.
The result Of Isabers preserving
campaign was Henry's decision TO go
INTO something on his own hook" He
cou]d get capital and he knew a man
who had just designed or invented a
new something-or-other and had no
means of pushing it, etc.
isabel went right up in the air. She
had all Of a woman's terror OF taxing
e. so many things did-and he'd lose
s~omeoneis money and where would they
IF I don't ever take a plunge III
never make a really big success,
argued Henry. Zone can Always get a
iiob5 but I think I've come to the place
Where I should branch out. If a
make money for other people, can
make it for myself"
yet" argued Isabel. unless you
have unlimited capital to carry any
thing new along-and then. again.
there's something so safe about even
a modest salary. / woulun I sahs w.
| chances, Henry. You can't afford to:
at suppose you think l ought to
inst neg along forever as I'm doing
now" asked Henry.
"Nothing of the sort, but make them
rive YOU more Money" insisted lsa-
bel.
Eyes. and our expenses would in
crease just that little DIT more. az
o1led Henry. You know they would.
They always do. When l was making
about half what I do now. we thought
If go a raise we'd save every cent
of it. You showed me, on paper, how
much we would allow for expenses and
how much we'd save II l GOV more
money. But just as much better as
one's position gets-just so much more
it costs to live"
But on this raise we would not
have to increase expenses" declared
Isabel.
well, if I got a little more now
couldn't expect them to do any better
for the next year or two-and what
would it amount to-" asked Henry.
'Now's the time I've got to begin to
make a lot or I never WILL.
For several days Henry talked in
large sums Of money. The man who
had the capital II the man who had
the idea had been brought together and
things looked promising. Even Isabel'E
doubts and fears about breaking away
from a sure thing We're lessened By
! Henry'S enthusiasm, Then the whole
thing fell through. The Wysps felt Xix
people who had lost their fortune.
Anyway consoled Henry, IT Won
stay on where l am. unless they COM
across"
Sec NJ. w. tomorrow" urged Isa
G bel.
II will" declared Henry.
e "NVell?" again demanded Isabel tn
next night.
e Henry looked serious. They let gu
t Cummins today he said. And Their
is a rumor around the place hat Gate
has got to go, too. They're just turn
g ing things over"
e "Weeding out the high priced dea
e ones" said Isabel. Now they can at
b ford to do better by you"
Possibly said Henry.
The c%onpany's attack of econom
g continued its deadly work the next fe'
days. Several capable men were IL
out, two stayed On at reduced salarie
e and the knife was felt to hang by
thread over every high priced man
head in the place.
You have no cause to worry" Iss
d bel would say stoutly.
te ooh, mol" Henry would declare chez
If fully.
g henry cancelled an order for a Su
II of clothes, on the pretext hat tt
goods didn't quite please him after q
e and he'd wait until his tailor got
lie his spring line. Isabel trimmed h,
: household sails according to the breez
She was afraid to look at Henry e.
a cry time he came home from the o
flee. Then, when she would see TIL;
nothing out of the ordinary had ha.
ty pened for the moment the weight wou
ut lift from her heart.
There was no talk, these days. abo
W more money.
II. One night toward the end CO t
Mt nerve racking month, Henry cana
whistlins.. There was nothing fore
ne about his light spirited greeting.
n Whats happened?" asked Isabel
"Why-I la luncheon today wi
M. w. and G. F." began Henry. 9TH
said a whole lot of nice things and tn
told me hey appreciated all I've do
for the company and my loyalty
a they heard about my other offer-a
they tol me they were going to ia
'ut care of me all right at the first c
AT portunity.''
dy isn't that splendid" cried Isabel
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