South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-31
MARRIED LIFE THE
SECOND YEAR
THE SPOKEN PROMISE.

With an exclamation of dismay
Helen examined the pair OF gloves she
had just unwrapped. How COULD
they have made such a mistake! War
Ten look herei"
But warren was carefully replacing
the crystal on his watch/and did not
look up.
What do you think they've done?
Sent these gloves. "a and ] bought
wei. take them back, indiner-
emily.
But they won't exchange anything
before Christmas-none of the stores
will"
They'll have to if it's their mis-
take"
But have so many things TO get
and so little time ~ arren. couldn't
YOU take them back as you go down
town."
Not on your tintype."
"Oh, 1 WISH you wouldn't use such
slang"
Then don't suggest my going into
any department store at this time or
I'm likely u use something stronger
than slang"
But l have to- have TO struggle
with the crowds, and carry packages
and Oh, sometimes it's dreadful"
Your Own Fault"
That's your own fault. Why didn't
you begin your shopping in time and
get through before the rush? Every
year the newspapers and stores urge
that for weeks in advance-and yet
you women put it of until the laet
moment"
How can you say that when you
didn't give me the money for Christ
mas until the first of the MONTH"
Well. even at that-this is the fif-
teenth. If you'd gone about II right
you'd have been through before now.
1 could have bought all YOU had to
buy in a day"
$50 could I if I had plenty of
money. But when I'm trying to get
articles that look like they cost ten
dollars for about S2.9S-well, it takes
longer"
why try to do that? They all
know how heavy our expenses have
been-I told you they wouldn't eX-
pect expensive presents from us this
year.
"Oh. I'm afraid they will-at least
your people will And if we don't
send they'll think it's my fault-that
j was too close 10 let you spend much
on presents. They always blame ev-
erything on me. Whatever you do
now that they don't approve of-they
say / Influenced you TO do it,
''Skimping on Christmas"
Nonsense. you just imagine that
You know I don't. Your mother
/
on the babys clothes, and now they'll
say I'm trying TO even up by skimping
ON Christmas. That's why I'm wear
ing myself out trying to get something
really good for almost nothing. /
walked miles today looking for work
table for your mother-and l could
find nothing under fifteen dollars. But
I've got Carries present-lVe accom-
plished that much"
What did you get herr" indiffer-
emily
x cut glass pitcher-a lovely one
reduced from $10.5O to $5.9S."
How did that happen? %
closing out some odd pieces"
For a moment she wanted To tell
him the truth-that there had been
nick out of the top, piece so small
that il did not affect the beauty or
the usefulness of the pitcher and that
she had it wrapped just as it was with
the piece inside. so Carrie would
think il had been broken in delivery
She had hated herself for this sub
terfuge ever since, and it would have
comfOrted her to tell Warren, had she
not been afraid. But she knew he
would be furious; he would say 1t
would have been better 70 have bought
the cheapest tTitie than TO have re-
sorted TO such trickery for the sake
of getting an expensive looking pres
emit
land what have you for father?"
he asked.
For Father.
Nothing yet--Ive seen a pair Of
military brushes that / like, but l
had rather wanted to get him silver
handled umbrella. one of those you
can fold up and put in suit case.
Better get the brushes-he1l lose
the umbrella. And for goodness sake
hurry up and get through. Don't
put everything off until the last mo-
ment l know how you women shop,
YOU have everything in a place pulled
down. and then walk off, saying you'll
decide later.
Warren. that isn't true! You get
these ideas from cheap newspaper
Jokes and then state them as facts.
Besides the shops SO display their
goods now that there is very little
need of pulling anything down
The door bell rank sharply liz
was the delivery boy with more pack
ages.
"Oh. here are toys I got for Carries
children" She began eagerly TO un-
wrap them
took from a box large sheep on
Isn't il a dear?" She stroked its
fluffy sides and black nose and laugh
cd at the meagreness Of its tail.
What on earth did YOU get such a
fool thing as that for
"Why, he'll love il, Didn't you love
things like this when you were little
boy"
mo. ] didn't You'd much better
got him some building blocks or a
game"
"Oh. / never thought of them
His Disappearing Attitude.
well, If you've used no better
judgment in your other purchases than
YOU have in this - your time and
money is mighty poorly spent"
"Oh. Warren. what an unkind thing
TO Say-when I've tried So hard TO get
suitable presents" Her lips quivered
and there were tears in her eyes a
thing which always goaded him to
further harshness.
For heavens sake don't start
whimpering. You exercised bad
Judgment in your purchases. and I
told YOU so That's no cause Tor a
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