The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-03
sSsesssesssessssSesseees : CALLING ON TOMS WIFE ; , By CHARLES PoEHLMAN.

more than she was traffic would have paused to allow the procession to go by. She knew it, to, and gave her self a little satisfied shake before she rang the bell.
 IS Mrs. German at homer" she in. qulred languidly of the pink-cheeked girl who opened the door. Then with an air of great surprise at the an sWer she drew back the card she was rendering the supposed maid and smiled genially.
 How stupid of me" she said, not to realize that you are Mrs. Gnman. and not the maid. Of course, you cant keep maid in a tiny, five-room flat! l am Clara Belfuss, and be. ing such an old friend of your hus bands l wanted to call right away, and not wait for your at-home date. ] knew you wouldn't mind.
 T think an at-home date is only a form, anyhow, unless people are re- ally in society, don't you? Oh. my. don't apologize because you are not settled yeti know it won't look so bare and queer after you've bought q few more things.
 You're going to have Arabian lace curtains, you say? Oh, my dear forgive me for interfering. but perhaps you don't know that Arabian lace is entirely out, You must have flet! Here in the city we have to be ter ribly up to date! That's one reason why l always was so fond of Tom he is such an up-to date man. He al- ways wanted the very latest in every thing-so you can imagine our sur prise when we learned he was to marry girl from a small town. | suppose you were such a contrast-a delightful contrast of course-to what he always had been used to-
 I've always felt that perhaps if Tom hadn't so insisted on style it would have been better for him. He would make more progress in the busi- ness world, l mean. I've always taken an interest in his career, because I rather helped him on socially-intro- duced him around, you know. and got him started. He was so diffident and awkward at first, poor boy He was too grateful to me, thought, especially when he-dear me, how I ramble on,
 T expect Tom will find it very hard 70 settle down into staid married man now. Of course, on his salary he cant entertain and do things. now that he is married How fortunate tor him that he married a girl used to a simple life, That was what I always advised him to do when-you know, '->pm came to me with all his troubles, and man certainly does learn to depend on a girl when he gets the habit of doing that.
 T used to say to him: Tom, what on earth will you do when l get mar ried and haven't any time for you But he was always so broken up at the idea that l had to stop teasing him. l don't believe in letting man think there is a chance that you may care for him when you know you never could in the world! I've always had my ideal of a man and he has 10 be very brilliant and clever and keen and terribly successful-an ex- traordinary man, in fact. 1 never could be satisfied with anything Jess, I am different from most girls in that with them it is anything to get mar ried Haven't you noticed it?
 T don't suppose you and Tom would care to go into the card club we are forming, The refreshments and prizes are quite simple, but I know what a drain every little thing is on the purse of newlyweds struggling to get along. l thought you wouldn't, so I filled in with some friends of nine they live in that great house around the corner with the big garage I've just met them recently-the Bippers, Of Ripper X Co.,. you know. Oh dear me, of course that doesn't mean any thing to you
 MT. Ripper" said the pink-cheeked bride sweetly. lis my uncle, and l am afraid you cant have them in your club, because they are starting short ly on years absence in Europe They want Tom and me to live in their house while they are gone, so they can keep their servants and chauHeurs and have the place open. That is why we stopped settling here. Did you know Tom had gone into the firm with my uncle?'
 "Really?' stammerod' the caller. Well, ! must say it's nice for Tom that he picked out a wife with rich relations-so much of the success in this world is just luck! But what in