South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-27
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

the modern stuff"
"Oh dear. it's perfectly wonderful
Where did you find it?"
That Marshall estate Tn settling
up-had 20 go up 10 the house today
and 1 spotted this. They let me have
II for just what IL had been appraised
at-twelve dollars. How about that
for a bargain? / was willing TO pay
forty"
"Only twelve dollars! Why, 1 new
er heard Of anything so cheap. IG
think the glasses alone would be
worth more than that"
Let's put it on the sideboard and
see how it looks" and Warren pick
ed up the case and strobe into the
the dining room. Their sideboard
was an old colonial one. and the
liquor case seemed made for IT.
Look, DEAR" exclaimed Helen
eagerly. The grain Of the mahog-
any is almost the same"
Yes, il suits that sideboard all
right Looks pretty nifty there,
doesn't it. Let's fill up the bottles
and see how they look. Watson's
away on his wedding trip-we'n not
send it for a week or SO yet"
Helen washed out the bottles and
Warren filed them with rye, Scotch
and sherry.
And look. dear-it locks!"-as
they put the bottles back and closed
the case. "Of course, Maggie never
touches anything, but think how nice
thatd be If one had girl who did"
The liquor case was left on the
sideboard. That evening the Stew
enses called and when Warren poured
out a glass OF Scotch for Mr. Stevens
he showed off the case with much
pride.
But you're not going to give that
away?" exclaimed Mrs. Stevens.
why it matches your sideboard per-
fectly. Why don't you keep it and
get something else for the wedding
present."
Helen had been cherishing this
wish, but had not dared express 1t.
Yes, you'd be foolish TO give that
up. Curtis" broke in Mr.. Stevens.
That's a fine old case. You'll not
find another in a hurry"
Eyes. it looks all right there" ad-
mitted Warren. 1.-The stuff shows
up in it well, too" taking out one of
the bottles.
"Oh. dear. do wish we could keep
it," ventured Helen.
We'll we'll see" condesendingly.
Warren Decides to Agree.
The next morning Warren an
noUnced brusquely:
Guess Wen hang on to that liquor
case. We need something for the
sidebOard. and we can't beat that.
I'll see if L can get Watson something
else. How about those candlesticks?
Whatd you find?"
"Oh, they were so expensive, dear.
I couldn't find thing you'd want for
less than $40 or $50"
We'll I'll go down and have look
at them"
Helen was in the thrOes of indie
cision. If they kept the case War
rem would pay an exorbitant price
for something else. Should they give
ii up and save that money?
Dear. perhaps we'd better send the
case, after all. You know you bought
it for him. Maybe it wouldn't be
quite right not to send it,
Huh, getting conscientious all of
sudden? Thought you wanted to
send a secondhand present or none
at all. What's your sudden scruples
about keeping this? Afraid I'll
spend a lot more on something else?
That's it?"
Why no. dear; only it does seem
foolish to spend $40 or $50 on some
one who didn't send us a thing. 1t
would look almost as though you
were trying to-well, to curry his
favor for some reason"
'Oh, it wOuld-would it?" angrily.
We'll. let me tell you that isn't the
way men curry faVOrS. Women may
be rotten enough to have an Interior
motive for everything they give, but
men give things because they want
to-
why, dear. 1 didn't mean
mo, you didn't think that either
AS a matter of fact, yoU wouldn't
care whether he thought L was try
ing to curry his favor or not. The
only thing that's worrying you is
the money I'm going to spend. Well
it's my money, isn't it, raspingly.
Il make it. don't L? And I'm going
TO spend it as 1 blamed please."
do you think it necessary to
taunt me with il being your money!"
demanded Helen, the cOloeflaming in
her cheeks. IF l had any way of
earning money. I'd be only too glad"
80 would ]. Maybe then you
wouldn't have your eye on every dol
lar / make? You're willing TO spend
money on yourself, all right, but if 1
spend a few dollars on a thing like
this you set up a howl"
You know that isn't true. War
ren-not a word OF it,
Not true, Ell? You're getting
more penurious and avaricious every
day. You're all worked up because
you think I'm going TO get Billy Wat
son an expensive present. Well, I'm
not going TO disappoint you-under
stand? I'm going down 20 Black
fOrd's right now. and I'm going 10
get the best pair of candlesticks in
the place. Don't care whether they
cost fifty or a hundred and fifty"
And moment later the hall door
banged after him with such force
that il shook the dishes on the table
and the globes trembled on the chan
delier