Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
CHAPTER VIII-contlnued.

She thought Of Bob, too. 1t seemed
ITO Jane that he had worn that faded
tan suit ever since she could remem-
her. Poor Bob! She wished she
could hurry over to New York, tell
MIN about their good fortune and d.
vide the hundred with him. OF course.
chat was out OF the question, but he
would come into his own in the end
and, in the meantime. he should share
her new found wealth to some extent.
she would buy him something: hand
Ikerchiefs. hose and some neckwear.
only time he boosted such luxuries
for he never bought them for himself.
Before she had finished with her
Ilist Jane found she had far exceeded
the equivalent Of her yellowback. She
had thought It would be hard to plan
the expenditure of SO much money at
one time but now, without even STEP
ping inside Of store. she had thought
OF score OF purchases and she found
ut necessary to prune and strike on
half the articles she wanted.
She longed to go over and break
the news Of her good fortune to Mrs.
collins, but then she thought that
would be unwise. Mrs. Collins was
go plebeian and narrow-minded that
she misconstrued everything. includ-
ang Brands attentions and intentions
81 guess you won't be needing me as
a chaperon much longer" she had
said few days ago and Jane was 80
onraged at the remark that she felt
as II she could chastise her. But Mrs.
Collins would have been fully able to
avert such a catastrophe. No one had
ever found such thought father to the
deed with her: not even dear James.
No, Jane was powerless. She had
TO have a chaperon and her neighbor
was the only one she could trust. De-
spite Mrs. Collins proclivities for gos-
sip, she felt that she could trust her,
for in such little intrigues as this the
good woman was exactly in her own
element. So James expression OF re-
sentiment had been confined to harsh
words that brought tears and apollo
giles and q reconciliation.
She dressed hurriedly now in the ir.
lrepressible blue serge and started for
New York alone. On her way to the
car she stopped suddenly in front Of
her grocer's. The monthly account
there remained unsettled. An idea &C.
.curred to her. Perhaps her plan for
-revenging herself on the butcher
hadn't been 80 visionary after all. Why
mot awe the grocer by revealing the
itprosperous state Of her finances and
'aorestall another scene with Bob. She
WAS sure the man could find no way
.tof telling her husband that she had
Dresented a hundred dollar bill. Be-
sides, Bob seldom went into the place.
She entered with a cheerful Good
morning" to which the merchant
responded with a salutation not quite
so cordial. He was thinking Of STAB
and of the fact that 1t was seven days
past the first Of the month. But her
next words brought such a metamor-
phosis Of manner that Jane smiled In
spite Of herself.
y 81 want to pay the bill, Mr.. Nolte,"
abe informed him. II neglected to
bring It with me. Would you mind
hooking It up?"
( He wouldn't mind at all and al
though the figures we're quite wildly
Impressed on his mind he went
5through the pretense Of examining his
books and presently told her the
amount. She held out the yellowback.
mt which Mr.. Notes best store smile
broadened, then waned and finally van
Ashed into a blank stare Of hopeless
disappointment. He didn't have the
change. II was so early in the day.
he told her, but II she didn't mind
tvaiting for q minute or 30 he would
nave Fritz mind the store while he
4tried to break the bill at Mr.. Honen-
sbach's across the way. But she did
-tnind. She was in an awful hurry. She
la1nd an appointment in the city and
rAwns late now. OF course, tomorrow
would do, he reluctantly admitted and
he proceeded with much alacrity and
renewed amiability to take substan-
dial order that she found time to give.
Jane left the store in high spirits.
Money was indeed power. She opened
1her purse and looked at the bill again
whilo she waited for the car. The sight
,hof Il thrilled her. Oh, why was there
any such thing a. poverty? Here IN