Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Their Married
X y Life X X
Their New Years Eve Celebration Turns Out to
Be Expensive
Be Expensive

you serve a decent brand? Rattle,
have a good bottle OF beer than that
stuff"
Look" whispered Mrs. Stevens, as
a woman in a heavily beaded evening
gown swept by. II saw that very
gown al Ardman's last week-s25ow
We're about the only people here
not dressed" complained Helen.
"Oh, they don't care what you wear
long as you spend your money"
As 1t drew near IL the tables began
hlling up, but it was not the hilarious
| crowd OF last New Years. Every one
had the champagne served with the
dinner. but few ordered more Hard
times were apparent.
Helen was wondering If Warren
would have to pay the bill While
Mr. stevens was always willing to do
MS part, somehow it was always War
rem who paid. Because they went In
the Stevens's car, Warren ALWAYS fel.
under obligations to pay more than
his share of their outings
Bui tonight. as neither she nor
warren had wanted to go out, Helen
lhought this should be the Stevens
party.
Inc thought that she was not
dressed ranked. too. II she had
hhowh they were going to supper she
"oulu nave worn her Paris gown and
hef lavalliere. But to spend al this
money and feel uncomfortable and in
appropriately dressed! 1t seemed such
| a waste.
with the first stroke of - came
the customary turning off of the lights
and burst Of hilarity After this tho
merriment soon died out, in marked
contrast to last year, when 1t had
| Kept up until almost dawn.
Wen this seems pretty dead" OBJ
served warren. Ready to goT
| Here. that's mine" protested Mr..
stevens. when the waiter brought the
check.
AN ARGUMENT.
Nothing of the kind" as Warren
| TOOK possession of 1t.
Now, look here Curtis. we brought
you out This is my supper"
But already Warren was taking
some biiis from his wallet.
linen let's match for it," Mr.. Ste
Vens drew out a quarter.
All right" laughed Warren.
Tails" VII
~ mi, stevens tipped the coin. Helen
| e"ied forward tensely It was
warren would have to pay!
| way. o"e 'hat
'"e could DOT see the check. but
IL must be at least twentv-f1ye-the
suppers alone We're twenty, besides
and the tip. "'s
| The drive bo,,.s A. as ...
deserted streets was as denressing os
the drive home always is after an
evening OF stimulated gayety.
Helen kept thinking of the tvantv
| nVe dollars and of how little they had
Tor II. She could have bought a Per-
sian rug for the hall for TWENTY-FIVE
dollarsi
ana all the table linen that would
| nave bought. She was planning to
get some during the January white
goods sales And the candelabra she
wanted for the dining room! What
they had spent on this supper would
nave bought a wonderful candelabra,
When the Stevenses dropped them
at their door their Good nightr and
their final Happy new year" were
most perfunctory.
We'll, our quiet evening at homo
| turned out to be a rather expensive
one" was Helen's untactful comment
AS she switched on the lights in their
darkened hall.
Now, what do You mean by that"'
savagely. limiting at my paying
that check? Well when I go any
where-Ill keep up my end! Under
stand? What do you want me to be.
| anyway piker?"
| Helen, remembering that the new
year was hardly an hour old, did not
want to begin it with discord.
! No, dear" resting her head for
moment against his arm; I'm glad
you DO your share. You know, I'm
just as fiercely independent as you
are! l Just meant that IL we'd stayed
at home, we'd have saved that much.
But it's horrid and mercenary Of me
to think about it that way"