The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-04-17
Thet1eadof
The House
By LOUISE B.

job Of thinking on our future"
why. Tom. what have you been
thinking about?'
well, when we're married there's
got to be a head to our partnership.
There's always a head to every bust.
ness firm"
do tell"
Now. what's marriage but a CO
partnership: There'l be you and l.
and some day.
you'll be manager. of course"
What a sensible girl you are! Do
you know what first attracted me to
you? 1t was your good sense You
catch on to anything 81 quick. Wen
be just as happy as two doves. won't
WEI"
And he drew her to him and gave
her a couple Of dozen prematrimonial
kisses. He is content with one now
and sometimes when he's thinking on
other matters even that is perfume
tory.
Toms salary was not large. and the
couple had no income except what he
earned. The husband had not been an
expert on economy, but the wife was
a good manager. "I'll just turf over
to you." be said. my salary check
each week. and you do all the plan
ming. l shall need very little for my
personal expenses. and l can take that
as l want it. That's the way they do
in business. One q attends to get.
ting the business. another to doing 1t.
while a third looks out for the
finances"
1.-The finance man Of the company.
isn't hep ...
well. yes. usually"
I'm u ase you make the income
on which we live. and | attend to its
expenditure. In other words, you are
head of the firm. and I'm the junior
partner"
Il suppose that's the way to look at
it."
So Tom turned over the checks each
Saturday night to his wife. and. since
she was a splendid manager. all went
very we'll. There were no outstand.
ing bills. nothing absolutely needful
that was not forthcoming. while a per.
centage of each weeks salary was put
away regularly for emergencies. such
as doctors bills. and another amount
for a nest egg.
My dear" said the happy husband
when ! run a big business I'll want
syou for m financial manager. | could
make money. in any enterprise with
you to handle the cash"
And isn't it nice,' replied the wife.
that you IAN feel that you're the head
of the hOuSe?"
"Ill admit" said Tom thoughtfully.
that 1t is. No man likes to feel that
he must be obedient to a woman"
1t vas & few days after this remark
that Tom needed a pair of gloves.
Susie told him to go to her box. where
she kept the household moneys. and
get what he needed. There was moth
ing smaller than a five dollar bill. He
took it. expecting to return the change.
Unfortunately. during the day an old
chum that he hadn't seen for years
came in TO see him Tom took him out
to lunch and when he went home re-
turned $3 to the cash ~bOx instead OF
81 The result was that when Tom
gave his wife the marital kiss she
smeIled beer. She said nothing, but
after he had deposited the balance of
the cash she went to the drawer and
found it a dollar short.
Tom" h said. how much did you
take from the box this morning?"
"A flyer. There was nothing small.
err"
"How much did your gloves cost?'
"A dollar"
THAT leaves "a to go back. Have
you put it all in?"
"All. except a dollar"
what became of that?"
well. YOU SEE. Pete Hatha way came
to town today. and l took him out to
lunch with me-"
The look on Mrs. Atherton's face
was lowering. but she said nothing.
There was q silent dinner between
them. after which Tom said:
Susie. | wish you'd get that look
Oh your face. It's all because l spent
q dollar ~today-a miserable. single dol
lar and that entertaining an old friend
! haven't seen for several years."
who authorized you to spend 4
dollar for such a purpOse?"
"Who authorized me? Am l account
able to you for the money l spend?"
u thought | was to be the financial
member Ut U firm"
$50 you are. SO you are. but am I
not the head Of the concprnT"
"Of course you are: But that dol.
lar you spent today | intended for an.
other purpose"
"Wha purpose?"
II had just enough with It { buy
our Sunday provisions. Now we'll
have to eat canned salmon for Sunday
dinner"
That was the beginning. q new light
breaking In on Toms brain His wife's
management OF their affairs wa 20
excellent. produced such beneficial n