The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-02
CHAPTER CxLIU.

Copyright, 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise Associstion.)
After Dick had gone away from
Aunt Mary's door I waited breath
lessly for an instant and then.
although / knew I was foolish, l
went all to pieces and as his
steps grew fainter and at last !
heard the click of the elevator, l
simply could not hold the sobs In
any longer.
j grew hysterical and fairly
shook from head to foot. / was
afraid that my means would be
heard in the other rooms and
stuffed the pillow into my
mouth.
knew I had been catfish" in
the way ! spoke to him, but 1t
seemed to me that Dick had
made the agreement with me and
allowed me to understand that
my part In the business of mar
riage was to be that of disburser,
and for this reason he gave me
two-thirds of the joint income;
the other third, which was about
three times as much as ! would
have left after paying our living
expenses, he kept for his own per-
sonal use.
l know that two or three
times since we came to the hotel
Dick has been very hard up. He
has not yet learned that he has
some very important responsible
ties.
l really haven't the slightest
objections to his going out with
his friends occasionally, and
am the last person to ask Dick
or anyone else to account for his
every dollar or every action to
me.
believe in mutual independ-
ence.
presume he felt quite as ner-
vous as I did after the exciting
events of the Symone mixup.
He wanted to forget a little
while. IL was childish in me to
expect him to be much concerned
over my headache. But-but-
well, / don't think he was nice to
me, that's all. And the thing that
hurts most Is the knowledge that
down deep in his very heart he
has a feeling that he is doing all
the work and that l am not help
ing except as somewhat orna-
mental appendage to the menage.
As these thoughts came thick
and fast l began to cry again and
with my face buried in the pillow
! did not hear Aunt Mary come
in.
"Why Margie, dear child,
what is the matter?" she ex-
claimed.
Dick and I have quarreled!"
well, you must make up i'm
mediately," she commanded.
81 can't, for he has gone down
town and besides / think he
should apologize to me and I pre-
sumo he thinks l should ask his
forgiveness"
"Of course. you are both to
blame, Margie. There never was
a quarrel since the world began
that there was not more or less
blame on both Sides"
"But Dick is so thoughtless
and so arrogant.
And what are you. Margie?"
well, l know l am apt to be
self-centered, censorous and sar-
castle; | know j can say things
that Just make Dick wish l were
a man for a minute
(Which narrowed down means
that Dick has been thoughtless
and carrying 1t off with high hand
and you have been hurt and so
said some nasty things to him."
That's It," walled, but,
Aunt Mary, is all marriage like
this? 1 didn't dream that Dick
and l would really quarrel after
we were married"
"My dear child, you must use
your common sense and you will
see that the wedding ceremony
does not change ones character
and temperament in the short
half hour 1t takes to perform 1t.
1T will take years, perhaps,
for you to overcome your habit
of sarcasm and tendency to
preach a little, and in the mean
time Dick will probably be los
ing some of his arrogance and
gaining a little more thoughtful
ness.
"A successful marriage, my