The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-04-10
Thet1eadof
The House
Bv LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

SUSIE" said Tom Anterior In a Sc
sious tone Of voice, 1--we been doing 4
lob 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 6rm."
DO tell"
"Now, what's marriage but a CO
partnership? ThereIl be You and I.
and some day.
you'll be manager. Of course"
what a sensible girl you are! Do
o know what 1rst attracted me to
you? 1t was your good sense. You
catch on to anything so 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. "Ill just turn over
to you" he said, my salary check
each week. and you do all the plan.
ming. shall need very little for my
personal expenses. and a take that
a l want it. That's the way they do
in business. One man attends to get.
ting the business, another to doing it.
while a third looks out for the
finances"
1.-The finance man of the company.
isn't he?"
"Well. yes. usually"
I'm our case you make the income
on which we live. and l 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 well. There were no outstand-
ing bills, nothing absolutely needful
that al not forthcoming. while a per.
centage Of each weeks salary was put
away regularly for emergencies. such
as doctors bills. and another amount
for q nest egg.
my dear" said tho happy husband
when l run q big business III want
you for m. financial manager. l could
make money. in any enterprise With
you to handle the cash..
And isn't it NICE" replied the wife.
that you can feel that you're the head
Of tho houser'
"Tll admit" said Tom thoughtfully.
that 1t IL. No man likes to feel that
he must be Obedient to a woman"
It was q few days after this remark
that Tom needed q pair Of gloves.
Susie told him to 90 to her box. where
she kept the household moneys. and
get what he needed. There was moth.
ing smaller than a i've dollar bill. He
took it. expecting to return the change.
Unfortunately. during the day an old
chum that be hadn't seen for years
came In to e him. Tom took him out
to lunch and when he went home re-
turned s. to the cash box instead of
q. The result was that when Tom
gave his wife the marital kiss she
smelled beer. She said nothing, but
after be had deposited the balance Of
the cash she went to the drawer and
found 1t a dollar short.
'"Tom." she said. "how much did you
take from the box this m~orningY"
"A over. There was nothing small.
er."
"How much did your gloves costr'
"A dollar"
THAT leaves 81 to 60 back. Have
you put it all in?"
"All. except a dollar"
"What became Of that2'
swell. you e Pete, Hathaway came
to town today, and I 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. l wish you'd get that look
Oh your face. It's all because l spent
4 dollar t0day-a miserable. single dol.
lar-and that entertaining an old friend
l haven't seen for several years."
"WhO authorized you to spend q
dollar for such q purpOser"
"Who authorized mey Am I account
able to you for the money l spendT'
Il thought I was to be the financial
member Ut our firm."
"'S0 you are. . ~ you are. but Am !
not the head Of the concernf"
"Of course you are: But that dol.
lar you spent today l intended for an
other purpose"
"What ~purpose?"
II had just enough with It 30 buy
our Sunday provisions. Now vel
have to eat canned salmon for Sunday
dinner"
That vas the beginning. q new Ugh
breaking in on Toms brain His wife,