The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

enforced economy NY husband would
say; Claudia. my clubs and things are
costing me great deal OF money. We
must tell father that the decorations OF
this house are costing all that"
SO ] turned interior decorator, and
father" paid for the clubs and things"
blinking he was paying for interior
decorations" II was the same about
clothes Often the gowns that my mother
!n-law complained were conspicuous and
must be extrayagant. were made at home.
My husband never gave me nickel. Not
q cent. had carte blanche at the stores.
But II asked my husband for money he
would say 20, get It at the store and
have II charged"
And : was not alone in my plight
Three-quarters OF the wives OF the wealthy
men who visited us we're as poor as J.
When I needed money ! used to borrow
. half dollar or a quarter from my maid.
once ! told Mr.. Wheeler that ! owed
Annie IS. He was angry. Annie said:
Please never tell Mr.. Wheeler again.
IL you owe me S. again wen let Il go
rntn Christmas. Then the $40 that he
gives me for Christmas gift will cover IT,"
IL i went downtown In our motor car
and did not return in II would have 10
oroer a taxicsb and let the man at the gate
OF the Dakota pay the fare. II was the
same way at our country place. We en-
tertained a great deal. always at week
ends. We had fourteen horses and car
them out 10 take our guests TO the station.
Yet their hostess was literally penniless
Bert began 20 stay from home a great
deal. Night after night he would Ttay
away until three in the morning. I was
80 racked by nervous fears for his safety
that faithful housemaid used 90 come
= TO the room and share Il with me until
she heard him returning.
Gradually I came 90 understand. Il was
through Papa Wheeler the unwelcome light
broke. ] overheard him talking to Bert
Distinctly these words came 10 me:
Bert ] saw you driving on Fifth Ave
nue. yesterday with Tile mentioned a Ger
tain womLn's name). You must not do
that
The next morning went to my husband
and laid: Bert. I heard what Father
wheeler said 10 you last evening about
seeing you driving on Fifth Avenue, and
what he thought about Il. How can you
act that way"
MIND your own business" he said
Don't bother about my private affairs"
Then his anger seemed 20 pass. and he
said: You may hear a good many things
about me. but they are not true. I have
double, and am often mistaken for him"
That's very poor excuse and unorig-
inal' said ~ you have a double your
father wouldn't mistake him for you"
Ny reward for THIS perspfcacity was a
brutal scene a physician was sent for.
u took him a. hour and a half 20 bring
me back 90 consciousness
Vet lived With my husband Tor a year
after that incident I was a loving woman
aud fool AZ loving women are likely 10
be-
70 was my discovery Of a letter written
him By the woman who caused our unhap.
piness that brought the end. She told him
her husband had deserted her In Paris.
confronted him with the letters. u was
impossible 20 deny g. Tie could not when
i went and erfrrnfa1 him fn cnaaa tia mn.
faithfulneaa he Invited mo.to 20 90 another
Rnd more troubled region and left the
house. Tie never came back and I have
never seen him since that DAY
For q time had n reaction against the
crushing force that had been applied 20