The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-03-27
Thet1eadof
The House
By U 3.

Susie" said Tom Anterior in a Sc
hous tone Of voice. i've been doing q
job Of thinking On our future"
Why. Tom. what have you been
thinking about!"
well when we're married there's
got to be u head to our partnership.
There's always a head to every bust
ness firm" +.
DO tellr'
"NOw. what's marriage but 4 CO
partnership: ThereW be you and l,
and some day
You'll be manager. Of course"
what 4 sensible girl you are! Do
you know what first 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 ma ever that Ii perfume,
tory.
Toms salary was not large. and the
couple had no income except what he
earned. The husband had not been an
expert o. economy, but the wife was
q gUod manager. I'll just turn over
10 you" be said. my salary check
each week. and you do all the plan.
hing. shall need very little for my
personal expenses. and l can take that
rs 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
6nances."
1.-The finance man OF the company.
isn't her
swell. yes. usually"
TN III case You make the income
q which We live. and 1 attend to its
expenditure. In other words, you are
head Of the 6rm. and I'm the Junior
partner"
Il suppose that's the way to look at
n"
30 Tom turned over the checks each
saturday night to bis wife. and. since
she was q splendid manager. all went
very we'll. There were no outstand.
fnS bills. nothing absolutely needful
that was not forthcoming, while a per.
centase Of each weeks salary was put
away regularly tor, emergencies, such
% doctors bills. and another mount
~ q nest e9g.
my dear" said The happy husband
when I run . big business ri want
you for N. financial manager. I could
make money In any enterprise With
yoa to handle tho cash."
And isn't It NICE" replied the wife.
that you can feel that you're the head
e tho house!"
"TIl admit" said Tom thoughtfuiiy.
that It II. Ne man likes to feel that
he must b. obedient to q woman"
It was q few days after this remark
that Tom needed a pair Of gloves.
Susie told him to 60 to her box. where
she kept tho household moneys, and
get what be needed. There was moth.
ing smaller than a nve dollar bill. He
took 1t. expecting to return the change.
Unfortunately. during the day an old
ehum that he hadn't seen for years
came in to see him. Tom took him ont
to lunch and when he went home re-
turned $ to the cash box instead OF
~. 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 dra wer and
found It q dollar short.
Tom" she said. 'how much did you
take from the box this morning."
"A Over. There was nothing small
e."
How much did your gloves cost?'
"A dollar"
That leaves 81 to 60 back. Have
you put It all In"
AN. except a dollar"
What became Of thatt'
We'll. you see. Pete Hathaw way came
b town today, and I took him out to
lunch With me-"
The look on Mrs. Atherton'S face
vas lowering, but she said nothing.
There vas a silent dinner between
them. after which Tom said:
''eusie. ! wish you'd ct that look
Oh your face. It's all because I spent
. dollar t0day-a miserable, single dol.
lar-and that entertaining IN old friend
I haven't seen for several yean"
who authorized you to spend a
dollar for such q purpose?'
"Who authorized me? Am 1 account
able to you for the money | spend?'
II thought I was to be the financial
member Of our drm."
80 You are. W you are. but ana l
not the head Of the concern
"Of curse you are: But that dol
lar you speat to-day ! intended for an
other purpose"
what purposey"
Il had just enough with it to buy
0ur Sunday provisions. Now we'll
have t. eat canned salmon for Sunday
dinnes."
That Vas the BEGINNING 4 nav li1ht