The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-26
"A WIFE'S



say. Margle.- said Dick this
morning. rather shyly. don't you
think Il would be rather nice to
spend some Of that money you
have left from Aunt Mary'H Legacy
for an automobile
| looked up In surprise. The
idea had not occurred TO me. but
nov. at Dicks suggestion. Il grew
10 pleasant proportions
4 know. dear. that Aunt Mary
would Ike uH TO have a. much
pleasure as possible out Of her be
quest and our taxi bills would 20
a long way toward keeping car.
What do you think % 81"
4 think Il would be splendid.
exclaimed. Let's 80 right down
and buy one"
Not 40 fast. you dear. impulsiye
lady. We must decide on what
make OF car We want"
Well. my dear. | have always
thought that n Ne only could have
one. would like an electric.
Dick'a face fell But vs could
not get ont in the country" he ex-
postulatsd.
THAT II true. hut ono does mo-,
30 touring 40 very often AZ least
YOU and would not. and the cleo
trio is 40 comfortable. We cannot
afford chauffeur. and could
drive an electric so much easier
than could a gas car Besides. !
hate to get all blown To pieces and
abhor the dust and dirt that you
get In riding IN n gns car"
4 never had much use for those
flreleNs cooker machines myself"
said Dick. rebelliously. but am
again reminded that It IL for YOU
60 say. u In your money. my dear
"Oh. but Dick. ! don't want to
be mean about the mstter Let's
20 down and see both gas and the
electric cars and then choose.
AN right. come down TO lunch.
con today and then We viii take
in automobile row.
Little book. there Ia one thing
that Dick knows I love to do. and
that Ia 10 20 TO the club or res.
taurant for luncheon
A woman who keeps house never
figures th7t her luncheons at home
cost anything. and most women
having 10 save the pennies always
eat at home and save" the money
for something else
And believe most women are
like am mean women who do
not know the Joys OF wcalth-they
cannot help but look at the price
mark beside the dishes on the bill
when they dine at restaurant
supposc II ~ our love OF n bargain
| remember some friend OF Dicks
accounting with great glee the way
he managed when he and his wife
boarded at hotel to keep his wife
from eating mlnce pie. which al
ways gave her indigestion and
which sh, could never resist
THE portion had always been
10 cents. but ! just had the waiter
mark II on our menu %" he said.
With n laugh. DO you know that
extra 10 cents did what all my
warnings OF headache could not
do?"
Dick called this woman stingy.
nut ! lplu ullll lihA Ill'bduiN HHf
was only q careful buyer.
This seemed TO tickle Dick more
than the original story. altho
had not meant to be funny, for
do certainly believe that most
women are very different from
men when they purchase food A
man will buy what he wants re.
gardless OF price II he has the
money in his pocket and n woman
If she has TO pay for II herself
will always hunt about until she
finds something which will appease
her hunger at a low price.
when ! 20 with Dick to the res.
taurant let him order. and will
say this for him-that while, when
we were first married, he always
ordered beefsteak he now con
suits my appetite as well as his
own.
Little book. ! have decided on
one thing. Altho | would like for
myself an electric car. am not
going TO say n word. am going to
let Dick make the choice.
(To Be Contnued.)