The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER WI.


Jane always had the tirst chance az
the mail In their home. Bob LETT be-
fore the early delivery He would
have Just m readily considered break.
Ing into Q letter box ~ he would
opening anything addressed to her.
10 sha had no fear on that sctrs. n
Brand chose TO send her any com
municstion concerning their business
affairs she could rest douhly assured
that her husband would have no
knowledge OF II. But there were other
letters that II was Just as well TO
keep from Bob She never let her.
self believe that she was deceiving
him. II was merely that she did not
want to worry him with the petty de-
tails OF the household cares, Trades
men were 10 exacting and insistent
about having the bills paid promptly
and sometimes. In her plan OF ianaxe-
nsent, she found Il convenient to let
theak wait. Jane knew that her hus.
band was opposed to such tactics. but
what could q woman with such 4
meager income a. hers dor II the
financing eli the homo was to be left
to b":--and Bob believed that was
womans riEht--she was the one 10
Judge, She was the one TO decide
about the economies" and the neces.
sary expediency In meeting debts.
Economy Ia q word that most won.
en- define In q very liberal sense.
There are some who are more frugal
than others and who have an inhsr-
emit faculty Of making . little money
80 q long ways. Jane considered her.
self Of this class. but n reality her
tastes and Instincts were OF the op-
posite order She was not extraya-
giant, for that would have been i'm.
possible. but her funds were so I'm
tied that saving" from the household
expenses simply meant postponing
the inevitable. Reynolds had Just
about enough 10 make both ends meet
and so. usually. when Jane ''ecano-
mixed" she robbed Peter to pay Paul
II was becoming harder and harder,
20 make the debit and
the credit sides Of her account bal
ancc The nat was tho frst serious
OF her failure, That horrid
old butcher had insisted that In ex-
change for his chops. steaks and soup
bones he was entitled to the equiva-
lent and something more In regular
American money. n II hadn't teen
for bis sreediness. she told herself.
Bob would have been none tho wiser
and she would hnve come oat all right
In the end, Just exactly how, she did
not attempt to explain.
Well. the butchers underhanded
tactics hadn't done him any good! He
had his money, but Ee had lost q Gus
toner and her bill was always bigger
than Mira. Collins
Oh, II was intolerable. but II was
nearly over. When she had helped
hob up to where he belonged she
would 60 around to that pig OF q meat
dealer. buy q porterhouse and tender
him 9 nfty dollar bill. Then, while he
Was making change. she would give
the steak 10 Dick--fox terrier Dick
and inquire II he had better cut. one
1T for her table. She would STOW
these common isiander1 that she
wasn't born or bred to dabble In pen.
nies or be chased by bills.
The INSTALLATION Of this glorious
revenge relieved her. she called Dsck.
took him In her lap ana lauxhinxiy
told him OF the prospective feast. Dick
had breakfAstsd on . single batter
cake 20, no doubt, he found his mis-
Iress' plan most commendable.
The postman's whistle recalled
lane to realities. she hurried to the
door. There we're four Letters Two
were from tradesmen. She recognized
Tho handwriting on the third 40 that
III a GIRL TREAD Tbs fourth was In
plsin but expensive envelope, The
address wss typcwriften and Tho Lot.
ler bore 4. special delivery stamp Her
heart beat rapidly - she broke the
seal. she drew out folded sheet OF
heavy linen stationery and ~ she
opened H. Z yeliow.bsck bill dropped
10 the moor, With i glad CRY che
stopped and picked II up. II was enc
dollars. One hundred real
American dollars IA cornpfessed into
/ little BIT q paper; ~ nrst bin Of
mt aea9usiHtIrA n nj evsr seen,
and II - ~ h~<o,
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