Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-28

Assm.s4rnn dsisars ali sumprsssea xass
d IittIe bit or paper: ths first bin o
that denomination she had ever saea
and 1t was all hers!
There was no writing On the folded
paper. Not even q iRtkerhsad. 10
seemed TO Jane that this was = hi g
dalicacy On Brands part, but II IN
had known her thoughts at that mA~
ment one might have seen another u
those rare and cynical smiles. Tbs
system has way OF DOING suah
things. Good disciples OF the creed
do not write checks or even certia-
Gates of deposit unless the figures are
for fabulous sums. And they DO not
ask receipts.
Also, Brand knew tina lure OF ready
money. While he felt reasonably car
tain that the spider had stepped bold
ly into the web, he was too good
business man TO not consider posi-
hiiities. He knew that Mt heart Jane
was loyal wife. Her quick revnision
when he had proposed stopping for
refreshments revealed this. She
| might be weary of her irksome and
humdrurn life, but she was not weary
OF her husband. Nor had she lost ma
teria"y, he thought, any Of those inner
feelings OF real woman. That j
cannot have you interiors" had
ranked and hurt, but the wound
would heal. There was always the
! chance that her husbands presence,
his devotion, his innocent trust would
strike the chord of genuine sympathy
that existed between them and bring
q penitent confessor TO his feet She
was willing to worship ut Mansmcn's
altar, but eventually her husband
| must kneel beside her. Brand knew.
He knew q pigmy ana he knew q
worthy foe. The burglar proving In
the night knows the Watchdog ID
loyal. He does not try ca1olery with
| soft whistle or kind words. He Of.
/ fers something more substantial q
bone with good gristie and . Dill Of
/ meat.
/ That was Brands baitthe boae,
the griatle and not too much meat.
Not enough 10 surfeit; just enough to
/ gnaw ON and leave the taste for more.
1 Maybe later when the taste had
grown, when the bone seemed an IN
necessary adjunct TO the meat--well
time would tell
With her hundred dollars tucked
away In d safe place Jane sat down
with pencil and paper to enumerate
and dilate upon its purchasing power
There were so many things that she
wanted and actually needed, yet sh'
knew she must be guarded in hei Sc
iections Everything she bought
would have to be accounted for as has
ing been obtained through savings
| from her weekly allowance. And thi'
would preclude the purchase Of any
thing elaborate; anything that to th'
laymants eye would reveal Its costli
ness. she must spread the money
around here and there In compare
lively small amounts.
i But there must be dress. Tha
she would not be denied. She woult
have one made; her first tailored suit
1t would take two or three weeks I,
get Il and this would give her time Il
prepare for Its arrival Bob was NJ
| connoisseur on women'a clothes an;
| besides he never pressed her fer dc
| tails about her expenditures. He knew
that she had wonderful taste ant
Judgment though she had small oppol
tunity for exercising IL
she took up the morning paper an
scanned the ads, Lingerie. That wa
one solution. Men never could under
stand the cost OF such bits of finer
and how often she had longed 70
some OF it. One OF the stores, too, wa
advertising special sale of broad
, cloth motoring coats with silk moir
lining. wouldn't that be grand 70
her business jauats with Brand? Blu
the price, sixty-eight fifty. That woul
never do. she would have to hide
, as she had the hat and II Bob eve
. discovered Ii even his innocent credu
! ity would be tasked TO imagine that
| was the fruit of household economy.
II There were handsome silver purse
i with vanity cases. One Of the kin
! she had wanted for q year. Ths
| would do for one thing. 1t was sma
r and 10 a man would mean very fittl
! even If 1t was reduced from fiftee
! dollars to thirteen ninety-eight. Som
!. tan suede ties to go with the me-
3 dress. Yes, they would be just th
! thing for the suit was going to b
D brown. She had worn that little oil,
!. blue serge, refined 1t, changed the CO
lar and altered 1t generally until sh
4 hated 1t and never wanted to see
|, piece OF blue cloth again. The tie
! were six dollars. but she would hav
( them, anyway. Bob wouldn't kno'
Z whether they cost six or two. The
!. were just what she wanted, too. Sh
hated high shoes. although for State
A island. and with winter coming, the
x we're far more practical
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