The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

ooh, sec here, Marglc." said Dick
through the door, cant you be just
a little sensible? | didn't mean any,
thips SO particularly awful. You are
Just like every other woman, always
jumping at concIusios. Come on out
here and let's get down TO cases. I've
= gotdto fix up these money matters to-
day
know, little book, should have
stayed in my room, but did not.
$50 Jim lent you $G000," said Dick
as came out, In voice that he vain
\ ~ tried to keep even.
"Yes. he sail that lie happened to
have that much in the bank and that
as soon as You returned We would
fix It up all together
IScould see that Dicks eyes got
clearer as | mentioned that jim was
! going TO talk the matter over with
him. Surely, Dick does not for mo-
ment suspect that Jim is the least bit
interested in me-more than he would
be in any other woman that Dick had
married
There, little book, believe lied
to myself as ! wrote that. l don't
believe Jim would have liked Eleanor
Fairlow, and good old Jim Is fond OF
ne real friend TO me as well as
to Dick.
.sYou see, Dick, really don't want
NIL my eggs in one basket and think
iffyou would talk with Mr.. Seiwin lie
would say It is better for US TO put
this money somewhere else"
what do you intend 10 do with the
Z rest OF it,"
"Put It where II will draw six per
cent" l said promptly.
.You imagine yon are a great little
business woman, don't you?' asked
Dick sarcastiCally.
'"on the contrary, this desire on my
part shows plainly that have no con-
tidence in my business ability what
ever and consequently feel that It
would be hazardous TO have all my
money in q business. You know, Dick,
thatif anything should happen to YOU
IEcould not have the slightest influ'
ence in the book concern even II ev'
cry cent had was there.
Not that I would want 10 run the
business or that my ideas would be
OF any use, but for woman ! think
good Investments at SIX per cent are
about the best places she can put any
money she may have.
aYou hear so much about widows
spending their life Insurance and 9th
er money that their husbands leave
themiin q foolish manner.
;.Did you ever stop TO think what 1t
means to a sheltered woman-one
who has all her life been only good
wife and mother--to be suddenly
thrust out OF that shelter with only
"a few thousand dollars to bury her
husband deceutly and set her on her
feet again with no knowledge oil
where to get work or how to keep 1t
after she had gotten It.
tNot wonder she spends her princl-
nal. She would starvc II she did not.
You remember Mabel Thurston, don't
you? Her case, more than any other,
decided me in the investment of this
money. Tom Thurston had post.
ton that paid as we'll as yours and
Mabel had always lived MS well as we
do. It's Just year ago since Tom
died and OF course Immediately his
salary was cut OF. He had only
$4,000 OF life insurance. 1t took a
thousand OF that to bury him and pay
tho MISUNDERSTANDING debts.
Mabel told me the other day that
she spent over $500 of the remainder
last yearsand at that she was living
en- balf that she did when her nus.
sand was alive"
ysFHrt Tom had quite block OF stock
In the business" said Dick.
.From which she has not had one
dollar since he died."
After a8moment's silence Dick said:
"Weil, Marsie, IN hunt up Jim this