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

Ansertran doiaars all ersnpresspa lase
o httIe bit Of paper; tbs first bin Of
that denomination she had ever seen
and 1t was ali hers!
There was no writing on the folded
paper. Not even letterhead. u
seemed to Jane that this was bit ef
dsaicacy on Brands part, but IL hA
had known her thoughts at that rnn-
ment one might have seen another or
those rare and cynical smiles. Ths
| system has a way OF doing s1sA
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. 2s
Also, Brand knew ths lure OF ready
money. While he felt reasonably GER
| tain that the spider had stepped bold
ly into the web, he was too good a
business man to not consider poggi-
hilities. He knew that at heart Jane
was loyal wife. Her quick revulsion
when he had proposed stopping fer
! kSAS AHASs SAE
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 finer
feelings of real woman That Il
cannot have you interfere" had
ranked and hurt, bat 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
penitent confessor to his feet She
was willing to worship ct MANNERS
altar, but eventually her husband
must kneel beside her. Brand knew.
He knew q pigmy and he knew a
worthy foe. The burglar prowling In
the night knows the watchdog Is
loyal. He does not try ea1olery with
soft whistle or kind words. He of.
fers something more substantial
bone with good gristle and q bit OF
meat.
That was Brands bait--the ooae.
the gristle and not too much meat
Not enough to surfeit: Just enough to
gnaw on and leave the tasts for more.
Maybe, later when the taste had
grown, when the bone seemed an I'm,
necessary adjunct to the meat--well,
time would tell.
With her hundred dollars tucked
away In safe place Jane sat down
with nann4{ and nupar IN pnp1ara 10
and dilate upon its purchasing power
There we're SO many things that she
wanted and actually needed, yet she
knew she must be guarded in her Sc
lections. Everything she bought
would have to be accounted for as hav
ing been obtained through savings
from her weekly allowance. And this
would preclude the purchase Of any,
thing elaborate; anything that to the
iayman's eye would reveal its costli.
ness. She must spread the money
around here and there In compare,
lively small amounts.
But there must be dress. That
she would not be denied. she would
have one made; her first tailored suit.
1t would take two or three weeks to
get 1t and this would give her time to
prepare for its arrival Bob was no
connoisseur on women's clothes and
besides he never pressed her for de.
tails about her expenditures. He knew
that she had wonderful taste and
judgment though she had small oppor,
tunity for exercising ii.
She took up the morning paper and
scanned the ads. Lingerie. That was
one solution. Men never could under.
stand the cost of such bits of tinery
and how often she had longed for
some of 1t. One of the stores, too. was
advertising a special sale of broad. |
cloth motoring coats with silk moire
lining. Wouldn't that be grand for
her business jaunts with Brand? But
the price. sfxty-eight fifty. That would |
never do, She would have to hide /. |
as she had the hat and IL Bob evel
discovered 1t even his innocent credul |
ity would be tasked to imagine that Il |
was the fruit of household economy.
There were handsome silver purses
with vanity cases. One of the kind
she had wanted for a year. That
would do for one thing. 1t was sman |
and to man would mean very little
even IL IL was reduced from fifteen |
dollars to thirteen ninety-eight., Some |
tan suede ties TO go with the new
dress. Yes. they would be just the
thing for the suit was going to be
brown. She had worn that little old.
blue serge, refined ii, changed the col. |
lar and altered 1t generally until she
hated 1t and never wanted to see a
piece of blue cloth again. The ties |
were six dollars, but she would have |
them. anyway. Bob wouldn't know |
whether they cost six or two. They |
were just what she wanted, too. She |
hated high shoes, although for Staten
island, and with winter coming, they |
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