Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-04-22
By Strategy


III Il WcIt LING nifty isiuuic, SaAu
the pretty little woman to her hus-
land, you simply wouldn't dare go
walking down this retail business
street with me and looking in the
windows!"
why not?" asked the pretty little
woman's husband with interest.
The pretty little woman fairly gasp
ed in her. emotion. "She is perfectly
dreadful. Kitty Riddle isl" she said.
$50 grasping! All she thinks of II
what she can get out of people! The
way she schemes and works things to
make her husband give her what she
wants-why, l couldn't do it If you
never gave me a present till dooms-
day! Do you know what she did? Ask
ed George to meet her in order to go
place of meeting. And when he got
there she kept making him look at
sets of furs till the poor fellow simply
had to order a set for her Christmas
or else have all the clerks think him
stingy and mean! She said she started
him in on fifty dollar sets and grad
ually climbed up. BY the time he was
looking at those for a hundred and
fifty dollars he ordered one in a hur-
ny, because he was afraid she'd 60
still higher. Why-wait a minute!"
what is it?" asked her husband fol-
lowing her to the window.
That's exactly like the set Kitty is
going to have!" the pretty little wo-
man exclaimed. Il know, because she
took me in to see the one she had
wormed out of poor George! They are
lovely aren't they? / don't like that
light fitch fur myself tho-Kitty Is
dark and can wear it, but blondes
lave to wear dark fur to look well
Would you think George Riddle could
afford to buy fitch?"
II don't know much about furs my
SELF" said her husband. Maybe he
made some money on the side"
why you ought to know furs, AL
bert!" said the wife, reproachfully.
Just look at these! That's seal and
that's marten-isn't it a beautiful
dark brown? And that's a moleskin,
next to the black fox. Which do you
like best?"
"Oh, / don't know" said her hus-
band, carelessly. Come on! II we're
going to keep that appointment we
must hurry"
. 81 know several women who are like
Kitty" unused the pretty little woman
as they walked on. "Why, Ethel goes
and buys what she wants and then
tells Henry about it and says that he
can make it her birthday or anniver-
sary present! never should enjoy any
thing like that! I'D rather have the
simplest, most inappropriate thing you
had picked out your own self than
something l had suggested"
what is it?" he asked as she dart
ed to a window.
ooh, nothing" she said with little
sigh. Il just noticed that wonderful
set of brown marten! l had no idea
marten was so expensive-a hundred
and sixty dollars! Still, when you get
furs it is economy to get good ones,
because they last so long and nothing
looks so shoddy as cheap fur! Don't
you like marten Albert?"
why, it is very pretty" said her
husband. Have you decided about
that wall paper for the parlor YETI"
There's lots of time for that" said
his wife. "Oh-look in that window!
Whoever would want those giddy
white fox things! How much better
looking and richer that seal is-no, I
declare, that is marten, too! It's re-
markable how that kind catches ones
eye wherever it is-it is so rich look
ing. But how Kitty can enjoy her
fitch furs, knowing how hard up
George and all you men are this win
ter, is beyond mel"
HUH" said her husband, II guess
that if George Riddle can afford to
blow himself the rest of us can!
Would you like a set of furs for
Christmas yourself?"
"Wh-whwhy, Albert" shrieked the
pretty little woman, quite round eyed.
Il never dr-r-reamed-why how per-
fectly lovely-if you aren't the smart
est man, hitting on the very thing I
longed for but wouldn't say a word
because they cost so much! l never
was so surprised in my life! You're
perfect darling. Lets go back where
We saw that set of brown marten!"