The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-29

"AlI right, let's see it," Warren's
voice was impatient. "Trot it OUT"
Aglow with the enthusiasm OF her
purchase, Helen brought in a large
box, from which she took out silk
bound, rose-colored blanket.
Just feel how soft it is!" throwing
1t over Warren's knee and the arm OF
mis- chair
Pink" scowlingly why the Sam
Hill didn't you get whittier"
II isn't pink-it's rose. All the fine
french blankets come in colors now
hey don't sou so easily
well, you want things WHITE
bout bed"
oh disappointedly, II thought
ou'd like it, Look how beautifully
s. bound" stroking the wide rose
,affeta binding.
"You don't buy blankets for the
finding. Where's the other one?"
"Oh. these don't come in pairs. Feel
he thickness. It's the very finest
vool--he says it's warmer than any
air of ordinary blankets"
Huh, we don't fall for that. What'd
you pay for this?"
Sixteen dollars" apologetically.
'The deuce You did"
why, dear, that's reasonable. Some
Of the stores ask twenty-five for these
French blankets"
We'll, you fire that back and get a
pair of ordinary California blankets,
white with pink borders-kind we've
always had
Warren. can't. can't take it
back" quiveringly. This is an extra
double-bed size-SOx90. They ordered
il especially
We'll, I'll not cough up sixteen dol
lars for any blanket, You can get
pair for ten--good enough for any
body"
Listen. dear. I CAN'T take it back.
70 rather pay for it myself"
Now, none of that! Well settle
this right here. That blanket goes
back We're not chucking money
away in times like these
And throwing 1t off his knee, he
reached gloweringly for his paper.
Slowly Helen refolded the blanket.
With sick dread she shank from the
thought Of returning it. 1t was not
stock size; they had had to order it,
How could she ask them to take it
back?
That 1t was an expensive blanket,
she knew, but Warren had always said,
Buy the best while you're buying"
Last year, at a sale. she had bought
some cheap sheets that had drawn up
each time they were washed. He had
ragged at her petty economy, and at the
sheets that were too short which she
finally had to cut down for the maids
bed.
She wanted to remind him of this
incident. but glance at his face made
her fear to start another argument
Enviously she thought Of the women
who had their own incomes, who could
buy what they chose without humili-
ating dependency upon their husbands
Even her fifty-six dollars in the
bank was money 'hat Warren had
given her. She had never had cent
that she could really call her own. and
tonight the sting of this dependency
was stronger than ever.
The blanket put away. in constrain-
ed silence, Helen took up the last
number OF the Household Magazine.
Instinctively she turned to the page,
How Some Women Make Money at
Home"
month for the letter giving the most
practical suggestion Half a dozen
letters were published Helen read
them eagerly, but they were either alb
surdly impracticable or things that
could not be done in city apartment.
Chicken raising, growing mush-
rooms and making Jelly And the in
evitable letter on the easy profits of
soliciting subscriptions for the House
hold Magazine.
Mosquitoville Ind.
My Dear PocketMoney Editor:
! am writing to tell you that 7 have |
a lovely new umbrella stand, china !
with red roses, bought with the money
] made last month getting subscrip- |
tons for the Household Magazine. 1t |
was such easy, pleasant work-just in !