Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-23
AkIEIl|sIA
~ JANE ossoess.

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'walter.- the yeens wife began. 4
have something important to say 70
you Being consistsat suiIrasist. OF
course. believe In The economic In
Dependence Of women I An going 70
start the flrst day OF our life together
BY being-being independent am
going to get . Job aud have wages
and then shall never have 70 ask
you for money"
sounds ~ II you had cribbed that
out OF one Of Nrs. Cats best
speeches.- said Walter. trying 70 be
facetious in spite OF the surprise that
mis- little wife had just sprung.
Artemisia's cheeks were rcd and her
brown eyes flashed nre. II am sure
shall never Be . parasite. II I don't
know how to support myself ] shAii
learn. You know that what little
money I had LETT me was almost used
up in my education. What remained
1 spent on the suffrage campaign and
my trousseau.
what do l carc!" demanded Wal
ter. Thank goodness. I'm no pau
rcr. and I've got Job besides. But
what about tho little apartment!
Don't you like that any more!"
Certainly. We intended to keep
q maid anyway. Well. she can keep
house Just ~ well when am not
there - when I am. We can both
give her orders before We start out
\ to work In the morning"
II was . month after their return to
their apartment and thirty days OF
worry they had been. At last, after
reign OF four perfectly worthless
maids. they had managed to induce
. nfth to accept the position. Arte-
misia had found that 1t was no easy
matter for an unframed, inexperi-
enced girl to get work in the busy city
and Walter. for some reason. had CIV
en- her no Recommendation to his
friends.
But now for three weeks she had
hard work. To be sure. It offered only
minimum wage. and ~ counter
girl" in one Of the large publishing
houses she stood very small chance
Of advancement. Thanks to the
eight.hour Law. she worked only
from nine to six. but even 1t that she
returned home ut night an hour after
her husband. and through sheer
weariness on her part and the im-
patience Of the cook to have the din
ner things out Of the way she always
dined in the clothes she had worked
IN. The pretty house dresses on
which she had expended the hast Of
her small Inheritance. hung unused
In the wardrobe and there was small
chance that shs would ever use them.
4 Thsn. one ~, things went wrong
from the morning to night. Artemis1q
started out = the mogning with hW
husband and together they boarded
the surface car. To her surprise, 10
paid only hfs own car fare.
You forgot me-" she whispered q
the conductor held His hand out to
her.
"Oh. haven't you any cash With
your 10 asked In surprise.
Yea" answered Artemisia slowiy,
though she had barely enough to pay
for her meager lsacheon. and a che
offered her own hard-earned nickel to
the conductor She imagined that the
entire company lad noticed tie Incl
dent. A. matter OF fact tie con-
ductor smiled patyinsly and under his
breath said. Pretty rough. amt it.
iadyf"
When Artemisia returned home that
night she found Walter waiting for her
at the apartment door.
Nov. don't get excited. little girl .
he began. putting his arm around her.
hut that doe cook Of ours has left
with All ~ silver. There was nobody
home when l came, 20 naturally
looked arsnnd.. Did you leave any
tsvslry9-
Yes. ~ engagement ring IN my
5swel hsx. The rest IL IN The safe de-
posit I don't like to wear diamonds
1t WORK.
.weii. thsre's nothing Isft In your.
5swel box nov. but don't woeyy. dear.
have telephoned the poaics."
Togsther they prepared Z little sup
pr anA With al tho delightful compan-
tonship q Tie two young lowers that
they vefe they eat down to the first
meal that they had ever had alone to-
gether.
Il ehosA think you would b cross,
Artemisia said at length. Il should
think you would tell me that II had
been ~ hone where should be i
wouldn't have happened"
Why shouA II" asked Walter. "You
are only living - to your convictions."
| Yes, but yoa ware % very, very
cross to me this morning. felt just
| miserable about Il III day and could
hardly do any work. II ron had slapped
my faco n the car l wouldn't have
felt any moro pnsttAed."
"But was only letting you live up
to your cOnvfctteas, too. The man who
y econo0ical1y tndspendent pays his
own CIR faro. Tho i6ea that men must