The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-03
MARRIED LIFE.
His Mothers Call.

! In the front room rather formally,
but when the baby began to cry they
both 60 into the nursery.
While Helen quieted Winifred, Mrs.
Curtis was looking around very crit
| ically. Helen knew she had called to
! comment on the expensive furs War
rem had bought her, and on the rev
other extravagances in which they
had INDUCED since his profitable spec
ulation.
| She had long ceased to wonder how
/ his family seemed to know OF every
purchase she made. To that fact she
| became reconciled, but she never be-
| came reconciled to their criticism or
| their interference.
! And now she wondered with min
glcd curiosity and resentment just
how Mrs. Curtis would manage to
bring tho conversation around to the
furs and just what criticism she
would make, and she determined to
! make it as difficult for her as she
could.
Several times when she saw. that
the subject Of "Expenses'' was being
adroitly led up to, just as adroitly she
continued to talk Of the bahy-its
new dimple-the way it coos in the
morning, and how IL loves its bath
Musical Education.
Suddenly a hand-organ began to
play in the street below, and the baby
crowed with delight
"She loves music sol" explained
Helen, proudly.
ayes, Warren always loved music, !"
my children did"
Helen depressed a smile. Every
desirable trait that the baby showed
was always attributed to Warren
and all the undesirable ones to her.
"And l suppose you are planning
to give her good musical educa-
tion?' Mrs. Curtis went on.
"Oh, yes" Helen answered. "J,lst
as soon as she is old enough we are
going to start her."
"Well, you know that is an expen-
sive training, and now is the time
you and Warren should begin laying
aside for that purpose. By the time
she is old enough to take lessons
there may be other babies. And you
may be less able to spare the money
then than now. / think all parents
should begin to provide for their
children as soon as they are born.
Helen knew what was coming, but
to the very excellent advice she could
only nnurmur, eyes, that is a very
good plan"
"And I suppose you and Warren
are putting aside something each
month with that in view?"
"Well, no-not yet. OF course. we
expect to-but we haven't begun yet.
The Furs at Last.
'I'm afraid, Helen, you're inclined
to spend q great aeal on clothes. OF
course, 1 never want to interfere. bue
Carrie noticed you at church with
some expensive furs. 1t seems to
me with all the expenses you and
Warren have had this year-it would
Helen flushed. "Warren bought
me those furs, Mrs. CurtisP'
ooh, of course, Warren wants, you
to have the best of everything that's
quite natural. And he is always so
generous. But you should discourage
him when you feel that it is more
than you can afford"
For a moment Helen wanted to tell
her the truth-that Warren had been
specializing and had bought the furs
with some of the money made that
way. And then she realized she would
only call down upon herself an ava
lanche of criticism-Mrs. Curtis would
claim it was all her fault, that it was
to supply her with needless Injuries.
And, besides, Warren would be fu-
rious if she told his mother. !
His father would hear of it then,
and he had always been most bitter
against specializing of any kind.
"Helen, as l said before, I don't
wish to interfere. This is something
you and Warren must decide for your
selves. But l think it is your duty
to do something now to provide for
your child's future
That evening when Warren came
home, Helen greeted him with:
"Your mother has been here"
"That's so ?" carelessly. "What did !;
she have to say?'
Carrie has seen my new furs at |,
church. And your mother thought |
we had been most extravagant. / !,
think she called purposely to tell me |
So"
L Am Afraid.
Il wish Carrie would attend to her
own affairs"
"Well, you know she won't. And
now they are blaming me for leading
you into rash expenditures! |
He laughed. "You don't mind, do !
you? You say they blame you for !
everything;I so you ought to be uset.
to it by this time" !;
"But when they find you've been !
specializing! Oh, Warren, they'll
blame me for that, too. They'll say
you did it to crafty my extravagant
demands
"Nonsene! You keep harping on
that One would think an occasional
venture in stocks criminal thing"
"No, no, but can't help worrying
about it. | can't help being afraid"
'Whatis there to be afraid of?
I've made good in every deal yet,.l
haven't I? I tell you know some
thing about that game. I could give