The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-10
Chapter v.

II Aunt Edith had only taught me
bme OF the things that now seemed
necessary for me TO know. In
cad OF the many little accomplish.
ents that amounted 10 so little In
. new scheme Of things. | should
ave been much happier.
n was AWFUL Simply awful. The
Gals I used 20 put on the table
ere enough to make a stray doc
Eek another stopping place. At
rat Robert used To laugh and then
} tried 20 help mo with the cook
&. II was noble OF him. really. 10
zen try TO eat. But after a week
) rebelled. not loudly at nrst.. but
? rebelled.
II thought n was natural for WON
10 cook" he said one day when
e hsh was burned 10 oinder.
think again. then" answered
hgrily. | was hot and tired. and
esldes burning the FISH | had
.rned my nnser.
The mex, day he sent q young girl
me who said she could cook. She
buldnt. But even 90. she did bet
r than 7 did, and I didn't burn my
hgers any more. Then she could
ash dishes.
"The FIRST big case get 7 win
hve the living room repapered."
ebert said one evening when the
yly unsympathetic paper bad been
,e subject OF my complaint
"oh, this IL only one OF many
Aings about this ugly house that
sts on my nerves" rejoined
tossly. Then seeing the look on
|obert's face wax Immediately peni-
Int.
Margaret. dear" he said. after I
kd satisfied him OF my penitence.
DO you think you really try TO
AXE the best. OF things? know
Se house II very different from the
PINE you have been accustomed
that everything II different and
ard. But. dear. we have each other.
bid until get on my feet that viii
about all we VIM have"
Gradually came 10 see that II
|as not only expedient but neces-
Try for me 10 learn 10 care for our
bme. The girl Robert had secured
as sIngularly incompetent and ex-
lsvsgant Robert had an occar
onal client. II II true. but he eth
received so little as a fee or had
wait so long for Il that we bad
zen Obliged TO draw on my little
est egg for our running expenses.
Ihich were much larger than was
all necessary.
shall never forget the shame
-cedness with which Robert told
2 he had no money for the rent.
e had paid the butcher and the
tocer-their bills were outrage
Us for so small a family-and his
nce rent. but that had taken all
had available willingly gave
to him. the more so that saw
bw II hurt him 10 ask.
Like many another town of its
4pe. the place where we lived
rived az the end of the commit
g line 10 many people. In the
|wn were asphalt streets. several
Moons. some stores. and many To-
" politicians. Robert had already
ct some OF them. and was begin.
ing to be interested In town poli-
r.. I thought saw In this an.
3her- menace TO -happtua&S1-aR d
scouraged him all | was able con-
frning this new departure. But be
tsurei me that II would hslp him
stand in with the local politicians
at a country lawyer was nearly al
Jays a politician. either embryo or
herwiso. and lot more talk OF
lat kind that neither convinced nor
1tlshed me.
was hercely trying 10 hold on
my happiness all this time with
1t doing anything 10 conserve Il.
without putting an inhibition on
~ speech. was not naturally
,Elt-nnder. but my nerves we're
ten raspod 10 the breaking point
the trials OF housekeeping and
her things OF which I was so Ig-
brant.
had determined 20 let the maid
az the end OF her month and 10
b ~ alone again had said moth
TX OF this to Robert. as II failed
} ignominiously az before I did not
ant him tn know ! had discharged
erths 10 economist. as should
Rcn have TO hnd some one else