The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Revelations of a Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON

murely, "but you didn't agree with
me-"
That's an altogether different prop
osltion. You shouldn't take things out
of my hands, Dicky returned shortly;
but you ought to know that I'm only
too anxious to lavish everything | can
get on you, and then you talk about
hating to ask me for money. That
makes a fellow feel fine. to hear his
wife of three weeks handing out
line of talk like that. You must love
me lot If you feel that way"
"Dicky, can't you really understand
my feelings, or are you wilfully blind
ing yourself to what l am saying?" I
demanded. Suppose 1t were you who
were managing the living, would you
like to come to me for everything?"
you are supposing the most arrant
nonsense. II has nothing to do with
the case Dicky replied arrogantly.
Look here, Madge, do you realize
where you are drifting? Yau1l be the
most rampant feminist going if you
don't look out. Two or three days ago
you sprang that nonsense about earn
Ing the equivalent of a servant or
something like that; Pm glad you
seem to have forgotten it, and now
you come with this rot about not
wanting to ask me for money. Do you
think I'm going to be niggardly and
dole you out a quarter at time ?
That isn't the proposition at all; but
this allowance business looks to me
just as if your wife was some kind
of hired housekeeper. How can you
tell how much you'll need each week
7 or ~ Cd
If you had an allowance you'd deny
yourself everything so as to keep
within it,"
Evidently, Dicky stopped talking
only because he was out of breath.
seized the opportunity to try to catch
my argument.
"Dicky, you must listen to me-" l
said firmly. 81 am In deadly earnest
both about an allowance and about
earning some money to pay the maid
l had not forgotten that at all
simply have waited until I could talk
to you about it. l want to know
whether you object to my taking that
study clubs history class one day
each week because you feel it would
interfere with some of our pleasure
trips together, or because you object
to my earning money in any way II
| it be simply the interference, I will
| try to find some other way Of earning
| the money"
The devil you Will" Dicky sprang
! to his feet.
! "Dickyi" I exclaimed
| Never mind the French If you
can't stand a mild word like that you
! had better go up and take your seat
| at the right hand Of Gabriel or Abra
| ham, or whoever runs the ranch, right
away. But let me tell you one thing
YOU will earn no money outside. !
will not have it. Do you hear me-"
| l closed my eyes for an instant to
gather strength for the answer I knew
1 l must give Dicky. Then 1 stood UP
and faced him.
Let me understand you fully. You
will not plan for regular housekeep
ing allowance, nor will You give your
consent to my earning money!"
! You are eminently correct in both
suppositions
Then. do you hear me?" I said
icily. This money" picking up the
bills which l had laid upon the table
Il shall use. When it is used UP ]
shall arrange to have the tradesmen's
bills sent to you for payment Katie
wages and any incidental expenses, in
Guiding my clothing, | shall pay out
of the money I personally earn"
l faced him steadily, waiting for the