The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
THE SPENDTHRIFTs
BY N. PARKER JONES.
BY rlsht, lbs. BY the MeCiure SsWfpa.
per syndicate

| N~@A CNiai up ~ Ncrp Oul lHb UttluN
wind, and they turned briskly down
The snow.covered sSreer toward home
Warm enough, MuSEins?' be asked
"Stnorher@d!' y was rhe coughing re,
ply.
Some parry, wasa't it?" be said sn-
Enthusiastically.
Some party I should say 60
Hugh, wouldn't 1t be lovely 10 have
money! Mrs. Waters sighed softly.
Enough SO we could give party once
ia a while. like this one OF rhe Hud4
sons tonight, and have house ana
wonderful rugs like theirs?'
Hugh threw back his head and
r0ared. we are mighty hard up,
aren't We, lady love? never realized
il so strongly before"
Mrs. Hugh laughed too "Oh. we're
NOT suffering III aAnit and suppose
lots Of people think we're rolling In
riches ON your salary of 81, 800 year !;
but ii doesn't reach very far out after
fiflls, anyway she answered as they
reached their steps.
They opened the door quietly to keep
from waking their two little sons, and
q their entrance the young high school
srl, In charge during their infrequent
nights out, rose from her chair, gath
cred up her books and wirh a "thank
YOU for the half-dollar her services
demanded and pleasant Good
night p she hurried away.
Sir down and warm your feet, Mrs.
Madam, said Waters. u want TO talk
20 you little bit"
I'VE ought to go to he'd right away,
dear. IFS later Mrs. Hugh demurred
Ent she sat down nevertheless and
ner husband drew chair near her.
Kind of cozy here by the FIRE, /
think. don't you?" he asked, and patted
her hand Just as nice as the party.
maybe"
Nicer, Hugh" she replied. 'Ths
best part of going ont is coming home,
according 10 my way of thinking. But
We are poor, aren't we? 1t seems 70
me that every one in cur crowd is
getting ahead faster than we are.
wouldn't trade husbands with any
body, but wouldn't mind trading in
comes. would your She sighed again.
Waters leaned forward With rather
strained hook on his face.
We'll, MuggiRs," he said briSkly,
perhaps we can manage the income
hereafter. Guess what?"
"What?" she asked breathiessly.
Hudson took me up TO his den to
night and-guess what he sNid" He
stopped impressively.
Now, Hugh y she begged.
Offered me five Thousand a year to
go with his firm" His tone was tri-
umphant.
Five thousandy his wife cried in
credulously. You accepted before he
had a chance to change his mind, OF
course?"
We'll. no, didn't" he replied slow
". Il thought I'd better consult you
fret, as all good husbands do"
Man alive AS if a wife in her
right mind would veto such a plan as
thatri she exclaimed in astonshment.
give thousand dollars Just think OF
all we can do with that much money.
II thought they weren't too tired to
be disturbed I'd have you telephone
Mr.. Hudson before we 40 to bed and
say Yes, indeedyP"
~ think the proposition will be open
till after breakfast anyway" was the
dry response. There was one little
condition rhat haven't mentioned.
Maybe you'd better hear it,"
''Why, Of course she answered
''Bnt know his irm is one Of tAe best
In the state. What's the condition."
Just that nfuSt travel all the
time, stopping only rev days In a
place. aud will only be able TO get
home 10 you and the .kiddies once
every four weeks, and then only over
sunday, II the tfaius run right"
Mrs. Waters eyes were wide with
smazement and her pretty face was
pale.
"Hugh Waters Aud you hesitated
one single, solitary second7 I'll never
forgive you as long as l live!" She
began to cry.
We'll, III tell him tomorrow that |
can report for duty on the twentieth"
he answered,
"And you're going to accept itT'
asked Mrs Hugh, horri6ed.
"Of course, he replied.
And only come home once In thirty |
days, and then only for fifteen min.
utes, and leave me and the boys all |
alone, and oh, yon don't love us a
solitary bitw She burst into tears
Sgaln
But You said" was his bewIldered
reply
But said whst?"
gYou said you'd never forgive me for
besitatlng to accept" he cried
"'ro accept? No, indeed she an
swered. Il said I'd never forgive you
for hesitsting."
But, Muggins, there is a better
house in it, better rugs, few dia,
monds in time, and maybe a car like
the Carey's," he answered.
and no hugh TO 20 with them. No,
thank you, kind SIR Your society IS
worth more than all the rest Of tAe
things thrown IN. million times over"
she declared.
- ----------------s ll'
Mans Duty In Life.
1T is for man" says Emerson, .'te
Il