The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-05
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
DICK PROPOSES INVEST.
siF>TS

When I got homo I found that
Dick Was there before me. lie pu,
a check for 8 600 IN my hand. say.
ing. There. Madame Wealthy. lr
your quarterly dividend. and have
made arrangements for you 60 put
IL with some money have Invested
in safe per cent proposition.
Why. what il the matterg'' no de.
mandesi. rather impatiently. rs I
held the check In my hand and
rolled II between my fing.rH
Here. III get you pen and Ink and
you can endorse u. and III buy the
stock tomorrow
had 60 smile. little book. II
seemed 80 strange 10 me that Dick
Just would not learn. Here he was
Just after our fuss over my voting
ms own stock. trying tho safn. tac.
ties on how ! should use my own
money
expect you remember. little
that Dick has become the least bit
Of flnnurier indeed. when we
were married he was awfuliy In
debt. and II wan my littls nsAt egg
Of money tina, got uH our frat foot.
hold In the book conccrn--yot now
he thinks he knows all about how
10 max. money and how to take
care Of u after II t. made.
I did not know what 10 say. little
book. about that check. an knew
he would be perfectly furious II I
insisted upon keeping a. But tax.
ting my courage In my hands. I
said. Il don't think viii invest this
money. Dick"
why mott" he asked In that
raspsuR voice tina, distrcsscs me 30.
while his face took on gray. ugly
look that spoke rage.
well. my checking account In
rather low
You don't mean to toll me that
you are thinking OF putting that
money In "A checking account. when
you can get : per cent interest on
it,
Well. you see. they viii pay me
, per cent on my checking account
II IL Is over $500.
But you know you will dribblo II
away"
well. what II do" I said sud
denly ct IL mine. isn't IT." felt
the blood rising 10 my face.
Yes" he answered. as furious aa
I. but I can't sec that that Ia any
reason for your throwing II to the
birds"
mo. presume you cannot. par
as you have never needed
any reason 10 throw your money TO
the birds as you picturcsaucly put
H."
Then. little book. left the room.
and In moment heard Dick slam
the door and I did not see him
again that night. I cried myself 20
sleep. That's just the reason men
make II so hard for women 20 help
one another" said to myself If
Pat got into a tight place and Dick
wanted 10 help him out he would
just 20 ahead and do IL without ask
ing anybody's opinion or consent.
'But I've got to make cxplann-
lions. and IL I do I know that Dick
will think / am crazy 10 give that
much money away 20 some one who
is nothing to me. and who Is not at
all worthy"
determined to talk the whole
matter over with Alice the next
morning. In the meantime / had
to send the money 10 the bank TO
make good the note for Harvey.
II was all 20 silly. little book
What did $4,000 mean 10 me as
10 the happiness of Alice's
married life. Besides. | determined
to make "A visit To Harvey's home
and put the matter up 10 his father
This would be very easy. as Donna
Tcnney is living In the same city
and has asked me TO come and visit
her.
II was very late when | went TO
bed. but Dick had not come in yet
I had forgotten II was election night
until heard the boys crying "Wux-
ira, wuxtraw