The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-27

!im that we couldn't afford one
and"
Did he tell you that he'd given up
smokihg 10 help pay for IT," Jane
burst In. You always talk about
me saving and economizing. why
don't you try n little OF 1t .'oursclfn
] feel Just as much ashamed hs YOU
do that we haven't bought a single
bond Every n we know has AT
least one
Well. the little / spend ON smoking
wouldn't help much argued Bert.
proceeding To fI his old brown pipe.
YOU manage the money and you're
the n that ought 10 save. But
you're 80 vaip that YOU have to have
a new hat or some gewgaw TO hang
q your neck every couple Of
weeks.
Jane started to make an angry re-
tort, the her eyes filled with tears
n she flung herself into the bod
room before he could see that she
vas on the verge OF crying. That
was all the appreciation he showed.
she thought, when she tried 50 hard
to manage the house and keep out
of debt on hts small salary
b finally sat up and wiped her
cyes., She'd how him. she decided
she would order a liberty bond the
very next day and somehow or other
she would manage TO make the pay
ments h began To plan immediate
~. - won't get the new stockings
| need, she said to herself. counting
off the items on her fingers. and III
do without new kitchen curtains. IN
give up taking my magazine and IN
Just forget about mothers birthday
this year. That will help some ard
for the rest-weii. ~ necessary IN
feed that brute OK q husband on corn
meal mush three times "A day just 10
teach him a lesson"
The mex day n went TO the neat
est bank and ordered her bond. pHy-
ing 81 down and agreeing TO pay s.
q week until the total OF $50 was paid.
she put her certificate away careful
~. There she thought. - guess
some one viii he pretty much sur
prised when I show him a nice bond
Sll paid for one of these days
Bert. IN the meanwhile. had given
some serious thought To- the bond
question himself lie was sorry he
had been 30 unpleasant to Janc lie
realized that she was a very capabl"
~housekeeper and that she performed
~onders with his lowly So every
week. II never guessed she was as
crazy tu have q bond as I am ne
thought ON his way 60 the shop next
day q Wish I could pick up a $50
NNNN NNAANFM AANNf - 80 hMH % hhfNN anu
surprise her with &C."
The following pay daN. when Bert
came nome. his face wore a most pc
Culiar expression that Jane could not
read His eyes shone a. if he had
heard some good news that b. had a
hard time keeping 60 himself Tie
said nothing. however and Jane
could only wonder
a few days later Mrs Fielding
came In to coll 81 suppose you were
surprised a. BsTts raise IN
che said almost a. soon as she en-
tered.
Jane felt her face redden a raise
Ato YOU sure"
wig 81 course I'm sure declared
Mrs Fielding "All the men In That
department were raised s. a week
Diam Bert tell % ''
Perhaps he forgot said Jane thy
mE hard "a smile and finding u AZ
iirult 90 keep the teais hh 4
Mrs. Fielding cooked ~ her closely
Perhaps ne did she agreed kindly.
wondering shrcwdly N her young
ueighhors were having trouble
James mind was in a tumuli hy
had Bert deceived her bid be- a., Ms
consider her too eAlrayaFant To he
trusted with the cXtrs money or
had he simply decided to keep h and
spend II ON himself each week She
could cofuc 10 NO dcclhioh IN hci Owl
mind aud she couldn't decide whether
90 ash him about the matter or pre-
tend she hadn't discovered hir raise
and 81. Just how long he would keep
% 10 himself
That night nt supper she sent forth
"a little frclcr in the hope that he
would tell her of his " accord. -
wish We could get some liberty
bonds" she began. a trifle self on
.#....N NINrLHNaH 81 NI. ANA Eha4 tI4a
paying for at the neighborhood bank.
Belle Morrison said they had taken
five aud intended 10 buy five Of each
issue." she watched Bert out of the
corner ~ her eye and saw him flush
"Oh. IL that 500" he said, without
displaying much interest In his voice.
well. Morrison makes a lot OF
money. 20 I don't think they are do
ing any more than they a afford