The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-07
WHAT DiCkY SAID ABOUT
MADGE'S ANNOUNCEMENT"
ENGAGEMENT

Knowing Dickys explosive temper
and his persistence when he had set
his heart upon anything, dreaded MS
return and the moment when l must
tell him that I could not go, and worst
of all my reason for not going. knew
that he would consider it no reason at
all, disappearing as he did Of the whole
affair OF the history class leadership
which Mrs. Smith wished to discuss
with me.
He noticed my red eyes and woebe-
gone face the moment he came IN
with the cigars.
whats the matter now" he quer.
led. His tone sounded trifie impa-
tent 81 thought / had chased away
all your blues, and that you were
all ready for a good time tomorrow
That's the trouble, Dicky. l can't
| go tomorrow"
Can't go tomorrow! What do you
mean?"
| "Why, when you were talking about
| your plans, forgot that | had made
| an engagement to meet Mrs. Smith at
! O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
| who in thunder is Mrs. Smith"
| Mrs. Helen Brainard Smith l ex-
planned painstakingly, 1.-The secretary
of the Lotus Study Club, the woman
who wants me to take the leadership
of the clubs history class.
81 knew it, he said, raising his
hand high above his head, a way he
had when angry. Il knew if you be
gan that stunt Of going out washing
for pin money there'd be something
like this every time we planned any
pleasure trip together
Going out washing." / exclaimed
what on earth do you mean?"
'Id like to know what else it is,
he returned sardonically. "The jan
itor's wife goes to the homes of these
clubwomen and washes their clothes
My wife goes to their clubs and laun
ders their brains with a course of lee
lures in history. What difference doe'
it mean? You both are earning none.
to help your husbands out. And thu
time of neither of you is your own
, You both are at the beck and call o
!. other women. A nice state of affair
, for me, I must say"
you know you are saying what /
untrue, Dicky." I said patiently. g
= explained to you fully when we dis
cussed this that I was not trying t
add to your income. You have NOR
= than enough for our every wish. Blu
I felt that if I acceded to your wis
and kept a maid for the homework
-, must earn the equivalent Of the extr
expense in some way. I do not wan
:, to be a parasite wife, Dicky. neithe
: doing any work inside the house Q
out
please spare me any more lecture
on that subject" Dicky's tone cut llk
4 a knife. Il told you once that I woul
u give in to you about this, and I al
= going to keep my word. But why
Z, a creation can't you telephone this WI
= man and tell her you will have
= change the day of your ensagemer
u to meet herr
d "Oh, Dicky. I couldn't do that.
:. is business engagement. You ougi
?. to know I couldn't change that a
u pointment only for the gravest re
- sons"
,s "Fiddlesticks. I'll bet she'll chans
1t fast enough if she happens to thin
. of any little thing like getting her ha
dressed or her nails manicured, tn;
she wants to dol"
"How absurd! Mrs. Smith is we
known club woman. / have heard
her frequently. She is woman
poise and experience. | wouldn't ha'
&c her think I would change an appoir
ment lightly for anything. She wou