The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-27
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than that
Lets put it on the sideboard and
see how 1t looks" and Warren picked
up the case and strobe into the am
ing room. Their sideboard was an oio
colonial one. and the liquor case
seemed made for 1t.
Look, dear," exclaimed Helen
eagerly. 'fThe grain OF the mahog-
any is almost the same
Yes, 1t suits that sideboard. all
right. Looks pretty nifty there. doesnt
it. Let's fill Up the bottles ana see
how they look. Watson's away on his
wedding trip-we'u not sent IL Tor
week or SO yet
Helen washed out the bottles and
Warren filed them with rye, Scotch
and sherry.
And look, dear-it locks"-as they
put the bottles back and closed the
case. "Of course. Maggie newer
touches anything, but think how nice
thatd be if one had a girl who did"
The liquor case was left on the
sideboard. That evening the Steven
sons called and when Warren poured
out glass Of Scotch for Mr.. Stevens
he showed Off the case with much
pride.
But you're not going to give that
away?' exclaimed Mrs. Stevens.
why, it matches your sideboard per
fectly. Why don't you keep it and
get something else for the wedding
PRESENT."
Helen had been ;cherishing this
wish, but had not dared express it.
yes, you'd be foolish to give that
up. Curtis broke in Mr.. Stevens.
That's a fine old case. Youth not find
another in a hurry
Eyes. it looks all right there" ad-
mitted Warren. 1.-The stuff shows up
in it well, too taking out one of
the bottles.
'oh, dear T do wish-we could keep
it," ventured Helen.
sWe1. Wen see," condescendingly.
Warren Decides TO Agree.
The next morning Warren announc-
ed brusqueIy:
Guess Well hang on to that >nquor
case. We need something for the
sideboard. and we can't beat that.
I'll see if I can't get Watson some
thing else. How about those candle
sticks? Whatd you fnd?''
ooh, they We're so expensive. dear.
couldn't find thing you'd want
for less than forty or fifty dollars"
"Wen, I'll go down and have a look
at them"
Helen was in the throes of indie
cfsion. IT they kept the case War
rem would pay an exhorbitant price
for something else. Should they give
it up and save that money!"
Dear, perhaps we'd better send the
case, afte rail-. You know you bought
it for him. Maybe it wouldn't be quite
right not to send it,
Huh, getting conscientious all Of a
sudden? Thought you wanted to send
a secondhand present or none at ali?
What's your sudden scruples about
keeping this? Afraid I'll spend a lot
more on something else? That's it?'
"why, no, dear; only It does seem
foolish to spend forty or fifty dollars
on someone who didn't send us a
thing. It would look almost as
though you were trying towel,
to curry his favor for some reason"
ooh, it would-would it?' angrily.
'sWel1, 1et me tell you that isn't the
way men curry favors. Women may
be rotten enough to have an Interior
motive for everything they give, but
men give things because they want
to-"
why, dear, I didn't mean
mo, you didn't think that. AS a
matter of fact, you wouldn't care
"iSthci ne "dS IL ing "
curry his favor Or not. The only thing
that's worrying you is the money that
I'm going to spend. Well, it's my
money, isn't it, raspingly. 'I make
it, don't /? And I'm going to spend
it as I blamed pleased
do YOU think it necessary to taunt
me with it being your money!" de-
manded Helen. the color flaming in
her cheeks. IF I had any way Of
earning money, I'd only be too glad"
$50 would I. Maybe then You
wouldn't have your eye on every dol
lar I maker You're willing to spend
money on yourself, all right, but il 1
spend few dollars on a thing like
this you set up howl"
"You know that isn't true. War
ren-not a word of it,"
mot true. Ell? You're getting more
penuriouS and avarlcous every day.
You're all worked up because you
think I'm going to get Billy watson
an expensive present. Well, I'm not
going to disappoint you-understand?
I'm going to BIackfords right now,
and I'm going to get the best pair
of candlesticIs in the place, Don't
care whether they cost fifty or a
hundred and fifty
And a moment later the door
banged after him with such force
that it shook the dishes on the table
and the glasses trembled on the