The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
The Woman
He Married
BY JANE PHELPS
NAN PLANS TO GET THE APART
MINT

Dick rallied me after the Stowells
left.
I'm spite of all your worry. Nan.
they don't appear to object to climbing
stairs 1 am glad they came. You
seem SO bright. so different from what
you have for weeks. 1 was beginning
| to feel terribly anxious about YOU.
guess you are alone too much"
IF we lived in the same apartment
house with Clara wouldn't have to
stay by myself. Clara and could run
| in and out every day, several times
day! 1 do wish you could manage it.
Dick" 1 wheedled.,
I'VE will see what can be done. If
l could ge. it for IS more-perhaps-
l hate to take on any more expense
while everything is so high
I'M go and see the landlord tomor-
row." A thought had flashed thru
my mind. Where such thoughts and
| ideas came from I do not know, as l
months after 1 married. 1t was the
| longing for the flesh pots that brought
them, 1 guess; my subconscious mind
pushing me further and further into
danger. hushing all the inward ques-
tioning that had been mine when
| first married.
"See the landlord, tell him you will
give him the other 50. and have the
lease made out only the SIS advance
that was the thought that flashed
thru my mind
| 1 could scarcely sleep for excite
| ment. My bills were all paid Dick
| had opened two charge accounts
| it was only the entering wedge, but 1
would coax him now to give me an ac-,
| count in one of the large depa rtment
| stores. And if we had that flat. why
things would be better for me. That
the extra So would have to/he paid
! by Dick even tho he didn't know it,
never occurredAto me. If it had, it
would have made no difference; the.
| Monday morning l put Junior in his
carriage and went to the landlord AT
first had thought 1 would tell Clara
of my plan. Then / decide not. 1
would tell no one.
! "And you say you will personally
give me the SO each month"; ?" The
| landlord asked. looking puzzled His
look empa IRA ssed me, and almost
without volition / replied:
Eyes, have little morsF Of my
own. Naturally. my husband does not
| want to use it,
| Very well, if that is the case I have
! no objections" And so he gave me
| lease for a year at the IS advance. /
took it home with me for Dick to read
and sign. Already 1 felt almost as If
the flat were mine. and on the way
| home l planned the furnishings, the
new curtains. ETC., that would need.
| IT didn't 1iei I have some money OF
my own said aloud as / dressed to
! go for my bridge lesson. Mrs. Stowell
was going to call for me. Il have the
money Mildred gave me- / had not
yet had time to go down and see II
that hat were still unsold. 1 wanted
desperately to ask her to drive me
there. but hadn't quite the courage
to let her. see me buy that hat so soon
after she had given me che money to
| straighten out my bills.
| I told her, however. that thought
| Dick had secured that elevator apart
ment I had talked of.
st am glad for you. 1t will be cas-
| Ter with Junior. I don't see how you
| ever get that great cumbersome car
riage down those stairs think you
| should have a little go-cart for him.
All the smart people have discarded
carriages, and use the light go-cart
instead"
| 1 didn't tell her I had one tucked
away that didn't use. Neither did
| say that she had spoiled my enjoy
ment in the expensive carriage I had
insisted upon buying. But she had.
! ''smart'-if the smart people were US
| ing go-carts, why 1 would use mine.
| We had our lesson. very entertain
ing one, then she took me home.
! at saw that landlord today. Dick"
I told him after dinner was over and
baby in bed.
| "WeIi?"
Here's the lease He'll let you
have it for the IS advance"
That's strangel 1 would have
sworn that he wouldn't come down
not now, at any rate, when rents are
all going higher. Not that it is worth
any more-it isn't
! "Sign it. dear. and I'll see him again
/ tomorrow. He promised to do several
things for me-
"Will you be happier-more con-
tented if I do this, Nam"
| "Of course I will, old dear."
kissed him and chartered of how love
/ ly it would be until he drew the ink
/ toward him and signed the lease.
| (Tomorrow-It costs to move.)