The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-08
The Woman
He Married
BY JANE PHELPS
RICHARD, JR., ARRIVES.
CHAPTER 8.


| CHAPTER 9.
NY darling boy was born the day
mother arrived. She took charge of
| the house, = let the maid Dick had
hired go, Insisting she would do what
| was necessary. She would let the
nurse remain for week, then she, too.
could go.
Dick was telling me all this SO hap
PLY, and was so grateful to mother.
| too, that it made me ashamed.
''She is wonderful" he said.
with our 5000 and her-she is as
good as a thousand-we'l get along
fameusly."
but we haven't any $780," said
weakly.
why yes we have. Nan. I mustn't
talk to you, am firing you," thought
full as always.
me. we haven't. 1 had to have
SEINE things before baby came-se
drew it cut" 1 had drawn it the Mon
day after that awful sermon and paid
all I owed. I didn't dare wait any
longer.
But - why - WHAT" he had
turned ashen.
I'm too weak and sick to talk
about it, Dick" 1 moaned and he COM
forted me. as he called himself a brute
for even asking me what I had done
with it at such time. But that ashen
color did not leave his face, and as he
left me I noticed his hand trembled
when he raised it from the coveriet-
But he knewl Now I could rest.
OF course he would pay all the bills
connected with my illness. 1t was
could pay them as he could. just as
Clara Watson paid for things.
That night l slept soundly, so de-
lighting mother and the nurse. Long
afterward mother told me that Dick
went out and took a long walk, did
nf in or mir
that even then he must have been up
all night as she heard him in the liv-
ing room-where he was sleeping.
writing, or walking the floor.
He was very anxious and nervous
about you, dear. Not many girls have
more thoughtful, more loving hus-
bands. Be sure you always deserve
his consideration"
At the end of the week the nurse
left 1 asked no questions, as to
really didn't care. Dick had not
mentioned my drawing the money
again; probably would not-anyway
until I was perfectly well. 1t wasn't
his way. -
was feeling fine, and the baby
was SO good. We had nameds him
Richard after his father. but would
call him Junior. / declared 1 would
get all mixed up with two Dicks in the
house. ~ 2 ~
1 wonder if we ever appreciate our
mothers until We get old ourselves.
Mother did everything. She took care
of me and the baby, she cooked and
sewed, she marketed when Clara or
some one was with me, and made
Dicks money go twice as far as
could.
IF you select all you buy and bring
it home with you, you'll find you have
far better, fresher food, and that it
will cost you less. Never get into the
habit of ordering over the telephone,
dear. An INSCRIPTIONS dealer Will
give you the undesirable things, as
we'll as evereharging you, or giving
you more than you order. While the
honest dealer will respect you. your
Judgment, and be anxious to serve you.
You will do better even with him by
doing as 1 say"
Clara Watson was with me. when
mother spoke. She said:
"Oh, Mrs. Hardy, one can't always
go to MARKET 1t is such a nuisance
to get dressed for the street just to
market"
"It is the only way for people in
moderate circumstances to keep their
table expenses down, especially now
when food is so very high"
1 could see Clara thought mother
terribly old-fashioned, SO broke in:
You see, Clara, in the country
everyone goes to market" had the
habit of calling the small town where
I had lived country They meet
and have a fine time gossiping, don't
they, mother?"
Eyes, we see our friends. And
that is not harmful. We talk over
little home affairs, get ideas for new
dishes, or how to make some new
sort of preserve. But that isn't the
idea, Nan. 1t Is the real saving of
money, and at the same time getting
better food. 1 hope you will never
get the telephone habit"
For months 1 had scarcely sheppea
any other way. But 1 said nothing,
altho I was honest enough to feel
a bit indignant when Clara, who knew.
winked at me.
1 made up my mind after she had
gone that 1 would take that advice
of mothers. 1 was out of debt
would keep out. 1 would save in every
way.
That we owed the doctor. the nurse.
and the druggist, worried me not at
all. That was Dicks affair
(Tomorrow-Dick brings home
good news.)