The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
The Woman
He Married
BY JANE PHELPS
NAN AND DICK TALK IT OVER.
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NAN AMI O4OA l<1LA H OtEll.
CHAPTER 10.
That night after dinner Dick helped
me clear away. Then he took pencil
dining room table TO figure.
I'VE must get right down to hard
facts he said, biting the end of the
pencil. Now please tell me what you
did with that money. 1 hated to bother
you when you were sick. but 1 really
way, yet there was, Thought, q little
hard look in his eyes.
1 explained that before baby came
! there was so many things 1 needed,
and that I had to have in preparation
for Junior that had to use it or run
| in debt for the things.
"All right, dear-but never again do
a thing like that without talking it
over with me. The money was yours
as much as mine, yet l thought I
would go out of my mind that night
you told me we were stony broke, and
all that new expense on me. 1 didn't
get over the shock for days."
1 felt terribly guilty, and fastened
to change the subject.
what about the carriage, Dick ?
You have $50 more a month now, you
know, and baby just must have nice
carriage. My heart is set upon it"
Eyes, dear, we have $50 more a
month. But it will take three months
to clear up the bills we incurred while
you were sick, and if We get that car
rage. nearly four. That will mean,
you see, that for four months we won't
have a cent more than we had before
the raise"
but you don't have to pay all those
bills right away"
1T can't pay them in full, but, saw
the doctor and he will be perfectly
satisfied to get his in three INSTALL
iments, and I promised he should have
lit that way. The nurse I have paid.
But the drug bill was rather large, and
las you know there are several others
things. Don't you think. dear, you
can let the carriage go, and get along
with the go-cart?"
mo, indeed! And I think you're
silly to hurry so with the bills. I had
planned to do a lot of things with that
extra money
Everything will have to wait until
these things are paid" He said II
lsternly-fer him. Then taking pencil
and paper he figured it all out. when
you see the figures. Nan, you Will un-
lderstand better. They don't lie, you
knows
saw plainly enough that If he fol-
lowed out his ideas his increased sal-
airy would mean nothing to me Tor
some time. AS he had said. it left us
lust where we were before for four
months.
ct am getting pretty shiny, too, Nan
1t won't do for me to look too shabby,
you know. I thought I would get
suit, but IL we get the carriage the
suit will have to wait"
won't your tailor trust you y ,fg
probably, If I asked him to-"
'Then ask him. You are shabby,
and so am I. Surely you won't mind
asking tailor to wait month or
two
Dick made no answer for the very
good reason that the bell rang and he
went to answer it. 8lfia5
"Come right up! heard him say.
| Then: TITS Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell,
Mar Light up the sitting room"
lshed to do as he said, thankful
that only that afternoon I had given
the room a thoro cleaning. If 1t was
plain and ugly, she would see no dust.
Then 1 flew into the bedroom and
fixed my hair a little.
This is indeed a surprise" heard
Dick say; then I went out to welcome
our guests. The first thing I noticed
was Mrs Stowelrs short breathing. She
very evidently was unaccustomed to
stair climbing.
1--WE were in this neighborhood, and
| insisted we CALL" she said after we
had seated ourselves. 1T is hard to
| get Mr.. Stoweli to make social visits,
so I took advantage of him tonight"
NOW, my uSdI, yOu hAOW was
| glad to come
"All right! Am to see that won-
! derful baby, or is he asleep?"
HE is asleep, but you may see him
If you wish" They both followed me
into the room where baby was asleep,
his tiny doubled-fp fist thrown UP on
the pillow.
1.-The adorable little thing!" she en-
Unused. while Mr.. Stowell leaned over
and lust touched the tiny fist with his
finger, then said:
you have a great deal to live for
to be thankful for"
knew by his tone that he was dis
appointed because he had no children.
/ (Tomorrow-A carriage for Junior.)