The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-15
The Woman
He Married
NAN FINDS A NEW WAY OUT.
BY JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER Is.

Clara and 1 had a wonderful morn
ing looking first for the carriage, then
doing other erTands. I took the $40
one, altho I might have saved even
more than the IS Dick had suggested
had been content with palmer one.
Clara bought several things-veils,
gloves, silk stockings, charging them
all. let her charge a veil on her ac-
count for me. 1t was a beauty and
when I held it over my face couldn't
resist it. Never before had I paid over
25 cents yard for a lace veil, and this
was dollar yard.
Il feel horribly extravaganza" I said
to Clara.
Nothing that makes one look bet
ter is extravagant; that veil is wonder
full on YOU
| We mad luncheon at tea room,
each paying our own check. Long ago
we had decided that whenever We were
out together We would ''go Dutch. ,
Then after luncheon we walked down
! the avenue, looking in the windows.
There were so many things wanted
beautiful things, entirely inappropriate
to my position, but SO lovely of them
selves I gave that no thought, and was
envious only because of my inability to
have them.
| 1t was o'clock when 1 reached
| home: Mrs. Dooly was cross 1 had
had to pay her more to placate her.
| We'll, Nan. Did you go shopping
today?'
Yes, and just wait until you see the
carriage-and see baby in it,
What did you pay for it?''
Forty dollars. 1 bought the one I
told you about
Dick stifled sigh Then he said
cheerily:
We'll, now that it is bought 1 hope
you will have as much pleasure out of
it as you have anticipated. Even if
your object has been to make others
jealous by showing off Junior in all his
| splendor! Did you get anything else?''
Nothing but veil.''
| Naturally Dick asked no questions
about so trifling a thing as a veil. Per-
| haps If he had. a habit-the beginning
of which had been that day started
| might have been discouraged before II
had been formed-that of getting
| things on another's charge account /
have since learned that it is a habit
many women have, and one that in
| carfably leads to trouble-sometimes
| to the breaking of long friendships.
The carriage came the next morning
just before Dick left for the office
| "Whew! Well have to rent a larger
flat so that we will have a place to
keep it!' Dick joked as the unwieldy
4 thing, all wrapped in heavy brown pa
per, was wheeled into the sitting room
seeming to fill it.
Walt and see it, I begged, but
Dick refused. He never was late He
prided himself on his promptness.
| Tonight will do, dear" and he was
off. 1 called after him to come home
| early and we would take Junior around
the block in IT.
I unwrapped it, and gloated over it
putting Juniors lovely cloak and bon
net on him, then sitting him in the
carriage to get the effect I woul6
have to get some handsome pillows,
thought the plain ones had were en-
tirely out of place with that beautiful
coat. Then, too, he would have t
have a robe of some sort to cover him
1t was the old, old story of one thine
calling for another. one extravaganza
leading to a second.
Even a nice veil makes a differ
ence,' I said aloud as later in the >da,
I adjusted my veil before the mir
ror. ut was good of Clara to have i
put on her account wonder
Here speech halted. 1 had conceived
an idea 1 had seen a hat coveted
, in one of the shops. Clara had an &C
count at this shop. Would she let m,
get the hat and charge it to her?
| would pay her by the time the bill
came in.
, 1 made up my mind to ask her. L
she would let me get my things tina
, way I would have them without wait
ing until Dick had paid for everything
, 1t was great idea.
! (Tomorrow-The end of golf games.