The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-25
The Woman
He Married
DICK AND NAN DISCUSS THEIR
LEGACY.
BY ZANE PHELPS

For the woman of moderate means
even tho she be skil1fui with her fin
gers and able to design and make
many articles herself, the, clothes
game IN New York is a losing one
However diligently she may toll she
cannot hope to compete with women
whose bills at some fashionable mo-
6iiste's run up. into thousands yearly.
L know, for tried it
told Clara about the girl who was
arrested for shop lifting.
Perhaps her husband was stingy,"
she returned.
"She had no husband. and the pa
per said she cared nothing for the ad-
clothes, it was passion with her
poor girl
I'VE all like nice things to wear.
but we don't steal to get them," Clara
replied with impatience.
Long afterward when thought of
this conversation about the shop
LITTER" I wondered if we. the extrav-
agant wives of men in ordinary cir
cumstances. didn't steal just as really
as she did, when We spent more than
we could afford for clothes? But had
any one even intimated such a thing
then, / would have been insu1ted.
PUT that away carefully" Dick
laid a paper on the table.
What is it?''
my insurance policy. should
have, taken one out long ago. but
never felt we could spare the money.
1t is only $4,000, dear. but if anything
happened to me it would help you IL
little. Mr.. Ogder has been urging me
to take out insurance for a year, in
fact ever since Junior was born. He
thinks it a duty every man owes to
his family. / guess he's pretty near
right. I know it gives me comfort
able feeling to know 1 have even so
little-should 1 pass out"
Don't talk like that!'' I was inn
patient 1T would be more to the
point if Ogden paid YOU. larger sal
airy. and kept his advice 20 himself
Nonsense! My salary, no matter
how large it was, would not go on if
I died The premiums on insurance
are small at my age. I shall keep on
adding to it. as L can, until 1 have
100000"
But. Dickt That will take all your
father left you. We want to use that
as capital to make our fortune"
mo, it will take but very little OF
it. And I didn't mean I would take
out any more just at present. But We
have Juniors education to think of,
and your future Also
Can I have a few things 1 need,
Dick Pr
of course you can, Nan. But don't
let the idea that we are rich get you
just because we have fathers legacy
$4,000 isn't an Independent fortune
Are you going to buy cotton?
have been watching it. and I think
perhaps it has gone low enough to
be purchase
who in the world have you been
talking te?" Amusement was in his
voice. what do you know about
cotton -
CLARA told me that someone told
Jim cotton was buy. now Then
L added: "She said she thought il
was criminal for you-for any man
with family, not to take advantage
of such a position as you hold. That
with your education. family connec-
tons, AMI acquaintances you should
have been a rich man by this time"
What did you say, Nan? You
know 1 dislike to have you talk my
Then he added. IT shall feel afraid
to tell YOU anything if you are going
to conffde in your women friends"
Il told Clara, that you never talked
business much with me. She mem
toned several men who she said were
cotton dealers and seemed surprised
never had heard of them. Why
don't you tell me about things?
was mortified when she seemed sur
prised that L hadn't even heard of
these men whom Jim told her traded
in your office
81 never mention our customers
names. 1t isn't my office, you know"
''Well-wiH you buy some cotton p"
''Perhaps. Markham advised me
TO-"
you mean that man you told me
about before-the man who made so
much money!
Yes. He seems to get inside stuff
occasionally
Then promise me you'll take his
advice. I want lot of new things,
and il is time YOU made up your mind
to take advantage of your position,
as Clara said.''
(Tomorrow-In debt to Felice again)