The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-21
The Woman
He Married
NAN D1sREGARDs DICKS ADVICE
BY JANE PHELPS

/ CndpleE
ST am so glad for you. Man." Dick
said as he finished reading mothers
| letter. Il am glad you deposited it.
Now dear, don't touch it. Keep it for
a rainy day, or for nest egg for your
self"
have the money you need to buy cot
ton"
VERY we'll, but keep account of
every penny you use, and whenever I
| make anything 1 will pay you back.
do think it better not to ask for
credit if we can help it,
I felt like screaming! I owed every
one in the neighborhood. But would
only give them a little, so they would
let me go on buying until Dick made
enough to pay them Off had abso-
lutte faith that things would go right
for him. Didn't they always come so
for me?
paid Clara, and gave the others a
few dollars on account. The money,
they should have had, had gone for
clothes-that is, most of it. 1 had
bought several things for the house
we might very well have gone without,
and had paid for several lunches at
extravagant places, places Dick would
not have dreamed of going.
I loved to show off-to act as if 1
had plenty of money-and to carry
out this idea, I often took Clara or
some one else to fashionable places to
eat. This was objectionable in me I'M
der the circumstances, but / saw 9TH
ers doing it and crayed both the ex-
element and the opportunity to let
my friends know that L could give
lunches and teas at such places. 1
had learned to order, not very eco
nomically. but nicely. So the women
knew flattered me by praising my
knack so quickly acquired.
We had met two or three young
couples whom Dick liked very much.
liked them, too, but when he urged
me to be with them more Gas they
much with the Stowells) I urged the
good times had with Mildred because
of her car, and the good it did both
me and Junior to have the long rides
in the park she often gave us.
But, Nan, am afraid it makes you
envious and unhappy. I have often
noticed that after being with Mrs.
Stowell you are dissatisfied. Now the
girls. Laura Burbank ana Florence
Dubois, are both your age, and Tom
and Fred earn about the same that I
do"
"Oh, shan't give. the girls up!
like them too well. But they can't
take me out in a wonderful car, and
do all the nice things the Stowells
can do. Now that you have at last
made up your mind to de more in
business perhaps we can have car
some day too
Don't order it yet, Mani" Dick re-
piled whimsically. 49,.
II wish I couldl saw love of
little coupe this morning, one I know
l could learn to drive myself"
"How your mind does run on, Nan!
But remember not to order it."
'Of course shan't. silly. But just
talking of 1t makes me want it more"
Then let's change the subject
qufck!" Dick teased.
I had everything a girl brought up
as I had been, should have desired;
and more-a good, kind, loving hus-
band, lovely boy, a nice little home.
Yet was not content. I might have
paid everything as we went along, as
Dick supposed I did, had plain and
pretty clothes. But with these I was
not satisfied. I wanted to dress like
the wives of wealthy men. I longed
told me I was beautiful. and fairly
ached to further enhance that beauty
by wearing becoming. expensive cloth
ing.
Dick was trying to Indulge this
longing. when he started to speculate.
pictures, we spent a great many eve
nings in the dining room with the eve,
ming paper spread out before US, and
figured how much we might have
made if we had bought this or that
stock. Then one night Dick came
home and said he had sold his cotton.
How much did you make?"
About SIS.
"Now you see, don't you, Dick, that
you should have begun long ago? You
haven't had it a month. If the firm
added that to your wages you would
think they were doing wonders for
you"
Eyes. but If they gave It to me
would be sure of it. This way have
to take a chance at losing
You won't lose. I'm your mas
cot,"
(Tomorrow-Real trouble.)