The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-03
The Woman
He Married
BY JANE PHELPS
MOVING DAY.
CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
''Well, dear. did you have a good
time today?" Dick queried. Mildred
Stowell had asked me to lunch at the
Vanderbilt with her. and altho we
were to move the following day and
I was terribly busy, I had not been
able to refuse her invitation.
Il surely did. She wanted me to
| go to the dressmaker's with her to-
morrow-that smart place where they
have manikins parade around to show
such a place. She thought it strange y
| It don't see why! Those places
make you pay for all that nonsense
1T isn't nonsense. Dick. A woman
can see how a dress is going look
on her. And 1 was crazy to CO. but
of course I told her I couldn't on ac-
count of the moving"
Il am afraid you will be spoiled,
Nan. 1 love to have people like you,
realize how sweet you are, and i wish
could dress you as you should be.
and as 1 know you would like to be,
he replied, unconsciously adding to
my desire for pretty things by saying
he would like to dress me as should
| be dressed.
| a
he added.
| Indeed it was!" 1 gave him an
animated account of what we had and
who I saw while L prepared a simple
dinner, our last in the flat.
| After we had cleared away and
Junior was in bed. I again spoke of
Mildred Stowell and her desire to
have me with her.
| Il feel ashamed because she is so
StVIiSh - said
Ashamed of her? Queer reason
Dick leased.
NO. You know what I mean.
ashamed of myself. And it isn't at
al necessary, Dick. If you would open
accounts for me. and let me get things
when need them, could look nicely,
| too"
| 'I am afraid, Nan, that YOU never
can hope to compete with Mildred in
! dress. Stowell is a very rich man.
Il never expect to- All 1 ask is to
be able to look SO won't be ashamed. "
Very well. dear. I shall have that
raise soon. and then you can. have
more to spend"
And in the meantime what about
giving me a charge account at Good
mans?"
After we get moved I'll see about
said no more, delighted with the
progress I had made. I'M time Dick
would come to my way of thinking;
ne would see was right, and that, as
cara said, there was no use going
without things when the shops were
SO willing to give one time in which
to pay for them
Dick, looked very tired. I hadn't
noticed it until we stopped talking: 1
spoke of it and asked him if he felt
ILL.,
Mo- am trying. to make my work
worth good raise, dear. It's been
hard plugging. But I'll get there-Tve
got tor ~.
"Of course you will" I encoura eed.
Now go to bed, and get good night s
Sleep
He followed my advice. while tired
as was set up an hour longer plan
ming what I would buy for the new
flat, wondering of 1 ever would be
able to dress as Mrs. Stowell did,
wishing Dick made enough money so
we might have motor car, and a lot
OF other foolish and seemingly impos-
sible things.
The next morning the van was at
the door at o'clock. Dick was to
remain home until noon and he hur-
r1ed over to the new apartment while
RI took Junior over in his carriage.
CARA Watson, who was there, took
the baby and kept him all day. / was
so happy that nothing mattered, altho
Dick worried for fear 1 would make
myself ill trying to get Strengthened
out with no help.
IF the working women asked what
they used to, we might have some
onef' I said. But We want too many
things for the apartment to pay them
the wages they ask now" 1 said.
What do you mean. dear? We
can't buy any new furniture"
'Oh, I didn't mean furniture, but in
moving there are always some things
to do. Curtains won't fit the win
dows, and things like that" 1 quoted
Clara. then added: Don't worry
about me. I'll take my time settling.
shan't get sick
had not intended mentioning that
we needed anything. 1t had slipped
out, Dick had a worried look on his
face when he left. due, I was afraid.
to my saying we would need to spend
money for things to fix up the apart
ment. But was so happy that I had
succeeded in making him move that
nothing worried me.
(Tomorrow-Nari finds that moving
costs.l