The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-29
The Woman
He Married
RY JANE PHELPS
BY JANE PHELPS
DICK RESENTS MANS NAGGING
CHAPTER 81

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| CHAPTER 54.
When Agnes left US she said she had
! enjoyed her visit, and complimented
me highly upon my housekeeping and
cooking.
| After she had gone Dick and I COM
pared notes. For the first time in
months 1 was perfectly frank with him
about expense-the cost of the dinner,
| and SO forth. 1 figured it was for his
sister, SO no need for camouflage.
| My word, but l had no idea food
cost so much." he exclaimed when 1
went over each item.
| You see it isn't easy to live on your
salary-how necessary it is to make
money! 1 returned.
| 'I see We would either go to Jail or
the poorhouse if we gave many dinner
parties
| well. we won't give dinner parties
often. But I do want to feel we can
have company once in a while. Did
you make any money today?" 1t was
my nightly query.
\ Not a cent?"
"You are sure you tried?"
| s'Sure!'
! perhaps you will tomorrow
+ perhaps" Then. Mr.. Burns was
in the office. You've heard me speak
of him. He told me of stock to buy.
But 1 am almost afraid to risk it,
IF he told you I shouldn't think
there was any risk l replied in my
ignorance.
eff could take his tip and it turned
out right might make enough money
ito buy lot, or to make first pay
ment on a small house if we could find
one to suit US. Then Junior might
1 have a place to run. / feel sort OF
guilty keeping that youngster in New
York"
THAT would be>lovely," exclaimed.
Dick must be encouraged in this mood
altho 1 had not yet decided wanted
to leave New York.
We said nothing more until Junior
| had been put to bed. He and his
father had their usual nightly romp
! (I always Wondered who enjoyed 1t
most, Dick or Junior) before I un-
dressed him.
| 81 do wish there was some way"
unused as we sat quietly together, l
sewing Dick smoking his pipe.
hated a pipe, but Dick had declared
| he couldn't afford to smoke cigars. so
couldn't very well say anything.
ct do. too, he returned There was
no need to explain my reference. ITS
| either the hardest thing in the world
| to make money or the easiest. If 1
could make money enough to satisfy
| you I would be very happy. and per-
| haps you would stop your everlasting
nagging about it. oh. beg your par
don. Nan. 4 didn't mean to speak
i like that. But, girl dear, you have
nagged me numerically, you know"
IF 1 have it has been for your own
good"
"Perhaps-perhaps not! Time will
telI''
| He waited a moment. then:
Forgive me, Nan, for speaking so
| roughly, but it's true Almost every
| day for months you have said some
thing about my making more money;
your need of it; your desires. would
| give a good deal to make enough, at
least so that you wouldn't keep ever
lastingly saying 1 don't try. 1t wouldn't
| be possible for me to do more than
work hard and so have my salary in
eased-gain a better position slowly
las other men do, were it not for that
| haps with that I can hurry matters a
little If 1 lose it we won't be any
| worse off than before we got it
Don't even think of losing it, That
| would be dreadful" I exclaimed.
BE a sport. Nan. You'll have to be
| if 1 do as you want me to. The risk
one takes in specializing is known to
everyone. It's toss-up. with the odds
| against you, to make sort of BULL
you just must not lose that $4,000.
And you must make money with II.
You have chances if you would take
them. Every single thing those men
| told you to do has turned out all right
And see how quickly you made that
5000"
/ Come on to bed. Nan. When you
| get on money discussions there's no
stopping you. You should have been
| a man"
| 81 know I would have been a sue
cessful one If 1 had BEEN
"Perhaps,"-his usual answer.
Ito be continued.)