Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-11

kennicott had never thought OF
giving her an al vance. His mother
had never had one! AS a wage-earn-
ing spinster Carol had asserted to her
fellow librarians that when she was
married, she was going to have an
allowance and be ~businesslike and
modern. But it. was too much trouble
to explain to kennicott's kindly stub
bornnesi tina she was a practical
h~ousekeeper as we'll as a flighty play
mate. She bought a hudget-plan ac-
count book and made her. budgets as
exact as budgets are likely to be when
they lack budgets.
For the first month it was a hon
y7noon jest to beg PRETTY, to CON
Tess. Il haven't a cent in the house.
dear and to be told, You're an ex-
travagant little rabbit" But the
budget book made her realize how
inexact were her finances. She be-
came self-conscious; occasionally sac
was indignant that she should always
nave to petition him for the money
with which to buy his food. She
caught herself c%riticizing his belief
that. since his joke about trying to
keep her out of tho poorhouse had
once been accepted rs damirable hu-
NOR, 1t shohld continue to be his daily
bon mot. 1t was a nuisance to have
to run down the street after him be-
cause she had forgotten to ask him
for money at breakfast.
But she couldn't hurt his feelings"
she reflected. He liked the lordli-
ness of giving largess.
She tried to reduce the frequency
of begging by opening accounts and
avln the bills sent to him. She
had found that staple groceries, sug-
ar. flour, could be most cheaply pur
chased at Axel Egsc's. rustic general
store. She said sw.etly- to Axel:
Il think I'd better open a charge
account here"
II don't do no business except for
cash. grunted Axel. She flared, do
you know who l ann"
Yum, sure, I know. The doc is
good for it. But that's yoost a rule
l made. / make low prices. do
business for. cash."
She stared at his red impassive face
and her fingers had ting undignified
desire to slap him. but her reason
agreed with him. You're quite right
You shouldn't break your rule for
me-"
! Her rage had not been lost. 1t had
been transferred to her husband. She
wanted ten pounds of sugar in a hur-
ry, but h had no money. She ran
NF NHAS oAA " IAOlllllSOLl > Office. (Jn
the door was the sign advertising a
headache cure and stating. '-The doc
tor Is out, back at" Naturally
the blank space was not filled out.
She stamped her foot. She ran down
to the drug store-the DOCTORS club
AS she entered she heard Mrs. Dyer
demanding, Dave, I've got to have
some money"
Carol saw Thai her husband was
there. and W other men, all listening
in amusement.
you want? Dollar be enough?"
NO, it won't, I'vc got to get some
underclothes for the kids"
Why, good Lord. they got enough
now to fill the closet so couldn't
find my hunting boots. last time !
wanted them"
Il don't care. They're all in rag,
You got to give me ten dollars"
Carol perceived that Mrs. Dyer wa
accustomed to this indignity. She per
ceived that the men, particularly
She waited-she knew what would
comet did. Dave yelped, where's
that ten dollars l gave you last year,"
and he looked to the other men 10
laugh. They laughed.
Cold and still Carol walked up to
kennicott and commanded wan.
to, see yous upstairs"
"Why-something the matter?"
"Yes!"
He dumped after her, up the stairs
into his barren Office. Before he
could get out q query she stated:
Yesterday. in front of a saloon. ]
a German farm-wife beg her
husband for a quarter, to get a toy
for the baby-and he refused. Just
now I've heard Mrs. Dyer going
through the same humiliation. And
I'm in the same position! 1 have
to beg o for money. Daily! + have
just been informed that I couldn't
haYe any sugar because l hadn't the
money to pay for it,"
Who said that? BY God, I'll kill
any 4
tut. It wasn't his fault. It was
yours. And mine. I now humbly beg
You TO give me the money with which
to- buy meas for you to eat. And
hereafter to remember 1t. The next
time. I shan't beg. I shall simply
starye. Do you understand?fI can't
go 0n&being a shave
Her defiance, her. enjoyment Of. the
ole, an out. She a sobbing
against his oyercoaE, How can YOU
shame n so?'s and he was bIubber.
ing. "Dog-gone 1t. l meant to give YOU
some, and forgot 1t. I swear i
won't again. BY goiIy / WON'T"
He pressed fifty dbItsrs unon ,.aS