The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08
The Woman
He Married
BY JANE PHELPS
DICKS MORALE wEAKENS.
CHAPTER Sc.

CHAPTER Sc.
For several days I annoyed Dick
with questions about the cotton mar
ket. 1 also asked Clara to tell me all
she knew about speculation. She told
me of Wall street, of the men and
women who soon won fortunes over
night.
IF Jim were in a brokers' office I
would make him buy stocks she said.
Dick has a wonderful scheme. 1 am
surprised he never has specialized
do you get tips?" 1 asked Dick one
night.
"Yes-sometimes Been talking to
someone about the market, haven't
you?"
"only to Clara. She said you were
in a position to get good tips"
please don't talk of me or my bust
ness with your women friends
81 don't-only to Clara. But have
you had any tips lately?'
Eyes, only today Mr.. Burns, one of
OUT best customers, told me to buy
futures
I hadn't the slightest idea what flu
lures were, but asked:
would you have made money II
you had?"
Yes. He was dead right"
Honestly, Dick, L don't think you
are fair. 1t is only just and right for
men to make all they can to care for
their anu CddSalC tASiA SiAAA
dren. Perhaps you will not always
work where you can get tips. Don't
you want comforts, luxuries, freedom
from worries, and some day a nice
nome of your own? Why, We might
be Independent of everyone q thought
of my debt to Mildred, and to Madame
Felice) instead of losing all the JOY
of living because We are so scrimped.
Promise me the next time you hear
of anything that will make US money
you will try it,"
.It takes money to speculate"
mot much if you know, does it
zone never can be sure. But per-
haps you are right, and I should take
a. chance occasionally. I'd have TO
borrow money to work with, and that
am not prepared to do"
I said no more then, but felt sure
Dick would find some way to try ms
luck. And I was just as sure he would
clara, had two tickets given her for a
wonderful concert at Carnegie hall,
and then we were to go to a studio
tea in the same building. 1 was de-
lighted that I had my new dress, 10
wear. I would be sure to meet some
one whom I knew, and Mildred was to
be. there-another reason thal l
wanted to look nice.
AS I dressed / thought of Dick and
the chance, as I now. thought OF IT,
that he had to make money. 1t took
away all feeling of anything wrong in
the purchase of the smart dress l
donned. If he could make money. as
Clara said he could. and wouldn't, why
he wasn't being fair to me.
Mrs. Dooly had just come in to stay
with Junior, when the bell rang. She
answered the door for me. 1t was
Mrs. Gray.
II have been canning some peaches.
I kept enough for our dessert tonight.
and thought perhaps you and Mr..
Williams might also enjoy them"
She gave me a glass bowl filled with
wonderful peaches.
'This is SO nice of you," 1 said. 1t
was what the neighbors did at home,
so I was not unused to such little
kindnesses.
1T am only pleased if you enjoy
them" she said, then left. Some way
the little homely thought made an i'm
preston upon me out of all proportion
to the act 1t was the first thing of
the kind that had happened to me in
New York. Clara had been kind
Mildred generous; but Mrs. Gray, a
perfect stranger, had divided her des-
sert with me In my next letter to
mother told her all about it.
I met Clara at the entrance TO
Clara looked very nice-she always
did, but 1 knew, even before she said
SO, that I was far more stylishly
dressed, that outshone her.
1t flattered my vanity. and I chat
ted happily, never giving thought to
the day of reckoning that must surely
come.
(To be continued.)