The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-01

Three months have I been try
ing to create a social splash. At
least that's what Jack calls my
social success when he leases m e.
Jack hasn't been very helful.
I've had to manage it myself In
deed, Jack has complained, more
than once.
| Must we go out tonisht?" he
has asked at breakfast when I've
reminded him OF an engagemen t
for the evening. Really nothing
except chess can be relied upon to
dig him out Of his deep chair in
his own living room.
Jeanne said when complained
to her:
your husbands mighty com
plimentary to you, my dear.
''What.s-the matter with you brides
nowadays? You run about So.
Now il had real man like yours
in real home like this-1,d be
glad to stay put! Platter il he
wanted TOT
s.tBut q wife must help a man
along 1 replied. 'And this is
the best way know n
..Be sport, Peg! Own up that
You love to go, and dress, and be
seen everywhere, and make men
laugh at your smart speechest You
don't do it all for Jack, you
know"
eve ell why shouldn't I like
1t? Every girls entitled to good
time some time. I've never had
any until now. If it happens to
coincide with whats best for J acA
SO much the better! I'm really sue
ceeding nicely. People are lovely Vel
to me.
And indeed, i was succeeding
remarkably, considering how little
money we have. Az
at several OF the incest houses;
philanthropies to which contrib
uted coolies of time instead Of
checks; 7 had managed paying
rummage sale, and nearly died OF
the flu I'd taken from the. old
clothes: we ran up our first doc
tors bill It was in my desk with
my other bills.
nm But that rummage sale fixed
my popularity with some of the
most exclusive matrons Of the
city. We were getting more IN
vitations than we could afford to
accept.
J. It simply broke my heart when
we were invited to join golf
club, and Jack turned it down
We couldn't afford that. he e1-
planned. Sometimes fancy Jack
is barely reconciled to giving his
time to social affairs.
And I'm sure that the dear boy
hasn't discovered how expensive
it Is to go about as we've been dos
ing. It's SO necessary, however,
as kind OF investment for future
profit. 5 III.
once Jack asked me quizzically
il 1 didn't think him competent to
manage the business end Of mat.
rimony in his own way! He WASH t
finding fault, he was only teasing
me. He went on to say that we
hadn't had quiet week at@homea
after our first month.
Now the fact is that il . didn't
get Jack outGwith moneyed people
he'd settle down contentedly to
his books and his chess and all
my hope of living on the boulevard
would go aglimmerins.
I will not stand for that. Power
ty has played too big a part in my
life.
nv big trouble is not going to
be with our future, it's now
while I'm making my social invest
ment. 88 w a $
Everytime I chance to open that5
drawer In my desk, those bills re-
mind me OF what it costs to keep
going at our present pace
Jack$is a popular man and am
awfu1lyEproud of him. He's hand
lie has manner-and more
than that he has charm. An the
girls feel5it. And he doesn't seem
to know AZ. 4 ys38 IN 5a
sSs It's impossible to ignore the
fact that being married doesn't
keep people from flirting nova
days. ButEmy Jack moves among
women as smoothly, as elegantly,
boar The married girls can