The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-18
CHAPTER XIV.
The Family Financicr.


Gcrtie picked up the pen.
How much raise do | get ?" she
asked as she nibbled the penpoint,
regardless OF microbes or other for
eign substitutes.
Rosenburg named the figure.
1T ain't enough. Mr.. Rosenburg.
what else IS on this paper? l air..
signin' nOthin' / don't know about"
He reached over and took up the
paper. He preferred to read 1t to
her, than have her quick young eyes
perhaps see more than he had in
tended she should. Yet after all he
almost smiled at his caution. She
was poor, ignorant-knew nothing
OF business, less OF her own worth
TO him,
"Oh. II Just says that I'll give you
that salary to work for me-dance
! for me-" he corrected
Let me see it," Gertie reached a
! hand toward him.
That's all there is TO It."
a sudden resolution came TO Ger
/ tie, not TO refuse the raise. that was
| farthest from her thoughts. but to
make him wait. lie mustn't be al
| lowed to think her cheap, even II
| that horrid manager OF his had told
/ her she was. She rose.
I'm think 1t over. Mr.. Rosehburg,
and let YOU know tomorrow night"
"All right, my dear" he was de-
| lighted that she had not insisted up
on seeing the paper, ''and II you car
see my way clear III make 1t another
! dollar o week TN do some think
ing" he added as ne dismissed her.
The next day when they We're
/ gathered about the dinner table, the
| only time when they were all to-
| gether at a meal Gertie told the as
sembled family OF her good fortune.
Did you ask 10 see that paper?"
Jennie asked Did you read it,"
No" Gertie was surprised at
| her sisters manner, more than at
hcr questions. lie read It to me,
| Mr. Rosehburg."
There was something in one OF
( our lessons once" Jennie went on
SLOWLY. in our English lesson. Teach
/ er talked about It, said It was
good thing for US all to remember,
/ II was about never signing n paper
until you have read it, and II you
! didn't understand it, until you had
| showed-shown / meant to some
one who did. / guess you better read
| that paper yourself, Cert. You may
| be signing away your fortune" Jen-
! ME was great novel reader as well
as good scholar. Hence the al
| fusion TO fortune,
Pm glad you told me that, Jen-
| ME" Gertie said after thinking a
| moment. Il don't like the boss,
don't trust him nor Jones. Yes, I'm
glad you told me. If only Tom was
| here" she sighed
Has he wrote you yet?' her
mother asked.
You know he aln't-hasnt, ma,
| or l would have told you" There
was a wistful look in Gertie's eyes
u longing note in her voice. He had
| been gone a week, Perhaps she
shouldn't expect a letter from way
out where he lived so soon hut she
! had watched so anNiously for one.
Thinking OF Tom she had forgot
/ ten all about Rosenhurg, when Jen-
ME brought her back to the subject
OF her raise by saying:
"When you read that paper tell
! him you want TO take It home to let
ma see it. Then I'll take It to teach
or IL there's anything we all don't
| understand"
I'm do that little thing, Jennie II
! the old gceaer's trying to put any
thing over on me. But l guess I'll
! fall 10 Il II | read II myself
BE careful, Gertic." Ma had lis
| toned carefully to the conversations
| "God knows we need the raise, but
| II amt muCh--cant you git him to
give you little more? ?"
He said he't think over making
II a dollar week more. | asked him
for It,"
"Maybe Jennie Is right and you
ought TO show that paper no wants
you 70 sign to her teacher" Mrs
Cummings was already worried for
fear something was wrong. IL is easy
/ NgNs- 90 4 t.al,