New Britain herald., 1925-04-24

She came toward hlm s"aylns like a model in style-show Her lips were pursed up for a kiss.
 "kissums sticky mouf." she said babyishly.
 Dick kissed her with the utmost gravity.
 Where did you get all these clothes?" he asked.
 From my generous husband. ... charged them to you" Glory an- swered. Now don't be cross, please. really needed a few things.
 Dick drowned.
 But you just bought a new dress last week for your party" he said. whats the matter with it?"
 "Oh, that thing" Glory answered, her lips curling. My old dress maker made it. It had no style"
 q thought it was beautiful" Dick said helplessly.
 Downstairs Ranghild was striking the Chinese dinner gong.
 You know, Dick" Glory said after dinner as they sat before the wood fire in the living room, "a woman needs more clothes than a man does
 Dick lowered his newspaper and looked at her.
 How much did you spend to- day." he asked.
 "Only a little bit over four hun dred dollars Glory said.
 But wait until you see all tho lovely bargains I picked up!' sh' cried before he had time to answer She ran upstairs and dressed herself in the new black velve dress. Then she put on the cream colored hat, and dabbed mimos' perfume behind her ears and unde her chin.
 Don't I look like q million dol Iars?" she asked exeitedly when Sh came down, again.
 "You sure do," Dick admitted "But I want to show you some thing a"
 He took black leather book iron his inside coat pocket.
 "Oh, don't show me figures, please, Glory protested. T don't under stand them, and they make my hea feel all fuzzy inside -
 "These won't" Dick said. HOO here, I haven't four hundred dol lars in my checking account! An I'm paying for some telephone com pany stock that I'm going to giv you for your birthday ."
 "Oh, don't, l don't want 1t. Civ me an automobile instead!" Glorl cried, clasping her hands. i've ju' got to have an automobile! May an Myra and all the girls have one.'
 May and Myra has rich hu: bands" Dick answered. "You'S married a poor man, and you'll haN to get used to being a poor man wife I'll teach you to drive IT roadster, and you can use that to to your bridge club and lunc parties
 Glory poutcd.
 q don't want that old ark" sl said drearily. "I want little close car like the one you mother has
 Give me time, and I'll be able get things like that for you.' Die replied. '1n another ten of fifte' years .
 Ten or 15 ycars!" Glory bro in. why, in 1s or 15 years I'll an old woman! l won't care abo parties and beautiful clothes, then
 Dick laughed at her.
 "You'll be a very attractive vol an, in you early thirties," he sa And you'll find that your taste clothes will be just as strong as 1t Id now stronger perhaps.
 "In the meantime" he went looking at her gravely. you'll hs to economize little. .... Now want you to promise me that yo never 20 downtown and run up b on me aagin, without asking
 about it first. Will you prom me that?"
 Glory looked him straight in
 eye. Slowly she shook her head
 No" she said clearly. T w'
 make any such promise 10
 know I'd break it. I'm going
 have clothes. l wont look a trump. Don't you want me to T as well dressed as other women Il T cant say that I'm particui' Il crazy about having a clothes"h' I for a wife" Dick answered pick \ up his paper. And there's just ] more than have 10 say )l can't be worried 10 death about
 and expenses at home, and do T thing like my best work downt I every day"
 II Glory smoothed down the f l of her black velvet dress thou | fully. . S1 "Other men seem to buy J wives an occasional dress or t
 she remarked with cutting sarc'
 "And I don't notice that they el
 under the strain Good night ress think I'll go to bed. There's no ami trying to sit up and talk to Ii when you're wound up for on her your sermons on economy. ..'
 iny, but I wish I were still car