Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-06
PAY DAY
By AMY CAMPBELL
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tGl by Mcclure Newspaper syndicateb (WSu Servieel


 ard had a sense 0f iepressinB that he hated to go inside and face the eS- hilerated mood of his wife. She was always elated on pay days. ready for some new adventure in spending.
 To have been married year and a half, with baby one month old, and not 10 have been able to save more than a paltry sum from his fairly good wages, seemed overwhelming tragedy. Most of what they saved had gone to pay the hospital bill. The doctor was yet to be heared from.
 Dick couldn't see how he was so stupid as to turn over nearly every cent to Mae from the beginning. He had given her the credit of being able to manage well. He was still terribly in love with her and as for the baby well, nothing was too good for the lit tie fellow.
 That was the worst of this never getting anywhere. There was the baby's future to consider. He ought to have the best. Especially in educa- tion. Dick felt ugly with himself for being so soft in acceding to Macs de- mands for money. He had never once protested and Mae had taken it all for granted that she could have almost anything she wanted.
 He had got SO sick Of hearing her mention over all the things she would do the minute money was in her hands He had never once heard her say the word--save. If she had It would have been different. Then they could talk things over.
 He hated to spoil the kids fun. She was lovely in her excitement of get ting things together in the house. She must be enmeShed with different de- ferred payments for various things. He couldn't see how she could be so weak as to fall for that dolar-down stuff. But he hadn't the heart so far to dampen her enthusiasm.
 Not that he didn't want to spend. He told himself he got as much kick as the next one out of throwing money for little fun or spec. But Mae was surely hyped on this installment buy. ing. He wondered where it would b:'ng them if she didn't ease up.
 Suddenly he thought of the absurd fly of his acceptance of her extrava. gance. He saw them In debt which they could never meet. If he had any stuff in him at all he'd tell her. He'd tell her tonight when he handed over the pay. He'd be kind about it but wise and firm. He'd treat her like a fine little kid that just needed advice.
 He felt kind of sick about attempting ii as he opened the door and called his usual Hi. you two"
 ''0h. Dick. I've hardly been able to wait to tell you what we've got. Baby and 1. You know you said you wanted him to have good education. We'll, he's going to begin right here at home first with his own lovely library. Look"
 She led the way to the living rooms and displayed the beginning of group of knowledge volumes for q child from babyhoOd to-it looked to Dick, like old age. She leaped upon pages with her fingers and pointed ex- citedly to certain items which attract ed her eye.
 A slow fury came over Dick. He looked at the baby asleep in the new buggy. and at Mae with her eyes gloat- ing over this new purchase that was to enchain them with new obligations. He frightened his fists to keep them from gripping her shoulders He felt he could shal.a and shake her Into sensibiity with more keen delight than he had ever known in either kissing or loving her.
 But when she went over to the baby, cooing above him. calling back that she had had the money for the down payment so she thought 1t was a splendid thing to get the books, he took quick step toward them. And so you had to get into more debt. didn't yOu?" he glOwered above | her as she bent to pick up his son. And now" she continued, without | looking at Dick. without seemingly to have heard him. tits time, Sonny, to tell your Daddy cur surprise for him how busy you and have been trying to spend the precious money he works so hard for. Even with all the things we've saved a lot more than the doc tors hill which came today. We can pay it and clean up most of our debts and start bank account for Sonny and some time maybe welt put our rent into huyiny house for uS all won't we?" -,
 She looked at Dick, yerltable glow about her.
 "Why. you're all tired out and white. Bet you're hungry. But aren't you proud of us. uh?"
 He held her as if forever, the baby between them. "Prond? I'll show you. I've got something to work for. Something too good for plug like me"