The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-04-27
Fred Ashworth. He's handling the
stock sale in the east"

SIoCk sale IN Cne eaSC.
II never heard you mention him."
WELL" Allan admitted. II only met
him a couple Of days ago. But he's a
great guy. He was a bond salesman till
the slump came. He heard of the Ami
can people through a friend and he
was commissioned to sell the stock in
the east. He was telling me only to-
day that the issue is about sold out.
and that I ought to climb aboard be-
fore it is too late"
She sat there, calmly looking at him.
Anne, they practically guarantee
twenty per cent dividends. We ought
to get in on it. I'm kinda tired Of
plugging along on a hundred dollars a
week. It seems to be a lot of money
until we start paying Duh bills and lay
ing something aside for the mortgage.
Then it's hardly anything"
"Yes," she agreed thoughtfully, but
it would be a lot less if we didn't have
it at all, and If we didn't have five
thousand in the bank and this house
and grounds practically paid for. Al
Ian, what do you know about the AMI
can Oil company"
why I just told you'll"
3NS, od4 414lSs Aou GO1O " "A1oG you
heard-what this Fred person told you.
you looked it up?"
Say! Are you trying to tell me
something about business?"
Look here, Allan" she patiently
pointed out. you're proposing to take
everything we own, which is reason
ably secure now, and put it into some
thing which promises six times as great
a return as we are getting now.
Nov, this promise, as you have ex-
planned it to me, is vague. You have
it only on the word of one man whom
you admit, you've only known two or
three days. I consider the risk too great
to take, at least without investigation"
Co." said Allan, you do! Well, let
me tell you something, Anne. Let me
tell you a couple of things as long as
this is a telling bee. They've been on
my mind for quite a while and I might
as well get them off it.
I'm the first place, there isn't time
to investigate the Anican Oil company
even if I wanted to. There's only a
day OF two left in which to grab the
stocks. It's a gamble, I admit, like
buying a pool ticket on the Grand Ma
tional. But my judgment of people is
pretty good. And I'm willing to bet on
Fred Ashworth. He has everything. You
ought to hear some of his funny stor-
les. And he only wants to do me a
favor. So I'm going to draw that five
thousand dollars out of the Fairview
bank tomorrow morning."
"How?" she asked. cts in a Joint
account"
How? Why, you're going to sign the
withdrawal slip. After all, it's my
money. I made it, every cent of it.
can do what I like with it."
mo, Allan" Anne's voice was low
and calm but there were little patches
of white at the base of her nostrils
Its our money. Yours and mine and
little Allan's. You made it, but I saved
it. And it means security for the three
of us. I'm not going to let you throw
that away. I won't sign anything"
They sat staring at each other. Anne
TREMENDOUSLY trying to smile; Allan glar-
ing white with anger.
"All right" he said at last. Gas long
as you're giong to make me pay through
the nose for trusting you, I'll split fifty
fifty with you. You can sign a with
drawal for twenty-five hundred and
you can keep the rest of it. You would
anyhow, but I'll sign it over to you
"Allan!" Her eyes had lost their
serenity and were gazing piteously at
him as though he had struck her.
WELL" he said, ashamed of himself
II didn't mean quite that. I'm sorry
I was sore. But Anne, I'm sick of all
this-this treadmill stuff. I'm getting
sick of getting up in the morning 60
ing to work, coming home again and
eating dinner and going to bed. AND
doing it all over again, day after day
after day.
II want to get out and have a little
fun. We're both young! We ought tc
! be doing the same things we were do
ing before We were married and a little
while after, going to dances and parties
playing cards.
Anne, there wasn't a lovelier girl ir
the world than you were when we were
married. You were the prettiest II
town, and the best dancer, and the mos
popular. You're weren't a wife. Vol
were a playmate. And I don't mine
admitting that it was a long time be.
fore I was sure I could hold you.
AND then we bought this damn
house."
Don't you dare call this a damn
house."
"All right, then. We bought this little
white house. And you changed over.
night. You forgot you we're young. Yol
even forget you were living in the pres.
ent. All you could think of was getting
the mortgage paid off. And when little
Allan arrived you got worse. You go
to be a regular nickel bender. Anc
you've let yourself go to blazes. Why
you look ten years older, and I'll be-
you haven't five decent dresses, includ.
ing that print you have on"
Sure. I'm strong for security, bu
I'm not going to let working for i
make a vegetable out of me. Come
on, Anne! Let's take a chance. Ever