The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-11-21
MusicHath Charms
BY OSCAR MEADOWS
tAssociated Newspapers,
tWNU Service.

~ zled and he did not as us,'aI
pause at the end Of the s,roo, =.
wave to his wife: She acb,,,,, ~
seems to try 10 think up WAYS -
spend money" he thought grinIv
music! What nonsense! She won,
ed a house and I bought her one
now she's got TO be satisfied"
AT the station he bought pans-
and paid rs cents for two hipb.cIsss.
magazines, but he did not read IN,
stead he stared modify at the Az.
ing landscape.
"a wonderful morning, Brown"
said tired looking man Of IS wear,
his eyes upon cottage with steer
tiled roof Of Chinese blue. 81 sim.
pose this is an old story to YOU. hut
to me, after the dusty years IA fbs
city, 1t seems miracle Of beauty
You've lived here ten years, haven't
your"
YES" Rogers tone was flled
with importance. "You see. INV
wife was determined to get out AZ
flat-life. She saved andOscrimped
so determined was she 10 put every
penny towards a home. I like IA
live well. ! earn the money and I
propose to spend II. She watched
the advertisements and ran about
constantly wearing the Shabbiest Of
Clothes" Rogers fat face was petu.
liant. "And finally she found our
present home. ] wasn't q BIZ
anxious to tie myself up with pay.
ments and ] hated to be far from
the downtown theaters, but gave
in to her. ] believe In being good
to women and"
Ben Miller looked at him in sur
prise. But, aren't you glad that
she coaxed you into buying? Your
house must be worth much more
than you paid for it,"
tits doubled" returned Roger
smugly. And the children have
improved vastly in the fresh air
and freedom to play. I'm saving q
tidy sum each month now that I've
no rent to pay. ] often tell Susie
it's lucky for her that she got such
good provider."
but il she hadn't scrimped you'd
have still been paying rent"
"oh, that's a woman's place to
save She's getting extravagant,
! too. She's determined to have o
radio. Says the children like music.
/ laughed at her but really felt
like scolding her."
Across the aisle were two women
talking in high, affected voices.
Eyes, indeedy," shrilled the one
nearest the window, 81 just told him
to get down to earth. He thought
IL we spent Sunday in the suburbs
I'd be interested in flowers and pets
and all that and LET him buy house
there and have Ethelinda home
from school. Not me. Let the girl
stay in boarding-school, where other
people look after her. want to be
in nv coy fat, where there's no
responsibility. I'm out every night
somewhere, but he thinks just be-
cause he's on the road that ] ought
20 sit in the house knitting"
81 should say not" returned tne
other. looking at herself critically
in the mirror in the top Of ner
SQUARE purse. Ralph thought
ought to pay only 500 for my spring
suit: said that was more tnan ne
could afford. Know what ] did!
"What?" queried the other, gig
Cling and shifting her gum.
"Thanked him for the hundred;
bought one that cost sl7S ana
charged it. How's that iOE nia"
ing?" :. .0ros
1.-THE old days Of sitting at nome
saving and sewing have passes' ,.t
/ work half-days downtown ano -
INV own money. My husband na'es
II and wants me to stay home anu ,s
live on his salary, but why snOulS
I? This way ] use al MS niO nm
for our expenses and have my own u
for pocket money, and then ! S a.,
ALWAYS tell him that ] earn my I ~
ing. If kept Ethelinda nom. avs
he tied down constantly. He pay
her school bills, so should worIy
"pid you hear those WOn's'E
Miller?" whispered Roger
81 was mighty thankful when 10y :,
wife consented to help me save go =
we could get a start. II wed s'a l'.
ed a home when we were hrsI ma .,,
ried we would have II paid LOT nv,
but liked to see her wear plss 81,
things and enjoy herself. y wa h',t
NV fault" Miller put in loyaiiy. -. ~
his companion noticed tne ,.s wifi
lines about his eyes and the ol l,s.r,.
ed droop of his thin snounr S',tIs
s'Now she's delighted win nei
house." a.. mur.
my wife wants . raoiO ,b.t be
INJURED Roger forgetting
had said this before. ,..,asd
Roger thought Of the sOld-bansaSs.st
cigars in his case. Susie, now . an
their house was paid for. never nj ne
noented on his expensive hapl's. %
frequently stayed in town % . Hs
theaters with his chens. sIIb.
thought, too, Of the 500 suit 50 over wei
" called "cheap" by the o w
dressed woman across the .,o slI ar