Show THE T EVENING STORY L I FOL FO Copyrights Copyright 1912 by W. W v v. Werner Im sure cure 1 I 1 need n Gd it u bad enough per par slated Mrs Butler Its oln on fU the five years since anything news now's been on m my back An now styles Is II so eo different 1 it shows up ever er Sort of skimpy skimp aint they Queried Mr Mn Butler with a a. hurried recollection o ot of new jests Yes Ye she assented e eagerly skimpy as aJ kin be It makes me look queer I I aint set on no fashion goodness goodness good good- od- od ness knows But when all tho the worlds world wear in clothes cut one way you do feel fee teel kind o funny funny- to bo be o the opposite I M I Everything stood as as- ashe he had left it in inthe inthe inthe the morning t I aint big It wouldn't take tako much to clothe me an I kin make it it- myself she concluded I I Her patient eyes searched his hla faco tac hopefully But the hand of ot Jeremiah Butler did not go 20 o toward his pocket An so they they're re e pretty skimpy he ho Inquired again Tes es' es she sho said eald take hardly hardI anything Ill I'll aho show you OU the tho pattern I got ot picked out an an a 8 sample o othe 0 the goods goods- He stay stayed l her with a a 8 g gesture ture of or his hand No Amelia dont don't you OU bother botler What Im I'm of of-is of Is this Now seem things Is skimpy this year an your fOUr dress aint why dont don't you Jest c cut t one oneo oneo o 0 those neW dresses drese out o 0 othe othe the good full one ono It ought to bo ho e easy y enough An you'd oud ought to have goods to spare enough to make a a. basque or ho he said All AH the pretty color went out of ot Mrs Butlers Butler's ta face e. e and then earns came back Ck ina in Sn ina a dull and angry any red But she spoke calmly still lUll Its Sits wore out Jeremiah she sho said why Ii I cant can't do It It- That dress has hIlS boon been twisted and turned till there aint a twist or or- ora a turn left lett in It I know when a 3 a things thing's done jAn An that dross dress Is Ss IL She Sho waited bu but he did not speak Its a 0 case of or have hv to she went on after aCtor a a. moment Jest plain have to Im I'm ashamed go to church Times Is changed he said W Ve didn't use to toc togo go 10 to show how off oft fine clothes clothe I be tin tine fine she answered Jest decent be at tall tU he saM said I cant can't afford attora it now livin higher an nn hl higher her taxes I everything dont don't know what the tho country's country comin to Now Jest be satisfied turn up some lome day You made mad money last Iut Year vear she he said But ho how do I know Ill I'll make It this Wo We cant can't afford fol de Thata That's all aU there Is Ss to It St it- it r I His mouth shut with n a sharp click The subject was WU dismissed but It was only dismissed d as 48 far tar a as discussion was wits concerned Mrs Butler thought of ot It all day dar and far tar Into the night She knew the goodly row of or figures that the bank book jook showed she he knew It Was added to with regularity she knew that the higher cost of ot living aff affected him only In Sn that It brought him better prices rices Year by you year the habit of saying say eav- ing n r had grown rown on him now It thinK thing almost impossible to eradicate eradicate- It had iad come como Insidiously and had hod never been checked Now It was a huge and monstrous mon mon- thing which threatened the hap of ot her life lire She thought It t out and to It out through the lon Ion long sleep sleep- test les es nl night ht B Byi By dawn her resolution was waa taken Mr Butler came In Sn the n next next- it morning with pall pat after pall of ot foaming milk B BeAuty Beauty's hold holdin In out great he said tn n An all nil the tho others i Is Ss doin doln well wen Therell There'll be bo an art extra fifty pounds o o butter this month or I I miss millS my guess An fifty In January Is quite an Item quite Item quite an an n Item Bre Breakfast 1 was was a 11 silent meal mal When It was over Mr Butler left for his plowing calling back over his shoulder Done Doni forget torget the churn churning I Amelia Sl did not answer At noontime he camo came over the bill without waiting waiting- for the dinner bell He Ho was hUng hungry and In Sn hl high h spirits The The weather eather was wag propitious an and promised a nc crop He Ha was whistling as he Opened the kitchen door but bul stopped while an expression of ot amazement overspread over over- spread prad d his features Everything stood tood as 1115 B he had left It In the morning dish dishes washed unwashed unwashed n milk not put away He stared a moment his amazement giving place to o fear tur He fe searched the house houle w wildly flace Idl and andin nd In th the bedroom he found a note Will be b back ck by Amelia He read It again and again in Sn A due dazed ort sort of ot way Such a thing had never hapPened before ort He could not think what It St meant H H. H ate a cold tying ying lunch and went back to work And by y night he he- was watching for tor Am Amelia Amelias as s he he- had never watched before At last she ha came game In bright ht eYed n red cheeRed cheeked rom the chill chUi outside outRide air There was wu that hat upon her face fac he ho had nev never r B seen n I before It admiration In the malt Where you ou been I AI Bean she Ih echoed t hat and anI coat Ib en I Slocums Slocum Shea She's rot got 12 I Well Wen r never In belleve own work to go 10 n ne I eald sulkily Theres ft ought to be ba made maae An A i 1 supper an a pretty poo pooh maybo maybe your make mUK maW Twant altogether a a- explained At least lf it Sl m me mc J well T Her nurse has hU 4 h her r an 1 I. I took the c caa U t toa to a a. week weak I kin do a do or of the v I I guf guess s 1 kin support me goin to to have have- folks folka I I guess the they thet won wont won't t say sayi way Im I'm goin This was wall a new a-new now Amel Amelia 11 I S I c Amelia ho said air me 1 her with surprise And h be the finality of her tone r- r But what about me me heWell he- he Well Jeremiah Jeremiah- I I. I h said calmly You kin tin kin like flke housekeeper for tor 30 or I a a expect t to be pretty busy bUllY I m moun you'll oun nce need someone Ive Ive cases ases In view Amelia Amella he said air me 7 No she ehe answered r d airily airily- S Ill I'll bo be home from timer ti t t with so go high taxes high taxes an f fIve Ive I've Ive I've thought it best to 10 get Cd the the rol rol fol-de-rol S i Jeremiah Butlers Butler's face wu was Many emotions chased chand over It It- It ILP was resolution and It remain remained Amelia Amell he said Id humbly you spose them rols fol cost Oh I K guess ss abou about thirty do He put out a horny horny- hari hand S spot spot cash cosh first of ev every tY all aU rl right h t 1 he uk asked ed Amelia nodded Get Geta a g good Jeremiah an an Ill I'll cook Ill si added |