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Show SHE WAS WORTH MORE. New Yorker's Proper Appreciation of His Wife's Value. In tho midst of their busy and 'troublous 'trou-blous experience, whore pathos, tears, perplexity and distraction confront thorn In over changing combinations, theni Rowetinjes comes a gleam of fun to the ntiornes of the Legal Aid society. soci-ety. In their East Side branch offlro not long gi they were Invot tlgntlng a claim preferred bv a poor womua against i.u express company for damages dam-ages to hor furniture. IJy tho rule of llio aocloty no applicant .J.o can be rr.ted as tvo-Mi nt least $inn u entitled to stiie through them a a penr person, and tho wrian was ln'n.r fiiettrmed on tho point. She coeb, not sp,nk Kngllsh nnd hor husband luted as interpreter. in-terpreter. "la your wife worth $iOo'" tho attorney at-torney asked him. Tim man stared blank! for a moment mo-ment of painful doubt He thought it was nn offer to buy hi ifv. iiuubiinj. up Ills tlsis pugnaciously ho shouted : "Metn dolt' Us ols what yo do? I vonldn'i change her for $10,0001" Nov Yorli I'roKH |