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Show M; I, I Woman's Page I MARRYING FOR MOWeT H Marrying for Money by Mrs. Eva Leonard Refurnishing H Kitchen on 50c a Week Handy Articles to Have in Your H Kitchen To Keep Brooms Longer Smart I New Handbags. H "Ortrude" said Jacob Townsend, H faying down his paper and looking H over to his wife "I would liko to talk business a few minutes, if you can H give mo the time." Hl "That sounds Interesting." Or- Hl trude listlessly dropped the book that Hi I sho had been yawning over for half ' I an hour and looked up. H I He did not begin, however. In- H stead, he polished his glasses vigor- 1 ously with his handkerchief. H "Well," prompted his wlfo, sup- H pressing a yawn. H ' "The fact is you havo been spend- lng a great deal of money." Jacob blurted the sentence out with an effort, ef-fort, without looking up. "Naturally; I have nothing else to do." Ortrude looked at him with an amused Indifference. "I think it will be best to put you on an allowance, one that my business busi-ness can stand. Then wc will both know where we are." Now that the Ice was broken ho looked at her calmly. "Really, this is unexpected, J. C " She only called him Mr. Townsend when on her dignity now having adopted the initials of his names as the least objectionable form of address ad-dress open to her. "I thought my businesslike candor before marriage had paved the way for smooth financial finan-cial Bailing." Ortrude stood her book up on the arm of her chair and, resting rest-ing her elbow on It, shaded her eyes with her hand. "Business has been exceptionally dull this summer, and as I have taken the boys into partnership of course the Income available for household expenses Is reduced. Then for all concerned it is best that Mar-rlan Mar-rlan should go away to school. That will be an added drain on the pocket-book pocket-book " Jacob leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, thus : bringing his bald spot in view. Or- ' tiude hated that bald spot. ! "If your memory Is as good as mine, you will remember that I told you I should expect to spend money. Life is blank enough in this deadly dull town at best. The days drag like weeks. My, only chance of making mak-ing life Interesting is to spend money, and money I expect to spend." She sat erect now and spoke with slow distinctness. "What I wish to do Is to give you a liberal allowance to run the house with and clothe yourself; then I will know just what I have to meet." continued con-tinued Jacob slowly, though with rising ris-ing color "I have had all I care to have of managing, of making money go a long way I hate it " She spoke passionately. "I married to escape It Surely I havo had disagreeable enough things to encounter I refuse re-fuse to give up my one pleasure." "I am sorry your marriage has been a disappointment to you. My hopes, too. are in ruins. We must make the best of a bad business, Ortrude, Or-trude, and it will not help a bad matter mat-ter by straining the 'finances to a breaking point." "Thanks for telling me that you are disappointed In me. That helps my enjoyment of life as you meant It should." Ortrude's tone was ,bltter. 1 Jacob looked at her with eyes full of pain. "Do not misunderstand me. I am disappointed dis-appointed that I havo been utterly nuable to got below the decorated suf-face, suf-face, to the woman that I was so sure was there. If the woman In you would wake up, life would not be dull. There is bo much of interest for a woman to do." This tone was low and appealing, but Ortrude chose to ignore the appeal. "While this woman sleeps 1 shall continue to 'decorate tho surface'." There was a withering scorn in her tone, "And if I cannot supply you with money?" asked Jacob wearily. "Your crodlt is good," replied his wife, walking rapidly to the door. (To be continued.) To Refurnish Kitchen. Mrs. N. is refurnishing her kitchen kitch-en on 60 cents a week, which she saves from her housekeeping money. One week she Invested the half dollar dol-lar In white paint and painted her refrigerator. re-frigerator. Another week she put up new cheescloth sash curtains at the windows and spent tho rest for a multitudo of hooks, from which now dangle at the most convenient places and height all the small utensils; such as c-ggbeater, stirring and measuring spoons, strainers, corkscrews and bottle openers which she used to keep jumbled together in a drawer far from their spheres of usefulness. A third week's money went for a handy clothes line reel. It is thirty-six thirty-six feet long, hooks up at three or four points about the kitchen to hang tho ironing on, and, best of all, winds up when not wanted, without any tiresome kinks, into its own metal holders on the wall. A fourth week she reformed the open flame gas jet by putting up a tiny mantle and globe with mica ceiling ceil-ing protector Now, though the kitchen kitch-en is large, the light from the singlo jot is adequate, where formerly sho always had trouble washing dishes at night. Hand Bags. Some of the smart new bags are made of black velvet with bands of ?ut steel beads embroidered In bands in inch and a half wide. The bags ire drawn Into a steel frame, and big ?tecl-bead balls finish the bottom. Tow Haven Register. |