Harry and Jane are happily married, but Harry is worried over his wife's extravagance. He says nothing about it until one day when he comes home to find her admiring several new gowns and hats. Horrified, he protests at her extravagance ...See moreHarry and Jane are happily married, but Harry is worried over his wife's extravagance. He says nothing about it until one day when he comes home to find her admiring several new gowns and hats. Horrified, he protests at her extravagance and tells her he can't afford to pay the bill. This leads to a quarrel and Jane goes home. Harry follows, and finds her in her mother's arms. The mother understands the situation, and plans a reconciliation. After getting her daughter out of the room, she tells Harry to leave it to her, and that he must not see Jane for one week. Harry protests, but he leaves for home. The mother makes the daughter comfortable and pets her until dinnertime. After dinner has been served she discharged the servant, and gives her daughter the servant's apron, telling her that she must wash the dishes. Jane refuses, but it told that she must or return to her husband. In the throes of her false pride she determines to remain with her mother and begins her housework, but after washing the dishes, she is taken to the servant's room and told she must sleep there. From then on, life is made so uncomfortable for her that one day she steals out of the house and returns repentant to her husband. Written by
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