The following payday, when he took his check and splurged it on an atomic engine, Dorothy was madder than a Uranium pile approaching critical mass.
"The Odyssey of Sam Meecham"
Charles E. Fritch
Besides, I guess he thought the last administration had splurged enough for two.
"The Henchman"
Mark Lee Luther
Looked like she'd splurged heavy on it, too; for the drain on her income had been something fierce.
"The House of Torchy"
Sewell Ford