The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-02

Total ...--.................. SO, 446
These are fixed expenses, and they
amount to S2,446 a year. Divide that
by fifty-two and you find that it a
I mounts to a little more than S47 a
week. That does not include any of
my personal expenses, lunches, cigars
car fare and one thing and another,
which, in the aggregate, amount TO
considerable. You know we have gone
to the theatre occasionally and have
had other pleasures which have all
been paid for from my share of our
income. i can see { uly one item that
can be cut down, and that is cloth
ing?"
You don't mean that I have got
to get along with fewer clothes than
1 have hadi" 1 said, with some indig-
nation. ''You know, Tom Browne. that
there is not another woman in our set
who has fewer clothes than 1. Only
two new gowns last year, and think
how 1 have made over my old things
and made them last until even you
have been tired or them"
Yes, 1 know you are ingenious and
clever. and do not say that you have !
been extravagant. That is one of the |
things that has bothered me most. |
that L could not dress you as 1 |
would like to, and as 1 did when We
were living in an apartment. We /
both had plenty of clothes then. Why, |
I'm getting so that I feel that clean |
linen every day is an extravaganza. 1 |
suppose 1 ought to make a shirt do
two days. Other men do. 1 know, but
1 can't bring myself to it. somehow"
NO. hope we may never be forced
to that. II we can't have clean linen
and a home 1 would prefer to sacrifice
the home"
Something did turn up the next
week and Tom came home as happy
as a schoolboy at the beginning of
long vacation"
IT'S all right, darling" he exclairu-
ed, hardly waiting to give his usual
embrace and kiss. THE interest is
paid and have couple of hundred to
the good and 1 didn't make a note
either"
Why. how did you do it?" I said,
his joy. Have you been
visited by a good fairy?"
II hit it right in Wall street." he
replied. II did not say anything to
you about it, but two weeks ago
bought one hundred shares of Steel
II jumped ten points yesterday in the
big bull movement and 1 cleared up a
,ool thousand. 1t came in the nick
of time, too"
Two years followed. adding another
member to our happy family and
bringing us much pleasure, and, Of
course, many worries. We made the
most of the pleasure and got over the :
worries the best we could. We had Y
,aid our expenses fairly we'll, hut Tom 1
aid his bank account was always like {
| watermelon seed he planted once in
Il. Lawrence county-it wouldn't
row. ]
1t was a month before the annnive-- /
airy of our advent in Junglewocd. c
rom had lighted a cigar and was
flowing the smoke above his head 6
nd watching it curl lazily in the air.
he said:
do you know, dear. that we have ;,
cen here for nearly five years?' y
Yes. and despite our worries" y
eplied.. II have enjoyed our home 3
\
our home!" he exclaimed with )
trace OF bitterness. do you realize 3
ow much Of it is really ours?" y
why, have come to believe :
ours. Everybody says property has X
in value here. and it must ,
e worth ever so much more than we (
aid for it, 3
Yes. they do say that values have <
is. they say IL to buyers. X
ut the realty company does not want 3
D renew the mortgage. It says il X
eeds the money to carry on extern :
We plans of development on the other :
de of town" :
But somebody else will take it?'' .
Not for so large an amount The X
EST I can do is to place a mortgage X
{ $4,000 upon il, and it is a friend K;