Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-21

let come to your horrid old office, now you
can't come into my kitchen. Frederika Is teach
ing me to keep house..
This pleased Frederick, of course
Such diplomacy! No fear but what my stoeet
diplomatic Dorothy would get along.
81 only out here dear, to beg for my
breakfast"
'Your breakfast is waiting for you"
Butt miss something. 1 can't eat without
it."
What is it, Frederika?"
HE means his wife, alretty yet, once again."
''My DEAR foolish Percy! Did you think was
going to let you breakfast alone? NeUer?"
So we breakfasted together without any regard
for the urn while Dorothy confided to me the
fact that she found Frederika very competent
and willing and that she was sure everything
would move along nicely. She had made mem
orandum of everything needed and was going
straight down to the Union market, where she
would be sure of the very best OF everything
and-and you see, Percy dear, will be obliged
to go down every morning and can take you
to the offce-eUery day."
If it had not been so sweet 1t would have been
very amusing 1t did seem to me, however that
she preparing to run our little menage re-
CARELESS of expense she had seen the house
keeping done at home. l hoped however for
something from Frederka, who had been trained
by my mother to manage for three At any rate
it was not worth while to borrow trouble in
advance
The carriage at the door promptly at seven
thirty. We would have half hour to drive
down. That would give me an hour to spend at
the office while my sweet Dorothy was market
ing. would then meet her at the bank where
we would transact our business and by ten O'Clock
we would be fully launched Then-what was
to become of my sweet Dorothy, all day alone?
| dared not think OF 1t.
Going down l said to her: Now my sweet
house-keeper, we will have to arrange our money
matters between US"
"Please don't, Percy dear. hate to talk about
money!
But it must be done, sweetheart Here you
are going to market. This is where we begin to
spend money; and there's nothing l will like
better than having my precious Dorothy spend
it for me. Now this is what / think will be
best perhaps. You can try it; If you don't find
it best change the plan any day. Now
this is what / propose:
81 count upon one hundred dollars per month,
sometimes usually, l get more. When / have
Specials or sell magazine article l get quite
a nice little sum over; but we cannot count on
that. Now out of my one hundred dollars will
give you half fifty dollars-for the table and
yourself The other fifty will keep, to pay the
rent and the maid and the fuel and lights"
mo- Percy dear, that is not fair. You will
have more to pay than l will. You must not
give me much"
81 think that is fair At any rate can try
it month DEAR with The Young House-keeper's
advice before us. OF course rent is heavier"
That's the reason you should keep more than
you give me"
"You forget, my sweet, generous Dorothy, that
l will have the Specials, and other things"
"Yes-but you must something you know,
for your-your contingent fund"
"And you, dear Dorothy"
81 am going to save something too
"Wel-we will see. But really, you must let
me have my way this month; and If you don't
like it, you can have your way next month Isn't
that fair?"
"Lsuppose so," answered my Dorothy, uncon-
vnced
"Then that is settled Now you are starting to
market without single dollar In your purse
Here is five dollars, and when we go to the
bank, l will open little running account for
you, in separate book and place to your &C