Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-12-30
Settling Up
Hazel and Mabel Were Strengthening
Out Their Monthly Accounts.

her.
NO. she said, who's coming to
see your"
Nobody, thank goodness! We can
make out our accounts tonight. Hon.
estly, am SO mixed up that don't
know whether owe you lot of mon.
ey or you owe me a lot
Dinner over, the two opened the
desk, drew up the only two comfort
able chairs In the artistic apartment.
loosened their collars and pulled up
their sleeves.
I paid the meat bill" began Hazel.
1T was 1857 for two weeks, so you
owe me So and-what's a half of 81
cents?"
Goodness! Wait till / put it down. .
said Mabel "It's-it's 231s cents"
"All right Then you owe me s323h.
Let's get that down. Say, Mibs, /
think you're cheating me, because two
25 cents makes so cents, and this is
more than so cents
That's all right. I'll work it In
my head. A half of so cents is %
cents and half of cents is 3h
cents. Say, it's good there's mathe-
matician present. | did that just as
easy!"
Honestly, Mabel. | have to marvel
at you. Now, couldn't any more
have done that simple little problem
than anything
well, l owe you s3.29h. Call 1t 30
cents. Now, let's go on
All right. I'm glad that's done.
Now, paid the milkman, too"
Say, Hazel. two 80 cents make so
cents. There's something wrong there.
I'm getting cheated this time, and you
never notice 1t at all, but just hurry
right over it as If you
We'll, If anybody gets cheated in
this crowd I'm of the opinion that l
generally do"
Lets not fight about 1t or we'll new
er finish"
I'm glad you won't fight. Honest
iys lCCl 81 ClOSS duu WiChSI WHICH,
We make out our accounts
Hazel, have an idea used to be
awfully good in algebra. I hated arith.
metic, but after l had taken algebra
the second time | really knew some
thing about 1t. Now, We'll let X equal
what you owe and what / owe"
"But we both owe the same"
THAT isn't the way do 1t. Oh, yes.
Well, x equals what you owe, too.
Then TX equals s6.57. Just tell me
that l don't know something about al
zebra. Now. If TX equals-oh, say,
we've got to divide 81 by again"
This Is too much!" said Hazel,
burying her hands in her hair "Mibs,
] shall die before the meat bill is fin
ished. And think of all the others."
I'm thinking Don't bother me.
Now l have 1t. / owe you 281a cents,
and that's right. I'm dead sure of it
because / worked it backward"
''I'm ready to take your word for
anything. I never could do fractions,
anyway. Oh, but don't forget that
there's So to be added to the front of
that"
Have you got that down? Half an
hour for the meat bill! Wen be
through by a. m."
Nov the milk bill. That is exactly
ST."
Then l owe you ST.. Say, did that
like lightning.- Let's get 1t down.
quick"
I'm going to get up early to-mor.
row and embrace tue milkman for ma.
king 1t an even number"
Hazel. l paid the grocery bill, and
that was more than you paid. 1t was
--let me see-$17.31. So I guess you
owe me more"
"But l paid the rent and the gas
bill They come in this time"
ooh, dear! But you owe me IS
cents for those chamois gloves and
owe you cents on the lunch this
noon"
"And you owe me the s1.25 that let
you take"
when did you let me take Sl.25?
What did l buy?"
Il don't remember, but | lent it to
you"
.I'll bet I paid 1t back"
'I'll bet you didn't. / know 1t was
for pair of silk stockings"
"Oh, yes, and they were a poor bar.
gain, too. They're all worn out. I
just feel as If / were giving you that
money Well, let's go on. Half of $1.25
is"
''Why should / pay half for your silk
stockings?"
"Haz, know I'm going crazy"
81 don't see why girls ever have to
make out accounts. l could just cry!
There goes the telephone!"
"Oh, that reminds me that there's
the telephone BILL We gods!"
Hello! Yes. Oh, Billy, can you
come over? Say, put on your life pre-.
server and come In a hurry We're
drowning in bills and
Eyes stuck again. You'll simply have
to make up your mind to figure out
our bills for u.s.
always. Yes, always!
eyes, indeed. And pay them, too. If
you want to-"
Thank heaven for Billy" they
sighed In chorus.