The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-25
Settling Up
Hazel and Mabel Were Suaigh,enins
Out Their Monthly Accounts.

mo- she said. who's coming to
see you?"
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.
Il paid the meat BILL" began Hazel.
''It was $6.57 for two weeks, so you
owe me So and-what's a half of 81
cents?"
Goodness! Wait till put 1t down."
said Mabel. 'It's-it's 23h cents"
"All right. Then you owe me S3.23h.
Let's get that down Say, Mibs, /
think you're cheating me, because two
rs 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 rs
cents and a half of Z cents is 31a
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"
We'll, owe you s3.291a. Call it 80
cents. Now, let's 60 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 it at all. but just hurry
right over ii as If you"
well. If anybody gets cheated in
generally do"
Let's not fight about 1t or Wen new
er finish"
I'm glad you won't fight. Honest
ly, feel so cross and wicked when
we make out our accounts
Hazel, have an idea / used to be
awfully good in algebra. hated arith-
metic, but after l had taken algebra
the second time really knew some
thing about it. Now, Well let X equal
what you owe and what owe."
But We both owe the same"
That isn't the way do it. Oh, yes.
Well, X equals what you owe, too.
Then OK equals s6.57. Just tell me
that don't know something about al.
zebra Now, If Ok equals-oh, say,
we've got to divide 81 by 2 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 have it. / owe you 2S15 cents,
and that's right I'm dead sure of it
because | worked II backward"
I'm ready to take your word for
anything 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! Well be
through by 6 a. m."
Now the milk bill. That is exactly
g."
Then owe you 81. Say, | did that
like lightning! Let's get 1t down,
quick"
Il I'm going to get up early to-lnor-
row and embrace the milkman for ma
king 1t an even number"
Hazel, paid the grocery bill, and
that was more than you paid. 1t was
let me see-s17.31. So guess you
owe me more"
But paid the rent and the gas
bill They come in this time"
"Oh, dear! But you owe me 95
cents for those chamois gloves and I
owe you s cents on the lunch this
noon
"And you owe me the s1.25 that let
you take"
when did you let me take s1.25!
What did buy?"
Il don't remember. but lent 1t to
you"
I'll bet paid It 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 IL / were giving you that
money. Well, let's go on. Half Of s1.25
is"
Why should ! pay half for your sink
stockingsy
''Haz, | know I'm going crazyl~
Il don't see why girls ever have to
make out accounts. l could Just cry!
Therejgoes the telephone!" n
"Oh. that reminds me that there's
the telephone bill. Ye godsl"
''Hello! Yes. oh, Billy, can you
come over? Say, put on your life pre-
server and come in Z hurry. We're
drowning in bills and-.-
Yes stuck again. You'll simply have
to make 6p your mind to Aeurs out
our bills for us.- IS