The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
A SIX YOU r F A I II E r
Jack and Janet Engage in the Study of Arithmetic
BY TUDOR JENKS

GO AY, Janet" cried Jack, suddenly, 'ff had
\ three apples that cost l71z cents
What a queer price" Janet interrupted
Where did you get them?"
Il didn't get them," Jack answered. "But if 1 gave
you half OF one
I'D rather have whole one" Janet broke in
"But you can't" Jack began, for
That's mean" Janet observed why should you
have three, and only give me-
"Pshawr Jack exclaimed. Cant you wait
.mnute?"
Sure" said Janet 81 don't want your old apples"
Pardon for moment" said Jack, with elabo-
politeness "If 1 had three apples that cost M
cents, and should sell of them for so per cent of
the cost how much should make if sold the rest
at
Goodness me-" remarked Janet "do you expect
me to carry those apples and cents in my head?'
''Oh, that's nothing to some of them" was Jacks
answer. What do you think of this?
A had three sons, B, and d. He left by will
$40 of half of his property the eldest who if he
had been two years older than he was, would have
been 23 the difference between four times the age
Did you ever hear such slush?" Jack inquired.
"sushf" repeated Janet, reproachfully
"Scuse me. l meant bosh. Who cares how old the
were? Or whether they were daughters? They
say it's good studying if you're interested and
I'm not-a little bit Here goes" and Jack pushed
his book off the table I'm going to study arth-
metic any morel"
. You'll have to" Janet insisted. eff you don't you
can't go TO college"
"What do 1 care? I'll run away to sea"
=
Janet smiled saying, q thought you were going to
be detective"
That's all right" Jack said, after moment "FIl
be sea detective"
They don't have EN-" Janet objected
"Oh, don't they? I'll bet you nickel they do.
Why. there are police boats in New York harbor"
Jack smiled triumphantly, and Janet thought he
making fun OF her. So she observed scornfully:
"Smarty, smarty, went to the partyl You're talking
through your hail"
Mrs. Townsend just then entered, luckily coming
too late to hear Janets slang. Janet ran to her
mother and asked:
York harborf Jack says so, and l don't believe it,
Il believe it is said Mrs Townsend. "In fact,
I've read about their capturing river pirates-men
who rob vessels, or run of with boats"
Janet not pleased to be put in the wrong, and
so she changed her ground.
well, Jack will have to study arithmetic, anyhow,
won't he?@
Mrs. Townsend saw that some discussion was go
ing on and wished to know more before saying any
thing So she turned to Jack with the question:
What have you two been saying"
Il was saying ] hated arithmetic Jack answered
q don't see any use studying the old thing. No
body pays any more attention it after growing up
what an ideap his mother exclaimed. "Why, we
need it all the time"
"Then why is it." Jack responded, that you always
get all mixed up with your and father has
straighten them out for you and you say you have
no head for figures, and all that?"
Mrs. Townsend fairly caught She couldn't
deny the truth OF Jacks statements. She sat down
by the window and drew up her work basket to
search for the missing thble She did not reply
until she had put it safely on her finger
You mustn't bring up every Joking remark your
parents MAKE" she answered. "Of course am not
ready at figures. 1t is long time ago fat finished
studving arithmetic, and seldom need it now