The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-24
THE NEST EGG.
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BY Stuart 3. Stone.

AS seen as the moonbeamy, rose
ieaved honeymoon was over, Mr.. At
L,...ry brolght home one of those
miniature lighthouse banks in which
the coins are piled slowly UP the red.
IRON tower until the top is reached.
when the precious contents are taken
to the big, griiled, sure-enough bank
upon the corner.
Here goes for nest egg. DEAR
he remarked, dropping in a 5o-cent
piece. ITO provide for the rainy day
which hope may never come"
Mrs. Atterbury nodded. Il suppose
we ought to economize,' she agreed.
with sigh. Il was intending to buy
the new novel by the author of The
Pink Princess, but I'll put the dollar
eight in the bank instead"
That was the beginning of the At
terbury's ra;ny-day nest egg. The
following day MIR. Atterbury purchas-
ed three 5-cent cigars instead of the
| 10cent Havanas he had been accus-
toned to and deposited the 10 cents
.hus saved in the bank of the red iron
tower. Mrs. Atterbury, not to be out
done, deprived herself of the violet
cologne water she had wanted, and
put IS cents in the lighthouse treas
ury. By the, end of the week the toy
bank contained $3.16.
Then Atterbury looked up at his
wife and remarked, with some hesi-
tation: IF we could let Bridget go.
dear, we'd soon have the bank full
Mrs. Atterbury demurred, but was
finally won over, and they placed the'
first weeks savings into the greedy
red tower. Mrs. Atterbury, in the en-
thusiasm that resulted, resolved to do
without the spring chicken they had
planned for dinner, and rs cents was
placed in the red treasury tower
The next week Atterbury, after sit
ting silent for half an hour, pointed
lut the handsome sum that could be
saved monthly by taking cheaper
apartment.
Il think this Is going littl etoo
far, DEAR" Mrs. Atterbury frowned;
but in the end the voracious red
tower triumphed; and Mrs, Atterbury
renowned the projected visit TO the
grand opera 1t was necessary to
take the red tower to the big bank
next day
The filing of the red iron tower
became a commanding passion with
the AtterDurys. Time after time it
az oh Pa htp hank
on the corner. Sacrifice after sacri-
| fee was made. Atterbury walked to
the office, gave up smoking, bought
| shoddy clothes, cut off the donations
q the pastor, shaved himself. Mrs
Atterbury did the family washing,
made fancy work to be sold at ao-
surdly low prices, ceased to visit the
Folks in the distant home, and wor
ried her beautiful complexion into
crowsfeet and wrinkles. AS the vorac-
ious red tower filled and refilled, the
! Atterburys became sullen and recrim-
mating.
"If you would stop buying those
foolish chocolate creams" fretted Mr..
Atterbury, I'VE could save an occa-
I
sional nickel"
"If you would stop taking that old
evening paper. we could put so cents
month in the bank retored Mrs.
| Atterbury. In the end they each
made the sacrifice suggested.
| At last, after many weary year,
! come the day that the greedy light
house tower had accumulated $4,000
| for them. As a special concession to
| the occasion, Mrs. Atterbury ordered
a generous Sunday dinner, the first
| they had had for many year. Under
! its warming influence they both re-
Taxed and became almost gay.
ITS fine nest egg" said Mr. At
terbury, rearing back in his chair,
but It has cost many a good time in
the making
Mrs. Atterbury sighed. Its a
! pretty stack of money, but the years
| have been dull, a..--
Its the first decent dinner we've
had in an age" persisted Mr.. After
bury.
Lets have another tomorrow"
suggested Mrs. Atterbury.
| "And then wen go to the opera"
continued Mr. Atterbury, 1.-THE first
| time in three years"
| "Tll order some flowers" volun.
-teered Mrs. Atterbury. loads OF
them"
The end of the whole matter was
the Atterburys sent out the following
week for four-month tour of Eng
land, Scotland. France, Italy, Egypt
and the Holy Land. When they re-
turned the nest egg was scattered
! from Lands End te the River Jordan.
Rut the Atterbury7 we're very, very
happy, for they had made up the
years. that the greedy, red bank had
stolen.
Refpka HanOum the first woman to