The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-01-20
Settling Up
Hazel and Mabel Were Sraigh,enine
Out Their Monthly Accounts.

night, Hazel?" asked the young VIC
man artist as her chum opened tn
door of her fourroom apartment 70
her
No" she said. who's coming t,
see you?"
Nobody, thank goodness We car
make out our accounts tonight. Hon
estly, l am so mixed up that dom
know whether l 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.
81 paid the meat BILL began Hazel
ut was s657 for two weeks, so you
owe me SO and-what's a half of 81
cents?"
Goodness! Wait till I put 1t down, $
said Mabel. "Its-it's 23H cents"
"All right. Then you owe me s329H
Let's get that down. Say, Mibs, !
think you're cheating me, because two
rs cents makes so cents, and this is
more than 80 cents"
That's all right. iii work it in
my head. A half of so cents is %
cents and half of cents is 81
cents. Say, it's good there's a mathe-
matician present. l did that just as
easy!"
Honestly Mabel, have to marvel
at you. Now, I couldn't any more
have done that simple little problem
than anything"
We'll. I owe you ss.291z. Call it 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 60
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 |
generally do"
Let's not fight about 1t or Wen rev
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. l hated arith-
metic, but after l had taken algebra
the second time | really knew some
thing about it. Now, we'll let X equal
what you owe and Y what l 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 1851 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
shed. And think of all the others!"
I'm thinking. Don't bother me.
Now have it. I owe you 2SR cents,
and that's right. Pm dead sure of it
because l worked 1t backward"
I'm ready to take your word for
never could do fractions.
anyway. Oh, but don't forget that
here's SO to be added to the front of |
hat"
Have you got that down.? Half an
lour for the meat bill Wen be |
through by 6 a m"
Now the milk bill That is exactly
g."
Then owe you 81. Say, I did that
ike lightning! Let's get 1t down,
uick"
I'm going to get up early to-mor-
ow and embrace the milkman for ma
ing it an even number"
Hazel, l paid the grocery bill, and
hat was more than you paid. 1t was
let me see-$17.31. So guess you
we me more"
But l paid the rent and the gas
Ill. They come in this time
"Oh, dearl But you owe me 95
ents for those chamois gloves and
we you cents on the lunch this
oon-"
And you owe me the s125 that let
GU take"
When did you let me take s1.25?
What did l buy?"
Il don't remember, but | lent it to
ou."
IN bet | paid 1t back"
I'll bet you didn't | know. 1t was
'r pair of silk stockings"
"Oh, yes, and they were a poor bar
ain, too They're all worn out.
list feel as if l were giving you that
oney. Well, let's go on. Half of s1.25
why should pay half for your silk
ockings?"
"Haz, l know I'm going crazyi"
81 don't see why girls ever have to
axe out accounts. l could just cry! |
here goes the telephone"
"Oh, that reminds me that there's II
e telephone bill. Ye godsi"
Hello! Yes. Oh, Billy, can you 4
me over? Say, put on your life pre-
rver and come in a hurry. We're |!
owning in bills and !:
Yes stuck again. You'll simply have ii