Sharp County record., 1910-09-09

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"All right" agreed Tom, still cheer
fully He had o round face end eyes
that looked NJ one straight and
everybody liked him. He was what
is called easy-golng.
When Emery was Fl ne finished
paying for lot and put UP q small
house on II to rent.
You could have done the same" ="
he told Tom. N you had saved your
wages instead Of Joining the dancing
club and taking tho girls TO the thea
ters and getting up picnics and
things! You're foolishl"
"Maybee," Tom said, but think Of
the fun I've had'"
"Bosh!" said Emery, severely,
Whats fun haven't done any Of
those things and get along all right!
I spend my evenings planning to get
ahead''
THAT you do" said BIS brother.
He regarded Emery with puzzled
frown. Emery'a arguments sounded
sensible 10 be sure, but there was
something fundamentally wrong about
them which he could sOt exactly ex.
plain. Still, Emery owned house
and had a growing bank account while
somehow he himself did not seem to
get ahead. He tried saving 30 much
a week, but It did not work First
there was o friend who was sick and
whose grocery bin no paid, ana then
no set cut some shrubbery IN the yard
which hts mother had long wanted.
Emery was spoken Of by the resi-
dents Of tho town as rising young
man. He had few intimates and no
body seemed especially crazy about
him when his name was mentioned.
Eventually both the boys got mar
ried. Emery and his wife started out
with house completely furnished
from attic to cellar, oven 20 the shiny
pictures on the walls. Everything
glittered and shone and obtruded H.
self s expensive and new and MIRA
Emery glowed with condesoension
whenever she dropped in at the mod
est abode OF Mrs, Tom.
Toms house was rented cottage
and he and hls wife started with very
few things In II, but II WAS honey
place.
Mrs, Emery would not bother with
q garden. She bought her veg0tablos
NJ The grocery aad neither abe nor
Emery cared for novers MIRA. Emery
had a hard time Keeping q maid be
cause Emery inslsted on Supsrintend,
Ing the kitchen purchaser, he said
Il was the title thlnga that counted
and now that he had household on
his hands hn hsd 10 save Zip for Il
rainy doy Frequently ne told hie
wife II made him shiver 10 think what
would happen 70 hls mproTldsnt
brother when misfortune should over
take him
What n Tom had long slekueaa
something that laid him up FOR A
year'" he wondered Why they
wouldnt hnvo onough 10 keep thom
Si1 monthn'"
Alao Emery said II was mans
DUTY 20 provide for bla obildton'b sdu-
cation Not that he had any children,
but that was hir theory.
Tom and his wife however, we're
always goiug on lIttlo iaunts Auer
Tom bought hoTac they tooh driving
sEcursono because they could take
the baby along After time there
we're three babies ard Tom bought q
surrey for the family rom'e family
was always 50 happy and cheerful and
irresponsible that II cXagpcrntod En-
5ry nearly 70 death
"Wnlt tlll hla store burns down or
something happens then hon sect"
Emory pr0phoalod through the ycNrs
Emery Duylita diod NJ % ana left
aha widow alone IN the 6hiny house
WIN q large income and nothing 70
10 with it She had never sot into
tnc habit OF spending money As for
Emery the uight before ne died he
had covered nix sheets of paper with
figures relating to IN investment