Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-06
Settling Up
Fiazel and Mabel Were Shaigh,enins
Out Their Monthly Accounts.

Anybody coming to see you to-
night, Hazel?" asked the young wo-
man artist az her chum opened the
door of her four-room apartment for
her.
NO." she said. Who's coming to
see your"
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 lot"
Dinner over, the two opened the
desk, drew up the only two comfort.
able chairs in the artistic apartment.
oosened their collars and pulled up
their sleeves.
Il paid the meat BILL" began Hazel.
1T was $6.57 for two weeks, SO you
owe me So and--what's a half Of 81
cents?"
Goodness! Wait till put it down."
said Mabel. "It's-it's 23h cents"
"All right. Then you owe me sS.23h.
Let's get that down. Say, Mibs.
.hink you're cheating me, because two
20 cents makes so cents, and this is
more than so cents"
That's all right. ri work It In
my head. A half of so cents In rs
cents and half of Z cents ia 3k
cents. Say, It's good there's q 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"
Well, owe you s3.2sh. Call Il 80
cents. Now. let's go on"
"All right. I'm glad that's done.
Now, paid the milknan, too"
Say. Hazel. two 80 cents make so
cents. There's something wrong there.
I'm getting cheated this time, and you
never notice 1t at all, but just hurry
right over 1t as II you"
We'll. II anybody gets cheated in
this crowd I'm of the opinion that
generally do"
Lets not fight about 1t or we'll 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 | had taken algebra
the second time really knew some.
thing about 1t. Now. we'll let X equal
what you owe and Y what I owe"
"But we both owe the same"
THAT isn't the way do It, Oh, yes.
Well, x equals what you owe. too.
Then TX equals 1857. Just tell me
that don't know something about al.
zebra. Now, If TX equals-oh, say.
we've got to divide 81 by 2 again."
This Is too much!" said Hazel,
burying her hands in her hair. "Mi0s,
I shall die before the meat bill is fin.
ished. And think of all the others!"
"l'm thinking. Don't bother me.
Now l have it. / owe you 2Sh cents,
and that's right. I'm dead sure of IL
because worked 1t backward"
'T'm ready to take your word for
l never could do fractions,
anyway. oh, but don't forget that
there's % to be added to the front OF
that"
Have you got that down? Half an
hour for the meat bill! Wen be
by 6 q. m"
"Now the milk bill. That Is exactly
g."
Then owe you 81. Say, I did that
like lightning! Let's get II down.
quick!"
"i'm going to get up early to-mor.
row and embrace the milkman for ma.
king II an even number"
Hazel. / paid the grocery bill. and
that was more than you paid. It was
let me see-$17.31 So l guess you
owe me more"
But l paid the rent and the gas
bill. They come In this time"
"Oh, dear! But you owe me 96
cents for those channels gloves and
owe you cents on the lunch this
"And you owe me the S1.25 that Lot
you take"
when did you let me take $1.25H
What did / buy?"
II don't remember. but lent 1t to
you"
"I'll bet I paid 1t back"
"I'll bet you didn't. I know. II was
'or a pair Of silk stockings"
"Oh. yes. and they were poor bar
gain. too. They're all worn out.
lust feel as II / were giving you that
money. Well. let's go on. Half Of 31.3S
s."
"Why should pay half for your silk
"Haz. know I'm going crazy!"
II don't see why girls ever have 20
make out accounts. could just cryl
There goes the telephons!"
"Oh, that reminds me that there's
he telephone bill. Ye gods!"
Hello! Yes. Oh, Billy, can you
ZONE over! Say. put on your life pre-
'erver and come In q hurry. We're
irowning in bills and
"Yes stuck again. You'll simply have
o make up your mind to figure out
,ur bills for US"
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