The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-07

| N "cA tuit no was WOGAAul
a little harder than usual and seldom
mad time for sociability.
Il nut IN spite of all her discourage
ments and trials Janet bought a huge
ledger and put down in 1t a detailed
account OF her finances. On one page
she would put down fifteen cents fol
green corn seed. and on the opposite
page she would make an entry OF this
sort: Il ought to get at least ten
dozen ears OF corn from this; and at
twenty cents a dozen that would be
two dollars: two dollars would pay
my fare from London to Windsor and
back, or else it would pay for a drive
around Paris"
by fall. four or five months after
she had started her scheme Of econ.
omy. Janet's European trip was we'll
worked out on the pages Of her
ledger But she knew that the GOV.
eted trip was still a long distance
ahead.
One September morning as she was
wedding In what remained of the gar.
den she was musing uncOmfOrtably on
the fact that she had twice raised
Lena's wages-lena had added to her
English vocabulary the demand. More
English: more mun"-that she had
found 1t necessary to have a gardener
day a week in the garden and that
his wages had practically equalled the
saving she had made ON vegetables,
and that somehow. in spite of working
and planning necessarily. 1t did cost
money to supply food for the nine
members of the family and their nu.
merous guests.
Sis" a shrill voice interrupted her
musings. what's the smoke in the
kitchen? ! guess the house is on fire"
"Oh. dear me-" said Janet, running
from the garden to the kitchen door.
that's the cake ! put in the oven,
burned to crisp. That's what | get
for doing two things at once. Bother
ation." she ended GROSSLY as she open
ed the oven and pulled out the char.
red layers.
She was sorrowfully looking at the
ruin when she heard the voice OF her
t"rntyyear-old brother
Janet II said, I've asked six of
The fellows To come here this evening
Just for sort Of roundup before we
80 Lack 10 college and ! wish you'd
set up Il good feed. Your chicken
alad would he jut righ, and that
knd ol ic" cream You make with
eandiod chcgrica and nuts and those
bully little eakes You make With whip.
ned cream in tltW and
oh. Janet" caIlcd voice from up-
stairs, isn't this great? Here's a
neto from Aunt Marth, SAYING she ard
Uncle Tom ANA Cousin Ross are AZ
coming for Il week. Isn't that py
fvctly lcishtful."
i.ona, hot and nustr d, worked
noiiily about the kitchen She looked
mp suddenly rs this last announce
nent damned upon her under tanding.
"company?' she Quolicd. Too much
| work too hard. You give me moro
money"
"No. lena. not another cent" said
lapct decidedly.
Then -. now speak much Eng
liah More Enelsh, more nun"
Janet walked deliberately to the tel
erhonc. First she called up the intel |
ljsoncc Office aud engaged two OK
pnr1anced servants: then she called /
up John Wilson At his Office.
"IIello, John she began, "why
don't yon come and see mc?'
"l'v" hc"n busy" answered John.
well can YOU come soc me to-
day"
yes. think 90. What luck have
you had with your summers work."
ooh | haven't had very good luck .
at least we'll. ! have not earned tho
trip bat I'hayc learned how TO keep
house"
"ThI's too bad Tvc had better
luck. I've worked hard and got
enough money together for Il trip TO
Europe"
ooh" said Janoi. John, maybe
you'd better not bother to come 10
see me. after all
"But, .Ianc'," said John, ave I
planned "Trip for two. viii you be
home in twenty minutes? | want to
tell you who's going with me-"