Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-12-13
Mrs. GadWall'S
Premium
A Case of False
Economy
By CLARISSA MACKIH

you save 1874 soap wrappers and
you get a parlor lampI" declared Mrs.
Gadwall enthusiastically. ~ should
think you'd be willing to bring down
a few bars of soap each week so as to
have new lamp for the parlor, Hen
ryv She emphasized his name in or
der to arouse his wavering interest.
"EhT calculated Henry, rafting his
newspaper lmpatiently.
"You were not listening to a word l
said," reproached Mrs. Gadwall.
"Yes. was, Sarah. ! heard every
word" he equlvocated, emerging from
behind the paper and turning his gaze
upon her, now with undoubted inter-
est
"Well, what did sayp
Mr.. Gndwall hesitated While he
had been reading an especially delec-
table bit of baseball news the voice of
Sarah. his wife, had hoated over,
around and under the newspaper, and,
although he was skilled In sometimes
guessing the purport of her CONVERSE
ton when he had not been listening,
now he was quite nonpluscd. But he
hazarded guess, based on previous
complaints.
you said we needed new sofa for
the parlor. but that we must have
lamp first" said Mr. Gadwall boldly.
His wlfe's smile warned him that he
had committed himself in some way.
"You are too clever for me, Henry"
she said sweetly. I'VE do need the
sofa, and you have promised It to me
for Christmas. About the lamp-by
saving 1874 Bubble Froth soap wrap
pers we can get beautiful lamp as
a premium. It won't cost us penny"
"Wellr inquired Mr. Gadwal.
what do you think of the idea2"
"Do Flower & Meal keep itT'
"No-there's the trouble. 1t can only
be bought Mt one Of the Bubble Froth
stores IN town. thought you would
not mind bringing down n box Of soap
now and then. When you're commit
ing it's easy 10 stop In one Of their
downtown stores and get a small box"
Every we'll" returned Mr. Caldwell
rellevedly; III that's all that's required
| guess we can have parlor lamp.
Why not whit little while-not as
long ns you will be collecting soap
wrappers and 20 to china store and
buy lamp straightT
THAT'S Gadwall Extravaganza la
mented Mrs. Gadwall. "What is the
use OF paying SIS for lamp when I
can get fifteen dollar lamp free with
only 1884 soap wrappersr
Enough saldl' declared Mr.. Cad
wall crisply. Make out your sonp
order and I'll bring some up tomorrow
night, although I wont promise to
shave with It."
The next evening when Mr. Gadwnll
alighted from the train at Lawn villas
he carried n weighty package down the
half mile Of rond that separated him
from his suburban home.
He thumped It down on the kitchen
table with a mighty groaD. There.
SARAH The next consignment Of this
COMPOUNDED soap you want you can
have sent down by express! My arm
is stiff and sore"
Mrs. GndwnlI was busily cutting the
cords that confined the cakes Of soap.
II thought II you brought the soap
down we could save express charges
and have the lamp clear profit" she
explained. There, that's the toilet
soap. Isn't 1t sweet and refreshing
Henryr
Smells greasy" he declared, wrin-
king his nose with disgust
"Seo the trademark, Henry--a ma
gician scrubbIng little black boy
white with Bubble Froth soap" pur-
sued Mrs. Gadwnll, undaunted by his
criticism. Isn't 1t APPROPRIATED
ut would be more appropriate II
they had the magician transforming n
worn out horse INTO a cake Of Bubble
Froth SOAP grInned Mr.. Gadwall,
somewhat Modified by this fash OF his
own wit.
Henry Gadwall! Why, 1t says on
the wrapper that II is made from pure
ly vegetable oils"
"Then II that's 10 1t must be made |
from horseradish," he retorted. escap
ing from the room.
After that II became q common sight |
to sec Henry Gadwall staggering home
under a load Of soap. Somehow the
large cakes softened and melted mys
terlously In the water and did not last
II made what Mr. Gadwall called n
violent" lather, which was the only
quality borne out by tho highly colcr-
ed advertisements.
At first all the Gadwalls used Bub
BILE Froth soap, but after little Horace
Gadwalrs tender skin had broken forth |
in an alarming eruption, which the
family physician declared to be due 10
the use Of the soap, his cake OF cas-
tile was restored to his little fingers,
and one member Of the family was
freed from the thralldom OF the new
cleanser.
Mr.. Gadwall was the next deBorter |
from the ranks lie claimed that the |
new sonp I'D not properly cleanse.
TINT It's perfume was disngreeAble,
and, moreover. TINT Il chapped his |
skin. AS cold weather was coming on,
he could testify 10 this latter fact by
displaying cracked and bleeding an
gers and lips from the too vigorous
nae of the sOap