The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-11-26
Mrs. GadWall'S,
Premium
A Case of False
Economy
BY cLARIssA MAcKIH

You save lS4 soap wrappers anC
you get parlor lamp" declared Mrs
Gadwall enthusiastically. II 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
ryw She emphasized his name in or
der to arouse his wavering interest.
"EhT calculated Henry, rafting his
newspaper lmpatientIy.
you were not listening to a word
said," reproached Mrs. Gadwall.
Eyes, was, Sarah / heard every
word" he equivocated, emerging from
behind the paper and turning his gaze
upon her, now with undoubted inter
est.
well, what did l sayY'
Mr.. Gadwall 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 nonplus6d. But he
hazarded a guess. based on previous
complaints.
"You said we needed new sofa for
the parlor. but that we must have a
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. ''We do need the
sofa, and you have promised 1t to me
for Christmas. About the lamp-by
saving 1874 Bubble Froth soap wrap
pers we can get a beautiful lamp as
a premium. It won't cost us a penny"
'sWellY' inquired Mr.. Gadwall.
what do you think of the idea?"
"Do Flower & Meal keep it,"
'No-there's the trouble 1t can only
be bought at one of the Bubble Froth
stores in town. I thought you would
not mind bringing down box of soap
now and then. When you're commut-
Ing it's easy to stop In one of their
downtown stores and get small box. !"
Every we'll" returned Mr.. Caldwell
relievedly; III that's all that's required
l guess we can have a parIor lamp.
Why not wait a little while-not as
long as you will be collecting soap
wrappers-and go to china store and
buy lamp straight|
"That's Gadwall extravagancer' la
mented Mrs Gadwall. What is the
use Of paying SIS for lamp when
can get fifteen dollar lamp free with
only 1874 soap wrappersT @
Enough saidw declared Mr.. Cad
wall crisply. MAKE out your soap
order and I'll bring some up tomorrow
night, although l won't promise to
shave with It"
The next evening when Mr.. Gadwall
alighted from the train at Lawn Villas
he carried weighty package down the
half mile of road that separated him
from his suburban home.
He thumped 1t down on the kitchen
table with a mighty groan. There.
SARAH The next consignment of this
COMPOUNDED soap you want you can
have sent down by express! Ny arm
Is stiff and sore.
Mrs. Gadwall was busily cutting the
cords that confined the cakes of soap
81 thought If 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 it sweet and refreshing,
HenryT
Smells greasy" he declared, wrin-
king his nose with disgust.
"See the trademark, Henry-a ma
gician scrubbing a little black boy
white with Bubble Froth soap" pur-
sued Mrs. Gadwall. undaunted by his
criticism. Isn't it APPROPRIATED
1T would be more appropriate II
they had the magician Transforming a
worn out horse into cake of Bubble
Froth SOAP" grlnned Mr. GadwaIl,
somewhat Modified by this fash of his
own wit.
Henry GadwaIl Why, it says on
the wrapper that 1t is made from pure
ly vegetable oils"
Then If that's so it must be made
from horseradish," he retorted. escap-
ing from the room.
After that it became a common sight
to see Henry Gadwall staggering home
under load of soap Somehow the
large cakes softened and melted mys
teriously in the water and did not last.
1t made what Mr. Gadwall called
violent" lather, which was the only
quality borne out by the highly color
ed advertisements.
At first all the Gadwalls used Bub-
bic Froth soap, but after little Horace
Gadwall's tender skin had broken forth
in an alarming eruption. which the
family physician declared to be due to
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 deserter
from the ranks. He claimed that the
new soap did not properly cleanse.
that it's perfume was disagreeabIe.
and. moreover. that it chapped his
skin. AS cold weather was coming on,
he could testify to this latter fact by
cracked and bleeding fin-
gers and lips from the too vigorous
use of the soap
As for Mrs GadwalI, as time went
on she grew to hate the very sight Of
Bubble Froth soap. Her washerwom-
an complained that it did not properly
cleanse the clothes. Her maid protest
ed that 1t was useless for dishwashing.
Her own experience was that it was
running her own good complexion, and
still with a persistence worthy of &
better object she stuck to the soap,
although In the cellar there was accu-
INFLATED formidable pile of unused
cakes on a shelf in a dark corner,
while Mr.. Gadwall made his periodical
purchases of soap and Mrs. Gadwall
saved the wrappers.
The parlor lamp doomed up largely
on the horizon now. Mrs. Gadwall had
made trip to town and looked at the
articles displayed In the large pre-
MUM rooms Of the Bubble Froth people,
and she came home with renewed con
fdence and enthusiasm concerning
very handsome lamp she had seen.
Wrought iron base, Henry, and has
an art shade highly ornamented with
art glass in amber. and 1t has a long
beaded fringe. It's just beautiful
''Very well, my dear; I'm glad you
like it." returned Henry Gadwall, who
was quite weary Of the lamp by this
time. In gloomy moments he had de-
clared that his dishes, his clothes and
his home smelled rankly of Bubble