El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-13
rHIRrYsECOND YEAR o. PUBLICATION


sL@ ENG engaged win have its
- drawbacks he said Il shall
- have to begin to save money.
for example. and once YOU start doing
; that sort of thing Tiers no knowing
( where it will end
/ where will it Begin asked Mar
jorie.
.eThat wants thinking about. me said
/ prudently ITS no COCA rushing IN
( ana saving money reciIessly-. The rest
way Is to save money without noticI1g
I it-leaving half crowns m. old suits anu
finding them there eSNafda hut
then ] always remember they're there
& I'm too careful to save AZ that way
It's always the inDruFiOeut tlaL
Dros7er" said Marjorie sympathetic
I ally Isn't there any other way OF
! saving money except forgetting itr
/ '.T must buy some books about IT,. he
said How to save "a Thousand d
] Year How to Live c1 Fourpsncc =
! Day and things like that. Haven't
! Won seen something about 'Ninepence
! for FOurpence,' ON the bOOksralls!
I ~ re ou5 az course 90 he said. Ei6omiiv
\ Il shall nave to knock OF all mH lux
I uries- Your cnocQlaJes--,
+ 'sbut tell me about the luxuries first
Il cant think Of any more he said
I What about sOcks@ suggested Mar
NV dear Marjorie he said indig-
ndnLllr J. uDA- H-e-A ~ a.
whfm A man wears socks as duty
I to society. 1 trust / shall never fail liz
uo Your IT. what duty said Marjorie.
/ cycling his feet as they slid under the
:SIv-nny duty" he said stiffIy. Let
me make it clear that whatever hap
7 pens / shall not give up my socks.
..Ssv no more about it, ne inter
rupted generously Of course you
. spoke without reflection
! What about cigars asked Mar
iOrie after FESTIVE pause
: Not with tea ne said IhanhS all
the same, though, dearle-
/ What / meant was, SAID AlaEJofls
in a dangerously patient tone. what /
meant was why not save the money
l. .Ah. I see what you mean But par
don me Marjorie, YOU speak with all
the unenIightened ignorance of a WOm-
an Bad cigars make me giddy-really
bad ones make me 80 pale yellow.
/ Won yrouId be the first TO complain If
/ I came around to see you looking pale
7 like pale yellow" said Marjorie.
THAT explains your last birthday
present But" he added hastily. I
I smoked them willingly was proud
TO think / was aDle 70 40 II bul toF
I that's different It's shocking bad
! form Besides. it would Ostracize me
! A man is known by the cigars ne gives
away. pride myself on my book per-
what I meant was" said Marjorie,
[ why not give up c1gars+
He put down his cup and eyed her
reprOachfully-
tial point" he said I laid u down
I as an axiom that You save money ~
knocking off luxurles. surely you
know what Injuries areL
7 thought I did, but I am not sure
now" said Marjorie humDly- neL
are theye Are they carpets 9r osu-
steads-or gas meters, perhaps
] NV dear Marjorie" he said 1mpd=
+ tientlv Your ignorance OF the very
3 al of unffrfgql economy rs
/ amazing Now let me give you an eA-
7 ample personal Illustration OF Wnal
con, Frank. that was good Of you.
l she Interrupted enthusiastically Sucn
I 'Er-yes." He paused and loosened
, his collar nervOusly- quite So Nov
/ some people would call that a luxury
Quite wrong. or course 4ne-l - Ol-e
Of those small things that mean so
much On the other hand he said.
/ Frightening. that - horsepower IAN
! dauIette is a luxury. Undoubtedly Now
YOU see the difference. You have your
/ scent as usual but I'm saving money,
and therefore I shall not buy that car
after all See how simple II IS Wnen
you start in the right way Five nun
I dred pounds saved in no time,
Marjorie sat up suddenly
I what 40 horsepower landaule tte.
she asked '7This is the first I've heard
He eyed her defiantly-
/ You don't mean to say never men
I toned that 7 was taking up motoring
doesn't matter. I must give up an idea
OF it, now that were engaged
How good you are, sald -daI5orls
T don't really mind" he said. like
doing little things for you mat shool-
aOhbrs cried Marjorie. don't give up
the shooting box It's SHY 20 go 10
..ESr&ves." he said. cot course. +
/ er-I did mention the shooting DoN,
/ inET' He looked at her suspiciOusly.
: "Of course you did; the day you got
your Harris tweeds.. SAID 4aTl re lsi+
! a thousand more saVeo-
I Il don't know why you never Lnousnl
of saving money before, said MarJor-e-
( ITS much easier than spenolng II -
help you a little, too. III give up tns
pearl necklace you prolniss1 me an
that's 500 pounds more saved n .
lump Why. you've saved nearly two
thousand in a few minutes Men are
! Pardon me. Marjorie" hesaid; par
/ don me, but about this necklace
u0 WHAT an - absent minded Frank It
is" cried Marjorie quickly ) on prom
ised it to me when YOU menuoned the
Z shooting box and the landauletle. -.
He looked at her indignantly, ahG 81
steadiness. He quailed and gave IN
what shall we 40 with all the money
now we've got it2" asked Marjorie. He
/ 4 thought I was saving it," he said
"Oh, not all of It," said Marjorie
That would be mean Only mlsers
would save all that at once You don
! want to be a nasty old mlSer. 90 YOU
Yes. / do he said rebelllously
NO. YOU don't" said Marjorie, 1irrn-
" especially after I've been so 5000
about the necklace YOuu take me %
Prices TO dinner tonight and even ~
YOU insist on a whole ooJJle or mon
dor you'll still have an awful lot OF
money saved. And we can always save
some more now we know how, can g
We
He rose and reached for his hat.
Where are YOU going she said
I "Im going to put a few half crow rs
in my Old suits. he said