Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-08-30

quietly told her that BE- Was working
little harder than usual and seldom
had time for soclability.
But In spite OF all her discourage
ments and trials Janet bought huge
ledger and put down In II detailed
account OF her finances On one page
she would put down fifteen cents for
green corn seed. and on the opposite
page she would make an entry Of this
sort = ought 70 get az 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 20 Windsor and
back or else Il would pay for a drive
around Paris"
BY fall. four or Ave months after
she had started her scheme OF econ.
omy JaDts European trip was well
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 uncomiortably on
the fact that she had twice raised
Lena's wages-Iena had added 70 her
English vocabulary the demand. More
English. more muu"-that she had
found Il necessary 10 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 n spite Of working
and planning necessarily g. did cost
money 20 supply food for the nine
members Of the family and their nu-
merous guests
isis a shrlll voice interrupted her
musings what's tho smoke Ia the
kitchen? ! guess the house is on FIRE
oh dear me- said Janet. running
from the garden 10 the kitchen door
that's the cake put On the oven,
burned 10 a crisp That's what ! get
for doing two things az once Bother
alton" she ended Grossly as she omen.
ed the oven aud pulled out the char
red layers
She was sorrowully looking az the
ruin when She heard the voice OF her
twenty earold brother
"jauct" C said I've asked six o.
the fellows 90 come here this evening
Just for a sort Of roundup before We
90 back 20 college and wish you'd
get mp a good feed Your chicken
salad would be just right and that
kind Of ice cream you make with
candIcd cherries and uuts-and those
bully little cakes YOU make with whip
ped cream in them and
"Oh janet called voice from up
stairs "lri fhis woa'' Iorc a
note FROM \r. Martha lyine she and
rrr- Tom .rd Cousin Boss aro al.
coming ur week Itnt 'haf per
frc.Iy delightful"
Lena b0. ul 'Ys'mtcl aolod
uo.si'y about 'hc kitchen She looked
up lIdsn'r as thIs laa announce
mout daausd uou her understandable
Company She eue.iod Too mUca
work too hard You give me mo.t
money!
ESQ Lena. not another cent s.it
Janet decidedly
Then go now speak much Eng
llsh More English. more mum
jane walked deliberately 20 the tel
ephonc First she called up the iutel
lgoncc Office and engaged two OK
pcricuced servants. then she called
up John Wilson AZ his Office
Hello John" she began. why
don't you come and see me?'
1--WE been busy answered John.
Well can you csme see me TO
day"
Yes think so What luck have
| YOU had With your summers work.
oh haven't had very good luck
f at least-well | have not earned the
irip.-but have learned how TO keep
/ house"
That's too bad I've had better
/ luck I've worked hard and got
enough money together for trip "a
/ Europe"
/ "Oh." said Janet John. maybe
/ you'd better not bother TO come to
see me. after al.
But Janet" said John. I've
/ planned a trip for two. VIII you be
home In twenty minutes want 70