Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

pened to look across the stand, and
there in box | saw the red-faced rooter,
who had SO upset me few days before,
leaning over the railing and yelling maledic-
tons on the head of poor Charlie Elliott.
He was also shouting to my husband that
he was a wonder and ought to shoot Elliott
on sight.
On the way home l bought a sporting
extra, and the headline, Elliott is going
back" stared at me no matter how would
turn the sheet. | walked along thinking
about the little wife and their plans for buy
ing a home. She was only hoping that he
would last the season out. | made up my
mind right then and there to start paying
for our home while Jim was still going for
ward. 1t was the first time l had ever
thought of that inevitable downward slide,
and it made me shudder.
| was so mortified over my conduct in the
box that when Jim got home hadn't even
started dinner. He listened to my recital
of the incident with an amused expression,
and then told me that we had won the game
in the last inning and that Charlie Elliott
had "put over the wallop."
Don't let a little thing like that worry
you," he advised. "I1l tell Charlie about it
tomorrow, and he'll have a good laugh.
Wives always pull that stuff when they first
break into the league.
"Jin, do you think that Elliott is really
going back?" asked.
My husband looked at me with a sur
prised stare, and then scowled. "Don't be
FAM" he said rather harshly. "There are
enough of those at the park.
This rebuke from Jim hit me hard, be-
cause it was the first; but | thoroughly I'm
derstood. 1t recalled my fathers hope for
me as housewife and saver.
"All right finally answered, and then
just to show that l was not altogether tanned
added, "I'n never say another word, even
if could tell you how to win the pennant!'
After dinner l told Jim of my plans for
AZURE that had been reading. According
to this, the consolidated Loan, Real Estate
G. Investment CO.. of New York would
build home anywhere in the country after
fifteen hundred dollars was paid down and
a mortgage of some kind given. A plan was
outlined by which the company would &C
cept an amount every month until fifteen
hundred dollars had been accumulated.
Then it would buy the property and start
building in the locality selected by the pur-
chaser, and we could pay off the mortgage
for the balance at so much month. Ut
course we wanted our home in Indiana. 1t
looked awfully simple to me; but Jim
wouldn't try to understand it. He never
did have head for business on partial pay
ments. 1t takes a woman for that.
"All ] want is enough money to live on
comfortably" he said to me- "Now you can
take the other and do what you please with
it. Go and buy that instalment home if you
like; but understand you've got to be the
business manager.
TGLADLY took the responsibility, and be-
gan to figure out scheme of my own.
Already had saved six hundred dollars, and
l thought it would be good idea to keep
this in the bank until had the fifteen hun
bred dollars, and then l would turn it all
over to the company at once. This would
be the same thing in the long run and would
allow my money to draw interest in the
meantime. 1t never occurred to me to in
vestigate the standing of the concern.
By the time had saved fifteen hundred
dollars the season was nearing the end, and
it was practically certain that our team
would win the pennant. / had become SO
interested in the plans for my house and had
grown so tired listening to the remarks of
the fans that l had quit going to the games
except on special occasions. AS baseball had
become part of my life | naturally followed
it pretty closely, SO that | should be pre-
pared to talk to Jim about the days doings
when he came home to-dinner.
By accident l discovered one day that
from Our home could see the scoreboard at