The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-02-28

thing Of Milly, you will clear off that
amount. Show me at the end Of two
years that you have kept your prom
Use, and | shall be proud of you,
where | am o a little afraid your
liberal ways may lead you into diff
culties."
Trust me, sir, trust mel" cried
the hopeful Marvin, filled with q hun
dred plans to save the pennies.
Milly and Marvin were married in
due time. The vlne-embowered cot
tage on Maple street became their
home. Marvin began his sacrihcial
career heroically. Milly petted and
praised him 80 enthusiastically when
he proudly brought home the first re-
ceipt for twenty-five dollars from the
bank, that the artless fellow actually
looked forward to the next pay day
as a sort of regular celebration.
They were happy as doves in a
cote. 1t was wonderful, the many lit
tie economies they planned and car
ried out. Marvin tried his hand at
planting vegetables, and Mile raised
u brood of chickens. Club life and
good fellow friends seemed to Marvin
now like a far away dream.
One beautiful summer evening
Marvin came bounding up the garden
walk like a person dancing on air,
and waving a futtering strip Of paper
in his hand.
THE last payment, Millie!" he
hurrahed. "The six hundred dollars
is all paid off," and Mile fell into
his arms and tried to tell him for
the thousandth time what a splendid
man he was.
Papa Worthington strolled down to
the cottage in the evening. His
broad face was rather unusually beam
ing, and he suggested a person ex-
pectlng to hear some news.
About those payments" began
Marvin, with conscious pride as they
adjourned from the porch to the coy
little parlor. There's the final note
of the six hundred dollars"
We'll, WE'LL" commented Mr.
Worthington in an apparently graft
fed tone, II declare, Marvin, l an
more than pleased, proud of you, II
fact. You see, saving has not beer
so hard after all"
"Hard?" echoed Marvin. why, it,
Just delightful I've got a hundred
dollars In the bank in Milly's name
and we're going to build it UP thlrt!
dollars a month as a nest egg for an
other real estate investment. Milly
show your father the vegetable ant
eggs savings"
Very proudly Milly produced a littl'
tin box and showed and ratified IT.
contents.
"Forty.seven dollars and ffteel
cents, papa" she chirped. "What d.
you think of that?"
~ think you are a famous pair.
declared Mr.. W%orthington with er
ergy. Here, Mile, add that to you
little treasure heap"
Marvin stared. He sat petriieC
Very deliberately pretty Mile dre1
from an envelope six n hundred do
lar bills and some minor bank notei
II did it for your own good, Ma
vim" explained Mr.. WorthingtoI
"There are no real payments due o
the cottage. I wanted to see you stud
economy, and you've done 1t nobly.'
"Will you forgive my share in tn
innocent deception, dear?" asked Mi
lie, wistfully.
Say" answered Marvin, choking u
with grateful emotion. when a fe
low finds his life lined up the wa
mine is through the thoughtfulness {
the dearest wife in the world and he
grand old father"
A kiss for the one, a warm ham
shake for the other, and Marvi
Bates faithful friends knew that the
experiment had permanently su
ceeded, and that the big-hearted hu
band and son-in-law was "a good fe
low" indeedi
, Copyright. 1912, by W. G. Chapman.)