El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
~ the bill he had just opened. !
six dollars for electric light! |

kkN LIZ lere. warren ScOWled al
the bill he had just opened.
six dollars for electric light!
Isn't that pretty stiff"
"That does seem high" admitted
Helen, but the days are so short"
''Weu. we use too much light, any
how No need OF keeping that light
burning in the hau all evening. Can't
get any light, anyway, through these
silk shades you've stuck on every
thing"
But. dear. you wouldn't want them
unshaded, would you? You know you
hate a glazing light"
Well. there's no sense having every
bulb in the place burningi How many
have you got turned on here now?
peering under the large dome shade
that hung over their dining table.
Only three of the six bulbs were
lighted and n5w Helen apOlogetcally
turned off one of those.
No turn that on again Got to have
enough light to eat by, but we don't
need it all over the house"
Tt was unlike Warren to bubble over
a small bin. He was usually most gem
erous about the household expenses,
but tonight he was plainly irritable.
Warren in bad HumOr.
Now. are these all the bills2 1 want
to get them an off tomorrow thrust
ing them into his pocket with a NUT
tered, 'Everything,s going out and
nothing coming in"
''Dear, is business very bad?" asked
Rotten. Nothing doing at all"
But you thought things would be
better after the first of the year, didn't
you2 Hasn't the new tariff helped
any2"
mot so you'd notice it" grimly.
'There've been less impOrtatiOns since
the bills gone through than ever be-
fore"
''Why. 1 thought when they reduced
the duty there'd be more"
That's what most people thought.
But you never can tell how these
things viii work out. People aren't
buying-there's not the demand.
Helen's knowledge of the tariff was
limited. She had found it had raised
her favorite perfume 10 cents an ounce
but the druggist explained that per
fume was a luxury and that on all lux
uries the duty had been raised. 1t was I
only on necessities that the rates were |
lowered
However. when the next day she or |
dered a Jar of orange marmalade and (
found that the regular "a cent Jar mad |
been reduced to 19, she felt more kind I
" toward the bill For, after all, they /
used more marmalade than perfume
Dear. won't the currency bill help /
some? I heard you and Mrs. Stevens I
talking about it the other night Just /
what will it dO2'
"Oh. it's too technical-you wouldn't /
understand
ems. do YOU think it viii help?"
Well that seems to be the general
feeling-if it doesn't cause Overinfla- ;
Seeks Information.
"Overinflation" eagerly, for that was
one of the phrases that had puzzled
her. What does that
q sannfe4 SO Ia Q
--- Il 90. but I caA4 understand them:
they never seem to tell the beginning
Of things Dear Mrs. Dalton belongs
to a Current Event club. and she's been
wanting me to join. Don't you think
[ ought tOF
Not on your life"
But she SAYS some Of the meetings
are very good. I believe Mrs. Smith
Rankin is going to speak next week
pm the Mexican situation"
Warren threw up his head ana
-oared "The Mexican situation, Ell?
can just see Mrs Smith RankIns, one
of your busy fen les, getting up" here
Warren pitched s. voice to shrll
I shall give you little talk on the
Mexican situation? Hhen grlmly,
Now if you go to any of those 1901
clubs and come home sDouting current
svents-there's where ] get out"
They were through dinner now. and
when they went into the library, Helen,
who could never resist an opportunity
of inveigling from Warren some
word Of approval. leaned over his chair
.'Then you don't mind if Helen Isn't
and cant talk brilliantly
"a affairs Of the day%
Fails to Win Favor.
But this did not elicit the response
she hoped. for Warren only pushed her
lway with a curt:
''Wen, 1 do mind your getting in
nv light BV George" as he opened
he paper, ELLISON & Briggs are in the
lands Of receiver. Well that means
I'm out a cool $500"
How dear2" sOlicitOusly.
ooh, a client of mine held a lot Of !
heir paper Knew they were on their
asst legs, and was trying to get some
If it before they failed"
Helen glanced over his shoulder at
he big headline, ELLISON & Briggs in !
he hands of receivers. Liabilities |
100000. Assets S2S0,000."
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