The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

thing OF Milly, you win clear OF thu
amount. Show me at the end Of, tw,
years that you have kept your prom
Use. and | shall be proud of you
wnere ] am now a little afraid your
liberal ways may lead you into diT
culties."
Trust me. sir, trust mel" cried
the hopeful Marvin. filled with a hun
dred plans to save the pennies.
| -Milly and Marvin were married in
que time. The vine-embowered cot.
tage on Maple street became their
nome. Marvin began his sacrifcial
career heroically. Milly petted and
praised him so enthusiastically when
ne proudly brought home the first re-
ceipt for twenty-five dollars from the
oank. that the artless fellow actually
looked forward to the next pay day
a. . sort Of regular celebration.
they were happy az doves in
cote. 1t was wonderful, the many lit
tie economies they planned and car.
ried out. Marvin tried his hand at
planting vegetables. and Millie raised
o brood OF chickens. Club life and
good fellow friends seemed to Marvin
now like far away dream.
One beautiful summer evening
Marvin came bounding up the Garden
walk like a person dancing on air.
and waving a nuttering strip Of paper
in his hand.
"The last payment, Millie!" he
hurrahed. "The six hundred dollars
Is all paid or" and Mile fell into
MS 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.
pecting to hear some news.
About those payments" began
with conscious pride as they
adjourned from the porch to the coy
little parlor. There's the final note
of the six hundred dollars"
Well. WELL" commented Mr..
Worthington in an apparently graft
led tone, II declare. Marvin. am
more chan pleased. proud of you, In
act. You see, saving has not been
70 hard after ALL"
Hard?" echoed Marvin. "Why. it's
ust delightful! I've got a hundred
lollars In the bank in Milly's name.
nd we're going to build It up thirty
oilars . month as nest egg for an
ther real estate Investment Milly.
how your father the vegetable and
sgs savings"
Very proudly Milly produced a little
n Dox and showed and ratified its
cntents.
Forty-seven dollars and fifteen
ents. papa" she chirped. what do
on think Of that?"
i think you are a famous pair"
eclared Mr.. Worthington with en-. !
Fgy. Here. Mile. add that to your
tile treasure heap"
Marvin stared. He sat petrifled. q
cry deliberately pretty Millie drew
ON an envelope six one hundred dol t.
bills and some minor bank notes,
I did 1t for your own good, Mar.
n explained Mr.. Worthington. n
There are no real payments due on
Q cottage. I wanted to see you study fl
onomy. and you've done it nobly" p
VIII you forgive my share in the h
nocent deception. dear?" asked Mil. T
J. wistfully. ],
Say" answered Marvin, choking up
tn grateful emotion, when a fell m
v finds his life lined up the way
ne is through the thoughtfulness Of II,
dearest wife in the world and her
and old father" A.,
4 kiss for the one. q warm hand. ~ ~
AXE for the other. and Marvin =,
tes' faithful friends knew that their :" -
pertinent had permanently sue -
'ded. and that the big-hearted hus. =,
nd and son-in.law was "a good fel. :. us
r." indeed! o.
Copyright. 1913, by W. q. chapman.) al