The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
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HAHDLIH5X Cash.
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.
Copyright. 13;5. ~ tie Mcclure Newspa-
per Syncicate)

Kitty's Aunt Prue came visiting. She |
hadn't seen the young wife since her
marriage ard, after drawing long
breath and Setting; good toe hold:
she said: aud now | want to ask
about George:
rs he { kind and Loving husband?"
Why, Aunt Prue, George is just
the best r,Ga in this wosld!' was the
enthusiastic reply.
"How much salary does he get?"
twenty-five per wee!l."
"Ard how much DC you save per
week."
Save? Why, ne haven't saved
anything as yet"
Then it's wuss tj!an I thought far
fer wuss. Who handles the money!
"Why, George does. Of course.
That's it-that's it.! He handles
the money and does what he please 1
with it. It is 10 wonder"
"I2r: doesn't the husband always
save the money!"
'i5a dccs where the wife is ar
id;o,. Lcrd alive, child, any wife is
FIVE times as capable of handling the
house raoncy as the husband. We
never should have been worth a hun
dred dollars If I hadn't taken the
money matter into my own hands,"
When the subject vas changed the
VII, found herself thinking it would
be -ery nice to handle the money,
out was almost sure the husband
would not consent but he came home
with a surprise for her. It happened
he had heard that Aunt Prue wss at
taa house thet afternoon, and know.
ing her ideas on finance he suspected
KITTY, I've been thinking things
over today"
What things?"
Don't you think you could make my
salary go further than 1 do?"
Yes, I do, but
"Then III turn it over to you for
the raxt three months
"Ycu are so good, George"
You can run the house and every
thing"
"Er,!.y, I surely thought you would
object
opt you seeI don't. I have saved
so il the last six months, though I
vas i.eop;ng it secret. I guess, how
rye, vcu can beat my record and not
try wy hard"
I shall surprise you, dearest"
She surprised him ali right. AS
there were only two of them, he had
been buying porterhouse steak. For
i;Gler they now had round, and
see:ag that she was. a tenderfoo: the
,ptcher lad charged her the same
>-:ca. The grocer weighed her sugar
ID butter short, and there was a
s:E. 3;ns of potatoes. In two weeks,
y c-a-,. the wife had managed to
scra s14, and then Aunt Prue came
again.
YOU don't want to put your money
4 &c bank" said the old lady. You
send for one of those secondhand
sewing machines that are advertised
as coed as new. You can surely save
thirty-fve dollars"
81 will"
"a man called at the house yes
terGay with stock in a silver mine to
sell. It is a stocl; TO be sold only to
minister's and widows, but after some
coozing, ard after promising never to
tell, he let me have fifty dollars
vert, Of stock for SIS. It will pay
Dividends Of so per cent.
Cut III buy the stock for you now,
ard il two weeks you can pay me for
L. Never miss a good thing II you
can hep i. I would not say any
thing to George about it if I We're.
you"
Durirg the last month Of the three
the k;,c;a1d looked so starved and
an-icrs that the wife expected to
he" him say any"day that he must
tr-c to barks and roots to get enough
to Gil up m. but he carried the thing
through like patriot.
We'll the twelve weeks arc up"
scij thc hu2band one evening.
Ind / think I can show you that
I anna bit of a fnancier," was the
proud reply. -
The sewing machine had been
brought over that afternoon, and the
husband was led into its presence.
How much?"
only fifteen dollars
Il know of three secondhand ma
chimes here in town that you can buy
ct FIVE dollars each, but nevsi mind
that"
'Rera is some silver stock that Aunt
P,ue bought for me-
Then she ought to give you your
noney hack, for that swindIe was ex-
rcsed years ago"
''Oh. George, have been swindled?"
Most surely, but what else?"
''I bought Two seashore lots
Il heard ": had and looked them
up. They 80 CT the edge of big
New Jersey :wanp."
"AId-and-''
Did you buy :;,i7 Of Lake Erie for
melon patch?"
"Not quite. only bought some
stock II Peruvian gold mine
'I see. Now We will figure up
what you have saved. il your twelve
weeks"
Don't, George Jon't:" she sobbed.
Tut, you Sec
II you went. yca may call Aunt
Prue an idiot'
AS vas going to say
Ind you may handia the house
noEa7 to the last Gay OF your lifc!"
And Gorge griuGcd and kissed her,
and Aunt Pr~e i.aan't baen in the
huusa s:lcn.