The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-30
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~ LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.


moxtxA&o anu AFTER Qr8Wtu8 = tou8
breath and getting . good toe hold.
she said: And now l want to ash
about George:
as no kind and loving husband?'
why. Aunt Prue. George ID lust |
the best man In this world." vas the !
enthusiastic reply.
How much salary does he get!"
Twenty-Five per week"
And how much do you save per /,
week."
Save. Why. we haven't saved
anything as yet"
Then it's wuss than / thought far
far wuss. Who handles the money!!
why. George does, of course"
That's it-that's It! He handles
the money and does what he pleases
with It. II IL no wonder"
But doesn't the husband always
save the money!"
He does where the wife Is an
idiot. Lord alive. child. any wife Is
i've times as capable Of handling the
house money as the husband. We
never should have been worth . hun
dred dollars If hadn't taken the
money matter into my own hands"
When the subject was changed the
wife found herself thinking it would
be very nice to handle the money,
but was almost sure the husband
would not consent, but he came home
with surprise for her. It happened
he had heard that Aunt Prue was at
the house that 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 l do?"
yes. do. but"
Then I'll turn it over to you for
the next three months"
You are so good, George"
You can run the house and every
thing"
why, surely thought you would
object"
But you see don't have saved
$50 In the last six months, though
: was keeping 1t secret. a guess, how
ever, You can beat my record and not
try very hard"
Il shall surprise you, dearest
She surprised him all right. As
there were only two of them, he had
been buying porterhouse steak. Fol
dinner they now had a round, and
{ seeing that she was a tenderfoot the
) butcher had charged her the sam,
4 price. The grocer weighed her sugal
: and butter short, and there was |
l skimping of potatoes. In two weeks
save $14, and then Aunt Prue cam
again.
You don't want to put your none,
in the bank" said the old lady. "Yol
L send for one of those second-han
sewing machines that are advertise
as good as new. You can surely saw
i. thirty -five dollars"
+ Il will"
"A man called at the house We:
terday with stock in a silver mine
SELL 1t is a stock to be sold only t
= ministers and widows, but after som
4, coaxing, and after promising never t
r, tell, he let me have fifty dollar
worth of stock for SIS. 1t will pa
8 dividends of SO per cent.
6 But I'll buy the stock for you nov
6 and in two weeks you can pay me fc
it. Never miss a good thing IL yo
can help it. 1 would not say an
thing to George about it if l wei
you"
During the last month of the thrs
the husband looked so starved ar
anxious that the wife expected
: hear him say any day that he mu
> turn to barks and roots to get enous
to fill up on. but he carried the thin
- through like a patriot
Well the twelve weeks are VI
said the husband one evening
And l think l can show you tn
i am bit of a financier," was Il
proud reply.
u The sewing machine had be-
~ brought over that afternoon, and {
III husband was led into its presence.
8. How much?"
ie only fifteen dollars"
o. Il know of three secondhand n
chimes here in town that you can b
at five dollars each, but never mi
= that"
a. Here is some silver stock that Au
=, Prue bought for me-"
ds Then she ought to give you va
- money back, for that swindle was
:. posed years ago."
a. "Oh, George. have been swindle6
sNfQct Srroly h,,% u-bat 81.
Il bought two seashore lots
Il heard you had and looked tn
. up. They are on the edge of a
New Jersey swamp"
"And-and-"
Did you buy half of Lake Erie
a melon match 2"