The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-02-18
HANDLING The CASH
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.
(Copyrlght, 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)

per Syndcate)
They had been married six months
George Curtiss and Kitty Cline All
had gone well, when one afternoon
Kitty's Aunt Prue came visiting. She
hadn't seen the young wife since her
marriage and, after drawing long
breath and getting a good toe hold,
she said: "And now 1 want to ask
about George:
rs he kind and loving husband?"
Why, Aunt Prue, George is just
the best man in this world!' was 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. 1t is 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
five times as capable Of handling the
house money as the husband We
never should have been worth a hun
dred dollars if l 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 1t 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 | 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 l surely thought you would
object"
"But you see don't. have saved
$50 in the last six months, though
was keeping it secret. / 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 round, and
seeing that she was tenderfoot the
butcher had charged her the same
price. The grocer weighed her sugar
and butter short, and there was 6
skimping of potatoes. In two weeks
however, the wife had managed tc
save Sl4, and then Aunt Prue came
again.
you don't want to put your money
in the bank" said the old lady, "Yor
send for one of those secondhand
sewing machines that are advertised
as good as new. You can surely save
thirty-fve dollars"
Il will"
"a man called at the house yes
terday with stock in a silver mine tt
sell. 1t is a stock to be sold only t
ministers and widows, but after som,
coaxing, and after promising never I,
tell, he let me have fifty dollars
worth of stock for SIS. 1t will pal
dividends of so per cent.
"But I'll buy the stock for you now
and in two weeks you can pay me foi
it. Never miss a good thing if yol
can help it, | would not say any
thing to George about 1t if l wer'
you"
During the last month of the thre,
the husband looked so starved an,
anxious that the wife expected I,
hear him say any day that he mus
turn 70 barks and roots to get enougl
to fill up on, but he carried the thin
through like a patriot.
Well, the twelve weeks are up,
said the husband one evening.
"And J think can show you tina