The Washington times., 1915-10-02

Once upon time there was n Gink
who had Saving Tendency. HIS par
ticular form Of this affllction was You
Can Euy IL Cheaper Somewhere Else.
lie was Jerry 20 the Purchasing Power
of every Fraction Of kale from the
lowIy Iit to King Cartwheel. and every
time hn souandered Two Bits the Eagle
would Flap its Wings and Scream.
Il was absolutely Impossible to fool
this Bargain Benny. He Knew Values,
and he was Next to His Moneys 8
Worth. Evory morning lie used 10
Blow In a Courle Of Cents on the early
Newspapers 70 that he could look Tor
bargains. nut he never looked for
them ir the Advertising Columns. lie
Found them under The caption. "Volun-
tary Petitions In Bankruptcy. IN
Short, the -B. b. was Fielding LOO IN
the Commercial League where every A.
sist Is a Putout.
He never overlooked a Bet. The week
before he got Married he made his
Fiancee get contract for FIVE years
from her Employers at an Increase IN
Salary, So you see he Never Playea
with. Them.
Then. ono night when he wasn't At
lending an Auction Sale he saw an
Automobile. 1t was a case OF Love ri
First Sight. but 1t wasn't a Plunge
lie -, n Great Exponent OF the BE-
lief that the Head should Rule tne
Heart. SO. although the Flock OF Ameri-
can Eagles in mis- Aviary was large
one, he Thought It Over.
He Visited all the Local Dealers and
corra,,ed a BALE Of Catalogs.
Then he looked over the Medium
Priced Cars. They all looked pretty
yo,d hut the B. II. knew Every Deaf
or was Making Money on his cars. lie
wasn't fooled as easy as that. 80 ne
INV Low and Studied the Dope.
Three Weeks Later he was Josh 10
Tho Game. and when he bought news.
paper he used to Lamp tho secona nana I
Nars For sale. But He didn't Fan tor
Most of the Guft-he was waiting for
itSo One Lovely Day he saw an advertise
ment.
Brand New, 1916 Model PLOPP.
Roadster: One Man Top. SELF starter,
Etc. complete. Must sell az ,, Unec
owing to Death tn. Of Paraen's lsiN co,s M''nns "a
Lenore street.
The maid said Miss Cole wolld
he down in a minute. When she Swept
In, the d. 3. Pulled a Melancholy
Look. She Was Set in Mourning Bor-
ders and there was Tear In her star
% "You see" She Shifted. the car
makes me think OF nv dear ones" and
Came to Conclusion In Sob on the
+. BIS shoulder. He Comforted her
and asked her would she take SIS. She
shook her head. and when she Came w
for Air. she took him down to see the
PLOPP.
II was Nifty. 1t wasn't Big Car. but
II would Hold Two People Nicely. and II
Cost a Thousand In the Spring. The
He was Mighty Proud. Everybody
Said he was Lucky to Fall into such a
Cinch. When he got so that he could
Turn 1t Around without going to the
End Of the Block. he Thought he'd take
his Wife on a Trip to the Next Town
thirty Miles Away.
He Did.
The Birds Were Singing. the Fields
Were Green. and the PLOPP ran Al
most tifteen Miles Before he had to
Pour In another Gallon Of Gasolene.
BY and Bye the Hundred Foot Sp!re
Of the Methodist Church in the Next
Town Hove in Sight. Ten minutes
Later They were Dining in the Man
sion House restaurant on the Sunday
Special Table de Hoot 40 cents. Outside
the car was Drawing the Crowds, and
the b. B. Swelled with Pride.
1t was Nice Dinner. Just as the,
reached the Salad, Tall. Convincing