Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29

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settled his scarf with a deft ierl, a..
went out whistling. As it was icy Leu
closing time for the ma+inoas
strolled toward the Circuit thoa+an "
of satisfying contentment with t ,p
world. Now that he owed if notb;aN NV
he resolved to meet his future or1ias
lions as they arose. e0'
Early on Monday morning Rob
ported for work, only to receive e.
Mr.. Crosset, whom he had always 70
garded as warm friend. the notoo
of his discharge.
What's the matter? Didn't maLo
good?' he demanded.
Crosset was a young man: more +bou
once he and Bob had scandaIi1od
Broadway; some of their exploits wara
epic. Now he shrugged carelessIy. saw.
ing:
"oh, you made good, guess; bnt
we can't take chance with you"
Il suppose you're afraid I'll steal
some of your chalk. Now tell me how
did you wet your feet, and whence
comes the icy draft?"
well, from the direction Of Pitts.
burgh, if you must know. There's
can tied to you, and we can't afford
to antagoI izf the whole steel trust"
Il see. I'm afraid I'll have to dis.
own that father of mine"
whats the trouble, anyhow"
At Bob's explanation Crosset wbls.
tied. Funny l didn't hear about it
Married and happy, Ell? Well. I'm
sorry l can't help you"
you can. Lend me five hundred"
"Certainlyw Crosset lunged at bs
desk, scrubbed line to the cashier.
and handed it to Bob. then, in response
to call from the customers room
dashed away with hearty farewell.
AS Bob passed through the outer of.
flee he ran his eye over the opening
prices, being half inclined to "scalp"
with his sudden wealth; but luck bad
never run his way, and he reconsid.
cred. Anyhow, there were more agree
| able uses to which he could put this
money; for one thing, he needed sew.
eral suits, for another, it was bigh
time he gave Lorelei some little re-
membrance-he hadn't given her
present in nearly two weeks, and WON.
en- set great store by such attentions
He decided to invest the money ID
his tailor. But a half-hour at a jew.
| elry shop convinced him that nothing
suitable to so splendid a creature IS
his wife could be purchased for a pal
try FIVE hundred dollars, and he was
upon the point Of returning to Crosset
with request to double the loan when
his common sense asserted itself. Pow.
erty vas odious, but not shameful. he
reflected; ostentation. on the other
hand, was vulgar Would it not be in
bad taste to squander this happy wind
fall upon jewelry when Lorelei need
ed practical things?
Bob was cheered by the breadth Of
these sentiments; they showed that he
was beginning soberly to realize the
leaden responsibilities Of a family
| ludu. NO, lHSledu Ol u JeWel HS hVu4d
buy his wife a dog.
At fashionable uptown kennel be
found exactly what he wanted in the
shape of a Pekingese-a playful, pedi-
greed pocket dog scarcely larger than
his two fists. 1t was creature to
excite the admiration of any woman;
| its family tree was taller than that OF
Spanish nobleman. and its name was
Wing. But here again Bob was handl-
capped by poverty. for sleeve dogs
are expensive novelties. and the price
of Wing was seven hundred dollars
marked down from one thousand, and
evidently the bargain of a lifetime al
that price.
Bob hated to haggle, but he showed
that his ability to drive a sharp par
gain was merely latent, and he finally
bore the animal away in triumph. 10
outgeneral a dog fancier was tribute
/ to his shrewdness; to save two nun
dred dollars on a single purchase was
/ economy of high order. Much elated'
he set out briskly for his tailor's place
/ of business.