The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-07
BUSINESS OF LIVING
ny MRS. EVA LEONARD
Mr.. Black Shows That He Goes
Through With Things When Started.

Mr. Black Shows That He Goes
Through With Things When Started.
Did you succeed in bringing the
man to time; in making him pay for
more's furniture?" asked Mrs. Black
as her husband came up the steps
and sagged into a rocker on the porch.
WELL I should say I did, Mr..
Black mopped his heated face and
tucked the handkerchief into his col
lar, presenting very grotesque ap-
pearance.
Did he give you any trouble?"
continued his wife, looking at the
perspiring figure before her.
IF he did l gave him more, so we
are even" Mr.. Black set his jaws
and nodded definantly.
Tell me about it." Mrs. Black
smoothed out her apron and gathered
up her knitting which was always
handy. -
ST began with the soft pedal at
first, acting on the superstition that
square thing; he hemmed and hawed
and tried to sidetrack me by offering
to think the matter over"
Think it Overt" Mrs. Black was
scornfu1
IT told him was a busy man and
had come up to settle the thing out
of hand. He began to get hot about
the collar then and said he did not
propose to settle a list of damages and
| know nothing about it; he did not
propose to be done by anybody.
9 All right I agreed, I will wait
here till you are at leisure and we will
go together to the house and 1 will
show you everything that is itemized
here That did not meet his views;
he was busy began to feel the hair
on the back of my neck rising, and I
| sailed IN, creScendO and furioso. When
| 1 got thru he knew what I thought of
him and his ilk. He was furious and
ordered me out of the office. I
planted myself against the wall and
said, Now, see here, came to settle
this thing and if you refuse to listen
| to reason 1 shall camp on your door
step with lawyer till you have paid
| the last farthing and the charges will
not be SO reasonable, either"
| GOOD! You are a born fighter
You love fray better than a war
horse" chortled Mrs. Black, shaking
her sides.
I enjoyed it more than he did, that
was sure thing. He got purple with
rage; said it was a holdup game and
that he would not pay; All right
said, reaching for my hat I will go
but L shall stop at the office and ex-
plain just what you have done and
warrant when you ask for a recon-
mendation again it will not be forth
coming; and when your wGges are
gu SA1Sy W III hIlOW at HedQQudF-
tiers what it is all about He got per-
fectly livid, with rage and slammed
the office door. My voice has good
carrying powers, as you may have
noticed chuck1ed the narrator.
III warrant there was good reason
for closing the door" Mrs. Black
gave an understanding nod of the
head.
He slammed himself down in &
chair and drew out his check book.
What is the smallest sum you will
take to call off your bloodhounds p he
fumed- I named the original prict
and without another word he filled out
the check"
Good for you" cheered his wife
We'll, I was determined that thai
little woman should not be the loser
She has been mighty plucky thru al
her trouble and it does me good to BIZ
able to help her out a little" answered
her husband.
Well. 1 think the better of you fol
it" Mrs. Black beamed upon hel
spouse. War is the only way to set
tie some things in this world
Yes, there is no use in pussyfootine
when you see a man OF a nation il
bent on having trouble. The sooner
you give both of them a craw full O.
it the sooner there will be peace
am going over to give this check t.
Mrs. Fillmore. Have supper read,
when I come back, win you ?" and h,
pulled the handkerchief out of hi
(To be continued.)