The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-11

missing in action.
her personal and household expenses.
So now She drew a check for $40 to
/. Friedberg, the tailor, and wrote a
prim little business note: Enclosed
find check for $40, the amount Of your
bill'
Have you any stamps, dear"
The Notes Mixed
Without looking up from his paper
Warren dug out some stamps from his
vest pocket. Helen sealed and stamp
ed the envelopes and took them out to
hte mail chute in the hall.
It was two mornings later that Mag
gle brought in the mail at breakfast.
Usually the hail boy did not get it
sorted and delivered to their apart
ment until after Warren had left, but
this morning they had breakfast a
little late.
There were three letters for Helen.
The first, although a plain envelope,
and clever1y addressed by hand, was
only an advertisement Of rug clean
ing company. The next was from her
heavy cream envelope. addressed in
tailor. The receipted bill She laid it
aside unopened. The third was a
heavy cream envelope. addressed in a
large fashionable" hand. Helen tore
it open wonderingly.
Dear Mrs. Curtis:
Many thanks for your very gener-
Gus donation. I regret so much you
cannot attend, but 1t was very
thoughtful of you to return the tick
cts, that we may sell them again.
Evidently you were making out 9TH
er checks at the time, and you wrote
in the wrong name on the one you
sent us. So I am returning 1t for
correction. I have already had the
secretary enter your name for this
amount, as we wish to make as good
a showing as possible before our bus
mess meeting next week.
At my next afternoon at home. the
last Wednesday OF the month. am
having a recital by a young Russian
pianist Of exceptionable talent. I
feel sure you would enjoy hearing
him, and am sendinr You a card in
the hope that you will come.
Very sincerely,
HARRIET f. CALDWELL,
The Tailor's Bill
With a little gasp Helen stopped
to pick up the check, that had f1ut-
tered to the floor. It was her chick
for ten dollars, made out to I, Fried
berg, the tailor.
She tore open his envelope, which
she had thought contained the receipt
ed bill Instead was the unreceipted
bill and note:
Dear Madam:
Your letter Of the 9Th received, but
you failed to enclose the check. am
the bill.
Respectfully,
I. FRITDBERG
Whats wrong" demanded Warren,
holding out his coffee cup, which Hell
en-, with her eyes on the letters, was
too dazed to see.
ooh. what do you think? put that
check In the wrong envelope"
What check" reaching over and
pouring the coffee himself,
THE tailor's check. Oh. how could
/ have sent 1t to them?'
ITO who? II you were little more
Here's Mrs. Caldwelps letter Of thanks
saying they've already credited my
name with that amount. Read it,"
handing him the letter, "And here's the
taiIor's note. Oh how could I have
done such a thing?"
For a moment Warren frowned over
the two letters. then threw them
down with q contemptuous shrug.
You're fine business woman. But
that old girls shrewd, all right. I'm
not sure she thought that check was
meant for her, but she nailed you
while she could-and threw in a recital
as sop.
you'll have to conph up that other
ten. Serves you right. Anybody VINO
can't handle money better than that
ought to lose some of it."
But will 7 have to send that
check" bewailed Helen. Couldn't
explain 1t was a mistake"
Suppose you could. But / think
you'd feel pretty cheap. IT you're
any kind of a sport you'll ante up now.
She's got you there all right"