The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-25
Helen Realizes that Few wom.r Th;,k
Of Their Husbands Fixed
ExuaneAn

? stNSSN45do FIxo0
Expenses.
see nere! Warren scowled at the
phi ne had just opened six dollars
for electric light Isn't that pretty
stiff ie''s
That does seem high. admitted
Helen, but the days are so short
wen. We use too sauch light ANY,
now. no need keeping that light burn
ing In the hall all evening. Can't get
any light anyway through these silk
shades you've stuck on everything
But, dear, you wouldn't want them
unshaded, would you? You know you
have a glazing light"
Well. there's no sense to having
every bulb in the place burning. How
many have you turned on here now ?"
peering under the large dome shade
that hung over their dining table
Only three of the six bulbs were lit,
and now Helen apologetically turned
off one Of these.
NO, turD on that again. Got to have
enough light to eat by. but we don't
need it all over the house."
It was unlike Warren to bubble over
a small bill. He was usually most gem
erous about the household expenses,
but tonight he was plainly irritable.
NOW. are these all the bills? want
to get them all off tomorrow thrust
ing them into his pocket with a NUT
/ tered Everything going out and moth
ing coming in"
Dear, is business very bad?" asked
Helen. anxiously.
Rotten; nothing doing at ALL
but you thought things would be
better after the first of the year, didn't
YOU? Hasn't the new tariff helped
your"
mot so you'd notice it, grimly
There's been less importations since
the bills gone through than ever"
| Less importations?" puzzled Helen.
| Why / though when they reduced the
duty thered be more"
| That's what most people thought.
But you never can tell how these
things work out. People aren't buying
there's not the demand
! Helen's knowledge of the tariff was
| limited. She had raised her favorite
! perfume ten cents an ounce, but the
/ druggits explained that perfume was
a luxury. and. that on all luxuries the
/ duty had been raised, it was only on
necessities that the rates were lowered.
However, when the next day she or
dered jar of orange marmalade and
found that the regular twenty-four
she felt more kindly toward the bill.
For. after all. they used more MARINA
lade than perfume.
Helen was also vaguely interested in
the currency bill which had filled the
papers for so long. She wished she
knew more about these things. Mrs.
Dalton belonged to a current event
club and talked brilliantly on all such
subjects. But Helen felt that if War
rem would only explain things to her.
. she could learn more from him =. an
from any club, and now after mo-
= ment's silence, she ventured:
Dear, won't the currency bill help
some? 1 heard you and Mr.. Stevens
what will its do?''
understand"
But from what you said to Mr.
Stevens, do you think it will help?"
"WeN, that seems to be the genera
Il feeling-if it doesn't cause over-in-
: flation."
"over-inflation!" eagerly for that
was one of the phrases that had puz-
zled her. What does that"
"Oh, for heavens sake, can it! Read
: the papers
[ Il do, but cant understand them;
n they never seem to tell the beginning
s of things. Dear, Mrs. Dalton belons.
3 to a Current Event club, and she's beer
: wanting me to join. Don't you thinl
I ought tor
Not on your hfe!''
But she says some of the meetings
3 are very good. l believe Mrs. Smith
0 Rankins is going to speak next weel
on the Mexican situation"
Warren threw up his head and roar
ed. The Mexican situation, Ell?
t. can Just see Mrs. Smith Rankins, one
4 of your busy females getting up" here
Warren pitched his voice up to a shrii
: nimicry - Now ladies, this after.
: noon l shall give you little talk o!
d the Mexican situation
. Then grimly, Now if you go to an,
of those fool clubs and come home
spouting current events-there's
4 where get out
They were through dinner now, anc
when they went into the library. Heller
: who could never resist an opportunity
d of inveigling from Warren some wore
: | of approval, leaned over his chair will
a purring:
:. Then you don't mind if Helen ism
= intellectual, and can't talk brilliantl,
on the affairs of the day?"
But this did not elicit the responst
she supposed. for Warren only pusheS
her away with curt
well, do mind your getting in M.
light. BY George!" as he opened thu
q paper, Ellison & Briggs are in thu
!, hands of receiver. Well that means
: I'm out a cool three hundred"
4 How dear?" solicitously.
' .Oh. client of mine held lot o
: their paper. Knew they were on thei
e last legs, and was trying to get SOM
r of il before they failed
p Helen glsnced over his shoulder al