El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07

way. and. we viii not be missed"
Don't you remember noting that
definite expression OF RELIEF that
came over Bilrs face.
After dinner that night you. and
Bill really had q wonderfully happy
evening, didn't your ne was rather
surprised at the many questions you
asked him. he couldn't realise
exactly what you were driving at"
II the vernacular. but he answered
every one, and he told you the truth,
too. didn't hez Well. at any rate,
more money than he had ever MADE
before. You also learned that you
were spending more. too. 1t de-
veloped that he had saved less pro-
portionately IN the last I'VE years
than ever before Competition was
so keen. the expenses Of doing busi-
ness and the cost Of living so high.
1t was so hard to keep ones head
above water. How much relieved
BIZ seemed to look as he realized
He was to have further surprises
that evening, wasn't he2 Don't you
remember walking over and sitting
on the arm Of his chair
bill, We can't keep this up you
said 1T isn't worth Il. You are
wearing yourself out wi-h the worry
Of Il all Let's call a halt right here
Let's move TO less expensive apart
ment. I am going to return those
expensive furs I ordered yesterday.
Let me see What IS my present al
lowauce 70 run this establishments
You we're really surprised at the
amount. too weren't you, as BIZ
checked the figures on the stub Of
the last check he had given you Il
viii get along on half the amount
next month-not one cent more" you
said. I'VE shouldn't be worried about
our social position or what our
friends might think Our real friends
win be glad that we have come to
our senses, and vel, the others
We can keep up the pace or when
the crash VIII come.
The world has simply gone crazy.
Every woman you see on the street
these days seems 70 be wearing furs
and silks. Why, actually the man
aEer at the big department store
told me this very morning that there
seemed TO be no demand Whatsoever
for the less expensive things He
said everyone seemed to demand the
best. regardless OF the price You
know what 30 has cost US to live
and we have been living up to every
cent Of your income, and many OF
your friends are not doing nearly
as well as you are Let's show our
more prosperous friends that we do
not intend to live beyond our means
even II we may have 70 give them
up. and let's set our less successful
friends good example, and. Bill
want you 10 look less worried when
you come home At night
You viii fell less worried. too.
when you can place the saving we
are going to make in our living ex-
penses TO your surplus account each
month. wont you2 We viii spend
more Of our evenings at home and
learn 20 know each other better.
am going to get along without the
children'a maid. too, and spend more
time with them myself. Bill, when
I looked a. your picture this after
noon. and saw how well and strong
and happy you looked in the old
days, when We literally lived on love
and bread and water. almost. and
when I thought that your earnings
IN those days would hardly pay the
rent OF our present apartment, well.
] knew that something must be
wrong. when you looked so worn and
tired, earning many times more now
than then"
As you saw the lovelight in BIH's
eyes, as he placed his arm around
you and pulled your head upon his
shoulder. as you pictured his care
free face, that you knew the tomOr-
rows that would follow would bring
and as you heard him say; Girl
knew that when I fell in love with
a girl who had brains and heart and
real sympathy. 4 couldn't 90 far
wrong" Now really didn't you feel
that it is a pretty good world after
all2 Claiborne Adams