Evening star., 1921-03-20

got Co. & Grace says I can't DO roth.
ing with them because there cooped
up in the fat all day & don't never
get out & how can you expect them
to be nothing but cross Il mean an
the vile. She says you are makeing
good money now & | don't see why
is it we cant find place out IN the
country some where's & live there q
it wouldent take you no longer 10
get to work then it does now with
this rotten Il servus.
So says well when our lease runs
out in Oct. ] will look round IN
some of them suburbs 4 see can
we rent a house reasonable or may
be we can buy a little 1 on payments.
Then Grace says lets buy lot some
where's & build our own house q l
says what do you think / am rocke-
fellow & she says no but you dont
house now days because you can
borry the money & pay it back lit
tie to a time & just like paying rent
only your getting more for your
l. got $1,000 in the bank that you can
take & how much you got in the
bank your self. So / got out my
bank book & seen where ! had
bout $500 & with her $1,000 that
makes a bout $500 & we can get a
nice lot some where's for that amt
q then pay for the house by the mo.
& build a bungello say costing s24oo
and have it all paved for in l yr. by
paving $50 per wk. & meen time we
can live on $50 per wk. cut down
on cloths & movies & groserys.
am going to get OF tomorrow
m and Annies comeing over to
look out for the babys while L d
Grace gos to / OF the suburbs q
we, are going 10 look them all over
I at a time before We chose the we
want so it may be or mos. before
! can write e. tell you where are we
going to Iocat at but now cant
hardly wait till we got our lot d
started to build our bungello because
"A man aint really liveins when he is
liveing in a fiat & espeshaly when
you've got Children. you better get
busy Charley & get in TO the game.
kindest TO Mary.
Fred A. Cross.
x* -
Chicago. May s.
DROTHER Charley. I didn't think
IL I would be writeing you this
news SO quick but We got our lot all
ready & it's out to Allison Is mi. west
Of the Loop on the & & it don't
only take 40 min. for the trains to
come in to town & it takes me 30
min. now to go in on the L. We was
but Allison was the 1st l on the list
4 Grace got stuck on 1t right away
& so did I q We went round with
the real estate man & he showed US
some swell lots & l that you could
ent get a way from because II was
big roomy & big trees on 1t that
the real estate man says is maple K
a real bargun because its 100 II.
p sfrontidge & $50 #. deep & only $loO0
e. we can pay for it when ever we
dein it's in side of =
yrs. & that's easy.
had 500 long with me when
We went out & when ! see what a
nargun We was gettin 4 the real es-
tate man saws We better hurry If We
wanted il because some body else
was libel to see it & cop II out so l
give the real estate man the 800 TO
bind the bargun g. he is going to get
the papers fixed up TO-DAY q then ]
xiHe give him the other $1,000 We got
- saved in the bank & then we can
borry the money to build the bun
cello & pay that back a mo. AT
tfrne. & finnish up paying for the lot
aSter words We figure that in yrs.
VI we will be all cleaned up & have our
own home 81 not be worring a bout
no rent nnct a mo. & they ii be room
for the kids to play round all day
~ with out no danger of them being
rim over by st. car or some thing.
- 4 got a date with the real estate
man to get the papers fixed up q
must hurry down town. you better
get busy Charley & get in to the
game.
Fred A. Cross.
+ y
Chicago. Nov. 20
DRoTHER Charley. wear started at
~ last & Grace borryed $3.50 off OF
her old man & I've gave it to the bank
4 now they got II all tho there sup
osed to be loneing II to me l pay
the int. 4 the comishon & all that
e. don't never even see the money or
don't know weather they is any or
not, but what do you think Charley
The bank wont even let me pay II
hack when L get ii but i got to wait
yrs. & Il pay int. all that time
before I can pay II all up even II
shouId pick up a million dollars on
,be ST tomorrow & l cant pay so
much per wk but / got to pay it this
way &C. int. twict yr. besides pay
ing back on the prinsipai evry yr:
for yrs. unless / want TO pay II an
nm in . e. |. yrs. & IL i don't IL Will
lie 500 eyry VI. for yrs. besides
& vet the papers keeps after US
and pans the life out OF us because
theys / or stick up men round
town.
+ had to bring tho contrackter to
the bank with me d him e. the man
in the bank went over the contrack
u S=,her & fixed up how he was
ce,ng to get payeh j. he gets a lit
tie at a time d tn" sub contraCktcrs
hes hired for the diffrent parts Of
the house gets there money when
ever the contrackt"r tolls the archa
tcck they got some eomcinE Il then
the archatcck signs order on the
hank e. I in dors the order but be-
fore the archatcck signs the order
he over looks the work & sees that