The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-04
By ROE FULKERsoN

Good morning. father" The Flap family at Sunday morning break fast. Hope you are feeling good this morning, old dear.
 Fine" assented her father from behind his paperi
 T don't suppose there is a man of your age In this town who is so well. so virile, so full of everything that it takes to make up a fine manhood" she went on.
 "Huh?" queried her father, smil- ing over his paper.
 T was just saying to my sweetie yesterday, Father. If I had any idea he would be half the man, mentally and physically, at your age that you are now, I would more seriously consider a proposition he has been making me"
 Her brother Fred laid down his paper and began to be interested.
 This is going to cost Dad money" he said to. his mother across the table.
 The Flapper flashed him a wadning frown but her father did not hear the remark.
 "Aw. you are joshing me I guess" said her father modestly
 No, honest, I am not" she went on. T never saw so fine looking, so kindly and so generous a man in my life. I was telling Peggy last nighe that you were always so good to us.
 You see. Father, both Peggy and I had a lot of extra expense this month, things we simply could not avoid, and we neither of us had any
  saying that her father would cut up rough if she asked him for money and would be sarcastic and every thing, and there would be a scene, and I explained to her how gener- ous and how reasonable you wsrc and that when I asked you for the ten dollars I have to have to see me through the rest of the month, You would be as kindly as y. ''
 Do you mean to tell me that you have already spent your allowance this month"; demanded her father abruptly. Do you mean to say that you have frittered away the fifty dol lars I gave you on the first? Do you think I am made out of money? 1 am generous. Too generous for your good. You seem to think that money grows on trees like leaves or flowers--or-or-"
 Soda water" suggested Fred.
 "Or soda water-you keep out of this. young man." said the father, impatiently. T am going to declare myself right now that from this time forth you must keep an account of every cent you spend out of your allowance, and render a report to me before you get the next"
 Why, Father, cried the Fiapper in hurt tones. T do keep an account. I know where every cent of that money went. can tell you right down to penny"
 That's different" answered her father. cooling down. Let's see that account"
 The Flapper dashed out of the dining room and was soon back with a small account book
 Here it is,'' she said. Tt is not very well written but I will read it to you.
 Money from my dear father. $50. Then come the credits on the debit side. Lunches, teas. sundaes, etc, $1S62. including wer tax. Stamps .42, that was for invitations to the card party I gave here one after noon. Tickets to the Yale Glee club concert, S2.6S. I took Peggy and sHS illfteu Wltn ny pTeLly 1die man with the long blonde hair. and if I ever take her anywhere again she'll know it. Queen of Egypt! Out of all those boys why did she have to pick on mine? One shampoo and two curls, $2.75, that was for the dance last night and that afternoon when l didn't have anything to do and I like to hear Louise at the Palafs Royal talk. she does the curling there. Then the next item l can't read. It is for bridge and says $1.35 and for the life of me, I can't remember whether I won 1t or lost it. If l won it I have that much more than l hove so I am short if I lost it, it's on the ,s-rong side.
 Then there s miscellaneous cos metics, S1.22 and that is for things to gild the lily and then there is a dollar to repairing shoes and shin ing same. Then there is another miscellaneous item of $4.00 for con. Con cans that it is contributions