Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
g 1928 CENTRAL PRESS ASSN nc

fair enough reputation. / don't un-
derstand how Larry got away from
them 50 quickly and became lnvolv-
ed as he did
Perhaps IT was the money you
gave us and the prospects OF always
getting more from the same source
said Byrd. obviously.
Well, 10 was you uho encour-
aged him in that idea, young lady"
said her father. crisrly. "You might
have told me a little more about
where it went. | wouldn't have been
so willing TO hand il over as I ap-
penred TO be-"
How should ! know what he was
doing with IL all the time 2" asked
Byrd, spiritedly.
You should have made IL YOUR
business to know" continued Mr..
Hamilton. good-humoredly. 1T was
reasonable for Larry TO continue
borrowing when he could yet X 70
easily, and Of course he justified
u by promising himself and you
that he needed only a little capital
TO make a lot Of -loney."
Byrd found herself Obliged to
make out q case for herself 70 her
father. There was something in his
calm, dispassionats manner that
didn't quite include approval. He
knew she had left Larry for good,
but he wasn't at all sure he was
going to approve her reasons.
Why, he yen used the money YOU
sent US to buy American Axle stock
for expenses for the B~uilders'l"
Quite praoticzl!" said her father.
When he saw immediate gains
there, and didn't see il in the Acme
Axle stock, he took II, naturally.
The latter might have been consid-
cred just as speculative"
But don't you see exactly what
u reant?' Byrd cried in exasper-
alton.
Meant ~ meant that either or
you didn't ever have any money!
Exactly. Think OF thati" abe
exploded.
Not very provident az either Of
you,' he said. unruffled.
II couldn't help IT," said Byrd.
with tears starting in her eyes. Lar
~ never gave me nor except q
few dollars at a time
Possibly not. But still BY and
large, a good deal Of money, espe-
cially all that I sent YOU, must have
passed through your hands. With
possibly some-er-skill in manage
ment- q reserve fund for emerren-
cIes might have been created. lar
ry, as I've observed ard - voufya Al
ways felt. is a mon-y-maker. A
spender. too. The two ouaIitier
often are found in the same person."
didn't realize that said Byrd.
Now you're very much like vour
mother In money matters continual
M. Hamilton, re~lentlessly. you
eraggerate the Importance ~ n ~
thinking too much about il. Money
ia an essential, and the more YOU
spend for the comforts Of living. the
more fun you're going 70 get out If
ne. II your husband sets a high
standard Of comfort. you 70 him On.
better and set a little higher enc.
Understand :"
Byrd couldn't Be cosxed back into
. Tood humor. She was still hurt
under the sting Of her fathers
analysis Of her troubles.
But Mr.. Hamilton having started.
was bound 70 70 on.
Well then. what do ~ou think I
could have done!" asked Byrd, trucu-
lently.
AS 70 that I'm net 80 sure he
said. contemplatirely. statistics
show that nos marriages are a mat
ter of adjustment. What "a Of
the parners doesn't bring 70 the ar
r~anrernent, the other must. Fer ex-
annie. one brings a constant Saiety
and good humor and the othey cor-
slant gloom. one brings Iavishness.
the other thrift. But sometimes
those Qualities. II there Is a certain
amount OF goodwill. can be modi-
fled in an smiabie way"
Her father spoke = little further
on the subject. and Byrd knew she
couldn't alter his point ~ view. He
was on the whole. very d~iscouraging-
Then her Wi mind began 10 con-
firm what he had said. She could
have ccazed Larry int spending
more time with her in other rlares
than those his friends selected for
them: she could nave refused to
hand over every e., her father had
sent them: she could have insisted
on taking . house Immediately FAR
cut. away from those people who
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