Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
q 1890. CENTRAL Press ASSN nc

fair enough reputation. l don't un-
derstand how Larry got away from
them so quickly and became Involv-
cd as he did"
Perhaps IL was the money YOU
gave US and the prospects of always
getting more from the same source"
said Byrd. obviously.
Well, 1t was you who encour-
aged him in that idea, young lady"
said her father, criSply. "You might
have told me a little more about
where II went. ! wouldn't have been
50 willing TO hand it over as ap-
peared to be-"
How should | know what he was
doing with it all the time u 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 get it SO
easily, and of course he justified
u by promising himself and you
that he needed only a little capital
70 make a lot Of -aeney."
Byrd found herself Obliged 10
make out a case for herself 10 her
father. There was something in his
calm. dispassionste nne that
knew she had left Larry for good,
but he wasn't at all sure he was
going 10 approve her reasons.
why, he even used the mon~y you
sent us to buy American Axle stock
for expenses for the Builders'l"
Quite PRACTICAL" said her father.
When he saw immediate gains
there, and didn't see il in the Acme
Axle stock, he took il. naturally.
The latter might have been consid-
cred Just as speculative"
But don't you see exactly what
II meantg' Byrd cried in exasper-
alton.
Meant? II mean that either Of
you didn't ever have any money"
Exactly. Think OF that" she
exploded.
Not very provident of either Of
YOU he said. unruffled.
Il couldn't help it," said Byrd,
with tears starting in her eyes. Lar
ry nev gave me money except a
few dollars at a times
Possibly not. But still by and
large, n good deal OF espe-
cially all that | sen you must have
passed through your hands. With
possibly some-er-skill in manage-
ment. a reserve fund for emerFen-
cies might have been created. Lar
~. as I've observed and as you've al
ways feit. N y mon-y-mRker. A
spender. too. The two qualities
often are found in the same person"
~ didn't realize that said Byrd.
Nov you're very much like your
mother in money matters" continued
Mr.. Hamilton. relsntlessly. "You
e~NaErerzte the Importance or IL by
thinking too much about IL. Money
Is an essential. and the more YOU
spend for the comforts Of living. the
more firm you're going 10 get out ~
life. II your husband sets a high
standard Of comfort. you 20 him one
better and ct a little higher one.
Understand :"
Byrd couldn't be eoaxed hack into
a good humor. She was still hurt
under the sting or her father's
@AAi1Sit OF ueI tfo4OiCs.
But Mr.. Hamilton having started,
was bound 10 10 on.
well. then. what do you think I
could have done-" asked Byrd. trueu-
lentlr.
"As to that I'm not 20 sure he
said. contemplatively. statistics
show that most marriages are "A mat
ter Of adjustment. What one OF
the parners doesn't bring to the ar
rangement. the other must. For en-
anrle. one brings a constant gAiety
and good humor and the other con-
slant gloom: ore brings ~lsvishness.
the other thrift. But sometimes
those Qualities. IN there " "A certain
amount of goodwill. can BE modi-
fled in an ariable vav.,
Her father spoke q little further
on the subject. and Byrd knew she
couldn't alter his poiEt Of view He
ras- On the whole. very discenraginx
Then her own mind began 20 ron
firm what he had said. She could
haze coaxed Larry into spending
more time with her i'm other faces
than those his friends selected fer
them; she could have refused e
hard over every cent her father had
sert thems she roald have insisted
on taking o house Immediately fsl
cut. away from those people whr
kert usinx their apartment ~