Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

the change from a SIS bill.
Nobody loves piker," said Myra
but SO cents would have been
plenty
Easy come easy CO." Michael
Stark swept his hand through the air with a
gesture Of distributing regal largesse, you
wouldn't want to marry tight-wad"
IF that's an offer" said Myra Grange cit
doesn't tempt me. I'd rather marry q tight
Wad than be one"
IT'S an offer, as well you know. It's an offer
that has been made some SO times in the past
six months. And kindly explicate the
meaning OF the phrase rather marry a tight
wad than be one"
you have several major faults but DUMP
ness isn't one of them. My remark shouldn't
need explanation But, assuming.a temporary
alteration of your mentality what 1 insinuate
Is that the wife of a man who on a salary Of
$50 week tips 80 cents for 81 check-which
is beyond his means anyhow-such a wife would
have to be tight-wad If she had any wad at
all to be tight with"
"Ah, but married these 81 meals could be
provided for $1.08 in our bright little kitch-
enette and served without overhead on the
lacquered table of our coy breakfast nook"
"And where" quered Myra would you find
the money to furnish the pots and pans In
which to prepare that meal-let alone to buy
that lacquered table and the two chairs in
which we'd face each other?"
Up-to-date apartments" Mike countered,
benches built in"
I'D love to marry you Mike" said Myra.
You're a perfect darling. But you have no
money. don't mean what is known as I'M
portant Money-you simply haven't saved a
sou. And I'll bet you're in debt
''Your diagnosis is almost clairvoyant" adj
mttted Mike. But the only way to save money
is to make it. And with you as the in
centive@"
you have to have money to make it," Myra
anOfC fo1
tunity."
H\/OU don't need money" Mike asserted.
IAN you need is brains and energy OF
which have quantities of whom. Suggest the
amount Of income on which you would risk
matrimony with thriftless husband like me
and watch me go get same or better"
Five thousand a year and $1,000 in the
bank" said MyTa, that's the sordid minimum
love you to death, Mike, but I'd be miserable
and you'd be nagged on less.
: IF you were more thrifty I'd marry you ON
90 week and enjoy poverty-but with your
Aiiocy about money it wouldn't do However,
mercenary IS am, dahlink, III wait until
you've saved the $4,000 and worked up to the
11ve"
ut may be for years and it may be forever
stun. Well it amt going to be that way.
Busted and in debt as am six months from
now sees your specifications met and hears our
wedding chimes Ginning. Money-poof! As
observed before, you don't need money"
"And how" asked Myra sweetly, sis this
miracle to be accomplished? I'd love to have
1T happen, but hOw?"
1.-THE purpose is there" said Mike. 1.-THE
bean viii function. the idea viii come. It's
rs good as accomplished"
Myra laughed, but with a little quaver in
her voice.
your optimism is one Of your greatest
charms" she said, but it takes more than
that, my dear. To make money without money
why, it isn't in the cards and you know it."
Mike started and stared at Myra with a look
Of inspired establishment.
Would you mind repeating that last re-
mark?" he asked.
Il said that to make money without money
wasn't in the cards"
But it is in the cards." he shouted so loud
that scores Of heads in the restaurant turned
to look his way, and the eyes in those scores of
heads saw q hitherto normally functioning
patron Of the restaurant jump from his seat.
plunge around the table, kiss his pretty guest
on the lips and go hippety hopping out of the
place, dragging his Indignantly blushing COM
panion with him.
A WEEK later Mike Stark again took Myra
to dinner at Pierre's
~Of course" said Myra, after giving the diners
the feminine once over, and deciding that. after
all, she could spot most Of the other women at
least $500 worth Of gown and still make game
IN her $3.50 evening frock and that Mike
wore his dinner coat with the same-indeed
with Observation-Disclosures aplomb and In
souciance that was exhibited by those who paid
e1S5 instead Of $35.
"Of course" said Myra, you haven't anv
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