The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-18
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 CARS ROADSTER WAITS

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 CHAPTER 30. CARS ROADSTER WAITS
 T went over our bills yesterday Gar" Kitty said. wen have to serimp for the next two. months to pay for them" She laughed to make the scrimping seem like nothing.
 "BiIls?" Oh, guess we don't have Ito worry about those"
 Christmas always costs a lot Of money but it's worth it, isn't tt? We can catch up easily; nei- ther of us need any clothes for ages. And I really don't need flowers, darling, though I love to have them when you send them. And can cut down quite a bit on the house exepnses." She kept to her light tone.
 Gar pinched her cheek. What you can't seem to grasp, Kit, is that you're married to rich mans son. I could run an &C., count at any store in the city and they'd stand for it, they know I'm coming into lot of money some day"
 Kitty had turned away to pour fresh coffee. Gar could not see the quick color that flamed to her face, the way she bit her lips together. She'd been dangerously near to retort that would have made Gar angry. When she an swered, it was in a steady voice soberly.
 q don't want it that way, Gar And want us to get ahead on oul own. And we will"
 Sure we will. And you're not to stew about money. Where arc those bills? Give them to me, TT take care of them"
 But how, Gar
 "Oh, I've got deal on. If hS keeps his eyes open a man in busl- ness can turn over thousand any time he wants to-
 She gave him the little packet of bills and he put them in his pocket After this, m take care of these matters at the office. I'm not going to have you fussing aholIt them" His manner was all tender.
 He kissed her. put on i.ts coat, kissed her again.
 Kitty began her days program with light heart Oh, what 9 goose shed been to worry. To have been afraid to talk to Gar about their finances. And what man of the world Gar was get ting to be.
 The mornings mail brought her long letter from Sally Withers
 Kitty I'm telling you before anyone else, except my family, of course. Phil and I are engaged"
 He's been working in his fa- ther's bank but last month he get position over at the power plant at Corinth and he's getting fifty dollars week and I'm going to take Mics Brant's place at the li- brary and I'll get twenty, so with that we can manage beautifully We're going to live with his fa- ther and mother for awhile. They are fixing up an apartment on tho third floor"
 Can you come down for the wedding? Phil says he'd like Gal to stand up with him and of course I want you. It's going to lot very simple, just here at the house and we plan now that it will bt in March or April. I'll write to you the moment we've decId. ed!"
 Kitty glowed and laughed owe, the letter. Practical Sally, put ting her happiness in such mat ter -of-fact way.
 Of course she and Gar woult go to the wedding.
 She called Gar on the telephon, to give him the news. But Ga was not in his office Old Jona than told her that Gar woul, rot be in until four o'clock.
 Probably, Kitty smiled, he wa out, somewhere, turning" his COG thousand! She compared it com placantly, with Phil Corey's plod ding.
 The crisp winters afternoo invited her out for walk With in few blocks of Ketchum Stree