Show 4 A Slants on Life ByJ By J. J A. A WALDRON v kZ Paring His Expense Account breakfast lE were at nt THE had not been as cordial as usual Anything the matter dear dear asked Mrs Lots of at things always Lavinia Well what Is the particular thing this morning You look as lS though you were harboring an embryonic grouch Better scotch it before It develops I will When I made you an nn allowance allowance allow allow- ance I asked you just how large It should be Your memory Is faulty Benjamin You asked ed me how small It should be Not in those words of course What Wha you really asked was Vos that I should could get along tell you OU the least I with for personal expenses how expenses how much a n month You said sol you had to have a n lot of at money at work In bust busl ne ness s. s Am I right Your mind Lavinia Is exact as to some details though a bit lax lox as to others You haven't a shrewd busness business bus busl ness sense I suppose you rou remember what you replied My Iy dear dear you ou said and ond and I remember you looked charmIng charmIng charming charm charm- Ing as ns you said it It I I think I can cnn ge get alon along nicely on a 11 thousand a month I remember And you ou were generous generous generous gen gen- erous enough to respond My Iy dear make It t 1200 a month Youve You've always been a 8 liberal darling She went over and ond kissed him and then went back to her coffee Thank you But why should bills like this be sent to me lie He handed her a paper That calls for for foi three hats hots Arent Aren't hats related to your our personal expenses She looked at the bill But I was short Benja Benja- min I had spent all my money And Am the one thing you vou warned me about abou was m my bank n account count Never eyer In any case overdraw you told me Im glad you OU remembered that But Bu you'll have haye to pay this bill out of your yourn ne next n ct t months month's allowance Oh I 1 She thought a moment And I wanted to go shopping today 1 P J 1 1 I 1 K b I 1 Saw a Policeman Standing by My Car But tomorrow Is the first of ot the month Cant Can't you ou postpone your ex ex- excursion excursion urs on I She thought another moment Its a o bargain sale soia And nd tomorrow I might not find a n barb bargain ln Well Ill I'll lend you until tomorrow tomor tomor- row He wrote a 0 check and passed It over But you ou must pay me from your allowance What a 0 you are oro 1 But I saved you S 25 5 yesterday so Ill I'll pay you back 75 75 Saved me 25 How It was waa the funniest thing I But It proved that I have an nn alert business h sense though you say soy I lack Inck It Im anxious to be convinced as to that You Y ou know when you bought my limousine you said It was a present and you OU agreed to ke keep p It up If It f I II I would learn to drive It It Yes Well Yell I went shopping yesterday Another bargain sale No Just shopping Though I did buy a new i costume That's why Im I'm short But how did you jou OU save me 25 5 It was the strangest thing 1 I left my car in front of where I bou bought ht my costume I was In the shop quite a while When I come out just as I was in the doorway I saw sawa sawo a o policeman standing by my car I stopped a little frightened Thought Thought something was wrong I waited for or him to go o away Just happened to be pe standing there I r suppose I thought so but he didn't go Then I began to think All at nt once the truth dawned on me me Well Vell l I remembered reading there Is a aline atine tine line or of 25 25 for leaving tt n car within a n certain distance of a afire fire plug And you ou had violated the tho ordinance ordinance ord- ord nance nonce of at course Well there was a n fire plug right b bv by y m my car 1 You got In bad Lavinia Paid the tho policeman I suppose I l That would be the womans woman's way Walt I took fook n a street car cor home leaving the policeman on guard When I I got home I called up pollee police head head- headquarters quarters and told them my car cor had been stole stolen giving them the number etc What a nerve Lavinia I Just good business Benjamin I J waited a while and they phoned that lily JU car cur had been found round standing g gs In front of ot s and In an hour banI a n policeman drove up with It it And that's Yes That's the lie way ny I saved fOU o u 25 dear I C v 01 |