Show new yearns bedr s in a in chef the family y by charles carl frederick wadsworth TROMAN stamped the snow from his big feet and entered the front door of his home he stood straight with chin up and a good humo challenging look in his eye anne troman Tro nian busy preparing the table for the evening meal looked up well father she smiled you look pretty well pleased with yourself this evening 1 I dont know how I 1 look but I 1 feel like a million dollars was jims alm reply and why anne wanted to know just because jim spoke deliberately and Impress impressively liely 1 I am ain going to start the new year with mth a clean slate I 1 have paid every bill I 1 owed no man can say I 1 owe him a dime and I 1 have yet one day to go before new years 1 I surely to la fine said anne anna it does make us feel good it hold on there daddy jim warned little bert you paid me back that three dollars and thirty one cents I 1 let you have some borne time ago out of my luy bank aau nor the two dollars and eighty six cents I 1 let you have out of my bank little agnes reminded him daddy jim laughed oh that Is all in the family you kno know I ill if pay you back dont you of course said bert but so did all those other folks you paid off so why did you think you had to pay them and not us because said daddy jim they are business people and need ne ed the 11 I 1 jr money to use in their business and make more money well so do I 1 want to make more money argued lert bert gravely 1 I want to start a savings account the first of the year and get interest on my money me lie too chimed in little agnes anne laughed as daddy jims eyes widened 1 I think the children have one on you there father yes yea I 1 guess they have at that said jim leaning back in his chair ja to I 1 get his hand into his trousers pocket now let me see here Is a five dol 61 lar bill three ones and a dollar fifty nine in change after paying my young creditors I 1 would have three dollars and forty one cents left for a new years dinner daddy jim looked at anne inquiringly she smiled that will do very nicely she said okay said jim heartily here Is the whole works pay the claims of our distinguished little creditors and ad look after the big dinner with left lie ile held the money out to her and as for the dinner the she assured him 1 I am surely going to sur surprise you I 1 0 1933 western newspaper union |