Show new years yearns in the family by chaarles Ch airles TROMAN stamped camped the snow from his feet and entered the front door of hll his home he stood straight with chin up and a good humo challenging look in his bis eye anne troman busy preparing the table for the evening meal looked up well father she smiled you look pretty well pleased with yourself yourself this evening 1 I dont know how I 1 look but I 1 feel like a million dollars dollar sl 1 was jim jima reply and why anne wanted to know just because jim spoke deliberately and impressively 1 I am going to start the new year with 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 I 1 1 I surely Is lane fine said anne it does make us feel good it 71 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 bank 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 19 all in the family you know ill pay you back dont you youl 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 sold said daddy jim they are business people and need the r money to use in their busl business iness and make more money well so do I 1 want to make more money argued bert gravely 1 I want to start a savings account the first of the year and get interest on my money lie too chimed in little agnes anne laughed as daddy jims eyes widened 1 I think the children have one 0 on you there father ODY yes e I 1 guess they have it at that said jim leaning back in his bis chair to get his hand into his trousers pocket now let me see here Is a five dol lar bill three ones and a dollar fifty ulna in change after paying my young creditors I 1 would have three dollars and forty one cents left for a new years dinner 1 I daddy jim looked at anne inquiringly she smiled that will do very nicely she said okay said bald jim heartily here Is the whole works pay the claims of our distinguished little creditors and look after the big dinner with left lie ile held the money out to her and as tor for the dinner the she assured him 1 I am surely going to surprise you 0 western newspaper union |