About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1925)
PAGE TWO 100 Much Efficiency Alice stifled an angry exclamation, Hushed, and then nodded. She could not stack her pride a gainst a hundred dollais a month, particularly when she was ‘'flat.” Hedge made s me more figures. “I will continue these gratuties,” he said abrutly. “Allowances, please!” reminded Alice. “Allowances, if you perfer it. One word is as short as the other. I shall, however, reduce them.” Constane rose out of her chair as if impelled by some unseen force. She wheeled and glared across the room. Billy stopped in his tracks. “All allowances will be reduced fifty per cent,” announced Hedge, “until further investigation.” There was a mobilization of Brookes on the opppsite side of the table. Alice was thankful for the arrival of her reserves. “You are to cut —our alowances— in half?” she asked slowly. “In half—payable daily,” said the efficiency man. “Daild!” “Daily!” Alice was frightened, She felt the reassuring hand of Constance on her shoulder and looked up at her ap pealingly. “You do the rest, Connie” she murmured. “I find,” said Hedge as he con tinued to make rapid figures, “that your father has been paying two of you at the rate of approximately I $6.66 a day, including Sunday and holidays, and the other at the rate of about $3.33 a day. Out of this what do you spend?” “All,” said Billy. “What did you expect?” “What' for?” “Why, anything we want, of course!” “Clothing—shoes—light or heat?” pueried Hedge briskly. “Most certainly not!” exclaimed Constance frigidly. “Do you mean to tell me. Miss Brooke, that you, for example, do not at least purchase your clothing; out of the sum of $2400 a year?” Constance laughed, but it was SAIARY INCREASE COMES WITH PROMOTION CHICAGO. Sent. 28.—After a ca' eful survev of the entire labor situation extending from office boy to president, indications are that positions showing increases in sal aries require experienced help. Consulting the president of one of our largest industries, the writ er inquired regarding (he rapid success of a certain young man who had become general manager, and who a few years ago was but office boy; his answer was, Brown start ed as office boy, the lowest salaried position in our office, he was am bitious and managed to purchase a typewriter on small monthly pay ments and after three weeks of practice at home he was promoted to bill clerk, which position gave him knowledge of the selling price of all merchandise. Kis next ad vance was that of typist, which taught him the numerous forms of letter-writing and enabled him to hold a stenographic position, giv ing him complete knowledge of let ter-writing. He was then made sec retary, bringing him into contact with all business details and quali fied him for the general manager’s office at ten thousand per year. The same opportunity awaits ev ery young man and woman. Educa tion or age have nothing to do with operating so simple a machine as the type writer. We are informed that a great piece of benevolent work is being carried on by a large Chicago mail order house in fur nishing typewriters to people wor thy of credit, by selling on small monthly installments, so low as to average about eight cents per daj and actually teaching thei custom ers how to use and operate any tpe writer in about three weeks’ time You can get other information bj writing the International Type writer Exchange, 184 W. Lake St., Chicago. Illinois.— (adv > I Fine Mules 1 I We received today two car loads Kentucky | and Tennessee Mules —all mare mules. | Thes mules were bought right and will be 4 | sold right. You will always find a large lot of mules in our stable to select from. CASH OR CREDIT U: t G. A. c- . *•»>’ r 1 i ■ || fl] i/SH / / V | wni iWi III] yK \1 mm I T V/ A 1 US® i / FvW 1 IHI 1 I I pbStSsl i VnfcuN. ' W w <? >. seX? ®\VvVvVv| I “He talks as if we were panhand -1 lers.” | mirthless. She glanced down at her 1 dress, and continued to laugh. | “If you understood anything about I gowns, you would not ask such a question,” she said. “Os course, I do 'not use my alowance for any such purpose. It is wholly for personal expenses, as I see fit to use it." Clothes are personal, are they not?” “Personal—perhaps,” she admitted coldly. “But they are on father.” “And is this also true of you?” de- I manded Hedge, glancing sharply at Billy. “And then some,” declared Billy. “Why, I don’t even buy gasoline out I of mine!” | “Well,” observed Hedge judicially,! “if none of you employ your allow-, ances in the purchase of food, cloth,- ing, or the necessities of life, which I are otherwise provided by your | father, I see no legitimate reason for, any allowances at all.” There was a chorus of cries from the three Brookes. “Nevertheless,” he continued,“l am not disposed to be harsh; merely just .1 am not her e to tear down or destroy; simply to reorganize and ! regulate. While I feel that even a reduction of fifty per cent in your | allowances does not fully meet this ; extraordinary situation, 1 shall not : press the matter further at this time. . Miss Brooke and Mr. Brooke, you | Watch Your Frail, Puny Child Grow Strong-Take on Weight Tn just a few days—quicker than you ever dreamt of—these wonderful flesh making tablets call ed McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Com pound Tablets will start to help any weak, thin, undrenourished lit tle one. After sickness and where rickets are suspected they are especially valuable. No need to give them any more nasty Cod Liver Oil these tablets are made to take the place of that good but evil smelling, stomach upsetting medicine and t) >y surely do it. They do put on sh sh. Ark Nathan Murray, Druggist, Howell’s Pharmacy or any good druygist for McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compbund Tablets as easy to take as candy and not at all ex pensive—60 tablets 60 cents. Be sure and get McCoy’s, the original and genuine and give the child a chance for 30 days. If you aren’t delighted with results you 1 get your money back. will hereafter receive $3.33 per day each. Alice will be paid $1.66. All payments w" he made daily, at rtis office, and ,’uuchers will be duly signed by each pers, .. • eceiving the same.” Constance was tur ‘d iutr a .tony image. Alice was tremb. ng, wit . a tell-tale quiver of her lips. Billy stormed. “We won’t stand for it!” he cried shaking his fist across the desk. Whereupon the efficiency man asked a famous question: “What are you going to do about it?” “Fight!” “Very good. How?” “Why—why, simply refuse to put up with it!” “You mean rather than accept less than two hundred dollars a month you will take nothing? Is that it?” Bill hesitated and felt Constance pulling his sleeve. “Because,” added Hedge, “if that 1 is the case, I shall be greatly grati fied. 1 really cannot see why you children need any money at all, liv ing as you do and being fully pro vided for. If you refuse to accept a reduced gratuity it will mean, of course, that I shall sav e a hundred, instead of fifty per cent, on this item of household waste. I should be glad to make such a saving. Are you with me or against me?" “Against you!” It was the shrill and quivering voice of Alice that cried out. “Very well,” h e said. “All allow ances are reduced bv one-half, to go into effect without further notice.” Constance rallied from her stupor. “We accept this humiliation,” she said bitterly, “because, until our father returns, we can do nothing else. We are helpless. You have in sulted us by calling it a gratuity. We are not beggars—but we are again helpless. But we do demand that our allowances, or such part of them as you see fit to pay, shall be given to us in the regular manner in a lump sum monthly.” “A month in advance?” said the efficiency man, elevating his eyes brows. “Why? Do you spend it all the first day?” Os course not. But that does not alter our right to receive it all at once.” “Too much temptation.” said Hedge, shaking his head. “Besides, it’s not economic. Perhaps you do not know it, but many banks pay interest on daily balances. This is the case with the bank in which your father left an account for this household. That account is under my sole charge. By paying the three of you $250 a month - Ivance an appreciable amount of interest will be lost. By paving you $8.32 per day, the remainder of a considerable sum’ ALLEN The exquisite quality and freedom from imperfec tions of Allen A Silk Hose is a real delight to women of good taste. They possess an unexcelled durability, too; giving the utmost satisfactory service where many other makes fail to do so. The usual guarantee, of course, applies to Allen A Silk Hose except Chif fons which may lose their usefulness through acci dent or improper handling more easily than through jctual wear. 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You wiil be paid in checks each morning.” “This,” said Constance, stonily, “is the crowning outrage.” “I’m serry you look at'it that way, Miss Brooke. It is simply good busi ness. However, I’m willing to put it this way, if you object to a daily check—l will make weekly payments at the end, however, rather than the I beginning of the week. If you ac cept this arrangement, the first pay ment will be made a week from to day.” Constance wavered. She had $2.79 left. Perhaps for a week she could 'stand it. But Billy and Alice were Ito be thought of. They were desti tute. No; the pride of the Brooke family would have to grovel, before this creature. It. was the daily wage, of bankruptcy. “We wish to talk it over,” she said. “Certainly,” assented Hedge. Constance led the way across the hall, through the big reception-room I and into a far corner of the music- Iroom, where they were safe from I prying ears. It was Billy who spoke first. | "You made a fine mess of it, I Alice!” he exclaimed. t “Alice did her best,” declared Con 1 -stance defensively. PWould you have done any better?” "Mell, why couldn’t she have given him the idea Wu earned this money. <>r something like that?” “Earn it!” jeered Alice. “A lot we do to tern it } and jou know it.” ■r,. •■;'! v a s if we were paiman dier.-,” growled Billy. It—k was like standing on a bread line,” groaned Alice. “Come,” interrupted Constance. •Veve got to decide. It’s half, or nothing.” I v.on’t take half!” stormed her brother. “Do you want nothing, then? You 1 now very well none of us ever had a bank account. 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For my part, I’m going to take mine.” “Can’t we borrow the rest some where?” “Billy!” The proposal shocked Constance, because it assailed her Brooke pride. “None of us will ever brrow, if I can help it,” sh e said stoutly. Then, after a pause: “Well, now that we’ve accepted half, shall we take it by the day or the week?” “Let’s go back and fight for it by the month in advance,’/ said Billy. Constance shook her head. “It would do no good,” she said. "Don’t you see how he’s got us? He has all the money and we’ve only got $2.79 between us—and that’s all The Time To Bake Your Fruit Cake Is Now I We have Just received all new ingredients. All new and choicest Fruit. Seedless Raisins Crystalized Cherries Seeded Raisins Fresh Nuts Best Drained Citron Almonds, Brazils and Lemon and Orange Pee! Walnuts, Crystalized Pineapple Sherry Wine HARRIS GROCERY THE HOME OF QUALITY 28 Phone—2B mine. And I can see he is not going to change his mind. He hasn’t yet, on anything. For my part, I’m think ing of you and Alice.” (To Be Continued) Moving pictures have peen suc cessfully transmitted by wireless by means of a machine designed by an American inventor. France is supposed to have the strongest air force. That country has more than 1200 planes and 40,- 000 men in its air sevice. o There are more cattle in England*- and Wales today than there were be fore the war. TAX NOTICE I The 1925 Tax Books are now ; open. Pay your taxes early and I avoid extra cost, as fifas will posi | tiveiy be issued Dec. Ist. 1925 I A. D. GATEWOOD, JR. Clerk and Treasurer.
