Of all things . agazines sheis to tell him to come again to-morrow. By thetime this message is relayed to Helma Garcia onesolid half-hour has been dissipated from the creamof the morning. This does not prevent the guestsfrom remarking as the motor starts, that it certainlyis a heavenly day and that it couldnt have beenbetter if it had been ordered. Knowing the type,you can say to yourself that if the day had beenordered you know who would have had to givethe order and pay the cheque. From that time on, you are the moneyed interestbehind the venture. Meals at road-houses, toll A LITTLE DEBIT 13
Of all things . agazines sheis to tell him to come again to-morrow. By thetime this message is relayed to Helma Garcia onesolid half-hour has been dissipated from the creamof the morning. This does not prevent the guestsfrom remarking as the motor starts, that it certainlyis a heavenly day and that it couldnt have beenbetter if it had been ordered. Knowing the type,you can say to yourself that if the day had beenordered you know who would have had to givethe order and pay the cheque. From that time on, you are the moneyed interestbehind the venture. Meals at road-houses, toll A LITTLE DEBIT 137 charges, evening papers, hot chocolates at the coun-try drug store, hair net for Clara, and, of course,a liberal injection of gasolene on the way home,all of these items and about fourteen others comeon your bailiwick. The guests have been askedout for a ride, and findings is keepings. If youhave money enough to run a car, you probablyhave money enough to support them for a day orso. Thats only fair, isnt it ?. He always has a quip to snap at jou to keep youcheered up. Under a sub-head (a), in this same category,come the guests who are stricken with rigor mortiswhen there are any repairs to be made about themachine. Male offenders in this line are, of course,the only ones that can be dealt with here ; puttingon a tyre is no job for women and children. Butthe man who is the life of the party in the tonneauthroughout the trip, who thinks nothing of climbing 138 OF ALL THINGS! all over the back of the car in imitation of a Romancharioteer, will suddenly become an advocate of thebasic eight-hour working day which began justeight hours before, whenever there is a mans workto be done on one of the tyres. He will watch youwhile you work, and always has a good word tosay or a quip to snap at you to keep you cheeredup, but when it comes to taking off his coat andlending a hand at the jack he is an Oriental incense-holder on the guest-room mantel. He admits inno uncertain tones, that h
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