Angela Brazil

The Luckiest Girl in the School Angela Brazil

"There's no doubt about it, we really must economize somehow!" sighed Mrs. Woodward helplessly, with her housekeeping book in one hand, and her bank pass-book in the other, and an array of billsspread out on the table in front of her. "Children, do you hear what I say? The war will make a greatdifference to our income, and we can't-simply can't-go on living in exactly the old way. Thesooner we all realize it the better. I wish I knew where to begin.""Might knock off going to church, and save the money we give in collections!" suggested Percyflippantly. "It must tot up to quite a decent sum in the course of a year, not to mention pew rent!"His mother cast a reproachful glance at him."Now, Percy, do be serious for once! You and Winona are quite old enough to understand businessmatters. I must discuss them with somebody. As I said before, we shall really have to economizesomehow, and the question is where to begin.""I saw some hints in a magazine the other day," volunteered Winona, hunting among a pile ofpapers, and fishing up a copy of The Housewife's Journal. "Here you are! There's a whole article on WarEconomies. It says you can halve your expenses if you only try. It gives ten different recipes. Number One, Dispense with Servants. Oh, goody! I don't know how the house would get alongwithout Maggie and Mary! Isn't that rather stiff?