Life — May 7, 1908 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Economy How many cars are there that ‘come out openly and publish sworn figures by disinter- ested owners, showing just what it costs to run their cars? Not isolated cases of “luck” economy, but averages representing all sorts of service—hills, mountains, rough and sandy roads, through snow and mud. This is exactly what we have done to prove, by owners’ own testimony, that the single-cylinder Cadillac is The Most Economically Operated Car in the World To-day Fifty cents a week for re 18 miles per gallon of gasoline—these are the averages that bring all the pleasures of motoring within reach of almost every family, Read this interesting story of economy in “The Trath About the Automobile and What It Costs to Maintain One” sent {ree on request for Booklet No. 45. The single-cylinder Cadillac is a powerful, finely-balanced, me- chanically pertect car. 16,000 in use—many of them have covered 60,000 miles and are stil going. 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The ltt epoch of piano progres is epraented in the STEINWAY Mi id Coad, at S600, ned in the Vetaguad (an upright), at $550, ebonized cases, ‘These pianos represent the highest achievement in piano construction the world has ever known. Steimeay Pianos can be bouaht of any authorized way dealer at New. York prices, ith cost of fransportation arided. © Iastrated cistatomue and tasenton requestand mention of thes magazine. STEINWAY & SONS, Steinway Hall, 107 and 109 East 14th St., New York. Subway Express Station at the Door. Thus it happened that when, one hour later, a veiled lady presented herself at the office of Sande & Slater, the gentleman she inquired for was not in, but Mr. Slater bowed her graciously into his own office, where he duly explained to her, in his own sympathetic and inimitable manner, his partner’s absence, and condoled with her feelingly upon her own recent misfortune. The next morning the two partners met again. “Well,” said Mr. Sande, ‘‘you saw the lady?” “Yes, Peter. “And what is your opinion?” opinion,” said Mr. Gideon Slater,” is that she ought to have ve thousand dollars.” “What!” “That’s right. Now that I’ve seen her, I don’t think she is so frivolous as you think.” “But, my dear Gideon, we have ourselves to consider. I thought better of you than that. Really, your sense of duty” “T'll stick to twenty-five thousand dollars.” “Well, I say twenty thousand dollars.” “Will you compromise ?” “No, sir, “Well, we'll think it over.” “AML right.” The next day Mr. Gideon Slater did not appear at the office. But the next day after he was on hand as usual. His partner waited for him im- patient! “T missed you yesterday, Gideon. You sce, I don’t dare be here much myself, because” — understand. But a matter came up that kept me home.” Vell, will you make it twenty thousand dollars?” ry much to Mr. Sande’s surprise, Gideon Slater shook his head “Now listen,” he said. ‘Peter, you and I are good friends and we don’t want any trouble over a matter like this. I appreciate your posi- tion thoroughly, and I understand, of course, that we can’t keep this lady waiting, and that we must come to some decision. We've never had any dispute before, and I’m sure we can manage this amicably. But, Peter, T want a week.” “*A week!” “Yes, I wanta week to think it over. I can’t make up my mind. Some- times I want her to have twenty-five thousand dollars, and then I feel like cutting her off without a red cent. But at the end of a week, I’ll tell you exactly what I'll do.” “Well, Gideon, all right. If you say so, I'll wait. One week from to-day, at this hour.” “One week from to-day, at this hour.” During the next seven days the office routine of Sande & Slater was not so methodical as usual. Neither of the partners paid much attention to business. Indeed, with the exception of an hour or so in the morning, Mr. Slater’s post of duty was without its champion. But finally, at the appointed hour, the two gentlemen once more faced each other. “Well, Gideon!” “Well, Peter!” “ How is it. Have you come to a decision?” ision is simply this—that Mrs. Midford have all the property that legally belongs to he: “You don’t mean” —— “T most certainly do—the full one hundred thousand dollars.” “Are you mad?” “Never was saner.”” “This is outrageou: “Can't help it. 's entitled to it, willy-nilly. And she’s gof to have ig” “Suppose I don’t consent?” Gideon Slater smiled. ‘ou can’t help yourself,” he said. ‘You forget you confided to me how much Midford left, and it will be my place to see that”—— Continued on page sot