Mary. Is it? I was surprised myself when I balanced our accounts this morning. I have here a statement of our assets and liabilities. We owe $22,818.09.
Peale. What’s the 9 cents for?
Rodney. What are our assets?
Mary. $133.13.
Rodney. That’s quite a showing for a month.
Mary. Mr. McChesney, the advertising man, was here this morning, and he won’t wait any longer for his money.
Rodney. But we paid him $5,000.
Mary. (Looking at statement) Yes, and owe him $9,400. And unless he has $2,500 of it to-day he’ll put you out of business.
Peale. That’s the trouble of dealing with business men. They’re so particular about being paid. Now, you take a lot of actors——