"Explicit and to the point," remarked Mr. Larry. "And now for the clippings."
"'On Friday evening," Mrs. Larry continued, "every member of the club comes to see me and brings a list of the things she would like to have purchased for her. She also brings her money, because everything is cash, and I have to have the money to pay as soon as I have made my purchase. I go to the market about eight o'clock, because the busiest time is over then, and I can pick up bargains. That is the whole secret of saving by this plan—buying bargains which are going for almost nothing. For instance, a broken basket of fine Hubbard squashes will be offered at a very great reduction, because the busy time is over.
"'I purchase to the best advantage I can. The things are delivered at my home early in the afternoon, and all the housekeepers come over and take their things home, and settle the account then and there.
"'The rules of the club are not many nor very complicated. We hold business meetings once a month for the purpose of making a schedule
