The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-01

10. Purity? Ever see 'em picturs bout
woman raisin up out the sea? Ever see
that pictur of Rumyo and Julia? She's
burned sight purifier than either one of
EN-. I've carried many hash singer In
my time, but / never see one like her.
Most of EMS got th Il hair cut short and
curly and act fresh She's different
Long hair, blacker'n a dark night in the
canyon; big eyes; roses in her cheeks
She's lady; that's what she is Icould
tell that first time see her. Guess she
Eas glad to get up on the box with me-
way from them dance hall girls. They
ried to get fresh with her while she was
bn the inside-asked her if she thought
The could do better in Pyrites than she
eould in Denver. She said she thought
she could, cause the wages was better.
'Wagesf says one girl, with little
cackley laugh like graveyard. That's
good; you don't mean to tell me you're
going to work for wagesT says She
What are you going to dor
"trm goin to work in Mrs. McGuire's
restaurong- gust like that; restaurong-
waitin on the table
"'You'll soon git over that says the
dancehouse girl, laughin.
"sI hope So says the little lady, but
amt ashamed Of any work that's hon
est says she. No true woman is above
earnin her own Twin by manuwell labor
Il necessary, says the little lady. And
then them three dancehouse girls had
chill, and the little lady got up on the
box with me at the next station, andadur-
in the drive up the canyon she wanted to
know if them three ladies wexe goin to
work at Mrs. McGuire's restaurong. too,
an I durn near fell off the box. | had to
throw the silk into the leaders an kind
o. git my attention 'tracted to the bosses
before could git my face straight enuf
to tell her 4 guess not Pm burned if
she ever got on to the fact that them
girls inside was dancehall girls. She's
a lady, she is.
This was how Doris Ware came to
Pyrites to be the 'help' at Mrs. Nc
Cures restaurant. It was not strange
that the business of the restaurant in
creased. Mrs. McGuire's new waiter
girl was very, very pretty, and a pretty
face is an attraction anywhere, but espe-
cially so in a new mining camp, where
women constitute very small minority
of the population.
It is not strange either that many of
Mrs. McGuires boarders fell in love with
Mrs. McGuire's waitress. There was
quite noticeable sprucing up in the way
Of general appearance among the board
ers. Two or three of ssthe boys" affected
bright colored ties, and when they came
to their meals they were particular about
washing their faces very clean. They
seemed to put more than the usual
amount Of water on their hair and
combed it back slicker than they had
been in the habit of doing.
All this seemed to have no effect upon
Mrs. McGaire's help. She was as de-
mure, retiring and modest as when she
first arrived. There was one boarder
who loved the pretty waiter girl with the
consuming passion of secret affection.
He scarcely dare raise his eyes to her, he
was SO difident. The futter of her dress
was sufficient to cause every nerve in
his body to tremble. IF she spoke to him,
he was sure to put lump Of butter in
his coffee or sprinkle sugar all over his
plate during the ensuing moment of con-
fusion. This boarder was ''Chihuahua"
Brown. He was so reserved in his man
ner, so quiet and gentlemanly that Doris
was naturally attracted to him. They
became friends, and gradually "Chihua-
hua" Brown learned of the past life of
Doris Ware. Her father had been man
of wealth; he was speculator. A bad
investment had left him almost penni-
less. He lacked the moral courage. to
face adversely, and in moment of des-
peration and dependency he blew out
his brains.
The shock almost killed his wife, a
woman Of a delicate, nervous tempera-
ment. His daughter Doris rose superior
to the occasion. She supported her moth
er from the rather small wages she earned
in store. One day she read an adver-
tisement in western paper, ''Ten girls
wanted for light, easy occupations in the
mountains; wages, $25 per week." With
such large wages she could comfortably
support her mother The amount was
more than twice as much as she had
been receiving. She had used her meager
savings to come west, only to find that
"the light, easy occupation" for which
the 10 young girls were wanted was to
serve beer in dance hall in Leadville.
Being almost without money she took
the first place she could get, It was her
present one-waitress in Mrs. McGuire's
restaurant.
"Chihuahua" determined that the girl
should not longer work in the restaurant
But what could he do? There was no
other occupation in which she could en-
gage and remain in Pyrites, and he could
not bear the thought of sending her
away. If she remained in Pyrites with
outworking, it would subject her to foul
suspicion and make her general subject
for scandal.
Well, there was one thing which ought
| to be done, if it could be done.
One September morning chihuahua"
Brown babe adieu to Pyrites for short
time and went up to his mines on Snow
| eloa ,,,o,,ntaiy Before pOinp he laid in