The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
IF mamma SAYS YES.
Madge and May Will Tramp to
San Francisco,
They Are Typewriters and Would
Like q Backer.
But Mrs. Nation Says "Pshaw,
What Nonsense"

Madge Nation aid May Seaton are
two little typewriter girls.
They are cousins and bosom friends.
Each one Ia fifteen years old. and each
one contributes to the support Of a Wild
owed mother.
Madge lives at 1871 Henry street, and is
employed in a lawyers Office at lie Mas
sau street. in the room adjoining Law
yer Mullen's office. where another type
writer girl attracted the attention OF
the whole community not long ago by
being shot to death in a very suspicious
manner.
May lives In East New York and Just
now IL out OF employment.
These girls have decided to walk to
San Francisco and only need two things
to start with. The two things needful
are a financial hacker and mammals
consent. A glance at the situation Is
convincing that they will succeed In Sc
curing the first prerequisite long before
they gain the latter.
Their plan originated In this manner:
May spent the last week visiting her
cousin Madge. She returned this morn
ing. Each has a consuming ambition to
make more money for her mother. Dur
ing the week they talked over all sorts
OF projects to that end. oftentimes sit.
| ting up In bed to do SO when the rest or
the household was asleep.
They had talked over all sorts Of
schemes without discovering anything
across the statement in a newspaper
that man named Fred Miller had
walked from Washington to San Fran
what FOR for and by whom Miller was re-.
| warded for his feat Is not clear to
them. but that does not matter. Both
girls jumped up at once.
AT last!' echoed Madge.
1t was quite evident that II one un-
| interesting man could make $5o,VW by
walking to San Francisco. the perform
ance ought to. be worth much more to
two pretty girls.
They are both pedestrians. They had
Fourteenth street in Is minutes. and had
made the trip afoot out to Mays house,
In East New York, in a little more than
They looked up San Francisco. and
were a little startled to discover that
II is just about as far to the west a.
Liverpool Is to the east Of New York
clip OF thirty-nve miles day. the,
could get there In six months, and ~
they publicly announced that they WERE
They fully measured the perils tina
might beset the path Of two pretty girl.
on long tramp like that, but they re
all S Ssnss5s ,sv :werB by cS asss
that they had never worn boys clothlnl
and were net sure that thus arrayed the!
=, could make the free pace they do II
their own short loose skirts.
! persons they fancled might be Inter
ested in their. enterprise, and then sol
3 mamma is broad and round and good
natured and proud OF her two smar
: girls. her daughter and niece, but as 500
= as her mind wore around ana took IN tn
y scheme she made a long German speec
. and tore up the letters. The girls argued
5 but Mrs Nation was set in her hostil
=, views, and somehow convenient to tn
$ "Those Kids" exclaimed Mrs. Malto
y when THE Evening World" reporte
told her that ne h rame es''ea Th e se
ali rIn Sorts OF crazy notions in their head.
but you bet you l scare this notion on
mighty oS GHsk t tSFs M %p see that letter ss
poor old mother needed her around 70
. the next five or six years. and ate
that she could go make fool 70. OF her
e Mrs Nation shook all over as sh
It laughed and winked at the reporter
n You know. what ] said to Madge m
morniGs b she te ssn Franeiscs
J. is It? Well you walk just as far as tn
Office and back again, and be livel
about it-sneak. and she snuck."
n 4 glimpse long enough for sks ss
=. she is pretty, dark compiexioned
u stout and muscular girl, and Is thorough
!, i ".We are going" she said rs DECIDEDLY y
re seconds rejection. she added. wit
he not quite so much decision. IAN
It h' 4, Is any ODDS that is asked that tn
'e girls IL they keep their word as TO cor
r diti)ns will never get further fror
mamma than distance coverable by tn
time between meals.