The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-18

fair hair lying on her forehead like a
cloud of feathery glory; yet, there was
a shadow of unhealth in the flawless
transparency of her complexion, and
her step lacked the lithencsS and ac-
tivity of buoyant youth.
Alice Palmer's lines had not been east
in pleasant places, except SO far as she
was enabled to board with her sister,
Mrs. Harland. She ''clerked" in 4 great
dollar bazar kept by a Hebrew mer-
chant, who cared nothing for the help
less girls who sold his glittering wares,
knowing well that when one broke
down-aS. poor things. they were often
in the habit of doing-there We're aScore
to take her place.
You look tired tonight. Ally" the
mechanic said anxiously, as the girl
took her place at the table.
Tired she replied, L am clean
worn ont. A big country excursion
came TO the city to-day, and the store
was over-~un. You'd be tired too,
George. if you'd had to stand twelve
hours without rcSt, and with the
thought ever uppermost in your mind
that in this land of boastcd prosperity
there wore thousands like You, selling
their young lives and hopes Tor beg
carly payment that just keeps them in
food and clothes
seems to ne" said her brother-in-
law gravcly. there's something wrong
in a state of society which permits such
things: there ought 10 be law TO put
a stop 70 il. There ought to be a
law passed 70 compel employers of
female labor to pay fair wages and de-
cent treatment. But, Ally, throw the
thing up. and rest till you can better
are TO live with us"
1t may come 70 that, George, for
something that has happened to-day
leads me to expect my discharge on
Saturday night"
''Oh. Ally, dear. how is that? They
seemed to think so much of you?"
Mrs. Harland asked.
1t was through no fault of mine.
You know Charlie Grant, don't you?"
The reporter on the Herald who is
going to marry Carrie Chambers? Yes,
sure"
We'll, he came into the store to
give me a message for her, and while
he was talking to me Mrs. Buddulph,
the millionaire pork-packer's wife-oh,
Nellie, how / do hate those new rich
people-drove up in her carriage and
walked straight to my counter. Char
lie stood respectfully aside till she
should give her orders, but as soon as
she had seated herself she began a
TRADE against servant girls, and wound
up by Indignantly demanding why l
was stuck there behind a counter, in
stead of earning an honest living as a
domestic, when hired help was hardly
to be had for love or money
What did you say?7
II felt ready to sink with vexation;
but l dared not reply. for she is good
customer: but what do You think Charlie
Grant did? He raised his hat in the
politest manner, and said in a voice that
could be heard all over the store: You
ought to be very grateful to Mrs Bid
dulph for her kind advice. She speaks
from experience. you know, for SIZE 1caS
lttf HAcCAtt fcDft ~ tf'f 't' ''e'ti t't f'tf
George burst into a hearty roar of
laughter. Good for the newspaper
bow" he said. that was well done. s"
'.Ah. but Mrs. Biddulph did not thinl
so. While all the clerks and customers
were convulsed with laughter, she
fiounced out of the store, and a few
minutes afterwards Cohen came to me
and said that he couldn't allow his
clerks TO receive admirers during busi-
ness hours"
He did. did he, the insolent pup"
George vociferated, his face flushing
with passion. Back to the bazar you
shall never go, Ally. Tomorrow will
call on him and settle it."
You will do no such thing. George
Harland." a" his wife interposed, decisive
". You will only be getting yourself
into trouble, and no good will come of
it. Perhaps Ally had better resign her
position and wait for something more
suitable"
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