The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-21


Where's the girls"
'.rm the girl Nancy answered
Then III be girl too Mann ie
laughed out taking On her gloves
and unlaslening her d uent little
cape YOa 20 and hang out the
clothes AID I'll see about clearing od
this tab.e Because I'm 10 board
hers. iafh5r says and you and / arc
q le great friend&
Nancy lnoked Wistfully at her
s.kiss ne won't Yous" said she.
iOh. yes I'd 50 Ike % Be friends
with r0u i haven't never had no
girl friends
TIE three hired men were over
come with embarrassment when, on
arriving 10 time Tor the fried
chicken and hot gaa.es that evening".
theT found themselves confronted
Wich such q dalntilYedFessed. smiling
young LADY
uncle Peter efiDced un0steBtati0us
approval of his new niece, and Il re-
Quired all NancY's hearty affection
for the newcomer 70 preserve her
from the stinxs OF jealousy
Il don't see, sa Uncle Peter.
''WhT Nancy can't earn money like
y0u do
How much do you pay hers'
asked Mamie lifting her eyes 70 her
face.
Me- Pay Nancy why hsr
board aud clothes, 70 he sure. It's
an she's worth
s'An1 what does she dos'
Just odd turns about the house.
She did poster me for an ali0Wan e.
once, but ] soon laid down to her
that wasn't goln' TO heY no such
nonsense"
.-Oh' said Mamie.
Never IN be lie had Nancy Nor
ton mad a genuine sympathetic Wo.
man friend before, and 1t was an 10
descrlbable relief TO pour out her
troubles Ia Nannie's ear
''lts a shame cried warm heart
ed Mamie. ''Wh you DO the worA
OF three women In this house You
r Sc early and lie down late: you have
no recfedtl0ns, no holidays, and Sun
days you work harder than ever, be-
cause Uncle Peter likes 10 invite
people here for their mornings to see
how nice he has things Oh, you
ne dn't think that I'm blind You
are pale and thin, because y0l are
OYeIworked You don't like 70 20
anywhere, because Uncle Peter won't I
give you any new clothes until you
have worn out Aunt Hepsy's old 4
wardrobe It's an imposition, that's
what 1t ia aud ! wouldn't submit TO 4
IL II were you"
"But sighed Nancy "what can .
do"
''Tell him once again how matters
standw cried Mamie, her loyel eyes
flashing "Insist upon fair wages
for fair work"
Thus instigated Nancy made her
plea, but Uncle Peters brow grew
dark.
Il don't want 70 hear such nom
sense as this" he roared. "Wagesl
Amt you got yonr home, and bOard
and ciothess What else dye wants
Why l never heard such talk In my
Iifeg"
'Is il yes or no?' persisted Nancy.
"Irs no-o-O-o" thundered Cncle
Peter
That same evening Mamie Incl
dentally alluded 10 the fact that they
would all rise betimes the next
for she was going to give
them their eakfast, and hadn't
much time before ho0l hours began.
s"WhE where's Nancy asked
Hiram.
"oh didn't you know: She's
gone
Uncle Peter dropped the gate pin
be was whiting; Hiram lot The two
lays old copy OF the Wakefield Eagle
Zip TO the floor; Noah stared with
vide open mouth
"She wants 70 make a living for
nerselt." serenely added Mamie to
earn a little money Every girl wants
hat you know"
HnmDh" growled Upcle Peter.
9'd like to see her make money!
Why she never had no more gumD-
tion than a katydld. She'll be back
quick enough, you'll find.
"But IN the meantime. said Nan
lie, cOoily 'you must look around
Tor some one 10 an her place. Tor. as
T0u ca ca ily imagine, / have got
ny hands FULL
Il guess that's easy done, said
Uncle Peter beginning 70 whlttle
ifresh.
But to bis Infinite azement it
VAS not so easy a task Us he had
ancled. and, after many vain efforts
md stlngIng disappointments, ne
'ound himself with two Wasteful,
inefficient hired girls 10
possession, for everyone had resOlutely
'elused 90 do the work alone.
1T was too much, . they ayerred,
for one"
"Itll ruin me-itil clean ruin me.n
.r0aned Uncle Peter. wringlng his
lands Ten dollars a month for
me and eight Tor t0ther-and every
sunday evening out. And look at
hem Lalf slices O bread 10 the pigs
)all. and my best towels. not three