The Sunday globe., 1901-06-09

We're a child instead of grown
woman near her own age. While eat
lng, she told me that she had not a
vacant room, but knew just the house
for me.
Jane will go with you over to Mrs
Grants, and carry the umbrella. as |
see it is beginning TO sprinkle l often
send her a roomer or two when the
eNtravaganzas are on. It's the best
place in the town for a girl"
She refused to accept any compensa.
ton for my supper, and, with Jane as
an escort, ! was soon seated in Mrs.
Grants parlor,
u can put you in with Mrs. Eden.
worth. Olga and Ida occupy the ad.
joining room, so you will not lack for
company There is no key to give you.
The front door is never locked"
After resting moment, to the de.
pot | repaired after my trunk. Sc
curing the services Of an aged colored
man and his push.cart for 25 cents. we
. We're soon back at the Grant domicile
u think my room is up a flight or so.
/ lou wouldn't mind carrying the trunk
up on the landing would you?"
It'll cost you another quarter.
/ Miss"
/ ] had an idea I was being imposed
upon, but before I could make replv
/ a stockily-built lad came down the
stairs with: you can escape," and
/ turning TO me, as he flung the trunk
upon his shoulders. said: "TU show
/ you TO your room. It's on the first
/ floor"
The first loor?' I responded.
'Nes-counting down"
AT the top landing we were gr.ered
with the sound Of scurrying footsteps
ana a feminine voice Don't come i'm
here" ."
1--WE got ue trunk Of the lady going
10 room with Mrs. Edenworth" said
! my escort.
On, is that you, Dennie? Wait a
minute. All right now"
Inc young man mOtioned for me TO
| enter the room and started down the
STAIRS. ! pushed the half-open door
Al another door just opposite a girls
mead was visible. She was holding
garment irn front of her. Seeing on1v
a member Of her own sex present. She
came into the room.
Take a seat here on the sofa. Wait
a minute and she picked m sl,irt
ana tossed It on the bed. IN fix Won
Ia bit comfortable with a pillow for
your heaa. You look tired. NV name
Is Olga. Yours is Mrs. -
Roland"
Yes, Mrs, Grant told me as I came
up | was just changing nv dress
Nheh you are rested I'll help Won i'm
Win your trunk You can use one Of
the closets in this room. In the other
room you viii find a small closet for
your hats. Your roommate has retired
already. She is just killing herself
writing, has a great roll of manuscript
under her pillow now"
is she magazine contributoro
am delighted to find a literary associ.
ate" '''O''
No; ! can not say that she has ever
written anything. She is as poor as
the proyerbial church mouse. / sbouId
think she would lend her energies m
more remunerative employment Nv
roommate, Ida, is out late every Satur.
day night. Her best fellow is a col.
Iector for the Fashion, big danart.
ment store down town. He ge+e
through his work by or 6 o'cIool,
ana ihey make him wait until half.
past or 10. when the others are paid
on Tor his money. And he gets as
much as nine per too So Ida has TO
wait for him. AS a rule. this end of
me house doesn't keep early hours
Mrs. Grant is not like some Of these
IandIadies-ring curfev at 100"
] gave my companion a little insight
into my days experience
had an old beau" began Olga
lie worked In the Sixth Auditors OF.
nee, his name was Williams. He used
TO say there was Ouly one siece of
common ground on which the wife and
ihe sweetheart could meet. only one
question upon which they could agree
bolh seriously object to a man shaving
or his mustache. J was telling Alma
this one day. when she said there was
one bit OF common ground upon which
the Washington landlady. whether her
establishment was on Iowa Circle or
Maine Avenue, on Dupont Circle or
OHIO Avenue. could camp. and that one
was, after a lady left her house she
would never give a caller her address.
have known girls forced to resort
TO all kinds OF devices TO inform their
% ''t... 40 |llf4I W IA' lfnbDNIN. NEN
would write their number on a card
and stick IL under he doorstep"
"N0t interrupting YOU, but may
ask Who is Alma""
"AIma IS the whitest girl that ever
struck the tOwn-bar none. She is
rails el rais-Chief Of chiefs could
SIT here by the hour and tell you stor-
les about her. She is diplomatic In
the extreme. She calls girls Miss
Northeast, Miss Ten O'clock, Miss r
Strcet-neyer the right name when a
stranger is present. One evening. about
@ o'clock there was a fellow said. Il
haven't seen Lizzie for the longest
| time
You mean Hattie spoke up Alma.
"I always called her LizzRn"
Wen, she's Hattie to you" was
! Alma's response"
OF would like to meet her"
81 am afraid you won't have an Op.
pOrtunity She's exclusive. A regular
first nighter; goes 10 all the good
shows. but Invariably goes alone. I
was over TO her room the other day
and this is the note size wrote to one
of her admirers:
My dear boy:
"The latch string is always out here
for you.
ALMA
80 you think he will Gomez" /
asked
"C0me," she replied. "G am afraid
he'll come so fast he'll break a leg at
that bend In the stair"
Are there any pointers you might