Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-15
THINGS WENT ALL WRONG.

." am Going l. ~ to got q room
with some family hat lives in house
instead ef a miserable little hall room
in "A third floor fiat said Elsie. vim
dicliyely. as she sat down al the
election club and arranged her dishes.
The other girls looked surprised.
Even If ii daes cost more added
Elsie
Il thought you were living economic
ally to save enough for that years
course began the other girl. looking
over her teacup with mild interest.
Elsie gave an impatient jerk to her
auburn-crowned head.
That is true she answered; but
that course will have to wait. One
must consider ene's comfort and self
respect Oh I've had an awful time!
What was it," asked the other girl
as Elsie paused to secure the proper
dramatic effect before setting forth the
narrowing details of her sufferinys.
Listen" said Elsie. leaning for
ward and posing spoon. 1T should
be warning to you never to live in a
little hall bedroom in an abomnible lit
tie fiat
Last night" she continued, ''Harry
MIR. Prentiss, you know-took me
to the theater. | have met him so Of
ten over to Madge's-friend of mine.
Madge took pity on ME long ago and
arranged SO | could meet and enter
tain my friend at her house. She's ar
awfully nice girl. But of course |
don't want to impose on her too
much-and girl would like TO sit
in a parlor alone with her company
sometimes and not be under obliga-
tions fer the room. | can ask any
body into the little fiat where | board
because Mrs. Jenkins-the landlady-
has let rooms to three other girls
besides myself and has her folding
bed in what should be the parlor. SO
what could do?''
You poor dear" said the other girl
in the correctly sympathetic tone
which girls always use when they
get a chance.
Il usually dismissed the men at the
door or in the lower hall, but Harry
Mr. .Prentice-has been so nice and
attentive and | rather liked him.
S. when we came homo from the the
alter last night and landed in the hall
III the middle Of an interesting story
he was telling me of one Of his trips.
instead of showing him out as usual
| sat down at the foot Of the first stairs
while he stood up leaning against the
wall My, 1t was graceful atti-
tude admired it ever so much as he
stood there talking. with the hall light
shining down upon his lovely curls--
Now What are YOU smiling at?',
Il wasn't smiling, my dear was
listening. Go en-.
Hes aWfully interesting and clever.
l was very much absorbed III his story
when right ia the middle OF our talk
the first Hat dor opened. the woman
looked eut. a}l thjnss in at a glance.
a5f Qt md backed in. shruttmg the
du4r.
We decided that ve'6 Hrco atkins
too loud and 50 we began 10 converse
in staEe whispers. Harry Was SO em-
/ Aareassed that he wiggled AGAINST the
wall like a sehoolboy hauled up for be-
inc in mischief He was talking very
seriously perfectly proPer-When the
ectnd hal door opened and looked
un iii time to see the woman who lives
there leaning over the banister.
She said Oh. too and disappeared.
/ Then the third floor door popped open
! and Mrs Jenkins looked over. muf-
INJURED oh that YOU, MissNorris? and
popped back.
Mr. Prenus was getting Sc, nerv-
ous that | asked him not to let them
disturb him.
: IF they expected to see MS spoonng
they We're mistaken, as he WAS stand
ing at least two feet away Then the
| fourth fiat man looked down and then
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