Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1904-08-12

"nnd what do you mean by rnckcti
IL It's likely to be expensive. count
me out; l can't afford h.r
"Well," answered Frank lightly, "you
are working too hard and mood shnk
ing up. 80 l thought Id drop round
and do It. We will dine at the club.
then go to the opera house, whRre
there Is burlesquc on and no end
Of pretty chorus girls. | know two
or three OF them. and after the show
we will take them out to supper"
"It's all right except the end-up."
answered Albert. "and on that I think
you had best skip me. AS said. it's
diversion can't afford I've no
money to spare to buy wine for ballet
girls"
ooh, that's all right" responded
Frank cheerfully. "I'vc asked you out.
and It's my treat I'll pay the shot
this time"
/ 81 shall pr, my share IL CO." as
serted Albert firmly. but would rath-
er omit the after part. We will have the
evening together. and then you can go
and entertain your chorus girls, and Ill
go TO my room"
! It was n laudable resolution, but Il
came hard, for beneath all Alberts
good resolves was lurking desire for
little excitement to break the dull mo-
notony of his life. He had been TO the
theater only twice since he came to
Boston, desiring TO save ip every why
he could, and only the week before had
sent Alice one-thlrd Of his first months
salary. At the club Frank introduced
him to several OF his friends. and of
course they were asked to Join them in
n social glass, which did not tend to
strengthen Alberts resolution. At the
theateC the exhiiarating music and the
glitter of a stage full OF pretty girls
had their effect. and by the time the
show was over he found It impossible to
resist his friends urging that they go
around TO the stnge door and meet the
girls he had invited to sup with them.
mind you. let me pay my share"
whispered Page. aud then he found
himself being introduced by his first
name TO two highly colored queens of
once to private supper room. Albert
found the girls bright. vivacious and
expressive. as far as a superficial use
of slang goes. They ordered the cholc.
est and highest priced items on the bill
Of fare and talked about their "mashes"
In other cities In a way that made AL
bert grateful that he had been intro
duced by his first name only.
/ When In the wee small hours they
escorted the two girls to their boarding
place. Page was glad to be rid of them,
and when he reached his room he did
not feel particularly proud Of himself.
He felt less so the next morning
when he received letter from Alice
which read:
My Darling Brother-I was so pleased
when 1 received your lovi letter and
the money you sent. You do not know
how n hurts ne to feel We owe so much.
AND have cried over 1t more tAaG you
: will ever know. Last week received my
first months pay-S30-and / was very
proud OF Il. for II Is the first money
ever earneds~-I / took half and put Il with
the twenty-five you sent and gave itto
Mr.. Hobbs. have only Sc left for had
TO buy some boots and gloves. but that
will last me a month, for I've not the
heart to spend penny am not obliged
to until the debts are paid. / had to buy
the boots because walking four miles
day wears them out very fast
And be had spent $40 the night be-
fore to hear a couple Of ballet girls
I talk slang!