The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-12-21

he explained. before the place gets
crowded -
She nodded her head. Il always do,
too. she said then caught herself sud.
denly. Il mean we like customers TO
come early because 1t doesn't pay TO
keep many girls down here. and yet
when people do come in they all want
10 be waited ON AT once"
'Nou must have To work pretty
hard. said Wilson, looking nj her rosy
tipped fingers.
Yes, said the girl, although many
girls envy me and do not believe that
work at all. My my hours are long"
Wilson WAS dabbllng his fingers In
the scented winter
Il read something In the paper once
about how YOU pretty mHnicuring girls
sometimes marry into the rith fnmi-
lies expect you all want - come To
these summer resorts"
She bent lower over HI hand and
said in II n.utlied voice: Wei. some of
us don't want 10 marry the SONS of
rich families. We-er-know them too
we'll"
The man looked at her curl ,usly.
They are rather tiresone lot. aren't
they? 1t seems to me they have rath-
err stupid Time of ii with their eter-
nal round of house parties yachts and
games. Now, out where ! AN the men
do things"
The girl looked ut him quickly and
sharply. well, the men do things
here too. They have to make money
TO spend II like this"
'Oh. no, they don't" said Wilson de
cidedly "NIost of them hardly know
what tler offices look like In New
York Their fathers do the work, or.
IL their fathers are dead. some of their
fathers old friends manage The family
fortune and keep the boys In an in
come that Will permit $1,000 automo-
biles anI ten dollar silk stockings"
Il am afraid you are II bit preJu-
diced" said the girl. but her face was
serious He wnXed confidential
IL do not mind telling you" he said,
that | came here not so much TO get
my hands done aS To find ont some.
er- wcll, just how they'd d. things
AROUND here. You see, | ar ~ Illinois
man born and bred, never "a went In
for society IN Chicago, but as soon
as ! left college | strucl [ for the
zinc fields in Missouri, We stuck
there ever since. You Il keep up
with tie styles when you are develop
ing zinc mines.
"IIaVe you struck 1t rich said the
girl, looking up al him, with = laugh.
"Nell. we have n pretty good thing
of It," said Wilson. But il doesn't
mean so much To me as II does TO Mr.
Van Twiller."
The girl dropped her file, and II took
both Of them to find 1t In the folds OF
her pretty morning gown. Then she
went To work again.
MIR. Van Twiller does not need any
more money
'IIumph A New York man never
gets enough, and understand he
wants to buy a good old En- fish title
for It pretty daughter Of bis. and |
suppose the biggest part OF his money
will go into the title"
Her face was flushing INV. Il do
not think Miss Van TW..cr Is for
sale
The man looked at her curlously
do you know herr
"oll. yes very well; she comes here
very often"
well haven't seen her yet.
came up on the late boat last night
with Mr., Van Twiller and. between
you and me, when we got up to that
palace Of his and | saw people In the
parlor and on the porch in evening
party toys | got one OF the best ready
to wear headaches you ever snw. /
thought your summer boy wore white
ducks or light hannels at these resorts
and that was NIL | brought besides the
business suit | Wore so | Just wired
back 10 town for dress suit, and
bet It will be here by dinner time to-
night or there will be something doing
when | get back TO that hotel In New
York | may have come out OF the
zinc mines. but | am not playing the
David Harnm' act before Van Twill
ler's crowd
A shadow fell on the floor; a stout,
smartly clad woman paused In the
doorway She almost gasped al sight
OF the couple at the table. "Oh. Miss
The girl threw her warning
glunee, but she could not stem the tide
OF apology.
81 would not have this J open for
the world" The newcomer was visl-
ply distressed The girl Looked up at
her with calm. smiling eyes.
"Oh. I'm doing very well, lnadame!
Yes, she hasn't cut me once" said
Wilson. Il do not believe you could
have done IL better yourself
He had swung around TO face
Nine Laugeret, and, behind his back,
the girl raised her finger to her lip In
n gesture of silence.
Every WELL said madame In voice
which was not entirely steady, las
you please" Then she entered the cur
talned alcoye. murmuring to herself,
But If my one should come In just
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