Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-05

| GREATNESS put We got 10 take uluu
downtown tonight, and keep car IA
for tomorrow morning. I'm not (
fortunate as you girls; | have L
mother to lend me car fare. And
won't get my salary until to-morro
night"
And then it'll be a check and 20
can't cash it until the next day,
| groaned Alice, with sympathetic CON
prehension. "Well-nobody knows u
here, so we can't ask them to trust US
And we haven't any jewelry or any
thing we could leave as security, evel
If we wanted to. Wen have to poo
our expenses and money and do TIL
best we can"
The contents of the three pocket
books we're emptied on the table, un
der cover of a punched napkin. anC
breathlessly counted. The combined
wealth Of the trio amounted 10 s2.04
the sum total Of the three checks 81 95
The girls laughed nervously, and Alice
always the spokesman, took charge Of
the affair.
Well, here's a nickel for your car
fare home, Jennie, she decided
you'll have to do the best you car
about luncheon tomorrow. Try tc
borrow dollar, and I'll do the same
and you telephone me tomorrow morn.
ing. Then whichever of us is in luck
will take the other out to luncheon"
1--WE got a railway ticket home. Sc
| can do without car fare, but heres
a dime for you, Marchesa | donf
know what you'll do about dinner. un
less you can catch your cousin and gel
some money from her You simply
can't have enough money from here tc
pay car fare home tonight and to-mor.
row too. As il is we have only nine
cents more than we need, and we've
taken Is out. We're six cents short oil
this bill"
More calculations were undertaken |
excited discussions ensued, but the re- |
suit remained unaltered. Car fare must |
le retained, since all lived some dis
ance from the city. The head waiter
md manager, surreptitiously studied
" the anxious young women, were de.
ided as quite impossible in the way OF
EXPLANATION and appeal. The minutes
ew, and all three were overdue at
heir respective stations OF duty. 1t
'as Jennie who at last rose to the oc.
aston, with a gulping sigh
There's no help for it. I'm ashamed
death, and shall never be able &c
'ok my fellow creatures in the face
gain, but-here goesl" she exclaimed
retchedly. Fortunately we've a lot
pennies in that unholy heap of luere
GU two go to the door quickly. when
e start, and I'll scatter the money all
yer the cashiers desk. You call 10
e to hurry. and we'll all dash out /.
lille she's picking up and counting
lie change"
Our little all!r grinned the IRE.
'essible Alice, pouring the collected
inns into Jennies palm, but Jennie
as past smiling With the air of one
ing directly to execution. she strobe
the desk and duly scattered the
oney, while the others adjured her
hasten in nervous, excited tones
at they vainly strove to render
aady Some of the money rolled Ia
floor, and the head waiter and
inager, STOPPING to assist the cash
TO recover it, looked curiousIy at
e departing trio.
Thank heaven, that's OVERT ex. n
lined Marchesa. as they slipped dex.
'ously into the next building and
into the nearest intersecting street >,
GU did that beautifully. Jane: I'm e
oud Of you. Now they'll never be 2
lie sure whether they lost the odd u
nnies or not" b
But how are we to pay them - Gu
'aned Jennie, while Alice admitted -
Il she, too, felt ike a criminal II y
lldn't look in the mirror or say my r. r.
'yers, knowing I'd cheated a restau. 81
II out Of six cents, and I'd rather die Z
n own up that we knowingly gave
m short change"
same here was Marchesa's an =
ring groan. =
Wen send them three postage
'hymously.' was the brilliant final
ision, attained after much anxious
1y' and this was presently accom-. =
he'd, But to each member of the II
up that particular restaurant wflrl
avs remain a place to be avoided
y horror and the Dutch treat rule
corning the weekly Iuncheons has
vigorously reinstated for keeps."
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