The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-06

Mrs Holmes that night. but was deieS-
mined and she finally consented that
find some one TO take my place. IL was
a hard job, but / Initiated fairly good
girl into tho situation Saturday morning
and Saturday night was installed in a
cozy little room in a good house. where
meals were optional.
oh. how good it was And what a de-
light to use the hath! A pleasant parlor
! sat playing softly Sunday evening In
the dim light Of the banquet lamp tears
OF comfort and content dropped on the
keys.
reason: my back was nearly broken, but
a bathtub Of hot salt water oOmforted
me somewhat and Mrs. Wheelen was
| am working steadily now and do not
find II very disagreeable. ! do not enjoy
washing. but nearly all Of my work Is
ironing. and | take considerable pleasure
in that part Of il now that ! nave time
to do II we'll In my housework days /
had TO hurry 80 that ironing was a great
trial to me. but now that no cooking.
door bell, or other Interruptions occur.
and ! have time to do each piece perfect
ly. find something artistic in the beauty
that heat brings 70 a limp homoly rag
Both Mrs. Wheelen and wash on
Monday at one place. Tuesday | iron and
she goes to another place TO wash.
Wednesday | iron at the second place
and she does small washing and ron-
ing al a third. Thursday and Friday we
both wash and iron at fourth. which IS
boarding house. These places Mrs.
Wheelen had when joined her. In bad
weather we are sometimes forced to
work on Saturday. either one or both OF
us, but have lost only two days in this
way.
MY hands are not as pretty as they
4 used to be. but | keep them in fair CON
| dition by wearing gloves whenever | step
/ out OF doors, and also at night.
! There is one other matter Of which I
| speak with reluctance; l am living under
false colors
! house when ! came down late to break
fast one Of the boarders looked up sur
| prised.
you don't work Saturday. | suppose
1 yuu teach"
! was annoyed ard thought her a bit
irnpudent, SO ! merely bowed. The next
| Sunday | spent with my aunt When l
told her that / had a new situation
OF Sunday she asked, What is it?"
Guess" said l.
Teaching she replied, and I sat
dumbfounded that she should draw tho
| same inference.
$50 hit it the first time, she laughed,
"Where?'
think | taught2 If she knew what | was
doing she would be greatly grieved, so !
said, You are too smart ana gave no
| details.
But I had started in the lie and its
| possibilities tempted me- By the time
uncle came in | was ready to explain
tnat hau several special ana backward
pupils and was getting very fair pay. Il
they had questioned the matter they
would have known that was not COM
petent to teach. but aunt was only intent
that | should come to board with them.
This l had intended to do. hut / dared
not now for fear the lie would out
So / am yet boarding in town and re-
ceiving my friends in the pretty boarding
house parlOr. | have every Sunday an
invitation to so somewhere. l have been
this summer to weekend parties at the
shore and mountains and in the country.
| have both time and money for trolley
rides and the thaater. l have good. APP
petizing food both at my places and the
boarding hOuse-and time to eat 1t prop
efly The work is not the pleasantest
in the world. but / can recommend It to
other unskilled hands. The pay is good
equal to ten dollars a week without
hoard-the hours are definite, and one Is
entirely free from working surroundings
cut of hours. The vigorous labor makes
muscle and digests food and a pleasant
Saturday and Sunday are always ahead
Of one.
do not at present see my way out OF
the duplicity of my life. In allowing my
friend to publish this article | have had
to insist that she alter the circumstances
entirely so as TO protect me. II is a sori
Of JelIyh and Hyde existence that is
very annoying, and I earnestly advise
others who may try IL to avoid living q
lie.'-Independent,