The sun., 1905-08-20
HELPLESS MAN IN SUMMER.
Look, 10 Woman to Help Him Out Till He Gets Job-woman
on the Other Hand Finds for Herself

Il wonder how many thousands OF men
are being carried through this summer py
women'" she asked n1editatively, turning
a sleeve upside down to catch up with the
fashions.
"What on earth do you mean. MagletsF
asked her companion, equally intent on
outing OF the tail OF summer gown to
keep up With the procession.
II mean that this town 10 full Of stranded
men and that women are seeing them
through
what women''
Hard working. kind hearted women.
Women like ourselves, lodging house keep
ers, ,nistressss Of boarding houses, wash
ladies. How many at this minute have you
hanging onto your skirts''
FL haven't any. Have I got IL short
enoushi' She stood up holding tho cur
tailed rag to her side.
I'D take of about an inch moro IN the
back. I'd like TO know what that yellow
haired boy was waylaying you in the hall Tor
yesterday. But do know. knew by the
absentminded way your hand went to your
pocket. He wanted to borrow money"
well, he did, and lent him -. But he
will pay me hack"
Certainly, he viii pay you in ime-when
hs gets job. They are not dead oeets'
any OF them. They are simply stranded.
In one way or another almost every
woman know is pulling two or three men
through tight places. What else can one
do?
when young Roscoe halte at my room
door just a. / am getting lunch and stands
with his hands on his stomach, know he
has had nothing to eat and that he is hum
cry. That happens at least three times a
week. The other days he goes to Miss
MARITIME
well, I'll admit to you that very often
the milk and food put outside the bath
room window is gone in the morning, and
I heard Roscoe ono night say to that new
man that he had got up because he was
30 hungry he couldn't sleep. When it
comes to being hungry I grudge them
nothing. I'm like wild beast when I'm
hungry, and I'd drink anybody's milk.
As for the women who let rooms, they
get % deeply in debt to them that they
have TO keep them as hostages. know one
man that owes Mrs. Flanagan 800 room
rent.
ITO be sure he never knows what he is
coming home to. Now he is at the top OF
the house, and now in the basement If
she wants a rug or washstand she goes to
his room and takes it.
"But all this one might say is only the
interest on his debt. guess he is glad
enough to put up with It,
II know those restaurant people chalk
UP half dozen in the same way. Poor
fellows, they can't even eoonomize on their
food, for they feel they must put in appear
ance at meal time to show their good in
tent"
Men are 80 incapable. That's what
astonishes me-.
I'D like to hear you toll them that
1T is true. II your money runs low
you make your own coffee and launder
your own clothes. But . man goes on
Just the same until he hasn't car fare. I'll
bet you haven't kept account Of the car
fare you have supplied in this house this
summer
4 got 10 cents back the other day that
lent Ainslie to 60 to William street to an
swer an advertisement. he got the place
and got my car fare back. There, that's
all right, now isn't it?"
Maglets gave q critical sweep Of the eye
around the tail Of the gown.
Couldn't be better. tn look like a new
dress.