Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02

VI from the Lower Square restaurant
to the one in the upper square.
During all of those hours when she
and Murphy had not been occupied
with their respective duties they had
been inseparable. AS time passes and
their friendship became more robust
they began to resent separation during
work hours.
Mag, 1 need you," said Murphy one
night. The day was done and Murphy
sat upon the unlighted gas stove nurs-
ing her knee, while Number Ter
brushed out her black hair. "Ther
isn't an hour in the day wen l don't
need you to signify to-like wen
squares some swell's impydance wit
a twenty cent steak or a forty cent
order. M tn times comm wen I'll
need you to help me do tn Leadir'
Lady, 1 feels ut. She's a Snitchy-
Breeks." Which being interpreted, is
a sneak. 1t was thus that Number
Tens transfer from one restaurant to
the other came about.
Mag was magnificent in her way-a
flaming, wildcat way-and a reputation
for spontaneity of action when there
was anything like a diversity of opin-
earnest implied six months illness, but
Mag, in similar circumstances was sup
posed to be mortal.
Number Ten transferred on Monday,
and on Wednesday, while she was
drawing "one-in-t -the-dark," a young
woman had come up to the cage and
asked Roscoe for a position as waitress
He had referred her to the manager
otherwise known, and more or less re-
spected, as the Dub"
Number Ten glanced at Murphy who
in a quiet way back by the speaking
tube was yelling, Sunny side up, and
two to come!" And the freemasonry
existing between them caused Murphy
later to follow the young girl with her
eye. The girl approached the Dub who
leaned languidly against the showcase
which protected the embalmed custards,
and Number Ten Immediately had busi-
ness in that vicinity. AS she passed
Murphy she mentioned:
9TH Dub's took her all apart n
thinks we'll of her, huh?"
I'm on; but tn Dub'll draw blank
The kids unspotted from tn world,
Murphy rejoined, and the seat of Sc
lection of Murphy's enjoyment was her
eye, blue and Irish and slightly mel
ancholy, and oft times brilliantly
wicked. At this moment she moved be-
tween the Leading Lady and Number
Eighteen, Number Eighteen having
signified her purpose of pulling short
check, and Murphy would have pro-
tected her worst enemy from a "Snit-
chy- -Breeks."
Number Ten, assiduously idle, waited
ito see tn Dub perspire when he was
threw down." and maybe to smash
his face" she later explained to Muir
ply. There was the divine element OF
chivalry in Number Ten.
"I never have done it," she heard the
young woman say, "but / can learn,
and her voice was full of anxiety. Their
she made inquiry about the duties OF
the accepted hasher, otherwise wait
ress, all the while unconscious of the
Dubs admiring eye, and her face wore
a "cold victuals' look, according t.
Murphy's diagnosis. She nodded at this
enumeration of hasher's duties, with
confidence in her own good will and
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flying the restaurant; then she looked
pathetically at everything in sight, ex-
cepting the manager, and said with 9
slight breathlessness:
"I-Pm afraid 1 couldn't scrub" and
she moved her fingers nervously. 81
mean I would-but maybe I couldn't
am afraid 1 couldn't" And at thai
point in history Number Ten shook her
head at the girl, quite unperceived by
the manager, and said:
I'm willin' to take the Hasherette
on me staff" and her voice was fiai
and commonplace, and she wiped the
table without looking up or betrayins
any further interest in the case. The
young girl put her hand to her throat
the manager said "All right" to the
girl. and Murphy. who had been dis
creetly observant, stood erect and
stared at Number Ten. Presently she
wig-wagged to her. ''W'at for?" But
Number Ten did not answer.
During the next half hour Murphy
continued to stare at Number Ten with
much amazement and with somewhat
Of disapproval.
At the end OF that time Number Ten
yelled BLACK and TAM" lassoed the
order, served a man with his hot mince
ana throw this aside to Murphy;