The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-18
THE DIARY OF
NERIY ETHEL.

MONDAY My nut III lucky! bol
another job to-day And | think III
like il better han the one | had last
week It's in a doctors office, and
looks to me like snap. When ! was
out walking yesterday afternoon
met Name Curtis and told her that
hai given mp my position In the
millinery establishment. that | didn't
like the work The fellow that was
with her said his doctor wanted a
young lady to look after the Office and
that ! might try for the position |
told him ! had another place in mind,
but | would 80 around and inquire.
II wasn't going to let Name Curtis
think | was dead anxious, I hustled
down there this morning and waited
three-quarters Of an hour before his
nibs' showed mp. | had been study.
ing w q string Of gaH as TO my being
just the right sort, but he never gave
me chance to say my little spiel.
but told me to take off my hat and
get busy. He didn't say 1t Just that
way, but that's what he meant II
was all SO sudden that didn't even
ask him what my salary would be,
but meekly obeyod and asked him
what TO DO He seems to be awrully
absentminded and didn't know how
10 tel me to go at things so | lust
started in on my own hook. Every.
thing was in such a mess that rolled
up my sleeves and worked like
Turk. I'm too done up tonight to
ten about my new JOB.
Tuesday I've got A rise! Tho old
codgcr came to this morning and told
me that he would give me four dol
lars week. That isn't half bad
Maybe can cop out enough of this
weeks wages 20 set new hat. My
fur.trimmed turban is certainly called
in feel like ! ought 10 be wear
ing a bunch Of holly instead Of spring
yiolets The old man certainly treats
mo out Of sight. There's no ringing
in or ringing out business here. n
stayed ten minutes over NV time
this noon and he didn't know the dif
ference | don't have to come down
to the Office until $50. and leave al
:. so the hours are a cincb have
lots of snare time and can read or ON /
broider when there's nothing else to
do I'm reading a dandy novel now
and | could have choked one patient /.
who came in this morning. She had
a little girl with her and the doctor
made me amuse the Kid while he
treated the mother. was Just in the /
most exciting part of the story ana [
| could have seen them both in the I
bot ION Of the lake.
met that old Miss Lewis in the /
restaurant today and I cut her dead.
| wonder if her getting rid of me has
helped her any with Clarke ia like /
10 see him again. Not that care
about 1t. but I'd lust like TO make
ler Jealous.
Wednesday, but cot called
Iown today The old differ inst
yinpd m the earth with me lie told
ne that I had been loafing instead of
Washing ND his instruments. that he
hadn't had a real clean thing % use
ince came. He surely did throw
t into me. And here I've been think
ne he was such meek, mild old
ogy, was SO surprised that
auldnI think Of a word to say ana
TODD there ana took II all like a
.oose. Since then I've Thought of
ozen sarcastic remarks that mipht
ave made and vet been respectful |
Won't stand for too much though and
{ he gets on his high horse agajn
II quit. secured his old ipstrir.
,ents of torture to-day tin they inst
eeked with carholic acid and other
stuff ala want IN
nisb nv story TODAY but 7 couldn't
nd time.
Thursday ahout vour lucki
Who sbould 7 meet an state street IN.
av but Mr. Clark, had inst come
rom lunch and was loolirc +, tbe
.indow nj fine now hats wbcn somo
ody Touched mo ON the sbouldor
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