Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-22

Dreathless, but I've got to take dim
downtown tonight, and keep car IA
Tor tomorrow morning. I'm not
j fortunate as you girls; have l
mother 10 lend me car fare. And
won't get my salary until to-morro
night"
And then it'll be a check and vo
can't cash it until the next day
groaned Alice. with sympathetic com
prehension. "Well-nobody knows IA
here, so we can't ask them to trust Ms
And we haven't any jewelry or ans
thing we could leave as security. ever
If we wanted to. Wen have TO poo
our expenses and money and do the
best we can"
The contents of the three pocket
books were emptied on the table nm
der cover OF a punched napkin. and
breathlessly counted The combined
wealth Of the trio amounted to 80 "a
the sum total Of the three checks 81 %
The girls laughed nervously. and Alice
always the spokesman, took charge OF
the affair.
Wen, here's a nickel for your car
fare home, Jennie" she decided
you'll have to do the best Won can
about luncheon tomorrow Try 10
borrow a 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"
I've GOT a railway ticket home so
can do without car fare but here's
dime for you, Marchesa. I don't
Snow what you'll do about dinner nm
ess You can catch your cousin and get
ome money from her. You simply
ant have enough money from here 10
'ay car fare home tonight and to-mor-
ow too. As il Is we have only nine
ents more than we need. and we've
AIKEN 10 out. We're six cents short Of
his bill"
More calculations were undertaken
xcited discussions ensued. but the re-.
III remained unaltered. Car fare must
retained, since all lived some dis
nee from the city. The head waiter
Id manager, surreptitiously studied
the anxious young women, were de-
led as quite impossible in the way of
planation and appeal. The minutes
W, and all three were overdue al
cir respective stations of duty II
Is Jennie who at last rose to the oc-
SION, with gulping sigh.
Ihere's no help for 1t. I'm ashamed
death, and shall never be able IN
X my fellow creatures in the face
I'm, but-here goesl" she exclaimed
Fortunately we've a lot
pennies In that unholy heap of lucre
TWO go TO the door quickly. when
start, and I'll scatter the money an
T the cashiers desk. You call ~
10 hurry, and we'll all dash ont
ne she's picking up and counting
change"
Dur little ALL" grinned the ire
'sibie Alice, pouring the collected
$ into Jennie's palm, but Jennie
past smiling. With the air of one
y directly to execution. she STROBE
ne desk and duly scattered the
ey while the others adjured her
hasten in nervous. excited tones
they vainly strove to render Y
~ Some of the money rolled 10 h
moor, and the head waiter and I
ager' STOPPING to assist the cash ID
Q recover 1t, looked curiously ar L
departing trio. ID
hank heaven, that's oyer,o ax 4
led Marchesa as they slipped dax. Y
sly INTO the next building and d
lto the nearest intersecting street
aid that beautifully. Jane. I'm "
OF you Now they'll never he n
sure whether they lost the odd Y
es or not" n
1t now are we to pay them ." II
ed Jennie, while Alice admiral
she, too, felt like a criminal "t -
~ look in the mirror or saw INV ~
rs knowing I'd cheated a rastou
'ut OF six cents, and I'd rather dia Ill
own up that we knowingly gave
short change"
lg groan. an rel
IN - pepsi
senu them three postage Stomi
ihousiy. was the brilliant enaI out Il
N, attained after much anvia''a all dis
and this was presentIv aa in tn
l. But TO each mep,ho, Pops
that nartio,,,. iiiOer OF the absolu
ro,,ata ,i0u,ar restaurant will Wewi
-. n a pace to be avoided solids
o'ioi' ana the Dutch treat" rule send l
mug me weekly luncheons has will T
Igorously reinstated "for Ia, nas
ago Record Herald.