New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26

~/ES, said Myrtle meditatively, Il married for
money. admit it. When you had gone to
Paris"
You babe me CO.
True. And can you deny that it was for your
own goOd?"
| could not deny it. Had remained in Boston,
! should have been only bOokkeeper. Still dis
sembled. " might have been made head muir
INJURED.
You might? Let us see; in your time Smith,
Brown, and Hamilton your superiOrs Smith,
to be sure, died. Brown had right to the place he
had left but instead friend of the boss given 1t
So, it's still it might have BEEN had it been true,
that saying we had In our business no one ever
dies, and no one ever resigns.
Yet | bitterly repeated her words. Myrtle,
after ALL YOU married for money. You sent
away, and you promised to wait and then you mar
ried for money"
Myrtle amused herself drawing dollar signs in the
smooth gravel near at hand. Vexed at this childish
ness | Smeared out, with my boot, all that could
reach. Still her parasOl extended farther than my
foot, so good many signs renamed She continued
to talk.
Il can hardly imagine you realized what waiting
would mean. l was only poorly trained type
writer, not even a stenOgrapher. When was SIN
teen and my old grandmother lived, and you could
be depended on for weekly box of chocolates,
admit | was content"
You pretty" | faltered, land you
proved so disappointing
And them she went on, you bought my
lunches"
/ WINGED 1t was cruel to think that those de-
lightful luncheon hours, for the romance
of the day, were to her just matter of financial
gam.
OH she went on with pride, " i was as senti-
mental as you then. | was perhaps as happy with
YOU at the creamery the day before payday,
with you at the tiP-OP place the day the enveloPs
went round. But after you were gone realized the
Importance of real Mocha and Java in the scheme
of life, as against badly served chicOry."
So that was how you missed me?
She nodded. " l had never felt my poverty until
then. And grandmother died and her annuity with
her. l had home. When | had paid for my
lunches l often had little left with which to buy
Clothes
"Womans dol-dress, - remarked, with sheer
Myrtle stood her ground bravely. Yes, Dress"
she said. Do you know what it means for a
woman not to have at hand the means of being
neat and clean? ! read of the virtue of a clean
collar, and of the vice for which a worn skirt braid
stood. And yet if | broke into my little fund of
savings for the braid the collar the fresh gloves the
floating veil to redeem ruined hat, then l had
nothing for the frock And sometimes l was really
hungry
This CHASTITY, but l hardened my heart and
spoke of bad management.
Yes" she returned, with some anger. "Once it
was caused by my wishing to feel a tre of the old
happiness So | went to the place where we used
to lunch pay-days, and l suppose they took
advantage of lonely girl and overcharged her
BruteS!
Il wish YOU had been there to tell them so.
And for other reason?"
Il hardly think for any other reason. You See
| was happy while eating that luncheon-t was only
when the walters were impudent that really wanted
YOU. And then"
You realized that most any man might do to
at waiters?
Exactly So when the chance offered l married
for money.
Myrtle I cried, don't dwell longer on exter-