The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-13
MARIE1TkS PA

could see In going to school forever
as she didn't propose to teach' one
declared that she would be anything
rather than a teacher
"Then you'll have TO do something 4
said Marietta's pa, hrmly. eau
afford to buy clothes for you ana iur'
nish YOU with spending money your
mother hasn't had new sui' thi'
wear She would be willing TO wear
her old rags and give the money 10
YOU and you'd be willing-what that'
Won hone you're not sefish?' never
saw 17.year-old that wasn't selflsh
| That's the nature OF youth was
that wav?' OF course ! was But 'he
point is that you'll have 70 go 10
work and earn your keep
This was a long speech for Maflet'
ta's ma He Is a quiet and subdued
man. who works faithfully TOT ms
81 500 year He has reached the 'op
and is expecting within year or TWO
TO start on the long, downward road
which leads to the shelf. Perhaps TINS
accounted for his touch OF bitterness
Marietta. who is a good girl as oiteh /
: as she happens to remember IN ume'
promised to so to work
f, II can get job down at the pinaefE' |
where Mayme works, she decidreu.
she gets so much a thonsahu--i
/ think it's ten cents. for folding BOOKS
5 and papers and things
S TN not going to let you be a oinu'
e cry Girl" said Marietta's pa, gfuthS
g you'd make Sc week aitet you
It learned the trade--nesides--Well, that
won't do
0 He hurried away to work and MA
If rietta began TO look around ana maze
d inouiries. That evening she met her
n pa at the door gleefully
1--WE got a place, pa, All I've gov ~
,e do is to address envelopes ana l se'
1925 a thousand, | am last "fitcI
W and can make lots of money oadle
ID works down there and she hardly ever
x gets less than $40 a week They We
IL got about 80 girls and are needlhs
u more. Sade's promised to take me
e with her in the morning. She kno"s
the manager real we'll
nd "Tm not going 20 have any girl OF
70 mine work in any such place Salu
q. Marietta's pa. frowning, as ne tooH
off his hat and overcoat in the nall
es whats the matter with that place
tn pa?" -,
A. There's lots the matter with It,
he said, evasively, How do we kho"
p hut what some of those 80 girls-any
Ter wav that's Just like regular factory
G. work. I'm not going TO let you 90 It
..~ IT'S a bacRsbreaking thing to Writ
en-4names all day.
nd Marietta smiled 70 Herself, but san
5 nothing more as her pa went INTO w
dining room. She was beginning !
ips understand.
est After supper, while he was lookin
of over the paper she got the advertise
vn. ment section and studied it dilgentl,
lar Presently she went over and pune
IS. her pas paper out 81 his hand ana 81
on his knee.
Inns I.ook there. pa she eXclalme'
est pointing a slim finger at the lena
of helm wanted column One depar
WIN ment store is advertising for girls
mar the cloak department. and anoth'
IA wants girls in the notions, and tnel
are four others all
TO Marietta's pa, who had thrown n
cast arm fondlv about her waist when 81
and first came over, now interrupted II
mar. rndelv. He pushed the paper aW'
Inge and made her get up.
vest Would you let this little innoce
nge child go to work in one of those
|
C He glared across the table saVasely
r of, Marietta's ma. That good WON
cast ,ooked at him in establishment, but
,tion fore she could reply Marietta's pa
east nm and left the room. They COT
zion hear him slam the front door as
went out.
d to There were tears In mas eyes
If of Marietta laughed as she put her al
own. around the womans neck.
after you needn't think pas gone era
10. for he hasn't ma You just don't
derstand him.
Trus- What does the man mean
W d, He was lust blufing about want
orh mo to 90 to work" said Marie
p Is, laughing again. with a suspicion
tears in her voice. "a sucl
. goose. lie thinks I'm too precious
90 out into the cruel world and We
leera Bless his heart He'd like to have
year, take a job as princess someWher'
-nrs' there was one open in some
con Christian kingdom where | wouI
he exposed to any siddy temptauo
The next day Marietta onered ''
70 work in candy factory ana
llghts mail order house and her pa was
es % mad that he went % bed right a
At .. supper. Then she pretended 10
at a Mace in a chorus. just TO tease
If the and the poor man nearly died oil IN
nation.
How can work when you
ER. LOT me. na?" she asked at last
Il guess we'll try to worry thr'
little longer" he said. grin
H. sheepishly. Your ma needs 20