The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-02-08

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mother had selected her clothes. ~535.,.i,
l,rhatiis not Just the way the girls at
the Empire lunch roemsvNoss5s express.
ed1it. Kitty BahElan, who had. ala
ways queened, it over the force of
black. fr6ck ed white aprohed wait
rasSes, patted her marched locks pidc5
idly and remarked; '.-;.g.y-'...,+5 IT.
! ."lNelli his nibs sure picked q lemon
IN that -rraf
'iTmt,'' otherwise Sally Toftus, sat in
the cashiers booth near the entrance
arranging small change in neat piles.
Her. head. crowned by brown locks,
parted demurely and almost severely
in the middle, was bent above her
work. but her quiet glance Travelled TO
the group of gossiping girls. Incl
dentally they took in other things. At
one table the ice had melted in the
butter dish and water trickled over tue
mahogany surface. On another. table
the glass sugar bowl was nearly emp
ty.t A soiled napkin and butter plate
he'd been left at a third table. e' '7
The girl who looked as if her grand
mother. bought her clothes fingered the
ropnd buttons on her queer cashmere
basque, and then her Well manicured
Nails tapp2d gently against the OLD
fashioned brooch at her throat. inside
tie chased circle of gold reposed braid
Ell strands Of hair the exact shade of
the girls. Her glance finally rested
on the sloping. shoulders of, the young
man who stood by the big plate glass
window, where a white aprened youth
poured a stream OF white dough on
hot gliddles. s'9Si .3a% .r'r 35a
The young man, who was Ralph Put
nam. son of, the. owner of the Empire
circuit of lunch; rooms started back
to the Kitchen. and as he passed the
new cashier he flung her a glance that
was almost appealing She met him
with one oddly feassuring. and fully
understanding. He Enlightened per
ceptihly. but as he passed the group Of
giTis hearitlie coffee counter the light
died out of lis eyes once more. 4, .,.ag,
Kitty Behnan smiled up2at him IA
miliarIy. - nea' s94sE ,(etsL r3'3.t5
~Where'd you get the Christmas tf'ee
orAament, Ralph: There's one thing
sure. You needn't worry about any of
the boys. coPpiiTg. her out. She's had,
her flgtllhasread fold maid, by every;
| claiifYoyant- in town, or L nliSsamy
guess'' 77a'r 90 X 7-@z1 =of; 'sagssi5 Z
Her father went TO school With
s!lliAa.. She comes of yesy good family
ne said apOlogetically.
sstses. q lllIss:: I,.
was Fittys cOntemptuous reply.
Ralph wandered into the kitchen.
More than eser he h;lted tlles 9plelf
rpom and Everything connected with
Il. Aud in truth he was not entirely TO
taame His father had sent him from
Private school to college, whore he had
taken the classical courses, and then
/ his somewhat unre2 sOrable parent
7 &c I'D not understand why his boollish
son could not walk. diploma ia hand.
f:nto an Empire lunch Sobn1' and man
gre it rs well rs the other young mea
ia the same tpastiOn of responsibility
5y9ho had Served theft sappre1iticeship.
seKcn to cooking griddle cakes in the
window. Ralph had trouble .aHqitipgt
E1EIs accounts. settling sqfarFe Bs@ih gfilel
Kitchen and preserving some sem
baaAce OF Discipline among the pert
Izytr.a ;tr.ss5sSSf,s - ksss- 81 a. zk& Z
I.lAll this-and more-SaHy LOTUS
learned -75sf6fe tie bfealifasf rush@keti
IN. 1t was a soggy. day. and gradually
t1Iiscontent seenlek talperms:gte. is,le
room. A tired looking sten0grapher in
bedraggled skirts was farguiig ith "a
waitress because her toast had been
Burned. The. waitress. replied tartly
that some folks expected q lot f6le 10
lcents Ralph stood helpIessly at the
cable, afraid to. take 8. hand IN the are
sgrneGt, but when the waitress finally,
dgunced 70 Vie teofees counter 4ie. step
b!ied N awxNYardly and told the patron
Ele would bring her, same fresh toast.
|;sAfter he had done this he paused wea-
Isrlay atESQilX''s ~elboy: She crossed her
Hands deai1ureiy on the fnt175le letfge
and said quietly:
was $50 5gladEt6 see Yea reyeiiAand
that waitress. She was very imperti-
nent, and we OughttO MAKE every +cus-
toner feel that she wants to breakfast
here regularly Don't you think so;.,'
9falpiIs sfartea.ss He had not ea5leJ
down the saucy waitress. He had
merely tried to uiItio,4Ae mischief she
had wrought. saN6wAfieswislsed he aaiad
scolded her before the customer.
I'VE have .. lottef regqlaTs.' he, id
q tbsssahle sltoldge etc aneshe had an
ployed to Kitty Behman.
''Rut we want a lot more We ought
to Save every Apaace a these safles
, taken between I 80 -and 0 o'clock -
Suddenly Ralph started down the
narrow disle.s OF 4he firststimes he nos
ticed the water dribbing from the but
/ ter plates. IFe dppsoaehel thessasley.
waitress and said with 4 funny at
tempt at sternness which was quite
klestgh the6agtpIEishea gin: z
81 "CEean 40 those butter plates, enc
dos you ever again tell q clIs tssgHel.