Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-28
MARIETTA'S PA


rather than a teacher.
Then you'll have to do something"
said Marietta's pa, firmly. Il can't
afford to buy clothes for you and fur
nish you with spending money. Your
mother hasn't had a new suit this
year She would be willing to wear
her old rags and give the money to
you and you'd be willing-whats that?
You hope you're not selfishT / never
saw a 17-year-old that wasn't selfish.
That's the nature of youth. Was
that WayT' OF course l was. But the
point u that you'll have to go to
TUfh and earn your keep"
This was a long speech for Mariet-
ta's pa. He is a quiet and subdued
man. who works faithfully for his
$1,000 year. He has reached the top
and is expecting within year or two
to start on the long, downward road
which leads to the shelf. Perhaps this
accounted for his touch of bitterness.
Marietta, who is a good girl as often
as she happens to remember in time,
promised to go to work
4 can get job down at the bindery.
where Mayme works." she declared.
She gets so much a thousand
think it's ten cents, for folding books
and papers and things"
I'm not going TO let you be bind
cry girl" said Marietta's pa, gruffiy.
You'd make Sc week after you
learned the trade-nesides- that
won't do"
He hurried away to work and Ma
rietta began to look around and make
inquiries. That evening she met her
pa at the door. gleefully.
I've got place, pa. All I've got to
do is to address envelopes and | get
S1.25 a thousand. am a fast writer
and l can make lots of money. Sadie
works down there and she hardly ever
gets less than SO a week. They've
got about so girls and are needing
more. Sadie's promised to take me
with her in the morning. She knows
the manager real we'll"
I'm not going 70 have any girl of
mine work in any such place. ''zsaid
Marietta's pa, frowning, as he took
OF his hat and overcoat in the hall.
What's the matter with that place.
pa?"
There's lots the matter with IT,"
he said. evasively. How do we know
but what some Of those so girls &ny-
way that's just like regular y pry
work. I'm not going to let 1T
It's back-breaking t5Sm ute
names all day
-MaFIetra smiled % ne] -
nothing more as her pa went into the
dining room. She was beginning to
understand.
After supper. while he was looking
over the paper she got the advertise
ment section and studied It diligently.
Presently she went over and pulled
her pas paper out Of his hand and sat
on his knee.
Look there, pa she exclaimed,
pointing a slim finger at the female
help wanted column. One depart
ment store is advertising for girls in
the cloak department. and another
wants girls in the notions, and there
are four others all"
Marietta's pa. who had thrown his
arm fondly about her waist when she
first came over, now interrupted her
rudely. He pushed the paper away
and made her get up.
Would you let this little innocent
child go to work in one Of those de-
partment stores? Would you. | say?"
He glared across the table savagely at
Marietta's ma. That good woman
looked at him in establishment, but be-
fore she could reply Marietta's pa got
up and left the room. They could
hear him slam the front door as he
went out
There were tears in mas eyes. but
Marietta laughed as she put her arms
around the woman's neck
you needn't think pas gone crazy,
for he hasn't ma. You just don't I'M
derstand him"
What does the man mean?"
"He was Just blufllng about wanting
me to go to work" said Marietta.
laughing again, with a suspicion of
tears in her voice Pas such a
goose. He thinks I'm too precious to
go out into the cruel world and work |
Bless his heart He'd like TO have me |
take a job as princess somewhere il |
there was one open in some good |
Christian kingdom where I wouldn't |
be exposed to any giddy temptations"
The next day Marietta offered to go |
to work in a candy factory and at a |
mail order house and her pa was so |
mad that he went 20 bed right after |
supper. Then she pretended to find |
a place in a chorus. Just to tease him. |
and the poor man nearly died Of indig- |
nation.
How can / work when you won't |
let me. pa2" she asked at last.
u guess wen try 10 worry through |
a little longer" he said. grinning |
Your ma needs you to
help her. anyway. As long as wo
don't keep a girl the houseworks too
hard for her to do alone Chicago |
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