The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08


They were almost the turn of the road. whore
Sylvia would leave Lucinda. when appeared
She young, she looked old, and her expression
of spiritual hunger.
This lady writes for Boston paper" said Lucinda
to sylvia .'she yesterday. She wants write
piece her paper upon women's unfairncss to
women"
upon the late unfortunate occurrence at Miss
Hart's hotel" said
Yes. said Lucinda "cf everything is based
on that She wants me to write piece how
ready accuse other women of doiss things
they didn't do
And you are going to write itan said the woman
eagerly.
yes" said Lucinda
"oh, thank you. you are perfect dear. said the
woman II so pleased, will Mr.. Evans
when he hears the news. Now must ask you to
excuse me if hurry past, for ought to wire him at
once. II can get back to Boston tonight.
The past them with swish of silk
frIled petticoat under tailored skirt when Sylvia
looked Lucinda You amt going to?" said she.
NO"
But you said So"
you'd say anything to get rid them. I'VE said
they wouldn't take it, then began
to say yes. I guess said yes in all to about IL
And you don't thing?'
q aint going begin writing for the papers
at my of life."
But what will they do?'
They won't get the pieces
they you anything?
if they After what I've been
through lately shan't mind that.
you telling every of them youn write
pece?'
"of course am. It's the only thing they'll let me
tell them. I want to get rid 0 them somehow"
Sylvia Lucinda anxiously. rs it true that
Albion Bennett has left?' said.
yes, he afraid of getting poisoned Mrs Jim
has taken him I reckon shant have many
steady boarders after this has auieted down"
But how going TO get along Lucinda?'
4 shall get along. Everybody gets along. What's
heaped upon you you have get along with own
garden truck, let Hannah so. if I can't her.
shall have business, enough to keep me alive
guess"
rs it true that Amos ouimby has Tilted Hannah
account"
Guess So He hasn't been near her since1
Amt it a shame?'
"Hannahs got live with what's heaped her
shoulders, too said Lucinda. Folks had ought to be
thankful when loads come other peoples hands
instead of their own. the best of it. Hannah
has got good appetite. amt going to kill her.
She go away from Westland by and by if she
and get another Folks didn't suspect
her much, anyway. I've got brunt of it,
Lucinda" Sylvia earnestly folks can't really
believe you'd go do such a thing"
It's like flies after lnolasses said Lucinda. Il never
felt before in my life"
What they think you'd go and poison good,
steady boarder like that for?'
she paid dollar a day. said Lucinda
IT did,
And 1 liked her" Lucinda Il know lots of
folks didn't but did know what folks said and I'll
found things in her room; but don't what
folks do to their outsides long their nsides
right Miss Farrell real good woman, and she
had kind of hard time too
Why thought she had real good place in tho
high school, and teachers their dreadful
easy
1T wasn't that
What was it?,
Lucinda hestated. Well" she said firmly; it can't
do her any harm she's and gone, and don't
know as 1t anything against her, anyway. She
just set her your boarder."
Not Mr.. Allen? You don't mean Mr.. Allen. Luz
cinda?"
What other boarder have you had? I've known
about it long time. Hannah and both have known.
but we never opened lips and don't it to go