Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-13

was perfectly honest when said that am in as
much trouble as you are"
She was still increduous but he was 50 earnest in
his nsstence that she reluctantly came hack and
allowed him to seat her upon the bench beside him
lie explained to her in careful detail precisely what
mad happened to him, and his unshaven face and
soiled collar were sufficient confederation. She
laughed at his somberness when he had finished
Lovely" she exclaimed with sparkling eyes. "For
minute was afraid exchange had given me the
wrong number, but couldn't figure out how you'd
Joined the T.. Wad family so quick But now watch
the blue trail of gasoline. Come with your Amt
Bessie."
She sprang tc her feet and he arose uncertainty
Where are you going?" he asked
ITO beat it before the banks close " sbo oxr,+ort
replied Before three o'clock we'll be looking over
an assorted collection Of timetables and won't owe
you cent for my fare to New York and new outfit
from plume to patent feathers Now. don't ask me
how I'm going to do it, or I'll gggle myself to death
over how easy it is"
If blind can lead blind am very willing to be
led he laughngly observed he caught step with
her But you have not told me about your own
troubles"
"Me" she said with infinite dsdain 81 fell a
victim to my own fatal beauty and it gave me the
brainstorm all right. I dreamed had voice and
figure and that if just let the public know about
them I'd have Patti forgotten and Melba retired on
pension. So tried it. and The Belle of Broadway
Company Number Forty-Two quit here That's ALL
There's only people in his town with pink
nails and there's forty-two girls to look after them.
II Ia send to mother for cent she'd have to borrow
a Jimmy and dark lantern to get it, if I'd send to
the boss barber at the Belveigh I'd get money so
quick the edges would be scorched off when it got
here, but I'd have to marry Jimmy when got back,
and while starving would be quicker it wouldn't be
so painful. And that starvation turns no musical
comedy either. I've got dinky little two-by-twice
room paid for until tomorrow night and then it
would have been little me to somebody's kitchen
with haf-Nolson Oh gas range And can't boil
eggs"
They had crossed the little park by this time and
had stopped in front of one Of those dingy looking
houses that have the perpetual smell of mdew in the
front hall. She ushered him into dim parlor en-
beshed with six pieces of ragged plush furniture
and a collection Of atrocious flowers on the
mantel under glass globe, and then she tripped
upstairs TO The third floor. In moment she hur-
red back with her suitcase and bowl of water She
threw up blind and placed the bowl on a little
table beside the window.
First of ALL you've got to look the part so dip in
your hand" she directed him she opened the suit
and produced her manicure set. She was silent
only until she sat down. when | get back to little
old Broadway tomorrow night" she ratified on as
she deity and vigorously manicured him. "l promise
to get farther than four blocks away from the
subway again as long as live used to kick because
I'd get called up to room, sure as death that the
job would take an hour and half and that there'd
be no tip to manicure some waspy woman with her
hair On the table and her complexion the dresser
and her figure hanging in the closet and the rest
OF her beauty scattered four chairs and the bed