The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-20

She Isn't hes~
He is aSSsnssd the widow No
matter hoV good-for-nothinS he IS
he's protection A lone woman Is
subjected 70 ali sorts of sights and III
treatment from other women in au-
thorily. particularly if she is a widow
l am a widow know
BySnd-bs> And of all the women
in authority she continued, barring
the landlady Of q boarding house. the
Sanitress is the most brutal to women
Unless you have husband. il is al
most impossible TO live in a tat with
q JanisreSS
They walked On and on in the
drenching rain TO the next fat on
their list, There. the janitress was
occupied in polishing the door knobs
Ascending the steps. they furled
their umbrellas. and stood looking ar
her in a frightened way
They might have been stone lions
on stoop. for all the notice she took
of them
There's a fat for rent here asked
the widow, presently. isn't theree
No
Bat" objected the widow. 1t was
advertised
Its rented
How much was it.-
Its rented
Il understand that explained the
widow. suavelN, but 1 should like to
know at about what prices the fats
rent for in this neishbozhood before
inquire further
The jsnitress had finished POLISHING
the door knob Silently she opened
the door and closed il with herself on
the inside
Somewhat disconsolstsly the pair
once more walked into the s1raighS
and steady rain
My shoes are wet complained
Elizabeth
And 50 are mine returned the
widow
They arrived eventually At the next
nat On their list
II seemed TO be . day for polishing
door knobs The 5AnitreSs there pol
ished imperturbahly, As they ap-
preached she added renewed vigor.
bending over her work in an alb
soreed and chilling manner which had
the effect OF leaving them ont in the
cold
is there a nat for rent he-es
asked the widow, with even more tim
ids1y than formerly
Its rented came the answer.
Il WISH remarked Elizabeth. audi
bly,. that we'd known before we came
they were all rented.
The lanisreSs turned a granite face
upon her.
Did anybody ask You to Gomez
queried she. to which question. there
being practically no answer. they went
cut again in the rain II showed no
sign of decreasing Ii rather in,
creased. The rows upon rows of fat
buildings. gray and pink new ones
brown and red old ones. swan in s
mist The streets shone grayly- The
skies showed hardly ar all. 50 blurred
were they,
Sometimes" began the widow. =
think these mattresses are soured by
their life underground and out of the
sunshine. and sometimes i think they
are born that way
Elizabeth stopped short at the cor
ner of a street
Let's so home now she inplored
and get some tea TO cheer us NJ,
skirts are vet: my shoes are vet-ru
drenched all over
On the way, Did You say shs
questioned. wistfuliy. that the jani
Tres was not 80 kind to women with
out hushandS-
That reiterated the widow. grim
". was what 1 said They are b-uta
to them
There are worse things than hus
hands, reflected Elizabeth. sotiy.
As long as there's janitreSs in tn,
world decided the widow, YOU cal
depend upon that
Besides she ruminated. - widow
after all. is n lonely sort OF creature
know Apparently she is the caves
of the gay but in reality there an
many dark and lonely hours that sh
must live through Sometimes
widow is the loneliess creature in IN,
world
AT home. the han-hoy smilinxi
, bowed them in At the door of he
apartments JOYOUS yeap greeted Eli.
zhe1h- She stopped and cazsped ESd
. in her arms
Darling, she murmured. Il hop
: yo1n never know how near you har
, come 20 living with 5znirress~
? Making themselves comfortable
they had cups of tea. sitting cozily i
opposite chairs. slipping it.
: I'm glad" repeated ElsEabeta
, that We never see the 5anitress i
I this fat
: 4 should think you would be,
nodded the widow There's nohod
= TO make your life q burden but III
hallooy, and your husband is here {
: wresrle with him"
Elizabeth set her cup down. an
q went TO the window. She drew asid
o the curtain. and calmly observed tn
e downpour. which, being outside, n
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