Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-22
How She Earned
Her Living.
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the nrst place, she a but seventeen
! am thirty. In the second place, shs
hadn't q cent in the world, being de
pendent upon her aunt. Miss Amelia
southworth. La the third place, have
. notion that she Ii a tFifie too smart
Miss southworth has a little income
which win die with her. / wonder II
Moiiie isn't trying 70 get all she can
OF II into her own possession against
the day Of her aunts demise. Lastly,
is TO my interest as a clergyman
that l shall marry, and my eongrexa.
ton are looking for me to take n suit.
able helpmeet. shudder at the
Thought OF announcing an engagement
TO them 10 a little chit like Mollle.
Miss SOuthworth Is a maiden Of sew
enty. M0lIle lives with her, and Mol.
lies method Of earning her living Is
TO atnuse her aunt. The aunt Il only
TO be amused evenings by playing
bridge, Of which she Il very fond
She was In her younger days an lufiu.
entail member Of my congregation and
Y sim an important member from the
fact OF her age and long connection
with the church. Since II Is neces.
safy that ] show her due attention I
show It in playing bridge with her.
IL u In this way that I have become
interested In Nellie, who always has
Q hand and sometimes plays dummy.
Miss southworth IL a native Of Eng
land, where old ladies don't think It d
ain TO play cards for money. She in
siats that bridge IL but a poor game
without small stake, and on sitting
down TO the game I found myself IN \
position either to offend her or do what
y with ~ In America an unclericaI
aet--play for tenth Of a cent a point.
Being expected 10 play with one Of the
oldest and most respected members Of
my congregation. I yielded.
One evening Miss southwOrth. Mol.
ne and were playing bridge. Molllo
held a succession OF good hands and
was scoring points Indeed, her luck
ran 80 steadily that II the circum- |
stances were otherwise should have
looked for tFickeFy. Miss southworth
was beginning to get irritable. She
had lost o. cents, and there was no |
change OF luck In sight. MoIlIe said a
Good deal about there being no fun in
q one sided game. but went on win.
ming. Presently Miss southworth,
while Mollie was dealing, said to her
fiorcely:
eco upatairsF'
Aoilie turned red a. a beet. rose
frOm the table aud without d word
left the room. Her aunt sat fRnning
herself angrily. I waited develop
menta. They came In time.
did you SEQ what she was dolngS"
abe asked me.
s'NO"
Cheating"
Good graeiousF'
"only seventeen. and ahe can deal a
pack Of cards 70 put a good hand
Y wherever she Ikea"
"tiut what was her obIectP She was
having splendid hands"
Hint she dealt them to herself"
settled up my score, paying "a
'enta. and babe my hostess good even.
ng.
"You won't say anything about thlal"
he aaid.
Certainly not"
Nor was l likely to tell that I had
'een playing cards for money and one
{ the players had cheated. For the
'ext week OF two l lived IN dread lest
he matter should leak out. suffered
q another way. Somewhere down In !
~ heart there was a disappointment ,
One day l met Mollie ON the street.
{ the act wouldn't have been notice
hle 1 should have crossed before !
meeting her. she spoke TO me amil. 4
agly aud said. {
"Auntie II waiting for you TO come
. again and play bridge"
''H'mr' stammered. "Who a 10 take
10 other handsY'
II atm the only one unless some one
appena In"
Have jon and your aunt made up a
aat"--
"oh. yea she has forgiven me"
alff'
she locked up at me with en- limo
sat expression that would have gone
my heart except for the atm.
There's aothlng to forgive
Didn't yoa deal yourself good
andnr'
"Not Intentionally. They came to me
7 luck. But yoa know auntia can't
and 10 lose. when ahs does she Rets
lfied aud cant sleep. when she
laght the ! was dealing her a uplen.
Z 20 trump hand and she would have
"a everything her own way"
Il see What evening would your
ant like 90 have ne eallY.
@Any evening" we'rV always az
ame.~
Very well IN be thegO tonight"
TIA q dangerous thing for a man 10
INK eyh VI woman who attracts
10 and then and that he has been
astakcn. Not only a great relief came
me, but there was something de-
ihtfully kind IN little Moliles trying
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