Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-02

over the street. The mosaic OF nur-
ried foot passengers, importunate
street vendors, commanding police
men, grim workmen, congested street
traffic, flashed before her eyes.
Henrietta clutched her baggage
tighter. Her eyes glowed. her lips
parted This was New York. There
was no doubt about it, Sfa would
have known 1t in China, and today was
annual meeting at home with dinner
| in the church parlors Henrietta
laughed. She wished to stay there IN
definitely Indeed she was afraid to
move for fear of waking up in the back
buttery washing milk cans. But the
exigencies of a strenuous life had al
ready laid hold of her, and she was
forced in this labyrinth of streets and
buildings to find Mays new store,
Sixth avenue, Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-fifth streets. She had read in
the Delineator that IAN unaccompan-
led lady can always. with propriety. in.
quire her way from policeman. Not
that she could tell a policeman from
street car conductor, or hack driv-
er. Her choice fell on man with
club, walking up and down doing
nothing. Three blocks over and
seven down. lady" he said. you can
take a Crosstown car and transfer
at Sixth avenue" TO Henrietta the
difference between a Crosstown car
and hole in the ground, was not ap
parent. A distinction which the pc.
liceman seemed to have grasped as
he stopped a car and poked her and
| her belongings into it, with direc ions
where to get of. Deason Wright had
said. Don't never forget, Henrietta,
that you are in the hands of proyi.
denee," but then, he had never been
in New York and consigned his fate
to a policeman.
Henrietta had, in the course of her
life. participated in three runaways
and one smash-up, but even the com.
bined experiences were a small con.
tribution to life In comparison with
her ride to Mays new store. The
car started, and she plunged into the
lap of a woman in a big hat and
black silk coat The woman said.
oh! Henrietta said Good land!"
The car stopped, and Henrietta lost
no time In giving the fat gentleman
in front of her a black eye. tn, con
ductor called "Fares!" ana she smote
him under the fifth rib. The car gave
an unusually heavy lureh and the
bodies piled up against the front
door II turned the corner and they
fell off the back platform.
Henrietta arrived at Herald square,
with her new cotton gloves trampled
under the Get Of men: her umbrella
| a shapeless pulp her valise material
ly changed In form, and hair and hat
In ruins But her sport ng blood was
~ and she was eager for the fray.
4 The splendor OF Nacy's entrance
door: the wonder Of the moving stair
way which frightened her to death
the obsequious politeness Of the
/ CLERKS, were a pageant never sur
passed by royal spectacles IN the
millinery department she las re
ceived By an imposing woman with a
magnificent bloEde couture, a rustl-
Ing faffeta gown coils OF black
beads, and az accent which even
Henrietta recognized as French
Miss JeBkins-Oh yes. Madame
Robinson has charge Of you Shs is
not here. Come back al half after >.
Yes, sou may leave your baggage
here
+ The roou a mass Of rayishipg
stufs d which the novice from the
i Corners had nor even dreamed Girls
IN their Shin waists and trim Skin f.
piled deft reed.as as they bent ove
their w0sk
Henrletta's~r uore wa TOT
+ Innch The ralailal banquet baI
opened before her enrapturef gaze
lite creation NJ Aliadiu's The be.
wiIderiBg prices Henrietta never
wac quick as figures he complicated
Merns the markings on glass and
silver the nfrieaciea Of the service