The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-14

so cents for their return. lie also
took her for young widow and re-
marked on his gladness to see her
striving to make an honest living in-
stead Of attending champagne suppers
at sporty restaurants.
1t took the ambitious young wife the
best part Of two days to address the
thousand envelopes, and when she
carried them back the man smiled at
her In brotherIy way and handed
over 20 cents and said
MY dear, You have only to keep on
and you win wear diamonds
But the striving wife didn't keep on.
She was so discouraged and indignant
that she left the place without de-
manding her deposit. Something else
must be found She saw the simple
life galloping down on her and shirt.
less. collarless and soclgless men pass
ing gents furnishing stores with looks
of contempt
That something else was an ad. A
SO to $6 day by calling at such a
street and number. Nobody would
dare advertise such q thing unless II
were true. and young Mrs. Lee called.
Lady canvassers were wanted to sell
a newly invented corset. It was q
corset that would give any woman in
the world a wiilowy form. It would
add to her height, straighten the stoop
in her shoulders, and she would seem to
float In the air as she walked. No
canvasser had made less than 50 a
day, and some were ashamed of them
selves for making only so.
The caller allowed herself to be
talked into the canvassing business
and took tho rest OF that day to study
up on points and then made a plunge.
'sNot at home" met her at the door Of
the first four houses she called at and
mot at hones and "she wouldn't sec
you II she were" at the next four.
At the ninth house she was admit
ted, and the lady offered her Job az
parlor maid. At the tenth the lady
of the house was In bed with head.
ache, but her husband wasn't. he
asked tho canyasser 70 sit down for a
heart to heart talk and give him her
confidence. and when she refused he
said that II she had to live on turnips
and sleep in barrels ell the rest OF
her days II was her own fault. That
ended the corset business.
When tho sample was handed In the
man In the office threw it down and
Rnuttered something that sounded like
swear word~-two or three sweai
words connected by dashes.
There was ono more trial for the
striving young wife. She advertised
to give piano lessons at the homes OF
pupils She received postal cards "a
call here and there. and she called, u
be snubbed by servants, winked az by
young men and to be told by the lady
OF the house that her terms were al
least one-haIf too high.
In two cases she was offered caBton
dresses in exchange for instructions
and called "a stuck up thing wher
she refused. Mrs. Lee went homo witt
tears In her eyes 10 find her husband
there, two hours ahead OF his usua
time. The simple life had comoi Ths
shirtless. eockless era had dawned N
last, and the furnishing store had
smashed and there was no money q
open tho dcllcatessenl
The poor bride leaned against hei
husbands shoulder and sobbed.
There. thercl What IL It. pet7~ b,
cooed.
"oh. Arthur. III was trying so hard
to get money TO meet this calamity
and-and ! haven't got centr'
Calamity What calamity do yoS
meanYs
why, the smashi Miss Hcadiy SAX
II would come and that we must oper
q delicatesscn store and sell sausaRei
and saiadsf''
''Sausagcs and saiads be hangedF' b,
shouted. ''0id maids be hangedl Con.
20 smash be hangedl Why, sweet
heart business Is 10 good that
bought a piano today and have com,
home TO see II delivered. Here !
comes now"
And men are going to keep right oI
wearing shirts and thing#7"
Lord, yes. The dollar shirt at Il
cents is as firmly fixed as the rock ol
/ Gibraltar"
but Miss Headly -why-why''---
why did she tnlk that way7 Oh
1 just because she had taken contrac
TO stun and sew a thousand dolls 10
market and wanted an excuse II yos
4 found "a out