The Washington times., 1909-07-01
CHAPTER X.
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az STOPPED on my way up town
i TO engage a room for you at a
boarding house 1 saw advertised IN
the evening paper, disclosed. Graham
as he and HiIda left Miss Bowen s
and its dangers behind them. and set
tied down to a normal gait. 1T looks
ike very decent place, indeed; but,
of course, if YOU don't like II after
YOU are there, you can easily change.
Hflda murmured something 10 the
effect that almost any port Of refuge
was good eiOugh for her. and that she
was quite willing 10 abide by his selec-
There is one point, though. thar
you must bear Ia mind, he cautioned
in order to avoid embarrassing ques-
tions. / represented to the landlady that
you were a cousin Of mine coming on
from the West tO-and by the way
he broke in sharply upon himself, II
will look odd TO have you coming there
without any baggage, won't tt2 Not
only look odd. but be deuced incon-
venfent TO YOU as we'll" suddenly re-
menbering that she had not even a
change Of linen with her.
BY Jove, 7 hadn't thought or II be
fore, but you're in need of-er-all sorts
Of things.
"IlI ten you," he said after a mo.
ment, 1.-The downtown stores are all
closed I'D by this time. but there are
places over on Third avenue where we
can get what is most urgent. and buy
a suitcase to pack IT IN
81 didn't know just how soon we could
get away from Miss BOWen's, so told
YOUR Iandlady not to expect you before
nine or half-past. and that VIII give Us
nfentv of time not only 10 make your
purchases, but also 10 get dinner at
jolly little restaurant 1 stumbled into
over in that section the other night.
Here" he pressed a tWenty-doilar Dill
into the girls hand, i guess that VII
see YOU through on what Is absolutely
necessary; but II II isn't enough don
! r4E
haven't t5e slightest idea what these
feminine fineries cost
linda. however, entered a vehement
protest against accepting money from
him. He had already been too kind
she declared, and-this more family
though-she could manage 20 get along
very WE'LL until she was able TO buy
what she required herself
| Nonsense" insisted Graham. THAI
/ is all right from the conventional
/ standpoint, but you must UNDERSTAND
/ now my dear girl, that you are eIilah
/ cipated Sex no longer counts We are
| simply fellow-Workers IN the same shop
! shipmafes on q common bark, and a.
/ such I have a right 10 oner ana you Z
/ ACCEPT the ordinary aid Which one com
/ rade may tender 10 another IN season
/ .,F2rt mat would not be the end OF It
If / were a man." she stlli hesitated
1 You would expect TO be paid Daci
! within a reasonable time.
4
H,er although such had not been hi
original intention. 'Oh, never fear
/ shall be a regular ShylOck In claiming
| my own. Suppose, TO put it on busl
| nessliI<e basis, after you are fully set
| tied in your Job, you begin to pay m
! back at the rate OF say 90 cents
/ week.
/ With this understanding, Hilda final
tly consented, although she Vainly argue
| for a time in favor of weekly install
| ments of a dollar, insisting that sh
| could easily spare so much from ne
| salary. But when Graham pointed GU
that her board and room would cost he
81 a week and that carfare. laundr
and lunches would also have TO be take
into account, she yielded to his rea
gCning.
BE refused. too. when the purchase
had all been made, and the new sui
case filled with a modest array Of lin
gerie and toilet necessities, TO receiv
| back the change from the twenty whic
/ she tried to press upon him.
You keep that $5.S6.' he advised, INC