Gunnison news-champion., 1910-09-30
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Aitt as41is uAta WIZ tnt I4l-Hisb&fy
spiTit and. as usual when the spirit
was anon her. she dad rot choose her
words
y wouldn't matter IL you had a
scrap OF talent" she aajured the re
cIgmbent Eleanor N woaldnt be so
estly. can yoa say you've made one
Improvement this year. They
oaghtnt to let vou keep ON at the
studio. and II II we're the league they
SoaldHt"
Think OF my homeless situation N
they turned me out" Miss Burke de
tended herself Besides. lin their
pet I invented the sneeze. and II
turned the life class green with envy
See here. Mamie. did ! ever show you
about the sneeze,"
You might go In for vaudeville"
Miss Wrieg commented. Il should
think you'd worry a little over wasting
your time and money. ! know I wor-
ried. and ] really worked every min
ute was in an art school"
Il may as well get up" mourned
her victim. "But be accurate. honey,
even when yos abuse me Its jim
My's money. ] never had any"
Miss Wrigg got up. too. The toe ~
her walking boot tattooed impatiently
against the wooden rocker Of her
chair
i know I'm cross" she apoloeized
I've been working But. Eleanor.
how can you stand having your broth
er pay your way year after year9 You
say he has only his salary Suppose
he should get tired, There isn't Q
thing you could do"
Miss Burke raised scandalized ewes
to the ceiling Jimmy get tired Of
supporting his sister, It's his chief
Joy. Besides. it's good for him" She
sat down before the mirror and began
pulling the pins from her hair. Il
take great credit to myself for jim
my" she observed sweetiy. He
hasn't been able to acquire a single
bad habit. I've been q splendid ex-
pense to him ever since he besaa
earning money"
You probably have" Mise wrisG
agreed. We'll. I've noticed whea a
person plays lily of the field for one
time. Providence evens up the score
al some other. What If Jimmy were
to lose his position or have somethinG
happen to him."
Jimmy couldn't lose his positioa-
any more than he could ever 6ad an
other II he did He started I'M A
office boy, and he's grown into q piece
of the business. And as for anything
happening to him"-Miss Burke
looked over her shoulder: Nancy's
practical disapproval was always 9
provocation-'if anything did, nee
certainly made me out his life -
surance." she ended, drawing q 1T.
tie
You're detestable." Miss WrixG
flung back at her. Sometimes I
don't see Why like you at ALL" she
added from the threshold.
sometimes I don't fathom 1t my
self" Miss Burke admitted. She got
up laughing when the door closed.
There was picture of her brother
ON the mantel She took il down and
held it at arms length in front of her.
"Nour sisters bad lot, Jeems.. she
apostrophized the card Ask Mamie
Nrigg II she isn't. Now, | suppose
She be wroth with me for as much
as an hour"
She returned the photograph to its
place and went on with her dressing
When she was quite finished she
tapped at the opposite door.
The butterfly is going out" she
announced. The bird of pleasure
hutters on the wing Do you approve
of me enough to see II I'm hooked up
behind II might be a comfort TO INV
brother TO know ! didn't come 10
pieces on the streets of Philadelphia {"
You're horrid." Miss wrigg relent-
ed. You pretend not to care about
] believe it's a pose"
"Poise. not pose. You've left out q
letter" the other corrected bey
Goodnight" She swept down the
stairs, watching her light skirts nun
behind her
N vas late when she returned. and
N Vas very late before sAe woke next
morning She was dimly conscious
that some one had been tapping AZ
her door for what seemed an inter
minabie period; - she opened her
eyes. she saw the door slide ajar and
Nancy wrigg's head come through
the opening. She turned over at that
and pulled the watch from under her
pillow.
Hello. Nannie' 'CrUelties' shut
down." she called IN ereetinS.
got or for q whfle," Miss wries
answered She shut the Aoor ana
came across TO the beA. Her prse-
teal. aRectionate voice sbopA . Nt,1e
- she spoke. Il coat suppose n
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