Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
HE CAS-
OF THE
TISCOTTS
BY SEWELL FORD
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson

and all about her. Amt the papers always full Of
her charity doins her funds for this and that, and
her new discoveries of shockin things about the
poor? Amt she built up a rep lady philanthro
pist that's too busy doing good to get married.
Maybe Mrs. Russell Sage and Helen Gould has
gained few laps her lately; but when it comes
to startn things for the Tattered Tenth there amt
many others that's got much on her.
''Gee!" thinks l. Wonder what she's gon to do
for me?'
AMT left long in doubt. She backs up against
the desk and cuts loose with the straight talk.
Il in to tell you about my new enterprise.
Piny Crest Court" says she;
No mol" says she. Haven't you read about it?
It's to be white plague station r for working girls
I'VE speak of them in that way, you know"
says she handin me the reprovin look. Piny
Crest Court the name I've given to the site Rather
sweet is it not? Really there pines on it. you
know; but shall have few set out The buildings
are to be perfectly lovely. I've just the archi
am 1tn n rmapv The
tendent's office to be finished in white mahogany
and gold and the directors room in Circassian wal
nut with stucco frieze after della Robbia Don't
YOU simply love those Robbia bambnos3"
"Great!" says l, lynn as easy and gentee as if l
had lots of practice.
4 am simply crazy to have the work started " she
goes on; (" SO am spending three afternoons week
in filling up my lists Everyone responds SO heartily,
too Now, let me see believe have put you down
for life membership"
"Eh?" says l. gaspin some; for it amt often L m
elected to things
You will have the privilege of voting for board
members and of recommending two applicants
year. A life membership is two hundred and fifty
"You mean ! get two-ffty,'' says l, "for-for
just
THEN came to. And, say, did you know such
bonehead? Honest, though from all I'd heard
patronzin style she has of putin this proposition
up to me, couldn't tell for minute how she meant
it. And when suddenly surrounds the idea that it's
me gives up the twoffty, I'm SO fused that drops
back into the chair and begins to hunt through the
desk for my checkbook. And then feels myself
CROWN little warm behind the ears
So you just put me down offhand for two hundred
and fifty did your" says l.
IF you wish says she 'vou may take out life
certificate for each member OF your family Several
have done that. Let me show you my list of sub
scribers. See here of the prominent mer-
chants and manufacturing firms. l haven't begun
on the brokers and bankers yet; but you will be in
good company"
"Ye-e-es?" says ], runnn my eye over the firm
names. But don't know much about this scheme
Why it is for working girls says she, who
victims of the white plague We take them up to
Piny Crest and cure Them
OF worklng! says l.
"Of the plague, says she 1t is going to be the
grandest thing I've done yet. And have the names
of such lot of the most interesting cases; poor
wretched quarters do hope they will last until the
station is finished. 1t means finding lot, if
they don't and the public organizations are becom-
ing so active in that sort of thing don you seer?
Somehow, don't catch it all she puts her
ideas fast; but gather that shed like to have
come up prompt with my little old two-ffty SO she
can get busy givin out the contracts Seem me still
hangin' back though she's willin to spend few
minutes in describin' some of the worst cases,
which she proceeds to do.
I'VE estimate" SAYS Miss Ann as final c1incher
"that the average cost is about fifty dollars per
patient Now" and she sticks the subscription list
into my fist, here is opportunity! Do you wish
to save five human 1ves?"
Ever had it thrown into you like that? The sensa-
ton is good deal like bein tied to post and havn