New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

pis that's too busy doing good TO ever get married
Maybe Mrs. Russell Sage and Helen Gould has
gained a few laps her lately; but when II comes
to startin things for the Tattered Tenth there amt
many others that's got much on her
Gee" thinks / Wonder what shes goln ro do
for me-.
AMT lett long IN doubt She backs me UP against
the desk and cuts loose with the straight talk
o" came in to tell YOU about my new enterprise.
PInv Crest Court. saws She
APARTMENT house IS it, - SAYS l.
No, no" says she Haven't YOU read about it:
1t to be white plague station tor working girls
A white-white- Oh. For lungers, eh?
We never speak OF them IN that way, YOU know,
SAYS she handin' me the reprOvin' look. 'Pinv
Crest Court the name I've given the site. Rather
sweet is it not Really there no pines on it YOU
know; but l shall have few set out The buildings
be perfectly lovely. We lust seen the arChl-
tects plans,-tour open front cottages grouped
around administration lntirnary, the superin-
tendent's Office to be finished in white mahogany
and gold and the directors room CirCassian wal
nut with stuccO freze after della RObbia. Don't
you simply love those Robbia banbinos:
Great says l, Iy1n as easy and genteel 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 heartily
too. Now let me see. believe l have put YOU down
for life membership"
En-" says 1, gaspin' some; for 1t amt often m
elected TO things.
You will have the privilege OF voting for board
members and OF recommending two applicants a
year life membership IS two hundred and fifty
dollars"
You mean get two-ffty,~ says L for-for
just
THEN came to- And say. did YOU ever know such
4 bonehead: Honest. though from all | d heard
OF the way she spreads her money around. and the
patronzin style she has OF putin this proposition
UP to me, | couldnt tell for minute how she meant
it. And when suddenly surrounds the idea that it's
me gives up the two-ntty m fused that l drops
back into the chair and begins hunt through the
desk for nv checkboob And then l feels myself
GROWN little warm behind the ears
So YOU Just put me down Offhand for TWO hundred
and fifty, did you2" SAYS |.
" If YOU wish. says she. YOU may take out a life
certificate for each member of Your family. Several
have done that Let me show YOU my list OF sub
scr1bers. See here are some OF the prominent ner-
chants and manufacturing firms. | haven't begun
on the brokers and bankers yet but YOU viii be in
good company"
" Ne-e-es.' says |. runnin' my eve over the firm
names. But don't know much about this scheme
Of yours Miss Colliver"
Why, II is for working girls says She. who are
victims of the white plague We take them IN 10
Piny Crest and cure them"
" OF wOrkIngc' saws l.
" OF the plague, says She. " 1t is going to be the
grandest thing We done vet. And have the names
OF such a lot OF the most interesting cases. pOOr
creatures you know who are suffering in the most
wreched quarters do hope they will last until the
station IS finished. 1t means finding q new lot if
they don t. and the public organizations are becOu
ing So active IN that sort of thing don't YOU see
Somehow, | don't catch it all she puts over her
ideas fast. but gather that she q like 10 have me
come up prompt with my little old two-tiftv So she
get busy Givin out the contracts Seem me still
hangIn back though She WillIn to spend a few
minutes more in describin some of the worst cases
which she proceeds to do.
We estimate, saws Miss Ann rs q final clincher
that the average cost Is about fifty dollars per
patient Now and she sticks the subscription list
into my fist. here IS an opportunity Do YOU wish
to save five human lives"
Ever had II thrown into YOU like that. The sensa-
ton Is Il good deal like ben tied 70 a post and havin