Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-13
Their Morniing
Talk


demanded Miss Martin. twisting in
front OF the rest room mirror. with her
mouth full of hairpins. Il never get
my puTs on to suit me before mas
hoilcrin' to know II amt goin' TO eat
nothin before | have to run for the
7:27. an just have to fall down the
stairs whether ! got my clothes on OF
not"
"Aw. it's somethin' fercc!" agreed
/ STEELE. the billing cler.; "I betcher II
old Par!ihurst had to hurry just once
[ tn" way we do he wouldn't raise no
hoiIvr every time we took a minute
| after eight o'clock to- get ourselves
lookin' decent"
He gives me PAIN" put In Mabel
THAT yawp of his ought to get him a
Job on the l.. Fullerton next-change
tor Nrightwood. Diversey an W.!
lington.' Say. Martie. amt you got a
now tie?"
"Juh like it?"
Sure. Reds awful becomin' to
you: You ought to wear II all the time
''uh buy 1t. or swipe 1t off'n that good
lookin' feller we seen you with on
| State street?"
Miss Martin bridled. Say, what you
talkin about? | don't go round on
State street with no fellers. | always
travel In taxi!"
oh. YOU swell thing! Girl in the
IaXi-What? Say, girls. juh s'pose
my Z! cen satin evenin' gown cut day
collrtay. Will be swagger enough to
wear To Marties weddin'. or will |
wear II inpe of pearls? Anyway.
didn't wipe the red flag off'n any.
body: | bought II myself at the Mann
moth store about month ago.
The door opened and into the al.
| ready crowded room pushed Big John
| son
yep! Late again. Cars blocked.
Hlo. Martie; what's that about the
danEer-signal? You don't mean to say
| you've had red tie for n month and
never wore II once? You've had n
strange hold on that mirror long
enough. Let me have look at it--a
man OH the platform jabbed his elbow
into my Trace and guess likely I've
got n dent that'n change the phrenoo-
gists rcadin' and make me marry the
dark man"
All right. go ahead, II you're that
stuck on your face" replied Miss Mar.
tin. unabashed. settling herself com.
fortably In the waste basket, which,
bottomlcss and sway.backcd. bore
mute testimony to It's popularity In
the chnirless and couchlcss cubbyhole
designated the restroom
Say" went on Miss Martin, Its
no cinch to be part Of big family,
specially when you're stock size
Every time ! want to put on my
clocs | never can find em, but don't
bother to hunt around In the closet
! just run right out and look around
at the rest Of the folks. and sures
you're a foot high somebudy'n have
EN- on.
"'S ! was sayin'. ] bought this rcd
tie month ago. an inst cad of wearin
II dCwn next mornin' left II on my
bureau. When came home. Harry
was wcarin' II. | didn't say nolhIn',
for flarry's awful good about lcttIn'
me wear his ties. but next night met
Dick on Randolph. an he had Il on
When he got home that night ] raised
holler. said if I wanted to- buy
things for other people I'd start a
orphan asylum--the orphans 'ud be
more grateful, anyway--an' I'd think
everybody to leave my things alone,
for was sick OF lookin' on other
folks for my clo'es when I wanted to
wear 'em myself.
"Oh, ! raised n fierce fuss. Did Il
do any good? Say! Next time I want.
ed that tie. I found II hangIn' on Har.
ry's gas jet. an him thlnkIn' he owned
II. He was realinsulted when ! took
II this morning. Amt that n brother
for you?"
That's not as bad ms what my sIs
ter did to me-" said Blg johnson. turn.
Ing around with n chuckle. you know
that chemise with the Irish lace Inser.
tion Mabel gave me Christmas? We'll,
looked all over for that the other
night. and then I knew sis must have
it on. ] went downstairs. She was
entertaining her beau In the pnrlor,
an the minute came In, she knew
what ! wanted. could sec II right
through her peekaboo
did she bulge? Well, not thumb.
nail. She sat there and smiled at me,
an course I couldn't say what I
wanted before hIm--hes awful shy.
An couldn't get her out Of the room.
either. or I'd have got t. ! had 10
wear my old one to stay nil night with
Lily Hyde. oh. ] was boIlIn' mad at
her"
"S.sti" STEELE put her head inside
tho door cautiously. "parkhurst Ia
lookin for you. Johnson. Cut Il out"
"Hurry-hurry! sighed Miss Mar.
tin. Gee! wish could stick a pin I'm
that old savage.