The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07
Their Morning
Talk

Say, amt 1t the lirnit the way us
/ girls has to hurry iii the morning.
demanded Miss Martin, twisting In
front of the rest room mirror, with her
mouth full of hairpins. II never get
my puffs on to suit me before mas
hollerin' to know If l amt goin' to eat
nothin' before have to run for the
1927, an Just have to fall down the
stairs whether | got my clothes on or
not"
Jaw, it's somethin' fierce!" agreed
STEELE, the billing CLERK. 81 betcher II
old Parkhurst had to hurry just once
the way we do he wouldn't raise no
holler every time We took 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
for Wrightwood, Diversey an Wei
lington.' Say, Martie, amt you got a
| new tie?"
"Juh like It?"
ooAOs lNtu oWluA oSSohiiH W
you; you ought to wear 1t all the time.
Juh buy it, or swipe it off'n that good
lookin' Teller we seen you with on
State street,"
Miss Martin bridled. Say, what you
talkin' about? l don't go round on
State street with no fellers. always
travel In taxi!"
"Oh, you swell thing! Girl in the
Taxi-What? Say, girls, juh s'poso
my green satin evenin' gown, cut day
colletay, will be swagger enough to
wear to Martie's weddin or will l
wear rope of pearls? Anyway,
didn't swipe the red flag off'n any
body; bought it myself at the Nam.
moth store about a month ago.
The door opened and into the al
ready crowded room pushed Big John
son.
Yep! Late again. Cars blocked.
H'lo, Martie; what's that about the
danger-signal? You don't mean to say
you've had red tie for month and
never wore it once? You've had a
strangle hold on that mirror long
enough. Let me have look at it-a
man on the platform jabbed his elbow
into my Trace and I guess likely I've
got dent thatll change the phrenolo-
gist's readin and make me marry the
dark man."
"All right, go ahead, If you're that
stuck on your face" replied Miss Mar
tin, unabashed, settling herself COM
fortably in the waste-basket, which,
bottomless and sway-backed, bore
mute testimony to it's popularity In
the chairless and couchless cubbyhole
designated the restroom.
Say" went on Miss Martin, ''it's
no cinch to be part of a big family,
specially when you're a stock size.
Every time l want to put on my
clo'es l 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 sure's
you're foot high somebody'll have
EN- on.
"'S l was sayin', I bought this red
tie month ago, an instead Of wearin'
it down next mornin' l left 1t on my
bureau. When | came home, Harry
was wearin' 1t. l didn't say nothin' ,
for Harry's awful good about lettin'
me wear his ties, but next night met
Dick on Randolph, an he had it on!
When he got home that night raised
holler. l said If l wanted to buy
things for other people I'd start a
orphan asylum-the orphans 'ud be
more grateful, anyway-an' I'd thank
everybody to leave my things alone,
for | was sick of lookin' on other
folks for my clo'es when | wanted to
wear 'em myself.
"Oh, raised a fierce fuss. Did it
do any good? Say Next time l want
ed that tie, found 1t hangin on Har-
rvs gas Jet, an him thinkin' he owned
It. He was realinsulted when | took
it this morning. Amt that brother
for you?"
That's not as bad as what my sis
ter did to me-" said Big Johnson, turn
ing around with a chuckle. you know
that chemse with the Irish lace inser-
ton Mabel gave me Christmas? Well,
| looked all over for that the other
night and then I knew sis must have
it on I went downstairs. She was
entertaining her beau in the parlor,
an the minute / came In, she knew
what ! wanted. | could see It right
through her peekaboo.
did she bulge? Well, not thumb
nail. She sat there and smiled at me,
an course ! couldn't say what l
wanted before him he's awful shy.
An couldn't get her out Of the room,
either, or I'd have got 1t. | had to
wear my old one to stay all night with
Lilly Hyde. Oh, | was boilin' mad at
her"
"S-st!" STEELE put her head inside
the door cautiously. "Parkhurst is
lookin for you, Johnson. Cut 1t out"
"Hurry-hurry! sighed Miss Mar
tin. Gee! wish could stick pin In
that old savage