Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
Their Morning
Talk

Say, amt II the limit the way us
girls has to hurry in 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 amt goin' to eat
| nothin' before l have to run for the
1927, an l Just have to fall down the
stairs whether I got my clothes on or
not
"Aw. it's somethin' fierce!" ngreed
STEELE, the billing cler.; 81 betcher If
| 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
! job on the L. Fullerton next-change
for W;ightwood, Diversey an wei
lington. Say. Martie. amt you got
new tie?"
"Juh like it?" s. ..,
'"Sure! Reds awful becomin' to
you; you ought to wear 1t all the time.
JUN buy 1t. or swipe it off'n that good
lookin' Teller 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 a taxi!"
"Oh, you swell thing! Girl in the
Taxi-What? Say, girls. juh s'pose
my green satin evenIn gown. cut day.
colletay. will be swagger enough to
wear to Martie's weddin'. or will l
wear n rope Of pearls? Anyway, !
didn't swipe the red flag off'n any
body; | bought 1t myself at the Nam
moth store about n month ago.
The door opened and into the a.
ready crowded room pushed Big John
son,
Yep! Late again. Cars blocked.
| Eflo. Martie; what's that about the
darger-signal? You don't mean to say
you've had red tie for n month and
never wore It once? You've had a
strange hold on that mirror long
enough Let me have n look at ia
man on the platform jabbed his elbow
| into my Trace and / guess likely I've
got dent that'll change the phrenolo-
| gists readin' and make me marry the
dark man."
All right. go ahead. II you're that
stuck on your face" replied Miss Mar.
tin, unabashcd. settling herself COM
fortably In the waste-basket, which.
Pottomless and sway-backed, bore
mute testimony to its popularity in
the chairless and couchless cubbyhole
designated the restroom. ... =,
Say" went on Miss Martin, ITS
no Cipch to be- part OF big family.
| specially when you're n stock size.
Every time ] want to put on my
clo'Cs never can find EN-, 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 somebodyll have
'em on.
IS was sayin', I bought this red
tie month ago. an instead of wearin'
II down next mornin' left II on my
bureau. When I came home. Harry
was wearin' II. ! didn't say nothln',
for Harrys awful good about Iettin'
me wear his ties. but next night met
Dick on Randolph. an he had It on!
/ When he got home that night ! raised
n boiler ! said If | 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 n fierce fuss. Did Il
do any good? Say! Next time want.
cd that tic. found II hangln on Har.
| rvs gas Jet, an him thinkin' he owned
| 1t. He was realinsulted when ] took
It this morning Amt that a brother
for you?"
That's not as bad as what my sis.
ter did to me-" said Big Johnson. turn.
ing around with chuckle. You know
that chemise with the Irish lace inser.
ton Mabel gave mo Christmas? Well
looked all over for that the other
night. and then knew sis must have
1t on. went downstairs. She was
entertaining her beau in the parlor
an the minute ] came in, she knew
what | wanted. could see II right
through her peekaboo 40
tt Did she bulge? Well. not a thumb,
nail. She sat there and smiled ut me,
an course couldn't say what |
wanted before him--he's awful shy.
An couldn't get her out or the room
either, or I'd have got It. had 10
wear my old one to stay all night with
Lily Hyde. oh. was boilIn' mad at
her"