Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-13

thought that II the journey proved a
very long one, ] would stave off star
walton at least by eating the raw po-
tatoes.
INSIDE the ear found the two men
They paid no attention to me. and
accepted me as fellow bum In dis
The train pulled out and was bound
for--well didn't know where, and
| really did not care very much, eith-
er l did not know even In what
direction we were going, but ! was
aware that we were leaving Kansas
city, and that was all cared for.
"When about fifty miles out. as
estimated II, the train stopped to take
water and a brakeman came along
and opened tho door. He flashed the
light from his lantern on us, and de-
manded that we produce some coin
or get off. The fellows with me did
not have any money but | had dol
lar and quarter in my stockings,
these being the only part Of my dress
not decided masculine. ] got a dollar
of this amount and handed II to the
brakeman. He observed the gold ring
upon my finger, and gruffly demand
ed that ! give him that. too. which
did. The brakeman left the ear and
shut the door and ! went to sleep, de-
termned upon remaining in the car
until II had reached its destination,
wherever that might be.
Everything went all right until we
had gone about 2O0-miles, when the
door was again opened, and this time
the conductor of the train ordered us
out of the car. There was nothing to
do but get off, which we did The
train pulled out and left us standing
on the platform of litle station. We
went inside and ask ed the lone tele-
graph operator where we were. Hel
told us the station was Garnett, and
that were but a short distance from
Tulsa. / had heard of Tulsa, so de-
cided TO go there. The three OF us
then walked into town.
The two men then left me and l
was alone. In a strange town where
] know not soul. and with but
twenty-five cents to my name. ! was
fearfully hungry and going into a
restaurant on Main street, | ordered
twenty five cents worth of food which |
tasted awfully good to me. having
been the first excepting raw potatoes,
I had tasted since leaving Kansas
City. ! then went to the rooming
house on Boston avenue where the
woman in charge fur
nished me with some real clothes.
Il had little trouble in getting hon
est employment, and now that 1t is
all over / am happy and contented
and, really. that | come to think
about it, believe was divinely guild
ed when ! first decided to leave Kan
sas City, no matter in what attire and
reckoning not with the consequences.
I like Tulsa and am going to stay
here.
II would like to thank the conduc-
tor who put me off the train at Gar
nett, If / could find him, for ! be-
lieve it was the best thing that could |
have happened to me under the cir
for l fully intended stay
ing in the car until was put out or
it reached its destination"
Miss Roursh is an intelligent talk
ing young woman. with pretty feat
ures and an almost perfect form. She
weighs 15o-pounds and is decidedly |
in all her actions. For the
benefit of the reporter who inter-
viewed her, she changed her voice to
a deep falsetto, and had one shut his
eyes. he would have believed himself
in the presence of man. However,
the mannish voice is not natural to
Miss Roursh, but an requirement. She
says she never will don mans cloth
ing again, If she can help it.