Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-19
Their Morning
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Say, amt IL 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 d"
mouth full of hairpins. II never get
my puffs on to suit me before mas
hollerin' to know II | 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 cler.:. 81 betcher II
old ParkhurSt had to hurry just once
the way we do he wouldn't raise no
boiler 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 n
| Job on the l.. Fullerton next-change
for WrightwOod. Diversey an Wei.
lington.' Say. Martie. amt you got
new tie?"
"Juh like it?"
Sure! Reds awful becomin' to
you; you ought to wear 1t all the time.
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. I always
travel in a taxi"
oh. you swell thing! Girl in the
Taxi-What? Say. girls, juh spose
my green satin evenin' gown. cut day.
colletay, will be swagger enough to
wear to Martie's weddin', or will |
wear rope OF pearls? Anyway.
didn't swipe the red flag off'n any
body; bought 1t myself at the Nam
moth store about 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 a month and
never wore II once. You've had a
strange hold on that mirror long
| enough. Let me have a look al it-a
man on the platform jabbed his elbow
into my Trace and guess likely I've
got dent thatll change the phrenolo-
gist's readin' 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,
| bottomless and sway-backed, bore
mute testimony to its popularity in
the chairless and couchless cubbyhole
! designated the restroom
Say" went on Miss Martin, ~
no cinch to be part of a big famiSr
specially when you're stock size.
Every time | want to put on my
clo'es ] 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 sures
you're n foot high somebody'n have
'em on.
8 ! was sayin'. bought this red
tie month ago. an instead Of wearin'
1t down next mornin' left it on my
| bureau. When ! came home. Harry
was wearin' It. | didn't say nothip',
| for Harry's awful good about lettin'
me wear his ties. but next night met
DICK on Randolph, an he had II on
| When he got home that night raised
a holler. I said II wanted TO buy
thinga for other people I'd start
orphan asylum-the orphans nd 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
1
"Oh, raised fierce fuss. Did Il
| do any good? Say. Next time | want.
| ed that tie. ! found Il hangin' on Har.
rvs gas Jet. an him thInkin he owned
1t. He was realinsuted when 7 took
1t 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 chuckle. You know
that chemise with the Irish lace inser.
ton Mabel gave me 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 rarIor
an the minute ! came in. she knew
what ] wanted ! could see II right
through her peekaboo.
| Dld she budge? Well. not thumb
nall. She sat there and smiled at me
an course couldn't say what /
wanted before him--he's awful sbv
An couldn't get her out of the room
either, or I'd have got Il. had IA.
wear my old one to stay all night witty
Lily Hyde. oh. ! was boilin' mad at
her"
"S'st!, STEELE put her head ,nsIde
the door cautiously. "Parkburat is
iookin for you. Johnson. Cuff Sout."
Hurry-hurry!" sighed NM Mar.
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