Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-10
Their Morning
Talk


Say, ain't 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
mouth full Of hairpins. II never get
my rufs on to suit me before mas
hollerin' to know If amt goin' 10 eat
nothin before ! have to run for the
1927. an just have to fall down the
stairs whether ! got my clothes on or
not"
"Aw. It's somethin' ferce!" agreed
Stelle. the billing c'er.:. 81 betcher II
old Parkhurst had to hurry just once
the ~py we do he wouldn't raise no
hollcr every time we took a minute
after eight o'clock to get ourselves
iookin' decent"
lie gives me n pain" put In Mabel
Ihat yawp of his ought to get him a
Job on the l.. Fullerton next-change
Tor Nrightwood.- Diversey an WEI
lington.' Say. Martie. amt you got a
new tie?"
"Juh like it?"
Sure! Reds awful becomin' to
you; you ought 10 wear 1t all the time
Juh buy 1t, or swipe 1T off'n that good.
lookin' Teller we seen you with on
State street,"
Miss Martin bridled. Say, what you
talkin about? don't 20 round on
State street with no fellers. always
travel in n taxi"
"Oh. you swell thing! Girl in the
Iaxi-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
wear n rope of pearls? Anyway.
didn't swipe the red flag ofr'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
Hlo. Martie: what's that about the
danger.signal? You don't mean to say
you've had n red tie for a month and
never wore 1t once? You've had a
strangle hold on that mirror long
enough. Let me have n look at It-a
man on the platform jabbed his elbow
into my Trace and ! guess likely I've
got dent thatll 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. unabashed, settling herself com.
forthbly 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, ITS
no Cinch to be ,part of big family.
specially when you're a stock size.
Every time ] want to put on my
clo'es 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 a foot high somebody'n have
'em on.
8 was sayin', bought this red
tie month ago. an instead OF wearin'
u down next mornin' left II on my
bureau. When I came home, Harry
was wearin' II. ! didn't say nothin,
for Earry's awful good about lettin'
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 II wanted to buy
things for other people I'd start q
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 I wanted to
wear 'em myself.
"Oh. raised a fierce fuss. Did II
do any good? Say! Next time want
ed that tie, ! found II hangin' on Har
rvs gas jet. an him thInkin' he owned
It. He was realinsulted when I took
II this morning Amt that a brother
for your"
That's not as bad as what my sis
ter did to me" said Big Johnson. turn.
Ing around with cbuckIe. you know
that chemise with the Irish lace inser.
tion Mabel gave me Christmas? Well,
] looked all over for that the other
night. and then ! knew sis must have
Il on. ! went downstairs. She was
entertaining her beau in the parlor.
an the minute came In, she knew
what I wanted. could see II right
through her peekabno.
Did she bulge? Well. not thumb
nail. She sat there and smiled at me.
an course couldn't say what I
wanted before him--he's awful shy
An couldn't get her out OF the room,
either, or I'd have got II. had to
wear my old one to stay all night with
Lily Hyde. oh. I was boilin' mad at
her"