The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-14
GlRLS HELPING Hand
BY AMELIA GRANT.

do you really want to help
began the young woman artist
"Emphatioally no. interrupted the
young woman stenographer I don't
care how worthy the object is, I'll
never again lend a helping hand
only cold cash propositions appeal 70
me-
The artist dried her brushes, folded
her hands and waited GO ahead and
tell It,. she commanded.
you know Of Mrs. vanderskipper7" r.
asked the stenographer.
President Of the Humanity Uplift-
ers' society," Yes. why?p
She Is q friend Of cousin OF mine
II never did like that cousin, either.
One hot evening Mrs Vanderskippers
automobile stopped in front Of our
boarding house, and / had visions Of
ride In the park. Mrs. Vanderakip-
per didn't carry the same thought,
learned that a prize Of 500 had been
offered to the member Of the Uplift-
ers' society who would write the best
essay on "A Helping Hand to Self
Supporting Women Mrs. Yanderl
skipper wanted to have me help her
write the essay"
The artist grinned.
4 wanted to laugh, too" said the
stenographer, but / left the comfort
able porch and for three solid hours
we sweltered over the notes she had
written. Then we rearranged them
for me to copy after Office hours MrY.
Vanderskipper accepted some Of my
suggestions, but refused to cut out
some sentimental IDEAS"
"And your suggestions won her the
prizel" The artist spoke as II she
knew all about winning prizes.
Exactly. But that Is only the FIRST
chapter
"0n the strength Of the 500 check, .
went on the stehographer, mrs. Van
derskipper wished to give me what
she called a real treat II she had
paid me at space rates for copying
her essay / would have been satisfied,
| but she could not think Of money In
connection with services rendered.
She invited me to a concert to which
she had free tickets. ! apologetically
refused. as do not care for music
Anyway, / wanted the treat to be on
her, not on the management Of the
concert. had seen all the good plays
In town and I refused to waste an
evening on poor one"
you are rather particular
"Oh, am i? Well, anyway, Mrs
Vanderskipper invited me to table
dhote dinner at the Hotel Caroline.
She had once lived there and she
recommended the dinners as really
better than any IS banquet she ever
attended I have never been to a SIS
feed, and anyway I was willing to ex-
/ pertinent, She had invited several
1 other self-supporthg women to din
ner also. She said that some Of the
servants might still be at the hotel
who knew her when she lived there
and they might recognize her, so II
would be a source Of great mortifca
ton to her II her guests were not
properly attired"
The artist grinned,
Il caught the idea. SO that night
told the boarders that I'd have to bug
a new dress, just because l had beer
indiscreet enough to lend a helping
hand to a poor society woman. One
man suggested that 60 at once tC
Mrs. Vanderskipper and say, Madam
that dinner win cost you $1-giye me
rs cents and I'll stay at home An
other man advised me to make It q
cents-sald even then she would bs
saving money. Miss Bosely said sh'
would be glad to lend me her evening
dress for the occasion, but the cousin
who gave it to her had once lived :
the Hotel Caroline and the servants
might recognize It.
Every day that week during thl
noon hour / bought a dress or tool
one back. The last afternoon at !
o'clock had a cream wool skirt. tw'
chiffon wells. a pair Of Turkish slip
pers and linen dress. By that TIM
was so desperate that didn't car
whether | made a good impression o.
the servants at the Hotel Caroline 0
not, so | rushed into a store AM
bought a blouse.
That isn't the worst Of It. At tn
dinner Mrs. Vanderskipper told ever
one that it took her less than an hou
to write the essay which won the $40
3 prize. thought Of the hot summe
nights work in my room and the lon
i after hours that | devoted to typin
the essay, to say nothing Of the tim
passed In shopping
eJust to eat a 81 dinner with
woman," finished the artist.
Precisely. It made me 50 angr
:. that now haven't the slightest d.
/. sire ever again to give a helping han
to any one. That is Why refuse +
help you. Oh, I'm now the least o'Iis
ing creature you ever sawl1-Chicag
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