The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10

helped perfect that day-a system
whereby women were to be given a
chance to help in the cause of Pro-
gressiyism.
l leaned over.
Where is this place?''
The little blonde in The skittish hat
showed no surprise or displeasure at
being addressed by an unknown.
That is new bond of sisterhood that
a common interest is weaving for VIC
men. She told me.
''And you'll know it by the flag
that hangs outside"
1t was a wonderful thing to watch
the men and women who came into
that recruiting Office. There came
first a cocky little messenger boy. In
his hand was a message marked
Crush"
Say, gimme one of them buttons,
will you?" He pinned it on his coat,
stopped outside the door to survey
the Roosevelt-Johnson pictures in
the window, remembered his rush
message, and trotted off.
A man hobbled in. He walked with
the wooden. uncertain gait of one
whose spine is wrong. There was
about him the look of the man-out-
of-a-job.
I'm cornice worker" ne ex.
planned, apologizing for his very ex-
istence. II got hurt a year ago.
My back. I'll get job as soon as
my feet get to acting right. I'll buy
one of them certificates as soon as
get the job, but here's nickel. It's
all / got"
He showed his nickel over the count
er to the Bona Eide Countess. She
took it. wide-eyed. He shuffled out.
There entered blonde young man,
clean-cut, yirile red-cheeked. "Dol.
lar certificate" he said, briskly.
"Moose pin? Thanks. How does
that look on a grey suit?"
Two wonlen followed. Well dressed,
they were, intelligent looking, of the
type that might be of the Office OF
the homo. 1t was hard to tell.
The next man lined up at the pine
Table rather sheepishly He took a
letter from his pocket. "I'm Will
son man. But l got a letter today
from girl l know. She's working
for the American Express company in
Paris. She sent dollar for certifi.
cate, and wants me to send it to her."
They came in ones and twOs. Dap.
per young office clerks, gray-haired
men. An ice-man dumped i'm, tongs
in hand, to leave quarter and get a
pin. Just after him came man with
a slip of paper in his hand. He want
ed five dollar certificates.
give separate one-dollar certih'
cates?"
Yes, that was it. One for himself,
one for Ma, one for katherine, one
for Elizabeth, one for Shocks
that is, for Willie, the baby.
When the Bona Eide Countess, and
the Brand New Bride, and the Bust
ness-like Girl in Brown come down
each morning they find the place
scrubbed clean. One morning this
week they found the scrub lady wait
ing at the door, ready for the street,
her absurd bonnet on her head, her
jacket, that was never intended for
her, buttoned up.
''Good morning." said the Brand
New Bride.
Good mornin'," replied the scrub
lady. She moved over to the pine
table and pointed one finger at the
box of moose pins which lay open
there.
II waited till you come down." she
said, "to ask you could 1 maybe have
one of them pins"
Waited to ask met" gasped the
Brand New Bride, pausing in the I'M
fastening of her feather boa. "Why
didn't you take one?''
The scrub lady's water-shriyeled
fingers were fastening the pin to hel
coat.
sob, I wouldn't do that" she said
"I;d rather wait till you come.
The Brand New Bride thought a
moment. "Are you for t h e New
Party?" she asked.
ssWell. sure ,, said the scrrlh lady