El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-05
The Two Sisters
By Virginia Terhune Van De Water.
CHAPTER ".

!
! seeking work. She had hoped at
- first to get a position in one of
| the fashionable stores, but found that
| this was not as easy as she had sup
| posed. She had had no experience and
knew nobody in New York to whom
she could refer as 10 her honesty and
/ ability.
She decided that she would write
; to her home town for a letter Of rec
/ ommendation from the clergyman
/ whose church she always attended,
/ and, armed with his reply to her re-
I quest, she sought out a large depart
I ment store which was not counted
( among the swell empOriums" of the
| city.
Here she was given an application
I to fill in. and after a day or two of
waiting she received the comforting
news that there would be a vacancy
/ which she might take the next week.
I The salary at first would be ten dor
| lars and half, paid every half month
in other words. only twenty-one dol
lars a mOnth-besides which she would
receive a commission of one cent on
every dollars worth she sold.
What starvation payi" exclaimed
Caryl, when she heard this. And in
such common store, too! You're a
I chumD to take such a place"
don't agree with your retOrted
Julia. 'Baird's is, at least, .respecta-
bic store, and I have to begin on a lit
! tie wherever 1 go.
work in a store. but if I did I would
choose one where 1 could see all the
gorgeously dressed people coming in
and out. Oh with a sigh, things
( aren't fair in this world, anyway. Look
at all the stunning clothes some peo-
have, and here we are-you, with a
poor little job in prospect, and me try
ing TO get ready 20 go to work
It's time you began, dear" Julia
reminded her. We have been here
for almost a fortnight and you have
done nothing except walk about and
look in the shop windows"
w ell, I wanted to see a little Of
the city before settling down" Caryl
explained AS ii is, we haven't been
anywhere in the evenings, but have
Just sat cOoped up here in this room
reading"
That is where we ought to have
stayed" replied Julia Our time in
this house win be up soon and I must
look around again for other quarters.
1 haven't seen thing I like yet. The
cheap places are so dirty
Caryi shuddered. They're dread
ful-' she exclaimed. T don't see why
you need be so stingy, Julia. We
have our money from the bank besides
what we may earn
Julia. looked grave. See here, Caryl,"
she said. our fare to New York. the
transferring of our baggage, the car
fares since we have been here and
our board and room have taken a
good bit Of that money"
And we have nothing to show for
it, interrupted the other.
That has nothing TO do with the
matter continued Julia. 81 want you
70 remember that you have to pay
for your lessons in stenOgraphy, if you
still insist that that is the kind Of
work you want to do"
She paused hopefully, but Caryl only
nodded affirmation of the statement,
and the sister hurried on.
You must begin at once on your
lessons and lay aside now the price
Of these. Then you will have TO live
on what mOnev will he left and what
1 can make. Think of that, please"
Caryl resented. Its not kind of you
to say you'll have to do it,
Then whit are you going to do
about it2 You might of course, get
for your lessons, but that would be
pretty hard for you"
The younger girl shook her head.
Just VIII not be common shop
girl she insited Then. starting TO
her feet, she began putting on her
Come on she said. let's 90 I'D
to that business college you heard
of and make our plans After that's
done, Wen look for a decent room.
makes me sick"
Without a word the older girl got
ready for the expedition. CaryTs i'll
ished before her interview with the
head of the business school to which
their steps had been directed At the
end of five minutes talk she had en-
StenoSraphy for which she was to
pay 500, IN four instalmentS-the first
on admission TO the school,
I shall begin next week when yOnl
go to work" she informed her sister
on their way downtown. You see,
when 1 have laid aside my money for
around $3.50 left
Her sister forebore to ask her how
she expected to live and dress for a
year on that. What was the use2 No
matter what she said. it would end )
in the older girls helping the younger
one. She had always done this since
Caryl was a baby
It was to please Caryl that she at
last took room for which they must
pay more than she felt was prudent. !
It was on West Twenty second street !
up two flights of stairs It was Of
a fair size, steam heated in winter, !
and there was a sink with running
water in the hall outside the door.
we can prepare our breakfasts
Eere. I SUPPOSE" asked Julia OF the !
landlady, who showed them the room. /
Well, yes, she answered, IF you /
can boil a little coffee over an alco- |
hol lamp. Or, if you are nice quiet l
dodgers, you might sometimes run into /
my kitchen to make your coffee"
"Oh. thank you" said Julia. And I
is there a restaurant near here%'
There's a good eating place on the 1
next ulOChs Sdlu the woman. on j
can get a meal ticket for two meals !
n day at $3.50 a week. But I guess (
you'll lunch where you work. Most /
young women do"
Well" unused Caryl. as they walked /
east on Twenty second street, sit isn't \
much of a place, but I suppose it's /
the best we can do on the money we /
have"
It's better than we can really af- /
ford to do" returned Julia. Then as
she saw the cloud of discomfort gath
ering on her sisters brow, she turned J
the conversation into other channels.
(TO be cOntinued.)
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