The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
4 stare asa lady ina boz at the horse

show Is.
Lou Is q pieceworks itoner In q hind
laundry. She Is clothed In a badly
Hitting purple dress. and her hat plume
Is four inches too long. but her ermfnel
muff and scarf cost SIS. and its fellow
beasts will be tlcketed lntthe Windows;
at $T.9S before the season Is over. Her!
cheeks: are pink aud her light blue
eyes bright Contentment radlates
from ller.
Nancy you would call a shop girl-be.
rause you have the habit. There is no
type. but a pcrverse generation Is al.
ways seeking a type. SO this is what
the type should he. She has the high
rated potnpudour and the exaggerated
straight front. Her skirt is shoddy. but
has the correct flare. No furs protect
her against the bitter spring air, but
she wears her short broadcloth Jacket
MS jauntiiy MS though 1t were Persian
lamb. On her face and in her eyes, re.
morscless type seeker, is the typical
shop girl expression. 1t is look OF
silent but contcmptuous revolt against
:heatcd womanhood, of sad prophecy
Of the vengeance 10 come. When SHE
laughs her loudest the look is still
there. The same look can be seen in
the eyes of Russian peasants, and
those of US left will see 1t some day on
Gabrlel's face when he comes to blow
us up. 1t is look that should w!tler
and abash man. but he has been known
to smirk at II and offer fowcrs-wlth
n string tied to them.
Now lift your hat and come away
while you receive LOUIS CHEEKY "Sce
you again" and the sardonic, sweet
smile Of Nancy that seems somehow
to miss you and go Tutoring like a
! white moth up over the housctops to
the stars.
The two waited on the corner for
Dan. Dan was LOUIS steady company.
Faithful? Well, he was on hand when
Mary would lave had to hire dozen
subpoena servers to find her lamb.
"Ain't you cold, Nance" said Lou.
"Say. what chump you are for worli.
Ing In that old store for IS n week! I
made $3.50 last week. OF course iron
Ing amt as swell worl; us selling lace
behind counter. but 1t pays. None OF
us ironers makes less than $40. And |
don't know that it's any less respectful
work either"
You can have IT, said Nancy. with
uplIfted nose. "I'll take my eight u
week and hall bedroom. like 10 be
among nice things and swell people.
And look what chance I've got! Why.
ono OF our glove girls married a Pitts.
burg .stcellnakcr or blacksmith or
somcthlng-the other day worth mil.
lion dollars. Ill catch swell myself
some time. amt Dragging on my
looks or anything, but I'll take my
chances where there's big prizes Of.
fcred. What show would q girl have
In laundry"
"Why, that's where met Dam" said
Lou triumphantly. "Hc came in for
his Sunday shirt and collars and saw
mo ut the first board ironing. we all
| try to get to work at the first board
Ella Afasinnis was sick that day. ana
| i had her place. He said lie noticed
my arms first. how. round and white
they was. had my sleeves rolled NIP.
Some nice follows Come into laundries.
You can tell 'em by their bringing their
clothes In suit cases ana turning In tile
door sharp and sudden"
"How can you wear q waist like that,
Lou?" said Nancy, gazing down at The
offending article with sweet scorn in
her heavy lldded eyes. at shows fierce
taste"
2"Thls waist" cried Lou, with wide
eyed Indignation. "Why, I paid SIG
for this waist. It's worth sos. A wo.
man left 1t to be Numbered and never
called for 1t. The boss sold It TO me.
It's got yards and yards of hand en-.
broidery on It. Better tails about that
ugly. plain thing you've got on"
"This ugly, plain thing" said Nancy
calmly, was copied from one that
Mrs. Van Alstync Fisher was wearing
The girls say her bill in the store last
year was $4,000. made mine my.
self. 1t cost me s1.5o. Ten feet away
you couldn't tell it from hers"
"oh, WE'LL" said Lou good naturally,