The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-04

TO the front entrance and gets
Marie to lead me to the phone
booth.
Well. I'd got the Joint all sized
up now. It's one OF these swell
beardin' schools for girls. where
they take piano lessons and are
exposed TO French and the Ger
man measles.
back OF the house and makes my
self comftable when all at once
the doors openin' on the back We
randa are swung open, and the
next thing I knew the whole
blamed garden was full of 'em.
Girls Say. all the fifty-seven
varieties was represented-tall
ones. short ones. thin ones. plump
ones. and plain fatties. They
ranged from fourteen up.
First they began sailin' by in
groups of twos and threes and
fours. all gfvin' me the goo-goo
stare and snickerin'. Honest,
you'd thought l was some kind
OF humorous curiosity. And
the whispered remarks they
passed. why, Madge! Aren't
you just killingl Whose brother
did you say you thought-- Yes,
and SO curly, tool"
I'D been enjoyin' this gen'ral
inspection stunt for four or five
minutes, when | hears a little
squeal come from a bunch of new
recruits, and when l looks up TO
see what's happening now-well.
you'd never guess. It's Miss Wee!
And the next thing ] knew she's
comm straight for me.
why, Torchy!" says she.
"You!" And blamed IL she want
holdin' out both hands.
Sure thing, it's me-" says /,
grabbin' the hands before she
could change her mind. "Say,
have seat. won't you, Miss
Vee?"
"oh. then you haven't forgot
tenn" says she.
Me? Forget?" says I. Say,
Miss Wee, I'll keep right on re-
meberin' that spiel we had to-
gether until breathin' goes out of
fashion-and then somei Gee!
but I'm glad you happened
along."
But how is it," says she.
that you
Special commission" says 1.
I'm waitin' here for Mr.. Robert
Ellins."
"oh!" says she. And have
you had some salad and sand
wiehes?"
No; but I'm ready for 'em
now" says I. THAT is, fl
Say, you don't mind doin' this, do
your"
why should ~" says she.
sOb, WE'LL says I, you see
ain 't-well, I'm kind of outclassed
here, and l didn't know but some
of the other girls might"
Let them darei" says Miss
Wee, straightenin' up and glancin'
around naughty. My! but she's
a thorough redi There WAS one
group standin' a little way off
watchin' us; but that look of Miss
Wees scattered 'em as IL she'd
turned the hose on them.
You're a hummer, you are!"
says |. lookin' her over aprovin'
There, thero' says she. 81
see that you have something
to eat right a~ay. Here, Hor-
tensel Therel Now you'll have
a cup of tea, won't your"
Anything you pass out goes
with me- says l. even to tea. Z"
1t was my first offense in the
oolong line, and, honest, / couldn't
tell how IL tasted but l knew
all about how Wee handles a cup
and saucer. though. and the way
she has of lookin' at you over the
rim.
Say, she's the only girl / ever
knew who could talk more'n a
minute to a Teller without the aid
of giggles.
She tells me all about how
she's been to school here ever
since she was a little girl. Seems
she's as shy on parents as I am;
but she has an aunt that she lives
with between school terms. This
is her finishin' year, and as soon
as the final doin's are over she
and Aunt are due to sail for Eu-
rope.
Coming back in September"
says I.
s'Oh, no, indeed" says she.
Perhaps not for two years"
"Geei" says I.
"Wellf" says she. and finds