Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-11

on the mantcl under a glass globe,
and then she tripped upstairs to the
third floor. In moment she hurried
back with her suit case and a bowl of
water. She threw up a blind and
placed the bowl on a little table be
side the window
First of all. you've got to look the
part. so dip in your hand" she Ill
rected him as she opened the suit
case and produced her manicure set.
She was silent only until she sat
down. When | get back to little old
Broadway tomorrow night she ratified
on as she deity and vigorously mani
cured him, I'll promise never to get
farther than four blocks away from
the subway again as long as | live. |
used to kick because Id get called up
to a room, as sure as death that the
job would take an hour and a half,
and that there'd be no tip. to manicure
some waspy woman with her hair
on the table and her complexion on
the dresser. and her figure hanging
beauty scattered on four chairs and
the bed; but even that would be Joy
to me now. I've seen all of the coun-
try | want. and it's Bessie-sit-b
fire for me from this on, I'm willing
to live the rest of my life with the T.
trains rafting over my head; and
when | die, if they'll just bury me any
place on the Great White Way, I'll lie
happy and still in my grave forever.
Now you're done" A sour-visaged
old lady had come to the door and
glared at them, then walked away. Il
don't owe her a cent, and she don't
bite observed the girl; so just you
sit here and look sassy till get back
She dried her manicure set and
packed it in its roll of chamois and
flannel and fine leather, put on her
hat, and left him alone. In ten min
utes she had returned, bearing
heavy package and jingling some coins
in her hand.
Il got two dollars. one for the tools
and one for my good looks" she joy
ously announced, which is bright and
cheerful when you remember that the
tools only cost me 90 and the hand
some face was a present. | gave
polite colored gentleman ten cents
for these bricks, right out of his bod.
so we've got a dollar-ninety to repre-
sent our capital
Bricks" he repeated with a won
dering glance at the bundle What
on earth do you want with those?"
ITO put in the suit case, so it won't
go straight up when a bell-hop grabs
it," she replied. There's nothing in
couldn't get a cent on. Just think, |
was going to hook that nice, ready
moneylooking suit case the minute !
got back to the room, If | hadn't met
YOU, Now. you take this dollar-ninety
Right around the corner there's a ten
cent barber shop. and a gents furnish
ing goods store right next door You
buy YOU one collar for - cents. one
pair of cuffs for a quarter, one shave
for ten cents. one shine for five cents.
and a real extravagant-looking l5-cent
cigar. but don't light the cigar Have
Won got a clean handkerchief" For
tunately he had Give il to me Now,
YOU bring back the dollar-thirty 10
spread around in tips: and hurry
When he returned, shaved and much
she had run a white thread
through the hem Of his handkerchief
and this she slipped up under his col
lar. tying it behind. 50 far as it was
visible il looked like an immaculate /
white negligee shirt. She had him cut .
of his attached cuffs and don the /
clean ones.
You look the part" she announced /
as she surveyed him with pride. In I
a few iiffs I'll have double extra !