The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-13
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~ AMELIA COHEN.

chief and ran her fngor around the
collar OF her blouse in an irritated
way.
"Geel" she breathed 10 the stenog-
rapher from across the hall who had
brought her lunch over TO Miss Fat
tsrshAlls once. where there vas q
breeze, This weather Is fierce! This
u the sort Of thing that makes me
hate TO work for a living. ! want TO
put dynamite bombs under all the
hammocks wherein swing languid
ladies In lace frocks reading the latest
thriller and getting away With bon
bons while father or husband does the
toiiing down town! Yes, | do"
Why. l never heard you talk SOL
cried the stenographer rom across
the hall. You've always been per
tsotly contented!"
The best Of us have our on days
said Miss Fattershall gloomily. When
Il gets to be 40 In the shade | general
ly abandon my noble theories and be
come a lady anarchist! Just as soon
as II gets cool you will End me back at
the old stand preaching patience, con
tentment and contempt for the idle
dchl
Even now" went on Miss Fatter-
shall. with the Precipitation trickling
down my complexion In little bitches
I can still remember that the idle rich
have their troubles. Why. II was just
because she had nothing else to do
that my boss daughter, Genevieve
Pye. picked up her foreign count-and
believe me. she has been busy ever
since! Her daily program has been
something like this: Seven a. M,
cable papa for funds. Eight a. m, sea
Gluseppe's creditors and stave them
on. Nine n. m, cable TO see II papa
has got the frst cable and urge haste
Ten a. m. explain to Giuseppe why |
cannot pay his new gambling debts.
Eleven a.. m. cable to papa for add.
tionAl funds. Noon. see more OF
Giuseppe's creditors. After lunch
pawn my diamond earrings and pay
the grocery bill. Two p. m. cable papa
for more"
"Goodness!" gasped the stenograph.
or from across the hall, ~ It's as bad
as that should think she would pack
up and come home!"
"Oh, dear MOI" explained Miss Fat
tershAll. she likes too we'll to be
spoken Of and to as countess She
can stand eight months OF horrors
over there just to pass four months in
Chicago each year and have all her old
girl friends turn green with envy and
rase at her note paper with G%iuseppe's
gorgeous coat OF arms on Il and at the
way the buffers announce. The Count
ess al Fippa F1azazza!' whenever she
enters a room
Think how you'd feel after you't
gone to school with a girl and knew
she didn't know any more than yot
did and you had swiped all her beau'
in those days without any effort at al
think how Il would make you fee
II your name was Mary Smith and herr
sounded like the whole alphabet set e
ragtime.
Il don't say that It's n brainy form
OF amusement. but G%enevieve sppeari
to find Il worth while! At least sh'
endures Giuseppe for the sake OF II
| saw him at the wedding and-well.
wouldn't change places with Genev
ieye. not even with all this no
weather.
And again" went on Miss Fatter
shall meditatiyeiy. there's Mrs. Ply,
kerselfl She's sot the house on tn
boulevard end the summer place a
Like Geneva and the hunting lodg,
up In the mountains and the yacht u
look after and. come 20 think OF II
that must take some time! Gee
Wouldn't you like TO feel that twic
every year you had to see that min
hundred ands forty-Gleven rooms wer
all cleaned and that there were enougI
sheets and ~pillowcases for a younI
hotel with the monographs just rish
and the refrigerator on the boat wa
stocked for instant sailing 10 any spo
aud that buttons were all on Pap
Pye's so suits OF pajamas and tina
you hadn't forgotten any OF the hur
dreds OF birthdays and anniversarie
on your list and that Christmas wa
looming up ahead with smother ls
and all tho winters program Of swe
dinner parties 20 make! Besides sc
ting your wardrobe OF so dresses
between!
Mercy goodness" Miss Fate
shall gasped aud surveyed the steno
rapher from across the hall vii
round y Doesn't II make yo
ache ell over to think about ~ AT
every blessed thing I have TO do aft
working all day Is to hustle home al
get into fresh clothes and hans up n
other dress aud walk to the ice crea
parlor with Jimmy In the cool OF Il
evening! sa-aa.y! ! guess we don
have Il so bad after ALL"
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