The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-18

cr She md a room TINT was too warm
In summer and too cold iu winter She |
cooked her meals there uu tiny oil |
stove, she slept there, She rested |
there. she lived there She had no !
social life at nll for the reason that
she did not like the people who would |
lmNr liked her The public library |
supplied her with books uud these |
books made lind uf NE Then. too, |
he had her dreams They sustained |
aud hrurtcucd her On cruelty hot days
nj her machine she dreamed VI free
dom NJ the country, NJ sitting under
u big green tree aud wearing sheer
white lrp,s On wild, cold. stormy
nights I'm her room she dreamed ~
20 great fireplace red with Goals and
"a thick rug before II and deep soft
chair holding her grateful body She
dreamed Of rmding fresh, clean books
I with the smell of the press still IN
! their uAgrs the library books were
sometimes 80 soilrd aud unplcasRutly
/ lululrd She dreamed NJ wearing
| flowers and listening tu music she
/ dreamed NJ slipping her small feet iuIb
Nlk stockings nnd " putting % shin.
mrriuu satin pcttroat on over her
head
Eight years at ii machine. power
driven AT utmost speed and II badly
ventilated room and surrounded by
all sorts " human contact, mwholc.
/ some and diseased were not calculnt.
| cd either tu make beauty or preserve
I It. often when Electra saw the mill
race NJ life cugulf pretty girls she was
/ glad that she was plain. A. for the
very beautiful expression ~ her small
pale face she did not live among Il
c0-- of people who appreciated IT,
Our terrible fall day she came
home lo find one Of her brothers
waiting Tor her Their meeting WA
almost like that between strangers
"lluh was her oldest brother she
had always liked him the best of thv
thrrr Tears came to her eyes
Yes said Henry, uompoSedly
"nobs dead and he left quite bit
Of property lie hadn't ANY heirs. but
Joe aud me and YOU I've brought
YOU your share There II Is Ruhs last
words were Tell her to spend II iu
/ tile way That win give her the most
happiness"
Thank YOU. Henry" Electra said
She sat looking duzrdly at the paper
he had given her It was check for
| LOCO
Henry went back To Manitoba next
day. and all WIS us It had been be-
| fore he came Yet there was the
| thousand dollars. At last Electra held
the substance ~ her dreams In her
. hands. She thought II all out carefully
/ Il pun put this money In the bank
against A rainy day and gU on working
at the machine Or | can spend the
money II | spend It l shall have Il
little happiness; II don't spend II
never shall have any at all And
unu always go back 10 the machine
She decided to spend the money
She took the few things shc had am
wont clear across the town to board
at Mrs. Pclrs. Mrs pcll hod beau
tiful house. aud She was noted cook
The Pells had ben people NJ some
consequence before they Lost their
money Electra had Mrs pells tower
room There was n green velvet rug
on the floor fine oldfashionel furni
ture and d mirror taller than she was
when she Drod on the rug and looked
into the mirror she was happier than
she had ever been IN her Ifc she
pgid MIR, rcll Sli a week for room
p aud board A hundred and fiflN dollar,
p would last her just ten weeks Rut Ter
/ weeks II a long time
i She bought some magazines and
fashion Journals. aud for two days sh'
Idld nothing hut eat aud sleep ant