The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-03-05

sue cuQ lay hands OF. wei. Wx6 -
cahy, she see that grand trewscw NJ
Z she said she never saw th bent
Dresses! Well, her going-away suie
alone comes to eighty dollars, for HI
! bein' made by Molkowsky, the n4f1e
, Polish tailor. An her weddin' dress II
satin, do yuh mind! Oh, 1T was =
real treat for my aunt, Mis-, Nh
cahy."
Birdie walked over to where MINIS
Wenzel sat. very white and still. ~
pointed stubby, red finger I'm her
face. @'Tis the grand manager ye ara.
Miss Wenzel, gettin' satins an tailor
mades on yer salary. 1t takes =
woman, Minnie Wenzel, to see through
a woman's TRICKS"
''Well, I'll be dingedl" exploded Je
Haley.
"Yuh'd better bel" retorted Birds
Callahan.
! Minnie Wenzel stood up, her lip
| caught between her teeth.
"Am / to understand, 10 Haley, that
you dare to accuse me of taking your
filthy money, instead of that misex-
able ex-con there who has done timer
'That1l do, Minnie said 10 Haley
/ gently. That's a-plenty."
Prove it." went on Minnie, and then
looked as though she wished she
| hadn't.
"A business college ediication is =
grand, foine thing observed Birdie
Miss Wenzel is a graduate ay wan-
They teach you everything from
DRAWN birds with tail feathers to
plain and fancy penmanship. In fact,
they teach everything in the writin'
line except forgery, an / amt 50
sure they haven't coorse in that"
Il don't care" whimpered Minnie
Wenzel suddenly, sinking in a ling
heap on the floor. II had to do it. I'm
marrying swell fellow and a girls
look like a Bird Center dressmaker's
work. He's got three sisters / saw
their pictures and they're coming tn
the wedding. They're the kind that
wear low-necked dresses in the eve
ming, and have their hair and nails
done down town. / haven't got thing
but my looks. Could l go to New
York dressed like a rube? On ths
square, 10, i worked here six years
and never took a sou. But things got
away from me. The tailor wouldn't
finish my suit unless l paid him Fifty
dollars down. l only took fifty aft
first, intending to pay it back Honest
to goodness, 10, did"
"Cut it out" said 10 Haley, @and q
up. / was going to give you chez
for your wedding. though l hadn
counted on no three hundred Wei
call it square. And l hope you'll DO
happy, but don't gamble on it. You'll
be goin' through your mans pockets
before you're married year. Yo9
can take your hat and fade. I'd like
to know how I'm ever going to square
this thing with Ted and Birdie
An me standin' here gassin' while
them fool girls in the dinin'room
can't set a table decent, and dinner
in less than ten minutes cried Birdie,
rushing off. Ted mumbled something
and was after her.
Birdie! l want to talk to you"
Say it quick, them" said Birdie
'ver her shoulder. The doors open II
hree minutes"
Il can't tell you how grateful I =
This is no place to talk to you
-ou let me walk home with you
light after your works doneg"
will II" said Birdie, turning to
i'm. Il will not. TIL swell mob
hook you, an good thing it is 2
vas travelin' with a bunch of racers,
Fhen you was only built for medium
peed. Now you're got your chance to
fresh start and don't you ever think
m going to be the one to let you
poll it by beginnin' to walk out with
dinin'room Lizzie like me-
Don't say that, Birdie" Ted put in
IT'S the truth" affirmed Birdie.
Not that l amt perfectly respect
Bile girrul, and We know it I'm a
BOD slob, but folks would be tickIed
IT the chance to say that you had
obody to go with but the likes nv
e. If / was to let you walk home
18th me tonight, yuh might be askin'
call next week. Inside half year,
yuh was lonesome enough, yuh'd ask
to marry yuh. And b'gorra," she
id softly, looking down at her un-
vely, red hands, Pm dead scared
do it. Get back to work, Ted Ter
|, and hold yer head up high, and
len yuh say your prayers tonight.
ank your lucky stars amt a hussy~