The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-10

'Name2' ne inquired snoruy.
"Dollie."
He stared at Dollie severely.
"Your name. PLEASED"
Miss Dorothy Williams" Dollie
was annoyed. She pouted.
you live at homer" continued
Scott.
Dollie revealed the fact that she
was chewing gum, and chewed rapidly
a. she enlightened him.
"Nope. Couldn't get along with my
mother. She thought ought to 60 to
bed every night at eight and read the
Bible all day Sunday. Some people
forget that when a girl goes to work
and earns her board she's her own
boss, so just packed out"
And where are you living now"
"Oh, in a boarding house. Swell
place. Loveliest people live there
three actors and fella who owns race
horses. Lots O nice people. It's run
by a half divorced woman. Her hus-
band comes over every once in while
and kicks in the front doors, SO there's
plenty of excitement"
STRIKES me as a dangerous place
for q young girl" remarked Jerrold r.
primly.
"Oh, I'm over seven" remarked
Dollie. recrossing her legs and shift
ing her chewing gum from left to right
at the same time. And believe me,
I've been through the mill. 1t was my
last boss put it in my head to move.
He wanted to take me out. He was a
grand man; but his wife took an aw.
full crouch on me and he had to fire
me-"
What was her objection?" request
ed Scott amiably.
ooh, she didn't like the way 1 did
my hair, or something. Somebody told
her was out with her husband, and
she cut up something fierce, but just
the same he wanted to meet me after
that. And then he stuck me up on the
fare after he told me to come down in
q taxi. 'phoned him next day and he
said that his wife had detectives trail
ing him and he had to 60 home. Then
I 'phoned him a couple of times and
he got to stalling me and then he hung
up the phone on me-"
WELL" murmured Scott in well-bred
surprise. why did you annoy him when
you saw that he was evading you?"
'Oh, that's always the way with
men," said Dollie, swapping her gum
between her teeth in disgust. They
want everything, and they promise
everything when they want anything,
and the minute there's trouble in sight.
hAv 1oox Aok ho~
the nerve to take the change of the
tray II the waiter looks cock-eyed
at them-and they're always the ones
who want the girls to take the long
chances"
You're quite a little philosopher"
smiled Jerrold R. indulgently.
I'm better than that" retorted Dol.
lie practically. You don't have to
play hide and seek with me. Now
what's the proposition"
Leave your name and address and
I'll let you know" answered Jerrold
r. coldly.
Dollie rose to her feet
Think you Wilt" she asked pleas
antly. She went to the door and
opened it. I've seen that kind Of
work before. Good night" She
slammed the door after her.
Jerrold r. pressed the ivory button
again. When Crane entered, his en-
ployer asked in an injured tone:
isn't there ono girl out there who |
hasn't got something the matter with
herr" He arose from his desk, and
going to the door leading into the
towards one OF the girls seated there. |
A very young girl arose from her seat,
and answering his beck, came to the /
door.
III you please" he said, holding the
door open for her, and indicating the
chair by his desk.
As she sat down he eyed her through
his eveelass with obvious apprecia-