The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-04

40. 2O-SearCh Of Home.
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q INNOCENCE IL after all great q
. protection 80 Youth and IneNpeFl-
q rucr For only = real biackEuard
q viii take advantage Of true limo
q crucr aud there are not nearly
q ~ manl blacLEuArds In the world u
y A. people seem 10 believe. q
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had cut out Of the morning news
papers list Of the boarding houses
with which thought were fairly
attractive possibilities The first
thing did after leaving Mrs Ken
needy. my mothers friend. was to
search FOR q room | might engage
where / could leave my bag and where
/ would be sure N n place to sleep
that night pridrl myself on my
foresight In this | thought Of myself
us very practical To be sure II was
all lark thus far to me At last 1
was beginning to live the life of the
yturyhook girls Of whom ! had read.
l WAS beginning TO drHmatlIe myself
! had had no idea how much my
my father had paid Mrs Kennedy for
my board only knew he had allowed
me 81 week FOR my spending money
and to buy my simpler articles Of
clothing, such as shoes and gloves and
an occasional hat Wherefore, II
never davned upon me that | could
not get more excellent and comfort
able board for 81 week
The first address on my list Of
boarding houses was located In an ex
cellent portion Of the city After
had rung the bell of the house and
was ushered into the waiting room
was u little disappointed at the com
! fort around me wanted to be poor
or than this II would seem more
/ picturesque Presently SMART!
| dressed woman came into the room
where WAS waiting, and asked II
wanted to engage board She looked
/ slightly surprised when she saw nov
Young | was Hut ! fancy landlad!
In city boarding house soon Learns
| to be- surprised at nothing. so, afte
her first swift glance she took al
had 10 say In most matter of.fac
manner She told me she had an eH
cellent room on the second floor nea
the bath. and that he table was note'
because she had a southern chef. Sh
told me she could guarantee he
service hecnuse she had excellent ne
gro waters who had been with he
Tor years.
This was really almost too elegant
Stlll II had its bright side-my mothe
and father could not object to IN
freedom n ! were TO live IN AZ con
Portable place as this | fOllOwc
. the woman upstairs to look at III
room. II was attractively, thoug
somewhat guadly, furnished A
though had scarcely started on m
quest, was beginning to feel a littI
tired, aud was glad enough 10 81
, down my dress suit case aud tell h,
. ! ] NOulN lhAf Auf lNNhA hhh NhNAN
a professional smile, with no RET
Kindness In It, and told me she WI
glad was satisfied. We had onl
! 10 gu through some slight fOrmRlt
y when the quarters would become II
own
She asked me II | had trunk
d told her mot Just vet, but I won
send for II presently" and she e
plnlned IN which case | would ha'
10 pay weeks board In advance.
was too much " a child even to u
derstand the business necessity 4
this transaction. But did not drca
Of showing my ignorance Of life
refusing to do so rs she suggested
opened my pOckethOok at once.
How much Is IT, asked her
twenty-five dollars" she told II
laconicaly
a. stood staring. scarcely cou
Rlleve my own ears
Twenty dOllars| | repeat
duly. And then frightened ut
"Oh. You mean for month.
n was the womHns turn to stare.
;. For a month"; she exclalml
For week and that ls a specI
It rate. should get thirty dollars I
~ this room with board, but you look
like such nicS young lady l "