Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
WHEN I had recovered from my aston.

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w ishment at picky's unccremonious de.
ua'ture. I again started 90 write 20 Mrs
Helen Rraiurr Smith, secretary OF the
Lotus study club
" was now saturday evening and I had
received htr courteous lCt' '.r asking me TO
consider conducting the history class Of
hc- club Wodns day morning,
1 went 10 my room and switched on the
electric drop light over my desk, an old
fnHlicuCd solid anair, which had been my
mo,usy'g. oUa which ! valued beyond price,
ana returned 60 get my pen which Diclty
had y7a1 90 write his check.
a. I picked up the pen my eyes fell upon
p,cHv's chaglhauN. from which he had
hastily filled uut the ounrE for the old
artist u lgy open 3t tine u1so from which
u" mad taken the check, aud / could not hclA
seeing tho GklrCs ON the gtub-Sl5O. |
beat closer go SEQ che ta.Na. II I were 10
take over the finances Of the family ] told
myself, ! hai % right g. 500 where the
money was going. Yes. tae name ON tho
stab wa Nazou. Horace llaxon.
ono hundred and h'ty dollars! l re-
poated the lgurca 90 myself as l went back
TO my room TO write Wy note. 7 hOpB I am
not pars'mouipUs, and ! always tried to
do my share uf social spryica. our ,f my
salary ] always contributed u certain pro-
| portion 10 the societies which have charge
| ur the CharitE.l. H.rG nr the city. and in
| addition ] gave some uf my timc to help the
! regular wo'kora iu my district in times ot
| emergency Iut this loan 20 a man whom
! I had learned was "a constant borrower
| seemed njminll in its recklcsgness. AZ the
| risk ur more uupleasantncss, ] resolved to
! speak To- bgyy about 10 when he came back.
! lie would ruin himself If he persisted in
| doing things like this.
WRITE MRS BRAINERD SMITH
In the meantime / would write my note.
| 7 thought it over for a f'w minutes, my In
variable practice iu writing a letter. and
| then wrote.
&C East Twcutv-ninth street,
apartment 49,
My dear Mrs. smith:
I shall ho glad TO consider taking up
the work Of which you spoke in your
note of last Tuesday. the 18th. l can
meet you at any time to make the
necessary arrangements. | should be
glad 90 have you come TO my house or,
If 10 be more convenient for you. / can
meet yuu elsewhere. If YOU viii telc-
phone me a few hours beforehand. we
probably can arrange a meeting place
| which will bo convenient for both of US.
My telephone number is Madison Square
2i6S. Thank ug YOU for your thought
of me. ] am yours very truly
MARGARET SPENCER GRAHAM.
Mrs. Helen Braln"rd Smith
Secretary Lotus study club,
2lJ West Washington square.
/ read the letter over noting that In Us
contest three of its five sentences began
with the letter a." The third sentence
changed into two, reading, can you come
to my house? If that is not convenient fol
you. however, ! can meet you elsewhere -
| Then copied the letter over, addressed The
envelope, bloucd it, put the letter inside
sealed the envelope and stamped it, As
was debating whether 10 call Katie to pos
the letter or to go myself she appeared a
my door.
KATIE RECALLS THE DINNER
"Wot you ttnk, Misses Graham" she salt
eNcitedy I'VE all forgot every thing today
| Noting for tomorrow dinner Plenty foi
breakfast. Ham here, eggs grapefruit
everything, and l made cream pie for des
sert tomorrow, but no meat no salad. nC
| vegetable. | take me basket. go Queecl
before market closes. Not you want"
why Katie, aren't you afraid of tn,
man with the black beard who frightened
, you the other night?' / asked slyIy
knew that she had invented the man 80 tina
l would allow her TO sleep in the apartmen
instead Of going to the miserable tenemen
on the East Side, where her cousins lived
but she was so transparent | really coul,
not resist asking the question solely to Sc
how she would answer it.
II tink he no dere now" Katie declare
unbushngly. He no see me last night
! he tlnS | move away he no comc-i -ionight.
E ''Very we'll. Katie if you are not afra
! You may go. Please post this letter on tn
way"
2 IAN right" Katie put it carefully int
, the pocket of her jacket "NOw you tc
= me vot you want for dinner"
o KATIE, THE VERSATILE
"t-au you oppp oyetars I[ot{e2"