The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-29
REVELATIONS
Wife
bV Hdele GorrJSOnO

A y MRN. HELM BkNlNfkD
a SMITH secretary OF the Lotus
Study club. faced me IN the as
senblv room OF the club and held out
a check for $40 ! stared at her IN angry
amalcmcnt
Because of the carclc,,uc,s or the
stupidity OF the president of the club,
the women had taken up SO much time
with their bushes, meeting that ! had
been given but a few minutes 10 de
liver the lecture for which ! had been
engaged Mrs, Smith had thcrcupon
informed me that, Of course, | would
expect only part oi the $50 that She had
promised me
did not extend my hand for the
check. and suppose my face must
have told the tale OF my anger. for !
saw the few women who had remained
look Curiously At me. As ! debated
with myself what had better do, | .
saw one OF the newspaper women come
back into the room a, IT IN search OF
something she had lett had an in
spiratiou As | saw her.
Mrs. Smith" My voice was abrupt
it's tones as cold and determined as her
own. and raised IT slightly that the
press woman might hear. "Nou en-
gagged me to talk Io TIN, club at so
a lecture accepted Won term, Tor
TIN, wear only, lor my price j., higher.
because YOU sand the club could not
afford any more wa, here today
ready 10 I'LL my part OF the contract
II is nothing To me that your club busi-
ness took SO much time as to compel
me TO cut my talk Ii YOU wish to dis
/ continue further lectures that is your
privilege, but ! must insist on being
paid for this afternoons time"
| noticed the other women look at
each other as | spoke of her plea that
the club was too poor to pay any more
than so a lecture. From a remark |
had heard before Mrs. Smith came IN.
had learned that the club had author
wed her to OTTER me SIS a lecture,
and that her own parslmony was re-
,po'Slblc for the lowered price
The Joy of Earning.
She looked al the understanding face,
ul the other club women, saw the news.
PAPER womati, adrolt slipping toward
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