Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-11

and come and live with me- I've no
kith or KIM says she, except a hus-
band and son or two. and | hold no
communication with any OF 'em. They
are extraYagant burdens on a hard
working woman, want you to be
laughter to me. They say I'm stlngy
ind mean, and the papers print lies
about my doing my own cooking and
washing. It's ie, she goes on 4
iut my washing out, except the hand
Ierchlefs and stockings and pettlcOats
ind collars and light stuff like that.
I've got $40000,00O In cash and stocks
ind bonds that are as negotiable as
standard on preferred at a church fair.
I'm lonely old woman, and need
tOmpanlOhshlp. You're the most beau.
tiful human being | ever saw, says
she, VIII you come and live with me?
IN show 'em whether can spend mon
ey or not, she says.
well, man, what would you have
lone? OF course fell to 1t. And, to
tell the truth, began to like old Mag
gle. II wasn't all on account Of the
forty millions and what she could do
FOR me, | was kind Of lonesome in the
world too. Eyerybody's got to have
somebody they can explain to about
The pain In their left shoulder and how
last patent leather shoes wear out
when they begin to crack, And you
'an't talk about such things to men
you meet In hotels; they're looking for
lust such openings
$50 | gave up my Job In the hotel
and went with Mrs. Brown. ! certain.
Iy seemed to have mash on her
She'd look at me for half an hour at a
time when I was sitting, reading or
looking at the magazines
"0ne time | says to her: Do | re.
mind you of some deceased relative or
friend of your childhood, Mrs, Brown?
I've noticed you give me a pretty good
optical inspection from time to time
"You have face she says, exact
Iy like dear friend OF mine-the best
friend l ever had. But | like you for
Yourself, child, too she says.
"And say, man, what do you suppose
,he did? Loosened up like a Marcel
wave In the surf at Coney, She took
me to swell dressmnller and gave her
a Ia carte to 1T me out money no ob.
ect They were rush orders, ana
madam locked the front door and put
the whole force to work,
"rhen we moved to- where do you
,hlnk2 No; guess again. That's right
the Hotel Bonton, We had six
room apartment, and It cost Sl00
lay, saw the bill, l began to love
that old lady,
And then, man, when my dresses
began to come in-oh, won't tell you
about 'eml You couldn't understand.
And | began to call her Aunt Maggie.
You've read about Cinderella, OF course,
Well, what Cinderella said when the
prince fitted that 3ls A on her foot
was hard luck story compared to the
ihlngs | told myself
"Then Aunt Maggie says she is going
10 give me coming out banquet In the
Ronton thatn make moving vans Of
all the old Dutch families on Firth
avenue.
"l'ye been out before. Aunt Maggie
says l. But I'll come out again. But
YOU know says /, that this is one Of
the SWEETEST hotels in the city. And
you know-parlon me-that It's hard
to get bunch OF notables together un
less you've trained for IT,
"Dont fret about that child, says
Aunt Maggie Il don't send out lnvl
tatIons--l Issue orders. IN have fifty
guests here that couldn't be brought
together again at any reception unless
Il We're given by king or trust
busting district attorney They are men
Of course, and all OF em either owe me
money or intend TO. Some OF their
wives won't come, but a good many
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