The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-13
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Anarchy

wv To this inquiry tho
Y patron made no response:
head bent. sho pored sedulously
over tho magazine.
Tho waitress renewed her dc.
mand.
Say. lis'en; what you want'"
white satin. ycilad with point
d'Angieterre." Miss Msnvers re-
piled. distinctly.
Pardonably startled. tho waitress
demanded with tho rising infioc-
ton "WhRa-at'"
"rhe court train" Miss Manvers
pursued IN abstraction. is dotted
with bouquets OF orange blos
soma"
She checked herself suddenly.
'fIam-and. please"
plate Of ham.and. CAVITY"
Yes. iced coffee and"-Miss
Manvers hcsitatod briefly-'and n
napoleon"
Tho waitress withdrew.
For tho next few mqments the
customer neglected the fashion
magazine which rhe had found on
the seat Of the chair next her own
She stared blankly Mt the spotted
btu OF fare. She was deeply In.
triTued by tho mystery Of human
fraiity. ms exemplified by her reck.
less extrayagRnco IN ordering that
superfluous bit OF pastry. Miss
Msnvers' purse contained quar-
ter OF dollar; being precisely the
sum os her entire fortune. Her
ham and beans would cost 10 cents,
tho coffee and the napoleon cents
each. She would be penniless
when she had paid her score.
Ia du. course Miss Manyora de-.
livered Al tho desk OF the blonde
cashier. and. pennilesn. wandered
forth Into tho brutal sunshine.
She went slowly, YEARLY. ns suit.
ed a drudge. Tho burning air beat
up Into her downcAst face from
snn-baked stones that scorehed
thru the soles OF her shoddy shoes.
A few doors north Of Lexington
ave. she climbed woathorb beaten
steps 20 hrowns,ons entrance.
and addressed herself 20 three
long flights % naked stairs.
She gained AZ the top an omen
door whose narcls nported aim.
pie recinnElc OF cardboard adver
Using the tenancy % Gin engraved
script Mlsa Lucy Spodc, Tin inki
NJ. a. Warden. and lin pencil. a
scrawO Manvcrr.
Near the windows. on tho end Of
box coach. young woman was
perched. thin shoulders rounded
over tho ink.ataincf drawinghoard
resting on her knees.
Interrupted. she looked up with
start and cried IN n voice OF the
Southern born:
My land. Sally VIVA, time Is
IT,
In the act OF unp,nning her hat
Miss Manners paused 10 consult an
alarm clock on an sdjacon, shelf.
Twenty past three" shs report.
cd. sententiously.
h Tho artist buslly scratched once
more.
Scared mo- she explained. com.
lng hons 30 earlyi-
Sally removed her collar with 4
wrench. "Got n dafee-
sure: with Sammy o'clock. I"
announced Lacy spof..
Where's MARY Warden
Lyric Hail--rchearsing."
Lucky MARY"
Tho artist looked up IN aston.
lzhment. "Luckyl" she protested /:
dancing I'll she's ready 10 drop.
In this awful heat, and no pay for
rehearsaisi"
An tho same" Sally contended,
she's got some chsnce She's an
nnderstudy. and her principal nigh,
fall ili-or something. That's bet.
ter than marrying n man you don't
care for which you arc likely "a
door eierking at Huckster's for
81 week"
Something's happened to you 10.
day. Sally. What Ia ~ You
haven't been"
Fired again' No, exactly. Jus;
/ laid of indefinitcly-ihat's all
With good luck may get my Job
back NEXT September"
= "Oh. but honey" Lucy explained
, crossing 10 drop hand on sally's
! shoulder. Il am sorry"
"Of course you are" Sally re
turned stonily. But you needn',
= be. I'm not going 10 let this make
: things any harder for you and
, Mary Warden"
: Don't be silly. Lucyl You know
you're Welcome
"of course do. All tho same
I'm not taking any more. was
: laid Oft last Saturday. | didn't SAY
anything. but I've been looking foi
something elso ever since-and this
7 Ia Wednesday. and I'm thru"
r We'll. WELL" said the other In
D diligently. have II your own way
+ What are you going TO steal first
3 a diamond sunburst7 But n stoT
, here listening 10 you III be late
for Sammy. SO I'm Off" PausinF
. in tho doorway. sho looked back