The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-16
PAULA STARTS WORK AND
GETS A TASTE OF SNOB-
Berry FROM A WAITER

Il slept we'll that night. MarEie. -
said Paula. aud by stranE. chance
l dreamed. not Of my new job or Of
my life. but OF the old home and
Jeff Perrigrcen. Again was stand.
Ing BY the area gate. and JEFF was
coming thru. his arms full OF gro
ceriea
Good morning. Miss Paula. he
said.
4. little snob that was. did not
dclgn 90 answer. but he did not
mind. for he said. as he dropped
some Of tho packages while he
snaichcd off his torn cap and dug
his bare toes into the earth.
My. but your cycs arc bright
this morning. Miss Paula. Won't
you have an applet and he rushed
back TO tho delivery wagon and
brought me a biz red apple.
Just then. In my dream. my gov.
erneas came and called me IN. but
before vent ! sraclousiy accepted
tho apple.
MY EuyerucaS was telling the
little Paula that u was wrong 10
accept apples from barefoot grocery
boys when / awckc 10 find myself
a big Paula in the hall bedroom OF
queer little old boarding house.
4 had slept late. and breakfast
was nearly over. Emma vas gone
She had a shift of few hours in
tho morning. and In the evening
from 6 to II. She told her aunt TO
tell me | must have black dress
and a cap was puzzled at that.
so Emma's aunt tald;
N you have a lace handkerchief
I you can make a pretty little cap OF
! a. The idea In more ornamental
than anything else
II was not thinking. however. 20
much about tho cap AS ! was about
the dress. The only black dress ]
owned was "A decollette evening
dress OF je; seauins. and that was
= In the storage house ! smiled as
n pictured myself In II checking
hats at tho College Inn.
Il think my sense OF humor has
been a saving grace TO me. ! can
truly say that not once In my Ions
climb back to happiness. after the
awful change in my life. did ! not
find something TO make me smile.
even in the midst OF my greatest
tragedies. when my house OF cards.
that I had built 40 laboriously. had
tumbied down in front OF my eyes.
AS soon as finished my break.
fast went over 10 the College Inn
TO ask Emma about my dress II
staggered me TO have tho head
waiter pull out a chair from a near.
] by table. His Difference was dis
concerning under the circumstances.
especially as found, TO my dismay.
that could not remember Emma .
last name. In fact. I did not re-
member having heard g. For.
tunately she caught sight OF me
and | walked over TO her In a hurry.
Emma. your aunt said | had to
have black dress. II that Is 80.
] am afraid ! can't take the place, as
have only 1874. and my board Is
due tomorrow
Don't you worry. Kid. What you
want Is one OF those 81 maids cos.
tunes Of black sateen. and you1l
look like million dollars mas
querading as a poor. but honest
girl. or course every woman who
looks at your shoes and olocked
silk stockings will sniff. and won.
der where you got them
1T was then. Margie." said
Paula. that got my first taste of
the snobbery of the people who
wait on you. That head walters
manner was very different, "a I
went off with Emma, from what II
was when | came in.
II spoke Of this TO Emma and she
said:
at Is not always money that
makes snobs, altho the getting of
lots OF 1t helps a lot. Jules is the
same kind OF snob that Mrs.
Chambers is. altho both would re.
sent It II you told them 30.
Emma. you are a wonder |
said. I am going to learn n lot
/ from you.