The Detroit times., 1916-12-05
TheEpening Story
Partners In Vegetables.
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was a short laugh and ended rue
fuliy.
-seven places today spoiogizeo
ITria in extenuation.
-Four for me. said MAY, bui "
might have been one or twenty 20
f.r as results. There are hordes OF
sirls and positions are in panle.
! can have ms old one back when
the doll seasons over hu' that H"l
10 months I've got 5000 saved up
for old age and didn't want 10 GU
into u. But guess the times come
Mako me have desperate what 's
the use feeling splurge toiht-sea'
shore ana then commence az 10
: even"
mot for met" positively ,F
oply a hundred and hft, saved and
IL look mc nearly 'hree Years No'
80 much "a 50-cenl spbrge noN,
thank YOU besides. you're an *
,ert AMI can get work easily just AZ
SOON there's work 10 be had m
only common clay. With short STUB
In finger thatn keep no cn me
waiting list till all the experts are
used up. And I'm from the country.
loo"
Country" interrupted Nav ns
the seized with an inspiration
That's what fills the SUNDAY papers
with summer board huggies and
boats extra Thsy must need COOKS
and maids and Mattresses IN such
places. Wonder II we couldn't hnc
q job-get away from The ciiy and
still be adding TO The old-sge fund p
Lexia groaned forcing al the
.lugubrlousness into her vo'ce thar
she eould 81 was in village board
ing house for wear before ] came
10 the city fo- work she confessed
III was tough Sort of scruh girl
Up from 4 in TIE morning tiil any
time AT night. with every servant
the mistress. ard all the coarderS
for bosses. and all the green vege.
tables and other things 10 pass ihru
my hands for cleaning e WAS moth
ing but scrDbbing and srub5ing
May shook her head thoughtfully
Don't like scrubbing and snubbing
tosether. she objected They're
too much alike. want variety Oh.
dear, why aren't we OF the employ
ers instead OF the employeu7 Il
must be a lot nicer 10 hire a girl
than beg a mistress But what was
that YOU said about green yege.
tables? OF course. folks must buy
'em. and. Of course, somebody must
raise 'em. I've read about II some
where--independence and all. What
DO you know about -"
Not a thing, May. was q milli-
ner's daughter. and worked a year
In a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES house,
mean. That's all. except like
strawberries and don't like onions.
But could grow onions for others
TO eat. II | knew how"
A pucKer gathered between Mays
bright eyes. But il didn't STAY long
'sHoop-la" she suddenly cried. JUST
the very thing You know the big.
rcdcheeked girl who waits on as al
the cheap restaurant where ne 20
when In a saving mood-the awfulIy
lonesome one. with tears in her
voice."
"Guess ] do" smiled Lexia. 1--WE
snickereo over her com mon sense
and lack OF sense a hundred times
What she knows about the country
and don't know about the city would
Just balance each other. That first
day when We looked and spoke our
sympathy brought RoHana straight
10 our feet. bet we're The only
friends sae's go, in the whole wick.
I'd city"
Don't show levi'y, girl severe
", THAT sympathy was bread on
he water. Now Rorans Is dying OF
homesickness for he country. She.
going back TO look for a ios lust ag
soon as she can save enough for her
tsre. She says she'd work there Tor
soth'ng and sleep outdoors If cnIy
she could go back SO YOU see how
grateful the would re fer a bonanza
n friendship, congenial work and Il
prospect cf making more money
han she ever did before
Lexis gazed az her friend help
essly.
"Not caught on yet" MAY went on
fityinglN "WeH. see Ru1ana %
oss In city. but would be a tower
4 strength IN the country she's
friendly body. thoroIy nice girl and
strong as man Her father wac
! market gardener and she grew Up
r. the work she knows Il all. You
and arc adrift now with our hnan.
.lal boat springing q leak Grow ing
green vegetables in the country
sould be independence
Iexias puzzled look flashed 10 "a
Trim. She snickered e get YOU"
,he said NOW. OF course. We must
10 straight 10 the restaurant and
hold council. rm hungry enough fct
square 10 cent meal anyhow"
Twenty-Five il mine" declared
aay. ITS to finish with an ice
sream. I've denied myself for 10
iays. Now / celebrate"
But how will Roxana come IN
With us?" questioned Dexia. az they
walked toward the restaurant. i