The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
TheEpenine Story
Girl Back Home.
Copyright 1915. BY W. wern.rl

ioikS kept ClArieS- l always rotner
thought that those who did we're
queer. or silly. or fond of their own
words. Now I know. When there
isn't any one else you care TO talk
10 and there isn't much In your life
worth talking about. and there isn't
anything worth doing-eIcept your
daily work, and you'd be glad TO
give that up. only you can't and
keep on eating-why. then. You keep
a diary.
II Is so hot tonight, Shall I waste
page describing this stuffy. hate
full hall bedroom! think not.
hope tomorrow Is cooler. Standing
behind that hot hardware counter
Oh. we'll. that isn't worth words. The
front door has just closed Two
o'clock. II is Arts step. wonder
II il was cooler down by the lake!
Y wonder II her hair Is honestly
yellow? vonder-oh. who couldn't
look clean and sweet and young and
pink palmed II you'd lived In a big
elm shaded home. in q tiny. clean
Town. and your father was a Judge.
and YOU had two maids. How
carefully Art drops his shoes. He'd
better When you're paying only 81
for your room and In the adjoining
front a lady manicurist yields six.
you've got 10 be quiet. Anyway. :
o'clock Is late. He has no business
coming In at that time and waking
US all up What ~ her hotel Is
downtown? Oh. this as all tonight
June 4-They went TO Chinatown
tonight. sightseeing, II Is awfully
warm. might have gone. Art ask
ed me. II Is none OF my business
or course Art and are simply
friends. And he told me long
time ago-when he nrst came TO the
city-that he was engaged 10 girl
back home-a dear. sweet, pretty
girl and he came here 70 work up
and be In a position TO marry her.
He'd known her all his life. As J
said before, it's none OF my busi-
ness. but don't think she'll make
him a suitable wife Her gray linen
dress cost at least $40. or course.
could have gone along with them
t1night Art asked me. But To
mad TO hang back with her father
and mother. and really wouldn't
know what 10 say TO them. They're
rather stand-ofiish, and I heard her
mother ask Art how long he'd known
me. and Art told her that he took
my umbrella by mistake the FIRST
night he came 10 this house TO room.
7 had left IL in the hall downstairs
and Was wildly accusing bern Cohn
when Art came in and heard. III
Arts face as he held IL out. You
see, he hadn't been In Chicago but
three days. and he told me after
ward he felt like a rute. Why. it's
$50 and Art isn't In yet How
does he think he can work the next
day after being out late every
night? And they're avfully cranky
in the shipping room. guess the
front door is opening now. Yes.
it's him. wonder IL her hair Is
honestly yellow.
June 6-l-ast night went TO the
movies with Bert Cohn II was an
swfully poor picture. II fickered so
Poor music, too. And I can't endure
Bert Cohn. He simply outlaws when
he sees something funny And the
things he thinks are funny, Oh. he's
impossible. He told me he cleared
$50 last veek-just commissions.
TOO. II seems strange so many peo-
pie need vacuum cleaners. II seems
strange that fat, cheeky fellow can
make 80 many think they need EN-.
But $50 a week, wonder won.
der II I'd get tirder OF him than a
basement hardware counter I'm
afraid in the end I would prefer the
counter. don't know where Art
and she went tonight. A roofgar-
den. | think.
June TT that girl stays in this
town a week longer, Art will GER
tainly lose his job. lie can't get in
AZ 2 o'clock and be In working mood
the next day. And It's q good job.
There is q lot OF chance for advance
ment I'd hate to see him lose IT,
should think he'd think. n wasn't
any too easy for him to get fob
when he first came. Ny. he looked
for two weeks!
June 81 went to the movies by
myself last night II was a horrid
picture. A silly picture. a woman's
husband falls In love with a youpge r
sirl-one OF the doll type--and she
tries TO win him back. She bought
clothes and she massaged and she
put her hair up In pretty new
style. and he promptly forgot all
about the little girl. go silly and
untrue. Well. I don't know what
possessed me, but I stopped In at a
drug store on my way home and got
a Jar OF skin food. And rubbed
and steamed my face. only had
70 rush ~. because Miss de Foy
yelled II intended TO be all night
! taking bath. You'd think she had
first right TO that bathroom
And then my tooth started 10 ache
and ] didn't sleep a wink all night.