The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-21

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 extravagant burdens on hard
working woman. | want you to be a
daughter to me- They say I'm stingy
and mean, and the papers print lies
about my doing my own cooking and
washing It's a lie she goes on. 1
put my washing out, except the hand
| kerchefs and stockings and petticoats
and collars and light stuff like that.
| I've got S40,000,000 in cash and stocks
and bonds that are as negotiable as
Standard Oil preferred at a church fair.
I'm a lonely old woman, and | need
companionship. You're the most beau
tiful human being ever saw says
she. Will you come and live with me!
I'll show em whether can spend mon
ey or not she says.
''WeIl, man, what would you have
done? OF course fell to it. And, to
tell the truth, began to like old Mag
gle. 1t wasn't all on account of the
forty millions and what she could do
for me. | was kind Of lonesome in the
world too. Everybody's got to have
somebody they can explain to about
the pain in their left shoulder and how
fast patent leather shoes wear out
when they begin to crack. Ana you
can't talk about such things to men
you meet in hotels: they're looking for
just such openings
$50 | gave up my job in the hotel
and went with Mrs. Brown. | certain
" seemed to have a mash on her
She'd look at me for half an hour at
time when was sitting, reading or
looking at the magazines.
Zone 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 pretty good
optical inspection from time to time
"sYou have a face she says. exact
" like a dear friend Of mine--the best
friend | ever had But l like you for
yourself. child. too, she says.
"And say. man, what do you suppose
she did? Loosened up like a Marcel
wave in the surf at Coney She took
me to a swell dressmaker and gave her
a la carte to fit me out-money no OBJ
iect They were rush orders, and
madam locked the front door and put
the whole force to work
s"Then we moved to-where do you
think? No: guess again. That's right
the Hotel Benton. We had a six
room apartment. and it cost 500 a
day. | saw the bill. began to love
that old lady
"And then. man. when my dresses
began to come in-oh. won't tell you
about 'em. 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 3la A on her foot
was hard luck story compared to the
things told myself.
Then Aunt Maggie says she is going
to give me coming out banquet In the
Ronton that'll make moving vans OF
all the old Dutch families on Fifth
avenue.
"T've 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-pardon me-that it's hard |
to get bunch Of notabes together I'M
less you've trained for it.
"sDont fret about that. child says |
Aunt Maggie. i don't send out invi-
issue orders. I'll have fifty |
guests here that couldn't be brought |
together again at any reception unless
it were given by king or trust
busting district attorney. They are men.
)f course. and all Of 'em either owe me
money or intend to. Some Of their
wives won't come, but good many
will