The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-12
ECHO zAhl HASN'T
FOUND WORK YET
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soothed her with promise 10 hear
I her story after | had washed some
OF the Seattle CRIME from my face.
We talked about things in gen
erAi and me In particular.
we have mutual friend she
/ said Il received letter from
/ Portland yesterday. telling me TO
I look you up | was awtully rnrpris-
ed To find your name written bold.
~ on the register guess not
only lookcI YOU up-hut woke you
up"
Calls Echo Brave Girl
chortlcd gieefully.
4 think you're awfuliy brave. %
she said.
agreed with her
No matter how this thing turns
out. youil be glad you had the cour.
age"
wasn't sure | had Il. but I ic,
er buck
And the experience. even n
tragic. IL very. very much worth
while. I'm sure we're going 10 be
good friends"
felt almost eyuherant ne !
swung ont OF the building, an hour
later. with pockeuul Of female
want adj. and a map OF the city.
I couldn't quite shove out Of con.
sclousnsss tho. the vision OF a Won.
derfully green plot in the heart Of
/ the willamette valley | was fig.
nring what class would be cutting
At that hour " hadn't come here
A machine tore past me- docid-
ed that II would be wiser TO watch
my step. wasn't grazing with the
cattle on n Willamette valley slope.
| was In Seattle. among autos and
speed ficuds.
found the first building sans dif.
ficulfy. Tho adj called for n nice.
looking woman between ~ and 90
mic. kind OF work--no money need.
ed
Everything lovely" unused TO
myself. When they see me they
won't worry about age
whirrcd up In tho elevator and
opened the door marked SCI
Pink. WASTED she-Hru;e
In a twob y.four stall crouched a
woman In n pink waist. attacking a
typewriter
shivered for the typewriter
There was an abandoned ferocity In
the pink iady's touch that faacinat.
cd and repealed me
Il want 20 see the manager"
ventured!
Speaking" she snapped
Certainly I'm speaking" said.
She made me mat.
Il am tho manager"
ooh. that's different saw your
af
She turned a cold orb on mo for a
friction Of a second
TOO Young" she fumcd. and
made a flank attack on the help
lee typewriter.
What kind OF n position IA ~"
! Persisted
wanted 20 figure my loss.
TOO young" she ierkcd the sec.
ond time
backed out OF s23 with celeri.
~ wasn't in trim TO pick
ficbt with a woman of her move
n cnts.
Applies TO Gur-Chewer
The punch Of her typewriter still
tickied my ear-drums as defied
traffic and accosted a policeman.
He was n kindly old soul. and head.
ed me up the street toward my
next victim.
didn't even glimpse this vic.
tim. A girl came out and chewed
her gum at mo n while. was
glad she wasn't wearing a pink up-
per. anyhow. After she had shift.
cd her wal to a comfortable speak.
ing position. she gurgled:
"DiIa come after that Job? Girl
JUS cinched It."
This was getting good People
didn't seem TO appreciate the pres
tige of "A college education.
But I couldn't be plutocratic In
| the quest that spelled food and
lodging. thought OF Woolworth's
They always have room for one
more. ! didn't strike such an ami
able policeman this time. He
growled out something about Sec
ond ave. and ! speI away from the
chilliness OF the man.
Felt Like She Was Tagued
! found Second ave. | tried to
appear nonchalant. but II seemed
that every passer was smiling in
wardly AT my plight. felt IA II a
practical Joker had tied huge sign.
she's a Job Hunter" TO my back
a mail carrier steered me, final
~. and | found the manager OF the
15-cent store He was 80 good.
looking and was so tired. was
rather mute.
You may go to the Cffice." he
said. and put in your application. %
Thank you. Are there many APP.
plications?"
Only FiftyThird Applicant
II believe yours Is about the
53rd," he replied.
dashed past the office. up the
street. spent nickel for n Satur.
day Evening Post. and flew 10 my
one-fifth OF room on the sixth
floor OF the Y. w. c. A.
But. then. gosh Why should
worry? The world may end most
any day now. and | won't need such
! Mundane thinRQ aa food and lodu