El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
THE
Manicure Lady
sac Freezes Her Cheek and Gets n
Lecture on Efficiency.
By WILLIAM r. KIRK
!" MS g the flrst time I froze

Er- his Is the lrat time ] froze
my cheek since I was &
= chicken going to school," said
the Manicure Lady. Il guess this is
really one OF them old fashioned win
rers that We used 10 read about,
George. ! had & good notion not to
come down TO business this morning.
but then again remembered that It
vas the first month Of the new year
and a bad time TO start my old, lazy
habits, 50 here an. fun Of pep and
frostbitten 70 q fare you welIP'
Your jaw didn't freeze none, I
notice" said the Head Barber
II you noticed more important
things George you wouldn't be here
81 this shop noW." declared the Man
icure Lady. You would be out along
the battle front, where heroes is hik-
ing up and down them trenches
that's where you would bel I didn't
intend 70 start the new year with q
lot % them sarcastic remarks, George
bat you kind Of drive me TO il A
girls got a swell chance TO be kind
and gentle IN this shop!"
You don't need 70 be kind and
gentle on my account" said the Head
Barber, IF you viii only try to be ef-
ficient That's the latest dope all
along the line, kid-efflciency.
seen n a magazine where all we had
20 do 70 win this war was for every
work right up 10 the handle and keep
smiling II didn't say nothing what
ever about Cabling, though, which is
how things ought to be. Less talk
and more work says =
Too Much Talk.
7 could get along grand Il you
didn't talk al all" said the Manicure
Lady. 4 hope you don't think, George,
that ] talk 20 you because I'm dying
70 talk 10 you I only had a notion
hat maybe II frightened you up lit
lie 70 hear what a refined lady had 10
say once in awhile. Believe me, ] can
keep stiu IL that's the way you want
rliuEE ! won't say another word 70
Tcu all afternoon 7 know when my
company is welcome and when II amt
and II you think talking to you is any
grand treat for me, George get II out
.iFm satisfied that way" said the
Ecad Barber III take your word for
81 kid After this you and me win
only talk when we gotta That suits
ne right down 70 the ground"
There couldn't be no better ar
ra-Eement for me, either, said the
Manicure Lady Silence is golden,
ike Il says in the works OF them
great authors. Or. as Mister Bryan
used 70 say, silence is golden and talk
is free silver Lots OF tines George,
I have made up my mind not to say
another word 10 you all day, and then
I would look at you. and you always
seemed 70 look kind Of lonesome and
sad. and then I would forget all about
being still and start rafting away
again But ! got my cue all righte
now. George. believe mel After this
you won't hear a word out OF me when
q Amt necessary. and 1 guess it won't
be necessary very often
Many a tine when / felt more like
keeping stlu I would say something
1ust 70 make your day seem a little
happier, maybe. or q little less lone
some. though goodness knows I amt
much Of a talker, as q rule, being more
fond Of thinking than Cabling, as all
my friends know that know me at all
Sister 1layme was saying only the
other night that I was one OF the
cuietest girls she ever seen. which
shows you that all my talk TO you has
been kind Of put on just to mako you
forget your troubles. But never again,
George. don't need TO have no brick
house fall on me. I can take hint.
goodness knows, and after this I'll be
one Silent Sadie around this here em-
porium- You just remember what
told you, George, and don't be sur
prised II you think I've turned into
you couldn't be no deaf mute" de-
clared the Head Barber. If you
couldn't talk you would explode. Go
ahead. kid! Don't let me spoil your
last days around this old hangOut.
guess the way Il looks now in the
TO spiel. Talk out your string, kid
Don't let ne be no killJoy for you IN
these last days around the old home
stead"