The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-19
JUST A GIRL
By JANE PHELPS
WORK AGAIN-FOR EIGHT
DOLLARS.
CHAPTER 90.

CHAPTER 90.
We will have to move, Mary" I
declared when we reached the street
We can't stay in this neighborheod
any longer. After tonight they will
be angry. and perhaps annoy US more
than ever am beginning to be
afraid of them" Both Mike and Joe
had flashed sullen, angry glances at
motion picture show.
''Yes-I guess we got to move. 1t
makes me mad to have them two
toughs run us out!"
'I1l get a position first. then Wen
find a place as near where we both
work as We can, and move right
away"
Monday I commenced the round of
the department stores again. The one
where l hoped to get work had al
ready all the help they wanted. so L
moved along, taking them hit-or-miss
just as they came AFTER several re-
/ Bluffs and some insulting remarks
about my not looking like girl who
wanted work, I found a position at
last at the notion counter of one OF
the large department stores, at $S
week.
..They only paid me Sc when !
started" 1 heard a girl mutter. and
wondered il L had been given 80 now
| 7 could have lived. Everything COST
so much that even the IS woulQ
allow me TO send mother put nttle. =, !
would have to pay for all my meals
! instead of getting them in addition TO
my salary, as 1 had at the restaurant.
) However, 1 didn't dare refuse the
place. 1 was tired, almost olscour-
aged. No one wanted me, an mex
peuenced girl. I must manage some
way 70 learn tipping and stenograpny;
| Yet how was TO do it on IS a week
BE sure you are-here on time. we
dock. you for hardness" the stern
looking man, who had hired me, re-
marked as / left the office.
. yes. sir" 1 answered as meekly as
anv little ignorant girl could have an
] swered. 1 must work Evidently
imeekness was expected of working
girl. so l would cultivate it.
| II will not let them crush me tho!
said aloud when reached the street.
NV cheeks burned hotly, and l was
| trembling. 'TH learn something so
that 1 can do office work! I'll man
age it somehow" The So would keep
me going until I found something pct
! ter, 1 argued, not realizing in the least
that the return 1 must give for that
| IS would leave me neither time nor
strength for anything else
1 stopped to see Mary. Fortunately
/ Mr.. Watson was out. so 1 felt no en-
/ barrassment. only regret that 1 had
all greeted me pleasantly and said
! they missed me.
I'm spend the rest of the day hunt
ing a place to live" 1 told Mary.
| We talked things over for few mo-
ments-it was dull time in the restau-
! rant-and then I started out. had
taken a list of the advertised boarding
houses in Sunday paper, so l would
waste no time.
About noon I found a place. Mrs.
| Leary seemed a good soul and hex
house was clean. l took the two back
hall bedrooms on the top floor.
| why dot you be takin the big
wan in front, Miss. if there's two of
/ yees p"
mo. Mrs Leary. We I'd
and need to have more rest than we
could get if we roomed toether.'
Its right We are! I was only a
thinkin' it would be a, bit pleasanter
for yees The hat-- amt much 10 see"
I'VE don't have much time to look
out of the N..ndows. and so long $ it
is clean and comfortable that is all we
require" X
where do you .ork?" she asked
rather sharply, giving me keen look.
In Martens Il partmcnt store.
Mary Murphy works in a restaurant.
! May 1 ask why? Does it RIO any
difference where your roomers work %
''No-dearie. I only askcl because
you seemed so good spoken Different
loike. But-the other. Mc=y Murphy.
is she loike you too?'
(Tomorrow-A new homc.)