The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-30
THE PROBLEM
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON.

her small room in 2 IoJ-fn, b,,,sa Sna
was tired ana a little DISCOURAGED for
the day had been = hard orc Sna
STONED on the first foor ~ NAV. tho
rent for the following WOOL f,r .la
might overslecp in the morning and
not have time to see the landladv he
fore going to work. then she would
run th. risk of LOSING, her rnoru Sna
always cringrd when she raid on
those precious dollars. II took 81 lonr
10 earn them. and So much hard vor,,
Then il was that tLr Great hl,yy rame
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things gone M for h.r gs ,y.ua Who
was IA holm her nm bor e,.,,.D,..s Sba
had no one IN fall hack rr,or and ia
mand more money or Thorn ~. moot Tho
high prices for ey.rvtbir, she must
buy. II WAS tha way tbev all did and
She dared NOT prntest
YEARLY the girl Maid m. evtr, half
dollar ana mounted tho stairs IN har
lodgings Somcbo,y tho lft,Io room, tr,+
She had tried n mako h..utir,I Oi,r
her own simn,o hric.,.broc had ros, i,s
attraction COR b.r 7, ~, I,,,,,,.. -
homelike. She sank into chair and
burst into tears. Everything looked
dark before her 81 don't know wbo,
I'm going IN do, sbo v.qiIoJ CT ,ro,
paying the limit before. | shall have to
90 without clothes"
How could she pay the rent and have
enough TO eat to keep her health on
her small salary? They would turn her
off if she complained. The world was
very cruel. What was the use of liv-
ing, anyway?
An hour later John came. He had
not called for long time and Nanetta
was afraid he had forgotten. She
frightened UP. brushed the tears from
her face. and went down to meet him.
Perhaps he would take her 10 the NOV
les; that would help her 10 forget.
Rut John uos NOT tbiDling or tho
movies. They walked out TO the river
bank. Moonlight streamed across the
ri u, l..
John was glum and silent, not at all
like himself.
"No. I'm not going 70 the movies 80
he growled. when Nanette dared the
suggestion. Couldn't stand 'em TO-
night"
"Why not? What ails you. John7
thought you liked the movies"
"How can YOU EXPECT a hungry man
TO enjoy the movies or ANYTHING eIse7"
he grOaned.
Hungry? Wby. John vou're NOT
hungry. realIy?"
Eyes, am"
But didn't YOU have your sumner,
What's the matter with you?"
Matter enough sbould saw" he
stormed. when a man can't get a de-
cent meal anywhere in the city, You
pay all creation and don't get what's
fit to eat, and not half enough OF IL
Tn tired of it
"Oh. John. it's foo had '" sbe Svu-
pathjzed. 81 was down in tho dumns
too. when Won came hacausa Nrs
Stokes has raised my rent and everv-
thing costs so much. confess On
hungry myself sometimes What ara
we going 70 do with such priceSr'
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