The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-06-11
Ethelwyn's "Yellow
Dog"
By DORA NOLAN
w. 1871 b. Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.J

trimming room of the kareful-Fit Cor
SET COMPANY that Mrs. Ludden ha.
been the forewonan of that depnri
iheht since some time in the dark ages
ana mat she Is the sole support of al
lhNaIld husband of whom she never
speaks. Anyway Sadie Carson, who
mas worked III the trimming room for
hNe years, had il from Il girl whose EN-
pl0ylnent antedated Saruh's by three
years, and that girl had it from some
one else.
Mrs. Ludden is small woman with
gray mar and gold-rimmed eyeglasses,
Whlch she always removes when she
mas something to say. She held them
In her hand for fully two minutes on
the day Ethelwyn Smith announced
her engagement to Michael DAILY, pre-
vented from making herself heard by
the surprised CALCULATIONS occasioneJ
by the size of the solitaire which
blazed in its platinum setting on Ethel
wyn's left hand.
When Mrs. Ludden at last did suc-
coed her thin, gentle voice spoke the
words which have also become q tru-
ditlon in the five-dollar trimming room.
Sadie Carson had 1t from the girl be-
fore her time, and she ditto. from
someone else, that upon like occasion
Mrs. Ludden always put the same cues
ton. II hope you are marrying for love,
Miss Smith,"
Ethelwyn Smith was a dark-haired
dark-eyed beauty who believed in EN-
phaslZlng her own good points. To this
END she Denciled her black eyebrows.
rouged her pink cheeks and powdered
literally the white skin of her throat.
Ethelwyn's reply to Mrs. Ludden's
query brought forth louder and more
startled "Oh's" and "Ah's" from the
group of girls clustered around her. |
and caused that lady to replace her |
eyeglasses with q jerk.
NO" replied Ethelwyn, 81 don't love
Michael DAILY. and what's more. don't |
believe in this love stuff at all! Most
women get married like they were
walking in their sleep, and when they
wake up and find out the truth about
what they got, they stick to him like
the man that owns a yellow dog-and
folks call that love! He may be nut
and not good for much, and his owner
knows 1t. but he won't let anyone else
say So" Ethelwyn paused for breath,
then continued:
I'm marrying with my eyes Open
Mike Days structural iron worker,
and he earns the most money of any
man know, and he's the best spender
and the best locker, and l won't ever
have to make any apologies for him
no yellow dog stuff for mel"
The girls listened wide-eyed and
open-mOuthed. Mrs. Ludden's lips were
drawn into a straight line as though ,
she were in pain. but when she opened
hem and removed her eyeglasses II
was only to call her force to work.
1t was piece work in the trimming
department.. and Mrs. Ludden did not
encourage conversation. Ethelwyn
,nly came in afternoons. for she boast
ID, PA won't take any board from me
md i only work to earn my clothes"
Gthelwyn's clothes testified to the fact
hat she was a rapid worker. and the
parkle of her engagement diamond
hat afternoon seemed to fill the room
With Its brilliancy and the heart of y
very girl with envy. a
Michael DAILY was oil his fiancee had o
laimed for shim-a tall, powerfully O
uiit young man. with wiry brown u
air, which was In continual state of
on end as though protesting q
nth horror at the dangerous attitudes u
ito which it was daily borne. He was
'aiting outside that night for Ethel b
'yn, and shook the hand of each girl m
earthly as she offered her congratula- ei
ons. /
1t Is to be feared that the sight of u
Inn did not lessen the envy which the "
almond had occasiOned. Only Mrs.
udden was free from 1t, for strangely M
lough she envied no one in this whole sf
orld as she hurried home to a shrunk- vi
figure watching from his chair by
e window for the big event of his as
~.
1t was a week later that Sadie Car j
|
orning all out of breath, bringing
me gruesome news: II saw II myself
l was coming by that new building fa
'wn to the corner of Jasper street. TO
here was crash. and / looked and n
en- him lying there, all twisted up wi
tn great piece of iron across his on
IS, and II was Mike DAILY. l knew wi
yht Off because his hair stood up so ST,
raight-and doctor came, and an In,
lbulance came and took him away !" ne
well. pity him-if he lives. That's of
/ got to say. Ethelwyn Smithn wi
uck him over now like-like yellow II
q" Jennie Sims harsh voice broke an
= silence which followed Sadie's INC
asmOdie tale. liy
Jennie Sims, with her scrawny fig cut
and sour disposition. was never ma
favOrite. Now she was given the we
d shoulder while words of pity for Gag