The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-01
A Stenogrdpher's s
Romance
BY JANE PHELPS
TICKETS FOR THE THEATER

| SndpIGT
| "Whoop-la!" Nellie burst into the
room where Cora and Gladys were sit
! ting, one darning an almost hopeless
hole in her stocking; the other sewing
fresh cuffs on to her dark waist. Her
| slender arms We're raised and in one
| forth before their wondering eyes.
What is it? You yell like an In
dian" Gladys remarked.
What is it? Look. fair damsel!
| to the opera some day? Tickets for
| that new musical comedy you were
reading about the other night, Cora,
| and wishing you could co.
'Where-where did you get them,
Nellie?" Both girls stopped sewing to
stare.
Grandpa! Whoop-la, girls! Maybe
I amt got soft snap with things like
| that on the side. How'd you like to
| trade jobs now, Gladys?"
DO quiet down, dear, and tell us
about it," Cora begged.
"All right, I'll be good" she kissed
Cora, but you can't expect me not to
be excited. I've never been to such a
calling him by name in Difference to
Cora's repeated admonition that it
| was not respectful for her to address
| him as 'grandpa') "and he said he'd
Amt it just grand, girls?'
"Oh, Nellie, Amt it just grand p
Aren't you ashamed of yourself to use
such expressions? You'll never talk
correctly unless you try" Cora inter-
posed.
siDo keep still, Cora, and let Nellie
| tell us about the tickets. You know
Wen never know unless we let her tell
us in her own way, the tantalizing
little mink"
THAT'S right. call me names?"
Nellie drew q chair up near the other
two. I'll be quiet, Cora. You see
it was like this: Mrs. Robinson called
on the telephone. Mr.. Robinson an
swered ana then he turned to me and
said: Miss Nellie, I have tickets for
that new show at the Cohen Theater
tonight. Mrs. Robinson cannot go.
Would you care for them? Would I?
quick wouldi Then he took these
out of his pocket and gave them to me.
All in this cute little envelope"
She drew out two orchestra seats
for the play.
come, Nellie, change jobs with
mel" Gladys teazed, while Cora ex-
amined the tickets.
mot on your life! I'm going to get
a hammer and nails and nail that job
down tight. &But, girls, there's only
two. I'd stay home and let you both
go, but he'll sure ask me about the
show and if I can't tell him maybe he
won't give me any more. How'll we
decide who'll go?"
Take Cora, Gladys said, while al
most at the same instant Cora said:
Take Gladys" There is great deal
of unselfishness in girls like Those
the quiet sort that no one ever hears
about.
"I tell you what well do" Nellie
said after a moment. Draw lots.
That's the only fair way. Then IL he
gives me any more the one who loses
goes, and after that it will be all right.
because you will come in turns"
Listen to the child" Gladys
laughed. "One would think Mr.. Rob-
inson was going to buy tickets just so
you could go to the theater."
Nellie had been busily fixing two
matches, shortening one. She now
held them toward the girls.
which wfns?" she asked. Short
or long?"
Short"
Cora won.
I'm glad" said Gladys. "You said
the other night you would love to see
that play"
Now for supper. and then we mus.
dress up" Nellie broke in, pleased
that her fayorite had won.
Dress up! What in?" Cora laughed
as they hustled about getting their
simple meal ready. They all bought
hot lunches, then had a cold supper in
their room.
"You put on your best dress, Cora
Baker, and I'll put fresh collar and
cuffs on my one and only" Nellie re-
turned. I'VE must fix our hair nice,
because we have to take off our hats.
Grandpa said So
that mop!" Gladys said, looking
fondIy at the girl who looked prettier
than ever in her excitement.
(Tomorrow-At the play.)