The Devils Lake world., 1922-09-20
Inogene's
Diary
CopyriKhl. 1922. Western Newspaper unio
BY CLARA DELAFIELD


Mrs. Symes and that stuck-up, snoop-
ing daughter Of hers, but Mr. Symes is
peach. He give me frown last
night that made my heart go pitter
patter, just because l spild the ice
cream over Mrs. DIS new dress. May
be ia stay the weak out but don't
6o yet. s-sss,::.A; II, II vi, = ;'.+a7:>>s>.-
March 20. told her today strait l
gotta have a feather bed and alarm
clock If she wants me to get up in
time to wash the breakfast things
They're the LATEST hulks l ever see
in this family. She actually asked me
II couldn't get up in time to cook
ing gown but she soon see wasn't
to be put upon.
There's Il fellow called to see Miss
Daisy this morning when he oughta
have been at bizness don't like his
looks much. l got my eye on him.
March p. l give notice this morning
on account Of Mrs. D coming into
the kitchen and telling me she don't
burn gas when there amt no cooking,
but guess I'll stay little longer.
I'm to have the use of the car three
times week and I've gotta riz to
sixty for faithful servis. That's me,
Clara.
That fellow was hear again last
mite, sitting in the parlor with Miss
Daisy with only one electric light
burning. call it scandalous and Mrs.
Hudson who has the apartment below
! quite agrees with me.
March %. The D car broke down
when we was in the country and had
to walk half mile to catch the
trolley. The chaffoor, Mr.. Winks, was
| fresh. The chaffoor put his arm
round me. I'd have screamed only
there was a house near by and 1 was
afraid the folks would here.
give notice as soon as l got home
! but Mrs. D says if I'll stay she'll
raise me to seventy-five and she never
had girl she liked so well before.
I've decided to stay. The DIS are
nice family, all except Miss Daisy and
her fellow. Mr.. DIS got thick black
lashes and looks as if he'd murder
you If you say word to him.
March %. Well, it's all through
and I'm going tomorrow. It's all about
Miss Daisy and her bo. l told Mrs.
Hudson they was sitting up together
| till past midnite last mite and she
says, "Clara, wy don't you do some
thing about it?" So spoke to them
tonite and said wasn't used to such
goings on and come of decent folks
and eleven o'clock was quite late
enough for any young fellow who was
honest and ment bizness.
Mr.. Page-that's her bo's name
smiled kinda bitter smile and sed
in that case he'd go. Miss Daisy was
quite nasty about it and l had to
put her in her place. When that fell
low had gone Mrs. D come into my
room-of course I'd told her I was
going the first thing in the morning.
She said she'd always liked me and If
I'd stay she'd raise me to eighty per
and let me have the car and pay for
me to take lessons in chaffooring, and
l could have every afternoon and eve
ming off. SO sed I'd think it over.
Now dunno what to do. Amt it
hard on a lady when she's alone in
the world with no one to advise her?
Anyway told her I'd think it over,
and she went out quick because she
heard Mr.. d coming back. March "a.
Ten o'clock and I'll have to be getting
up soon. It's queer Mr.. D hasn't gone
to bizness this morning. From where
lay l can here him walking up and
down in his room, muttering. l guess
there's been some family quarrel over
that Page fellow.
I've decided not to stay after tomor-
rom. So I'm going to tell Mrs. D she
can get a uew girl tomorrow. Wild
horses wouldn't keep me hear now.
March "a (continued). It's terrible,
terrible. l don't no what to do. I'm
fred and my hearts broke and shall
60 softly all my days. I can't write
down the awful thing that's happened.
When I went into the kitchen Mrs. D
was there washing up the dishes and
l tole her I'd decided to 60 and she
said, rs that so, Clara?" That net
tied me and l said, "Yes that's SO,
Amelia" and she went out and called
Mr.. D who'd been pacing up and down
like lion all the morning. He come
in and-I don't no what happened but
he sprung at me like tiger and the
first think I new was lying on the
kitchen floor with punch in the l.
and he was gone to bizness, and he
sed If he foun me hear when he come
back, he'd kill me. And Mrs. DIS
turned against me and won't let me
stay, and I'm packing, and I got to
look for another place. That's the re-
ward Of faithful service,
l don't mind the worlds ingratitude,
but Mr.. DIS the l0veliest man in the
world, and he'll never no how tender
; ly could have loved and cared for
him.
} All we'll, such is life. She says
} can have the alarm clock.
Ny eyes turning beautiful brown.
shall think of Mr.. D every time
look at It,