The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-07
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FANNIE
HURST

here now. SO many people around
she says. who think they are sick, give
her the blues. But at home, If do
say Ii, Mrs. Washauer, that girl is
like birdie in the house, singing and
singing. Dancing around, so that even
when her papa was too sick to hold
up his head, didn't the doctor make
her stay In the room to make him
laugh.
81 guess I told you, Mrs. Washauer,
the time, though, we had to make her
come along to the Springs with US.
All Of a sudden, Mrs. Washauer, a
girl that don't got to turn her hand,
except always ! learnt her to make
her own bed on washday, all of a
sudden that girl makes up her mind
a business woman she wants to be-"
"Its all the style now, Mrs. Kess-
Ter, for girls to learn business or kill
their time In the social settlement
work"
"Stenography and shorthand that
girl had to learn and I can tell you
her papa was mad enough"
II always say 1t don't hurt a girl
to know how to make her own living,
even IL she don't need 1t. God forbid
anything should ever happen she amt
so helpless, God forbid!
But for why, ask you, Mrs. Wash
auer, should our Della work? 1 don't
say her papa Is such a rich man. Mrs.
Washauer, but-but-"
Don't / know how Marcus Kessr
ler's daughter don't got to work for
her living unless she wants it?"
"And how we had to beg until she
would give up that position to come
here with us. Only her fathers sick
ness done it. Cot sci Dank, Mrs.
Washauer, while / don't say her pa
pas rich man, he can afford his
daughter don't have to"
IT should say So So, I amt got
no sons myself, but right away I
heard the name Kessler ask my hus-
band IL don't right away say, Boys
Pants"
"An by herself one day, Mrs. Wash
auer, that child went down and with
out one word gets herself a position
with the Peoria Aero club, a concern
what makes flying machines and flies
for prizes"
'+Gott In Himmell"
That's what we needed yet, I said,
ON top Of her papa's sickness. Flying
machines In the family! Twice she
went flying In one, Mrs. Washauer, till
her papa put his foot down"
Say, that's a trouble for youl We
had a case, too, In Chicago. A grand
gey boy, well-on family on the South
side, didn't he go up in one and
break his neck coming down in one !"
Don't know! At home we got
such q boy, too, right in our block
Archie Meyer, Mrs. Washauer, what
everybody says has got brains to
make good in any legitimate business
what he wants to. What does he do?
For five years, Mrs. Washauer, with
young lady sister to support since
his father died, has the boy fooled
around building flying machine in his
back shed. A boy like that who, with
O i've or ten thousand dollar start,
could make himself one of the catches
In Peoria"
Flying machines yet! Like auto
mobiles amt dangerous enough. Just
for fun, Mrs. Kessler, ask my husband
hew he begs we should get an automo-
bile, and how am too afraid"
MY Della is"
There she comes now. Say, don't
she look sweet in that pink shirt
waist! How cute for her to dress that
way all the time In stiff collars like a
little boy. Don't she look sweet"
Around the elbow Of the veranda
ardently, the slim feet Of her too light
to linger long where they touched.
danced Miss Della Kesler into her
parents vision. bending daintily as q
| bird to drink, for the matinal kiss.
Morning, mommy DEAR Morning
Mrs. Washauer! Where's papa?"
Down by the spring already for his
second glass"
"Then he feels better?"
Gross like a bear, that's how good
| he feels. Such grand night he had.
| Della. Fix your hair smoother. baby,
| so curly 1t looks"
Let her alone. she looks fine that
way, Mrs. Kessler. Fine enough to
grab all the beaus. don't you. Miss
Della? Ach. there goes my husband
after his last glass. see you later
down by the spring, Mrs. KessIer.
Here, wait for me, Laz-Lazw And
she waddled of. the rocker released
| Of her weight swaying violently.
Miss Kessler perched herself on the
| arm Of a chair and sighed audibly, as
| IL the siphon Of her patience had been