Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-08-11

"Not a bit Of It." declared Tommy
unconvincingly. Rolling in cash"
"You always were shocking liar"
said Tuppence severely. though you
did once persuade Sister Greenbank
that the doctor had ordered You beer
as a tonic, but forgotten to write it
on the chart. Do you rememberY
Tommy chuckled.
Il should think / did Wasn't the
old cat in rage when she found out?
Not that she was a bad sort really,
old Mother Greenbank Good old
hospital - demobbed like everything
else, l supposeT
Tuppence sighed. Yes. Lou too?'
Tommy nodded. 1.-TWO months ago."
"Gratuity2" limited Tuppence.
spent"
"Oh. Tommyw
mo, old thing, not in rIotous dis
sipation. no such luck! The cost of
living-Ordlnary plain or garden llv-
ing-nowadays is, l assure you, If you
do not know"
My dear child" interrupted Tup-
pence, there Is nothing / do not
know about the cost of living. Here
we are at Lyons, and we will each
of us pay for our own. That's thatw
And Tuppence led the way upstairs
The place was full, and they wan
dered about looking for table, catch
Ing odds and ends of conversation as
they did so.
Funny scraps one does overhear,"
murmured Tommy. 81 passed two
Johnnies in the street today talking
about someone called Jane Finn. Did
you ever hear such a name fse~
But at that moment two elderly
ladies rose and collected parcels, and
Tuppence deity ensconced herself in
one of the vacant seats.
Tommy ordered tea and buns. rup-
pence ordered tea and buttered toast.
And mind the tea comes In sepa-
rate teapots," she added severely.
Tommy sat down opposite her. His
barred head revealed a shock of exqui-
sitely slicked-back red hair. His face
was pleasantly ugly-nondescript, yet
Enthusiastically the face of a gentleman
and a sportsman. His brown suit was
well cut, but perilOusly near the end
Of It's tether.
They were an essentially modern
looking couple as they sat there. Tup-
pence had no claim to beauty. but
there was character and charm in the
efin lines Of her little face, with its
determined chin and large, wide apart
gray eyes that looked mlstily out from
under straight, black brows. She wore
small bright green toque over her
black bobbed hair, and her extremely
short and rather shabby skirt revealed
a pair of uncommOnly dainty ankles.
Her appearance presented q valiant
attempt at smartness.
The tea came at last and Tuppence,
rousing herself from a fit of medita-
tiOn, poured it out.
Now, them" said Tommy, taking
large bite of bun, Tets get up-to-
date Remember, l haven't seen you
since that time in hospital in 1915"
every we'll" Tuppence helped her
abridged biography Of Miss Pru-
dence Cowley, fifth daughter of Arch
deacon CowIey Of Little NissendelI,
Suffolk. Miss Cowley left the de-
lights and drudgeries) Of her home life
early in the war and came up TO Lon
don, where she entered an officers
hospital First month Washed up six
hundred and forty-eight plates every
day. Second month: Promoted to
drying aforesaid plates. Third
month: Promoted to peeling potatoes.
Fourth month: Promoted to cutting
bread and butter. Fifth month: Pro-
NOTED one floor mp to duties Of ward
maid with mop and pail. Sixth month:
Promoted to waiting at table Sew
enth month: Pleasing appearance and
nice manners so striking that am pro-
NOTED to waiting on the Sisters 7!
Eighth month: Slight check In career.
Sister Bond ate Sister Westhaven's
eggl Grand rowl Wardmaid clearly
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tant matters cannot be too highly cen
sured. Mop ant pail again How are
this mighty faIleni Ninth month: Pro
NOTED to sweeping out wards, where
! found a friend Of my childhood in
Lieutenant Thomas Beresford (bow,
Tommy y, whom I had not seen for
FIVE long years. The meeting was az
fectingl Tenth month: Repr0ved By
fnatron for visiting the pictures in
conn. nv with one Of the patients,
namely: the aforementioned Ldeuten-
ant Thomas Beresford. Eleventh and
twelfth months Parlormaid duties re-
sumed with entire success. AT the
end Of the year left hospital In blaze
Of glory. After that, the talented Miss
yowley drove successfully trade de-
livery van, a motor-lorry and gen
eraI. The last was the pleasantest
I've forgotten his name now
next entered a government Office.
We had several very enjoyable tea
parties / had intended to become 8
land girl, a postwoman, snd bus
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