The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-07
BY WINNiFRED MASON HUCK
Former Representative of Congress
From Illinois

From Illinois
At the factory learned next
morning that | was to get $500 the
first week, $40 30 the second week
and in three months, ! would be
pulling ST. a week.
| did not stay long enough to
get the ST., bat ! did GO: the IL 80
and | lived on it.
bought no clothes, | had no re
creation. walked 10 work and car
ricd my lunch.
And found II restaurant where
breakfast and n morning newspaper
to read while one ate could be had
for l.! cents.
The restaurant was two blocks
out of MY way, but Il morning pa
per cost 3 cents. and | felt it was
! worth savin" on 5000 II week
Daily Paper
Ia jail | had missed the daily
newspaper more :han almost any
thing else. We were not allowed
TO have newspapers o! any kind.
hut | learned that the Inatrons h0d
| papers and gave ;hc old ones 10 the
! sewing classes to cut patterns from.
One day. Glcnna, who had been
| cutting the patterns, tainted and was
| taken "a her room.
"Can anyone here cut Patterns -
| the nlatron asked.
I was not sure that ! could, noith-
or was | sure tifat | could not But |
was very sure that | wanted TO see
the papers.
! 81 can | volunteered.
"All right. Elizabeth. make a col
| lar and cuff pattern for this kimona.'
| She detailed a girl to put on the
| kimona, gave me Il pair of scissors
| and the newspaper
| II was a week old, but to me it
brought u breath Of news that was
most refreshing after my wrecks of
| isolation.
| ! read with special interest the
account Of tongres Portcr's at
tcmpts to get coope ration in Europe
for the curtaiing Of the manufac-
ture of narcotics.
My life in Jail had laugh. me
what drugs mean. and | wished with
all my soul that the European dplo-
mats who We're blocking Porters eff
forts could have had the experience
of watching these opium addicts as
| had watched them.
Hurry up. Elizabeth said the
matron, and lifted my head from
the paper with start.
Food Cheaper
Every morning in Wheeling l en-.
joyed my paper with my breakfas ST
for Is cents. Food was little
cheaper there than in the larger
cities that | visited.
After breakfast, | bought brea.
and butter and wrapped it in oilet
l ~
tory at noon. and | was allowed tt
keep little fruit in. my locker.
The first Friday night in Wheel
made hole in my last dollar, bu
the next day was pay day. so
ate my supper without misgiyinrs.
had eluied the otficious perso,
who had tried to direct my ever,
. step in Wheeling since the frs
morning when we breakfas:ed to
gether.
Tonight was seated comfortable
by the Y fireplace, with my nos
: III a book, when Miss Lewis tn
2 secretary. came to speak to me-
She always made it point t
: chat with me for few minute
: each evening, asking me about m
t work or repeating some amusin
: anecdote.
: Good Class
Her interest in me was genuin
and she gradually opened the wa
for me to make friends anon.
good class of people.
She knew ! had ben in Jail an
she knew that for me to be wit
the right class of people might b
: my salvation.
She also knew that if ever slippe
J again or if my Jail past becam
] known. it would reflect on her I
= have introduced me to these friend
I of hers.
e But she tool: the chance.
: One SUNDAY she took me to he
S church. the Fourth Street church c
] Wheeling. and saw that | met Il
: many of it's members as possible.
g She asked me this Friday evcnin
, if wanted to attend the lectur
] that night in the Y auditorium.
e told her that should like t,
!, hut that could not afford it tha
t week.
:. 1T will cost you pothing wi
) lend you my season pass she sal,
Her Ticket
And thereafter. every Friday nigh
while was in Wheeling she gay
me her ticket. was glad to thin
: how many kindnesses she had dor
for girls who needed them far mol
Z than