The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-17

and writer. In no time she had
everybody on friendly terms, ana
her first weeks contributions to
the paper were winners. At her
own request I took her out to
see Mildred, and they became
friends at once.
Ada-May, like myself, scorned
the use Of the masks while visit
ing at the Acknowledgements the
regulations, and foolhardy but
nevertheless more cheering to the
patient. I might also add that
Miss Andrews, when she came In
with us, likewise declined mask.
Bootleg Liquor Temptation
Several times during that month
my friends and acquaintance at
the club and other places offered
me liquid Observation-Disclosures
liquor now, because national pro-
hibition had become effective on
top Of the State law-but, despite
my keyed-up condition I stead
lastly declined to drink.
Somehow 1t did not seem to
tempt me at all; nor did / feel
particularly proud over my con.
troll. I mention it because, In
the light Of subsequent uncon-
trollable lapses. this abstinence
seems strange and hard to ex-
plain or understand
Just after Mildred +, was dis
charged from the hospital friends
Of ours who, owned q bungalow in
Oak Cliff urged us to go there
and take care Of 1t for them while
they made a six weeks trip to
Mississippi. In other words, we
were offered free rent in q very
desirable habitation merely in re-
turn for being caretakers of the
place during the owners absence.
We accepted, and two or three
times we had Ada-May as our
guest over night, she being alone
in the city and living in a fur
nished room.
Lease Taken Over
Then the sales manager Of the
implement company for which I
edited one of my monthlies re-
ceived an offer from Chicago, with
a much higher salary than he had
been getting, and accepted. He
called me up, stated that he had a
lease on the apartment where he
lived and asked IL would con-
slider taking the lease over and
buying some Of his furniture.
Mildred and inspected the
premises. liked the place and took
over the lease. We then bought
furniture for the six rooms, there
by going considerably into debt.
Our rent was to be SIS per month
and l had signed notes which
called for the payment of $50 per
month on. the furniture. Our liv-
ing and other expenses were then
running about $175 per month,
making a total Of $500 to pay out
every thirty days. But l was
making more than $3.50 month,
so it seemed like safe and SEN
sible move, besides giving us more
prestige than we could hope to
enjoy while living as we had been.
Mildred had Joined one or two
clubs and was making friends
rapidly. We started off in our
new abode very well satisfied and
very confident Of the future.
Without Strong Policy
What bothered me more than
anything else after Mildred got
Well was that could not induce
Stevens to adopt a definite or
vigorous policy for the Saturday
Night. The only worth while
move We had made, so far as
could see, was that of becoming
the official organ of the Texas
Federation Of Women's Clubs
following my appearance and adj
dress before the executive COM
mittee of that organization, in
which 1 mad pointed out the ad-
vantages and the economy Of
having an established weekly as
their Official paper.
We had agreed to give a. page
each week to the news and ac-
Invites Of the women's clubs
throughout Texas, with Kate
Friend of Waco, paid by US, as
the editor. In return we were
assured Of getting several hun
dred, perhaps a couple Of thou
sand, new subscribers through
out the State.
(T0 Be Continued Monday