The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-13

much lately" Mrs. Lane remarked,
in her complaining voice. II thought
you and Chester was going to make
match of it, Faith. But Iordy, |
don't know what I'd do without you,
me sick and ALI"
Don't worry. Mothcr!" Faiths
chin went up sharply. "No danger"
II could tell you thing or two
about Chester, the blue-cyed boy
friend" Long began, but Cherry s
little high heel came down sharply
on his instcp.
"Go.ta beat it," The youth pushed
back his chair so violently that it
clattercd to the floor. He let it lie.
You'd better get move on, Cherry,
If you don't wanna lose your job.
It's eight twenty-five, and it takes
forty minutes to get to town on the
street car. But | guess you'll gold
dig an auto ride. Some technique,
kid! I've watched you. Oh, them
come along eyes, Oh, the sweet;
helpless little baby dirl! oh, mister,
please"
"Oh, let me alone!" Cherry set
her coffee cup down with clattcr.
"Muggy, il you don't make Long quit
picking On me
run along, Junior. What about
your job? Chcrry's obcdicnt mother
turned her complaining voice upon
her son.
"Ain't got one the boy grinncd
Mt her from the doorway. Then, be-
fore she could question him further,
he had ducked and run, slamming
the front door behind him.
"Well, Of all things!" Cherry's mu-
steal voice was sharp with irritation.
"That boy can't keep job to save
his life! believe he fires himself
don't see why he had to lose his
job the same day lost mine-darn
the luck, anyway"
you've lost your job!" Faith cut
in, almost sternly. "Oh, Cherry!"
"Don't :Oh, Cherry!' mel the girl
cried Indignantly. II don't guess it S
my fault if old Preston has to go and
get fresh! IL slapped him in the
face and-gce, Muggy, you ought;,
seen how comical he looked, with the
print of my hand right spang across
his cheek! And then---well, l walk
ed right out on him! Fresh old
thing!'
"Mama's poor little girl" Her
mother opened her fat arms wide
and the poor little girl" snuggled
into her embrace.
II wonder--if-if-you couldn'
keep them from getting-fresh,
Cherry, if you tried little bit
harder" Faith said slowly, her eyes,
heavy with angry tears, fixed on her
cup of cold coffee.
ooh, it's easy for you to criticize
mel" Cherry cried, struggling to a
sitting position in her mothers en-
ormous lap. "You don't have any
thing to do but stay at home all day!
Pretty soft for you! could kill
myself working for measly little
old twenty dollars a week"
(Which you spend entirely upon
YOURSELF" Faith cut in. "You don't
pay a penny for board, and Junior
pays only five dollars q week! No
wonder Dad looks like he'd lost his
last friend. And then you give him
the devil for being a carpenter! He's
got to work to feed u.s. all. hasn't
he 2" Tears choked off her voice.
Children! Children! Faith. I'm
ashamed Of you, when your poor
little sister has gone through an
awful experience with that old Pres
ton! Old snake in the grass! I
suppose you'd rather she had-had
let him take advantage Of her! Oh,
dear! Life is just one thing after
another!"
ITO hear Cherry tell it, every man
she works for tries to take advantage
Of her!" Faith dabbed angrily at her
streaming eyes with her napkin.
"First there was kirkpatrick, and
then old Doctor Mullins, and then
that young architect"
"Faith!" Cherry's voice was shrill
with indignation. Il won't stand for
your insinuations! guess if you
had to work with a lot of old he
wolves, every last one Of 'em want
ing" =,
efficient stenographcrs!" Faiths
voice was quietly sarcastic. IF you
didn't go to work oil dressed up like
a chorus girl. with your cheeks and
your lips painted up like alike a
North Second street girl's-oh, shut
up and let me tnlk a while!-and
got to work for once in a blue moon
ut nine o'clock, and didn't play sick
every time you wanted y day off to
20 on picnic with one Of your half
dozen parlor-shciks, maybe You gould
keep II job, and not have to pull that
gag about your boss getting fresh!
All right, Mother! I'll hush! But
II you didn't spoil Cherry and believe
every word she says, you'd know I'm
right"
81 think you're the meanest thing
in the world" Cherry banged her
clenched fist on the table and broke
into q fit Of wild sobbing.
ayes, l suppose am mean," Faith
said bitterly. II loll around the
house all day-all have to do is to
cook for six people, clean six-room
house every day, make every bed on
tie place. clean up after your sheiks.
take care Of Mother, help Joy with
her lessons, make every stitch of
clothes that the whole family wears
-n
Throwing it up to me because You
made me this dress!" Cherry sobbsd.
.:sAnd l didn't ask you to clean my
white shoes for mel I'd rather BE-
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