Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-22

ESS1E 6O1D signed as Sile IoohSo
at herself in the mirror. She was
thin and old and hollow-eyed,
She felt as tired as she looked.
AT that moment she longeo TO lie
down on her bed and go to sleep. II she
! stcould. but she had promised Barbara TO
30 10 the Girls Club and help few Of
- the other mothers serve refreshments
~ OF course it was nice to have daughter
= who was popular, but it was hard WORK
d TO keep up with young, restless, mae
- fatigable being like Barbara.
~ Barbara came III from her own room,
r radiant. fragrant and smart in new
!, gown that Jessie had successfully made
Ia from a 3-vard remnant which she had
-Skinf,illy dyed 10 a gorgeous shade OF
:, blue. Most of their clothes were make
=. shifts Of that kind for John hadn't
r left them much income.
- Not dressed YETI" cried Barbara. III
~ Won aren't a regular slowpoke, Here'
-. She caueht up the filmy gray dress
8 from the bed and flung it over her
$ mothers head You'll have TO hurry
;. or we shall be late" she said, did l
) tell YOU that some of the boys are COM
= Ing in for cake and coffee? We girls
+. owe them treat and We thought 1t
5 wouldn't make much trouble TO have
- them. Oh by the way, MFR. Moore called
- up and offered me Job In MS oftlce, 10
begin tomorrow"
3 SYouu take it?" Jessie spoke anx-
= !ouslv. Sometimes Barbara did have a
although she never stuck to one
The girl laughed why I'll be rag
= and a bone and hank OF hair tomor-
!. row after playing bridge all afternoon
and attending this affair tonight.
:: shall need TO sleep until 10. And MIR
), Moore would expect me TO report Ior
( duty promptly at s. He's Just that sort
Of old crab.
u Barbara Horace Moore was one of
{ your fathers best friends" Jessie had
flushed painfully. Her fingers trembled
; slightly as she fastened her gown. II
: only Barbara realized how much reg
: ular income of any sort would mean to
them now. Sometimes she felt at
loss to understand the girls restleSsness,
dissatisfaction and impatience with
everything and everybody. At q 1t was
time Barbara began TO have some def
l. mite idea of life. "At %, Jessie thought
- sadly. II had been married five years
and knew everything there was 10 house
keeping Barbara was and made
every stitch she had. There wasn't
child anywhere that had such pretty
= embroidered things"
/. The Girls Club party was an ex-
- traordinary success. At the last moment
two of the mothers were obliged 10 be
absent, so the heaviest part Il the work
: fell upon Jessie When III o'clock
j. for there had been dancing after the
:. boys cane-she fell into BED she felt al
a most too tired 10 even think about get
Z ting up in the morning. She had tried
10 get Barbara to telephone Mr.. Moore
:. before leaving the house for the party
at the cIubrooms that she would not
> report for duty. next morning, but Bar
r. bara had shrugged away the idea. He
could get Jen WatrouS or somebody II
.. he was as much in need OF help as that.
- It did seem sometimes as If Barbara
considered nobody's convenience save
- her own. In this instance Mr.. Moore
= might be put out and angry. That
troubled Jessie, for he had been good
. friend to her husband.
She awakened at 7 quite as tired as
when she retired. There had jumped
J into her mind the memory of bills that
must be paid and nothing to pay them
with. Next instant she was out Of bed.
bathing. doing her hair. dressing in q
plain frock She looked III at Barbara,
who was fast asleep. Scrilobling note,
she laid it on the Counterpart and stole
downstairs There she hurTiedly pre-
pared food. which she scarcely tasted.
Promptly at she walked into Horace
Moore's Office. trim, slender figure,
correctly clad for business. The tall.
gray-haired, keen-eyed man rose at
sight Of her, smiling greeting on his
! lips
Barbara was unable TO come, Mr..
Moore. have reported for work in her
!, stead. Jessie said simply.
II see" He controlled his surprise.
. "Bast--are you acquainted with the type
writer. with taking neSeS IN shorthand? s'
M, T can n 0a r. can. can.
kept ~ ~ Tztsi She
did not - ffsat she lad found 1t no
sport, trying rs she always had to keep
abreast Of her daughters intelligence
II don't believe you will like the
work" he said. still. If you want TO
Try it."
II shall be very glad to-" Jessie said
firmly.
She went home at noon Barbara was
up. she had prepared lunch. And she
was downright angry.
The idea Of you doing thing like
that, mother. Everybody viii talk.
They'll think we're On our last legs"
Jessie could have said that they were,
but she kept silence on that score.
Why shouldn't I work?" she said.
Mfrs. Caldwell works. we were talking
about it last night ] am only 20. She
is older than that
Il think it's dreadful" averred Bar
bara. know one thing. You won't