Montgomery County sentinel., 1931-04-17
Lonely Ditch-Digger
Given Fortune
BY JANNIS PARKER
(Gt 1881. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
(WNIJ Service.l

I ISETTE looked at the chill gray
IL current and hugged Henris arm
more tightly. stiff gust or w'ho
swirled around her and through her
thin clothing Her coat didn't feel as
heavy as she thought II would when
she first saw 1t in the store window.
With her free hand she drew It more
closely around her. Some day Henri
would buy her a coat, such a coat!
The eyes of the other midinettes would
drop out.
Eliza, dearl" Henri would some
times say, calling her attention to the
costumes of the smart women that
passed them. "That hat! You would
look charming in It'll" And Lisette
would memorize every line. ribbon. or
tiny quill and late that night the
lamps rays would fall on her tawny
hair as she bent over piece of buck
ram, twisting and stitching 1t; or as
she ran her finger caresSingly along
the upturned brim Of hat she had
lust fashioned from an old piece OF
velvet.
Elisa, oh that gray dress 1t was
creh'eu ior !ou' my "e' IN .ho
tall girl, Lisa! The one with the
panels!" And when Lisette had saved
enough she "ou'" ~ " '"e o'e
partment store anu. w,'n uel
pounding, in very dignified tones she
would ASK the saies e'r' Il '"e' ''""
anythng 1T SOIL gray Ilepe'
She re' huhGrE' "u'
seem TO neeo rood- MS s.uu'ee
MN. How olten ne ''au 'r'eu '"
PLAIN 10 her amour Tue o"'"'''ne' ~
to her u was ure'"iu' UNI
thai ate up everything ne "au;
MIN II meant soHe'plng "'sse'' ""e''
nome Tor Ihem ooth'
Looking up NJ him now us "
clasped her arm more nrihS' us
straight brown mar VIII" us sneen
made her torget t"e .o"' ''"S
clouds overhead ana th"t they were
watching every Genuine TOT nehri
courses and their marriage
Henri siackened MS steps at the
corner, Llse'ie' uear' 'His Is "nee
leave you am ALREADY twenty mih'
utes latp.
Iiseffe looked careiuily up anu
d"wn the almost deserted street No
one was In s'ght save an oiu "porer,
digging IN the gutter' 'heh she stoo"
very nearly on the ups OF ner toes
and held her f0rn ND 10 Henri y.
You VIII De there' tohight. 1ehri
Il Will he there. Lisa must hurry
Iisettes eyes darted away to
dreary-looking somber coach' ura"h
by two tired horses
henri' look! hearse' uiace"N
panied! come, we VIII nave u io''
low IT. That anyone shouio aiio" the
poor soul 10 go 10 MS last Ieslihs
place aionel Never IN frahce, nave -,
heard OF silch thihg come, T1en'1 !
she grnsred MS hahu pu' "e s'oou
riveted to the pavement.
Tome Hehri' doh stahu tnere'
Wonld you nave II go 10 the cemetery
alone! LOOK. II we DON'T go perhaps
no one VIII. Inc streel Is ALMOST ue-
serted
She stamped her tlny Ioot' MON
dieu. Henri, 1t Is almost OUT OF sightF
LISA. have not tolu you that an
already late FOR my class"
"But Henri' the professor you say
ne Is such a nice man
"NeNertheiess, ne VIII give Ihe e&'
animation ana ! must pass IL.
Henri. youli pass you Always no.
"fes. but ! must hrst take IT,
But Henri
"Even now, Lisa. you should De
back az me shop Mauhme VIII De I'D
a frenzy
"Mat'hme IL always I'D frenzy
That is uh1or'uhhteiy her privilege.
Ana Lisa sile VIII moi ieeI inchneo
towhrdS paying yo" '""' you may ac'
company stray hearses arouhd the
country ann you WIZ nave 10 Duy your
own dresses forever II you 10 hot iei
me Ihlsh my siu'iles 'lhi may earh'
Lisettes eyes wlsliui'y roilo"ed Ihe
SLOW carnage. ne poor man
is dead. we are a.''e' u VIII DE no
great loss 10 MN u ne goes alone IL
II our tauH that ! Las no IrleHhsF
Lisa' we nave no 'ihie 10 ueVote 10
such CUSTOMS we ch'ho' ahoru IT,
LEI some one else. ihere are p'eh'y
OF people IN farlS'
lie heId her cum up ana saZeu uown
into her his eyes, Don iooK so SAD
niue one LOON LISA Everything
is splendid! Inc dltch digger see, ne
mas dropped ms sllo'ei ne ~ loIow.
ing. lie fnihb'es MS cap III MS hahds
There are you h"ppSE LEI me see you
smile:
lIsette looked up the street. Henri