The Washington times., 1931-09-17
JUST PLA LAYING AROUND
Story Of a GrIWho Didn't
Want to Settle Down
what is the name?"

WnaL Is Ine manner
"Kitty-er-Katherine Mason,
7 stammered.
The women in the employ
meat bureau of Hunters de-
partment store seemed unutter-
ably bored.
"Age?"
"Yes-" giggled and felt my
face burn; "1 mean. 49," I an
swered.
"Have you had any expert
ence?"
"No, but expect to have in
q few weeks-I shall work very
hard"
IF you do you will be a curl
0sity," she remarked. acidly;
''girls today seem to think life
consists of just playing around!"
The woman herself looked
like one who had never played
around. I felt sorry for her.
She was beckoning to another
girl and motioning me away.
"But-how about my appllca'
ton? Do l get the job" I in
sisted.
come Monday at 8, miss
but we prefer to call it a posi-
ton Ask for Mr.. Sawyer"
I thanked her. I was so ex-
cited because I had actually
landed a job that I hurried to
reach home and tell about II.
I heard the woman asking the
same questions. and I caught
the name-"Molly Parsons.
Part way to the subway en-.
trance. I discovered that I had
left my bag Would the stern
woman consider me careless?
Anyhow, I had to go back ana
The woman at the desk
didn't seem to see me as l
picked up my bag. She was
questioning still another girl.
and the one who gave her
name as Molly" was just leaV-
ing. She winked at me as we
went down the service elevator
together. and, once on the
street, she stopped me and be-
gan to laugh
Il though I'd scream when
you handed Frosty-Face that
line about how old you was"
she cried.
'Did you get job, too?"
"Uh huh"
A Friendly Parting
GOOD, I'll see you Monday,
I hope we get work in the same
department-someone told me
that the clerks are awully
enooty to the beginners" ! SAID.
"Yeh? All right ,Kitty-that's
the name you give her. amt lt?'
I nodded.
"All right, Kitty, we'll snoot
right back at EN-"
"Sure we will, Molly!"
We grinned at each other and
parted.
When I got home and told the
good news to my widowed and
invalid sister, Cora, she choKed
up and started to cry.
Forget it," I pleaded. Il was
sick and tired of school. I
wanted to go to work anyway"
"It's tough, Kitty, to be so
helpless that your little kid sis
ter has to help support you;
When 1 get well I'll make 1t all
up to you"
Peter Thompson came in Sun
day evening. This didn't create
any particular riot because Fete
had been coming in to see n4s'
almost every Sunday evening
for year.
We went out to a neighbor-
hood movie and I told him
about going to work next day.
That's all right with me-
Kitty" he said. Pete always
talked as, if he already owned
me.
Looking Forward
"And if it wasn't? asked,
teasingly.
"Aw now Kitty, you know
soon's finish my apprentice.
ship and get to be a real
plumber I'll start out at sixty a
week"
you've mentioned that be-
fore" reminded him.
"And then we'll get little
three-room flat and start
housekeeping-we'll be married
first thing after I start out as
O real plumber"
"I'l be looking for a chauf-
feur, butler and lady's maid"
"Now, Kitty-don't be like
that. We can get along fine
on what I'll make.
"Sure-we can play around
all the time"
"Who wants to play around
all the timer" he demanded, a