third Installment
.J. TaImml vtkOM father is a lettcr
lr k tbf domestic drt*J$e of the humble
?WxVherTO&cr does little except
?JlEtSTSe *?"?*? Utter
-L?.-d b*r iiater Lu. who work* t:1 *
2.1, T?, u?a *M u??- M?gg?e has to
? JL <a_ji. before sht starts
gj7 ?rr?k iTIke fu^t*.. < c.?t
nu,'. ? uw bojr at the Five and Ten.
Jm Grant. Ht tell* that he ha.< -een
inigrr/ to work ? her hdper in the ??? ?*?
roo_ |Mm rather dumb, hut M".;tjie
help, hi* through bit K,r?t <i?y at t!ie lore
23gfc?ree her Tuach with bim in a ci.l'hy
etc of a ptMe that ktoflm to ? f"a;tr<'ss
?i#tj aWt door I# the Five-aiid-Ten.
NOW GO ON* WITH T^E STORY
"Oh, sure I do! I read it in a
paper," sbe said, beginning on her < wn
mftk, and talking through, or around,
the straws. "You have to eat iron
anf starch and?arkl fosters, she snuj,
somewhat uncertain of the last w< ""d.
"Iron and starch and?what?" he
Mked, fishing for the extraordinary
word. But she would not be baited.
"All sorts of things," she said eva
sively. "These sandwiches are tuna
fish and egg?they're always the ones
that arc left. We never feet the chicken
or ham ones, but we don't cart. do
w??" she ended a fotle anxiously.
"1 don't!" Joe said, ravenous.
"How'd you happen to find this
place?" he asked, approving of it.
"1 was after some ideels in our base
ment " she said. "An' I seen this win
der. Ain't it nice in here?" , >
"Y?o were after some what! r.e
interrupted.
"Some ideels. Some of them little?
weM sorter prayers they have all
coloured op, on cards." Maggie ex
ulained. "Like 'No man is useless
while be has a friend,' an" 'T<j earn
a little, to spend a little less, an
There's so much good in the worst
of us.'" she went jm. But at such
lightning speed that Joe could not
ustka a beginning or an end to what
she said. He burst out laughing.
"You laugh like you were much
?1?W than you are." said Maggie,
ot k with some sudden suspicion.
mi almost twenty," Joe said.
"Why -how old did you think I was?
"I thought vou was a kid." Mag
gie said frankly. "That's." she endod
innocently, "that's why I sorter took
an interest ill you."
"How old are you? Joe countered.
"Are you thirteen?"
Thirteen!" she echoed, affronted.
"I've bftn w or km" four years. 111 be
eighteen my nTO birthday. 1 was
seventeen last Valentine's Day!"
And suddenly both were embar
rassed, and tTOy stopped talking. in
some confusion of spirit.
"But when I first went to work,"
11 ayyir resumed. "1 was avvt'ul liftic.
I opened a door an' checked unbrellas.
You'd wonder they let me in at all*.
Three dollars a week, they paid me."
"Pretty tough!" Joe commented
sympathetically.
"Oh, I've had my share!" she re
sponded. "We ought to have some
thing green with this," said Maggie
again, A tending toward him a tiesh
supply of the broken biscuits.
"Where'd you get all tKis diet
?tuff?" Joa asked, diverted.
"Oh," she flashed carelessly, "the
evenin' papers has it, always, a health
column."
"But you don't believe all you see
in the papers!" Joe teased.
"I do some things," Maggie coun
tered uncertainly, after a moment's
thought.
"And do you do all tlie things the
papers say to dor" Joe asked.
"I'm doin' one now," she answered,
moving only her lips. "I'm relax in'.
Relax ten minutes after meal*, if
you're thin. Stand if you're'fat. Ex
ercises every mor'nin'?"
"We have twelve minutes." Joe said,
Llancing at bis wrist. "And do you
tlieve all the ideal cards, too?" he
pursued.
"How do you mean?" she asked.
"Weil, don't they all have rules for
life on them?" Joe suggested, "'l est
we font,' and 'I ain the captain of
my toaW and all that?"
?"Was you readin' them to-day?"
she asked, surprised.
"No. But I know that kind of
*ufft"
" 'Let us then be up an' doio,
Maggie was murmuring, as if she
beard the words for the first time.
** 'Laugh, an' the w arid laughs with
you.
"Oil, gosh, it makes me sick at my
stomach!" Joe said faintly, between a
laugh and a groan.
Maggie laughed, puxzled but sym
pathetic. ?
"It sorter doesnt mean anything,
site conceded. "But the 'Si sezzes'
?re tunny," site submitted doubtfully.
"The what s'"
"The 'Si sezzes'?we call them that,/
the elucidated. "They all begin, 'Si
I ?
??X.
?? ?
"Bunk!" Joe commented disgust
edly.
She was storing at him, faintly sus
picious.
"Joe," she began after a moment,
"is this your first job?"
"What makes you think it isn't?"
he parried.
"Becauz?becauz fellers of nineteen
don't usually begin on what y< u're
4oin', stockroom work," said Maggie,
'specially when they talk like you t Joe," she added, concernedly, as they
do.'
"I worked on a farm awhile," Joe
said. "And I traveled with a circus
and worked in a bicycle shop," he
added imaginatively.
Maggie was sati> led. She reverted
to a more interest nig topic.
"My mother say* hat all that news
paper stuff about bi.dgels and systems
and all that is tlu 1'unk," she offered.
"My sister has to keep her hands
white bccauz she demonstrates a
beauty cream, and my mother don't
Ket round much." "fiut my mother
don't like Liz to use make-up?and
walked toward the corner together.
"Next week won't be so hard. An*
I guess it felt pretty good to get that
pay envelope to-day, didn't it?" she
asked encouragingly.
"Sure, it did," Joe answered briefly.
"Do you go up?" the girl asked.
"I live on Goat Hill over there?my
father waits for me at the corner, Sat
urday nights!"
"I live down the island," Joe said.
"The ideal life?oh, my (Jod!"' he
said, thinking of the hard job she had
left, of the sort of home to which she
??as probably going. "You've got a
she won't let me cut my hair?she f fine chance to lead-the ideal life, Mag
says it ain't ladylike for girls to bobigie Johnson!" Joe said with a bitter
their hair." ' lauyfc.
1 v \ i \\xf "if ^ a j?jaaita
'The way to be ,in livji* the idCv* life L?:Lo begin/* she rc^d slowly.
. __ ' . ? .... _ _ .... . . . _ . >s ...
"Father living?" Joe asked.
Siu- hesitated.
"My father's a?a won I. rftil r:n;i.
Yes. he's living."
"What's his pro.\ss?w!:nt's he r.v"
Joe asked.
* tic?he's a trnwllin' man." S <n>
how she wanted . >e t>? ;:(]<? '*? p
" \nil im mother's- llrshj." >rii-! May
ljie delieatolv.
"Well. I'll tell t ? ?MV thin'!." <; id
Inc. as they hesra to ?'?"! <*" ni? tk:
sijjtis i.f (luir l<. t air' j:ii'.*?re t"
return upstairs t" tin- si ?u'. ' I'M tv?:
you f?ne thittf? f wouldn't like yoi::
sister."
"Oh, Joe. why iut I"
"I don't know. I just Uiviw that
I And here's auothci that hftdgct '
and system and ci utney talk is all
I true."
Magpie's beautiful blue eyes widened
j almost a? n m pai.i. .
"Oh, Joe, I don't believe il!" she:
I said again.
He was cross.
"All right, don't believe it.
what do you think the new sp;;.
print it ior:"
"You mean so much ior groceries
and amusements ai\l clothes ai.d (ion
tists?" she demas.led. a?rc:.tiiig hii-.i
with a small clutching iiand on his
arm. _ " ,
"Certainly!" ?*>
She seemed to'cVoop.
i "My niuther'd i> ver do it, though!i
She hates mana; i.
"Well, iKvause j'-nr m? t!ur wouldn't,
do if, Mai-tie," 1:.: said unpleasantly, j
"doesn t it::?ke it '? s true. does it:" j
"Xu." 5-lie said idly, bruily. Audi
Joe suddenly felt ;? turned ?ii himself. I
He gave her a .te.i;ly.n;j hand as I
they scramhk <1 hack through the two {
windows, and over tile talcs and boxes
in their own basement, ju.st in time
to hear I he gong emit its sharp double
ring. Hut'once again in the roar and
rush of the store ;p.stai's, he noted
that she did not unite re..tore him to
the familiar looting upon which he
had been before.
At ten o'clock two old women, armed
with pails and mops, made their ap
pearance tar at the back of the store,
and purchasers began to take on a
slightly apologetic note.
Then, suddenly, a gong struck, and
a hundred saleswomen were jamming
through the black back passage, |>ast
the enormous service elevator into the
wet street. Joe, stooping toward a
heap of rubbish that was advancing
steadily ahead of a charwoman's wide
broom, picked something up and cut
through-the crowd to follow the sod
den little coated figure that was Mag
gie Johnson.
"Here," he said, handing her a ben'
card. "I just found this. It wa
thrown out. Since you believe every
thing the newspapers tell you, how's
this ?"
" 'The way to begin livin' the ideel
life is?to begin,'" she read slowly.
And she looked up blankly. "Begin
what?" she asked. "That's all there
is. It don't finish it."
fit's all bunk," he said, trying to
laugh.
"Well, I don't know, Joe!" she an
swered. with a flash of animation
crossing her pale, dirty little face.
"What you said to-night made me
kinder wonder. I've been doing all
I these things about eatirt', and exer
cise. and washin1," she said eagerly,
"but I guess this thinkin' is just as
important. I've been handtin' them
ideels, and crawlin' over them, and,
hearin' about them for three years,
an' to-day's the first time I ever really j
looked at one! I guess you're tired,'
I
I Ik turned ai?ru;>t1y and walked a
I'-kstru'd i>: we>l\aid. 'glancing be
; hie! !:lx:: ti? Ik .--hiv lx- |i'id escaped
I !)?.- j.icpa-tide from the Mack.
I V(i*! i'! th<- second 1?1? * . !'? stopped
i lr rt ;it a hand-. ?iue roadster. parki*d
i '-tvMrt' a row ??i unpretentious homes.
S !..(? "nt in!-. ii. r h ?! a l ev from
' in':?(?!. fV'.'iii the -treet.
! Tin- iwsrrc 1 tin- b?v. ear moved
? .i i:? tli". ;? >? -it" ?< in ,t!u city. passed
1 and :*.su i^cl' r\ ?!:>trict and
.he M-aU.-ri I li?ht> <f the >ul?
; ?:?! cuiV 'c i l'K' splendid trees
,?,.j ;ji ? r :<t Si; I vates of l\hn
j isifda! ?. h"inr oi i!i<- uci:e<t aii.l most
I f '.-isi ?'.!#]> nuii .nvl vv?i!iic*l? of that
particular part of the world.
Im between certain magnificent posts
<?f tone and brick went J<*c and his
car, sial the side <!? >? 'i ??i" ? >ne\ oi
i'iv most !!:!;?osinj4 oi ail tin: 'i anions
divre. Au elderiy butkr, admitting
wii'iuint question the dirty an<! weary
s'tock boy of tin. Mack, ver.'ured so
'ar as to lay an eager, welcoming hand
,i hisj arm.
"Mr. Joseph?Mr! I'm glad to see
? ?u hack saiely. :.ir. What with?"
:;c coughed delicately?"wh.it with the
little Ui'-pieas'-nts'tv. yesteivUy snurn
ing. si.', .ui! ;? oin -your very emphatic
rtdmi'ks in me. . ir. On tile subject o ?
y iii' parents'? cdiem!?attitude, and
'.in.ii \i?nr ji-.t tv."::ins list night or
to-day. cither i <? luncheon or din
uei
"I'm all>rt;y|bt. VI' :i. and,you were
a l)i i k to Ik*j'41 the i?-b tulet me in.
I'm late l>rcau>e I ; -t a job."
'You mean von real lv arc working,
Mr. Joe?" ' <
"I lilean I really am."
"Von'rc not going back to college,
sir
"Not on your liie!"
"Why, but look here, sir," pleaded -
ihe older man, distressed, "your father
never meant a word lie said yesterday
moruii)g( nor your mother, ei?ier."
"Allen," Joe interrupted, slipping his
arms into the dressing gown the man
held ready behind linn, "can you keep
a secret?"
"Anything you told me in confi
dence, sir " he began rcluctantlv.
"Well, then listen. I've got a job in
the Mack Merrill Department Stores
?the Eighth Street one.".
"A job in the Mack Merrill Stores,
sir?" The butler was actually pale.
"In the office, sir?"
"In the office nothing! In the shop.
Carting wall papers and ink and clean
ing brushes and earrings around the
place. I'm going to show my father
that lie can't stand me up in a corner
and throw mud at me! He can't call
me a thief and a liar???"
"Mr. Joseph, sir, he never called you
hat?I didn't hear that," the horrified
old butler interrupted.
"Hear him! Everybody in the neigh
bourhood heard him! No. sir. he
doesn't get away with it," said Joe.
"Now, you nm along, Allen, and keep
mum, and tell 'em I'm all right and
I'm home!" ' ;
The meyage was unobtrusively car
ried to a handsome middle-aged man,
who was playing bridge with three
other men in the library. It pene
trated into a luxurious dressing room,
where a beautiful and aristocratic
woman was making up her face be
tween a dinner dance and a late ball.
This woman merely raised her eye
brows at the news.
And in a little while she mounted the
flight of wide, palm-decorated stairs
that lay between her suite and his. and
appeared, cxjiectantly, in his doorway.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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YOUR 193-1 LICENSES
A TRADE STIMULUS OF REAL VALUES
GOES WITH EVERY USED CAR
SOLD IN THIS
Trade- Getter
BARGAIN SALE
OF
Used Cars
Good Business Dictates that Used
Cars Move
? Public reception of the New 19:11 "Bigger nn 1
Better" Chevrolet Six has been enthusiastically
favorable?in fact, greater than at any time in our
history as a Chevrolet Dealer. Good business dic
tates that we further reduce our used car stock so
as to be able to handle properly the scores of trade
ins being offered 011 the new model.
For that reason we have cut the prices on our
used cars & in addition will present to every pur
chaser of a used car until January 30th a set of
licenses free. Santa Clans himself never treated
you better than we are willing and prepared to do.
This is your opportunity to get a car that will gn e
vou comfort and dependable transportation tlu u
?
the winter.
1931 LICENSES FREE
PRICES CUT /IRST
Our sale will be successful only if we offer
real bargains, so we have reduced piices on our
fine stock of reconditioned cars.
C ^ THEN FREE GIFT ADDED
Then we offer vou FREW vour 1931 Licenses
?? *
as our erift to you in this Sale. Buy from us be
fore January 30 and we will funds li vour !icens< s.
hi ?
Here Are a Few of the Splendid
Bargains
1930 Chevrolet Coupe, new casing's. excel
lent condition . $425.00'
Late 1930 Club Sedan, latest nu del, wire
wheels, perfect condition $625.00
1930 - A Model Ford Coupe in splen
did condition $325 00
1929 Chevrolet Coach, good casings, an
unusual value $325.00
1928 Chevrolet Sedan in good condition....$250.00
1929 Chevrolet Sedan, fine upholstery, a
real bargain $375.00
1929 Chevrolet Coupe, good paint, uood
casings, a good car $250.00
1.927 Chevrolet Sedan, this is a spend i . I buy$225.00
1929 Chevrolet Phaeton, this is a mi; htv
good car L. $300.00
1927 Chevrolet Touring, lms had the best
of care, an exceptionally fine car $225.00
1929 A Model Ford Roadster,
good mechanical condition. $230.00
1928 Chevrolet Touring, very serviceable
in every way ; $200.00
1928 Oldsmobile Coupe, a verv fine car
and a.bargain | .....$225.00
J rucks?almost any year model from
$150 to $400.00
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COMPANY
Rylva, North Carolina