Well, on a time Elenor Murray, Janet Stearns, myself Thought we would see Seattle and Vancouver, We had saved money teaching school that year-- The plan was Elenor Murray's. So we sailed To 'Frisco from Los Angeles, saw 'Frisco By daylight, but to see the town by night Was Elenor Murray's wish, and up to now We had no men, had found none. Elenor said, "Let's go to Palo Alto, find some men." We landed in a blinding sun, and walked About the desolate campus, but no men. And Janet and myself were tired and hot; But Elenor, who never knew fatigue, Went searching here and there, and left us sitting Under a palm tree waiting. Hours went by, Two hours, I think, when she came down the walk A man on either side. She brought them up And introduced them. They were gay and young, Students with money. Then the fun began: We wished to see the place, must hurry back To keep engagements in the city--whew! How Elenor Murray baited hooks for us With words about the city and our plans; What fun we three had had already there! Until at last these fellows begged to come, Return with us to 'Frisco, be allowed To join our party. "Could we manage it?" Asked Elenor Murray, "do you think we can?" We fell into the play and talked it over, Considered this and that, resolved the thing, And said at last to come, and come they did.... Well, such a time in 'Frisco. For you see Our money had been figured down to cents For what we planned to do. These fellows helped, We scarcely had seen 'Frisco but for them. They bought our dinners, paid our way about Through China Town and so forth, but we kept Our staterooms on the boat, slept on the boat. And after three days' feasting sailed away With bouquets for each one of us. But this girl Could never get enough, must on and on See more, have more sensations, never tired. And when we saw Vancouver then the dream Of going to Alaska entered her. I had no money, Janet had no money To help her out, and Elenor was short. We begged her not to try it--what a will! She set her jaw and said she meant to go. And when we missed her for a day, behold We find her, she's a cashier in a store, And earning money there to take the trip. Our boat was going back, we left her there. I see her next when school commences, ruling Her room of pupils at Los Angeles. The summer after this she wandered east, Was now engaged to Simeon Strong, but writing To Gregory Wenner, saw him in Chicago. She traveled to New York, he followed her. She was a girl who had to live her life, Could not live through another, found no man Whose life sufficed for hers, must live herself, Be individual.