The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-01-31

was so, Tor at one time Miss Phoebe's
eyes were cast on the minister. hut find
lug that there was not shadow Of q
chance for her, she determined. to use
her own expression, that Polly should
not "entrap INN, and she set to work
accordingly.
Mr.. thompson Jones, IN other words,
I0m Jones, and his young wife inhabit-
ed handsome brown-stone residence ON
lWenty-tifth street The street lamps
were hgbted and glittering with frost.
1t was dusk Of a snowy night in the latter
part Of November.
Mr.. Jones and his wife chatted and
laughed over cosy tea-table.
How do YOU like your new girl,
dear = qEeried Tom; Il never saw a
better cooked steak; must be n good
cook.
=" Good. echoed Mrs. Jones u think
she is; she's a jewel, a treasure. And
Tom, she continued, enthusiastically.
have you seelrAer? She is a perfect
beauty"
: Yes, said Tom, absently, but she
only struck me as looking too young to
know much By the way, heard from
Frank to-day; he viii take dinner with
us tomorrow. BY Joye, won't | be a
happy man \ new house (paid for a
pretty wife, n GOOD cook, and dear old
Frank 10 sit ut my board. Do you know
he has had Il call here-"
''Ot course he viii accept it ~" inter
ruptcd Mrs. Jones. ct is n shame for
man Of his talent to bury himself III an
obscure VILLAGE >"
"Oi course he viii. | wrote to him
that | would show him q perfect house
tomorrow, Mrs Jones. So he prepared
for explorations Of all Your premises;
every water pipe will be examined. OF
course they are always spotlessly clean,
but [ thought [ would warn you-aud-
keep your pretty cook out Of way, for
l want Frank to think Mrs. Jones the
prettlest woman III the house, at any
rate.
The next day dawnod bright and clear.
Polly looked wistfulIy cut OF the case
meot window of the house III Twenty
fifth street. She would have liked to
JOIN the throug OF richly-dressed people
croWlng 10 hear the new minister. called
to the church around the corner.
The dinner hour was five, SO she could
have found time to so, but since she had
been serving IN her new capacity it was
only by great effort that she compelled
herself to go out to buy necessary cloth
ing. She watched little Mrs. Jones trail
down the steps in an elegant velvet walk
ing suit, leaning on her husbands arm.
Polly wiped a mist from her eyes, and,
concluding the front window was not
F. l, ~
kitchen and Harbled a little song TO cheer
herself. And the canary III his cage took
up the song, and no harsh voice silenced
them. The poor child always comforted
herself with the Thought that her present
maHial position was only temporary: she
only assumed it until she could find some
other way TO make a living Mrs. Jonse
was very sweet and kind. kinder than
any one she had lived with during the
wear. She really had something to be
thankful for.
Feeling that she must not indulge in
repming on such a day, Polly summoned
Ler brightest THOUGHTS, and even a dim
pie OF two pceled ont as she thought of
that happy morning over the pies, and
Of ler absurd mistake a year ago.
/ suppose he and Melissa are mar
ried long since. Oh. if L could only hear
hmm speak once morc"'
The morning slipped away, and Polly
was surprised whom she heard them com
IN home from church.
AGAIN size was making pumpkin pies.
Mrs. Jones had said: " Oh, 10 vou
make good old-fashioned pumpkin pies !?
Mr.. Jones thinks there is nothing more
delicious, and know he would like to
nave some.
80 now the new cook stood beside the
table with her curls tucked under a
somewhat coquettlsh little cap, a long
demure apron on, and her sleeves rolled
NJ. Presently she heard steps and
laughing voices III the passage, the door
opened, and she looked up surprised
with her sitter in her hands. Mrs
Jones was holding her long velvet skirt
around her, and saying: Tom IS such
q @5oSe; he thinks nobody ever had such
mouse, and ne VIII drag you from gar
FeJ 10 cellar. nope yOu don't mind.
Receiving 10 answer, she turned and
looked at Lcr guest. He was standing
ii front Of Polly. who. crimson and tren-
bling, was letting the -four dribble down
on The door. {" Gam It be p8esi5le,' he
SAID. hIskily: can it be possible that I
have found v0ul [ had almost lost hone =
And RIGHT ihcra. before +le a4tonrtbed
ewes of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Jones. the fourv
arms If their new cook went round the
minister's neck. and she was sobbino on
bis immaculate coat. ssBut aren't Won
7,,a?-~ieI Ia Melissa o" car9a from tho
depths of the coat. Inc minister smiled