Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
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Being about to lose my faithful cook,
/ took friends advice and went to
Castle Garden to secure 4 capable emil
grant girl.
found one who had brought with
her hattering testimonials from her
former mistress lady of title
She was = tall finely-buiIt young
woman, and would have been attrac,
tive-looking had it not been for pecu-
liar gloom which slumbcred within the
depths of her great black eyes, and
dwelt in the sOmbre curves of her full
red lips.
She rarely met your glance, and if
she did so, would avert her eyes as
though she had received q shock But
if not sunbeam in the kitchen, she
proved to be q treasure of neatness and
efficiency, and | congratulated myself
on having secured her.
After Il while, however, symptoms of
dissatisfaction showed themselves in
the manner of my faithful Katy, the
waitress, who had been with me since
/ had commenced housekeeping.
Mrs. Freeland," she said hesitat-
ingly, 'I'm sorry to trouble you, but I
really cant stand such carryings-on no
longer. Either Frederika must leave,
or | must.
why, Katy, what is the matterP
thought everything was going on all
right What fault have you to find
with Frederika?"
"Oh, don't ask me, ma am" answer
ed Katy with q shudder. 81 don't want
to hurt anybody, and horses couldn' t
make me tell what [ think of that
dreadful girl The way she goes on in
her sleep is enough to make ones hair
stand straight up"
''Why didn't you tell me she was an
unpleasant companion for you at night,
Katy? will do away with that. You
shall have separate room"
Katy face cleared.
Il don't want to put YOU to any
trouble, Mrs. Freeland.
1T won't be half as troublesome to
fix up a room for you Katy, as it would
be to lose you. But you mustn't think
badly of poor Frederick because she
has bad dreams. The best of us have
them. They are caused by indiges-
ton.
Katy looked uncOnvinced, but she
was too mindful of her proper place to
argue with cher lady" rs she was
fond of calling me in talking to her
comrades" as she designated her
mates.
So | had q bedroom fitted up for her
on the side of the house most remote
from Frederika's roon-which was
only accessible by the back stairway.
For if Katy had such feeling about
being near her it was best for her to
feel entirely at ease about receiving a
chance visit from her.
After making this change everything
went on smoothly again for while.
But one day had occasion to go
into the kitchen to concoct Fred's
faVorite pudding, and just as [ had
stirred in the last ingredient, a step
sounded outside the door, followed by
brisk rap.
lsaw Frederika give a glance at the
new conner through the window, and
then, with a face as white as the towel
with which she was polishing the
glass she held in her hand, she started
for the stairway.
Katy just then came in.
Go to the door, Katy" I said, feel
ing sure that we were on the verge of
catastrophe.
For Frederika's blanched cheeks and
her sudden flight told a story of their
own.
A deep-toaed voice with foreign ac-
cent in it asked:
Does . girl named Frederick live
here?''
| did not wait for Katy to reply. An
impulse to stand between Frederika
and the trouble which l saw was COM
ing to her, prompted me to 90 forward
and meet the man whose appearance
had so alarmed her.
But he was far from looking like a
dangerous person. He was tall and of
muscular build; but his blue eyes were
full of kindly light. and his rudy
cheeks were as smooth rs a girl s.
He could not have been more than
eighteen.
He bowed respectfully as I answered
his question.
'.Ercderika lives here, I said, ''but
think she is not feeling well. Win.
you leave your message with me and
call again another day?"
Il wish to ask after Zintha Kicker.
She is my promised wife, and she came
over in the same ship with Frederick.
| have been to Castle Garden, and they
think that no such girl came across
the sea. But Frederick will know. /
have the letter from Zintha's brother.
They knew each other in the old
country"
Il will ask Frederika about her.
VIII you come again tomorrow"
Eyes, will wait until then But it
will seem very long until get It'd
ings from my Zinthan'
felt panied to keep the honest fell