Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

meant ant ANYTHING beyond Borrowing them but with
not in the lar1er this minute"
'Oh! you think she doesn't DO your" inquired
BALDWIN, sarcaSftcally.
why, OF course do"
well. then, let me tell you, Parker, that She
what breaks me up; the cuteness OF the way shs
got round IL; has everything replaced without any
fsss or scene and an the shut Of
| Parker, you'd better own you are beaten
81 won't, and I amt" snapped jamming on
think will make us about even" with that
rushed out TO buy the hateful things and pretty
no 6hsy Mana aa Ann IN my as you ma,
any Christmas presents from me after the hand
some thing | did for her party. Time after time
found out and to think OF that chit OF girl being
! smart enough TO do tilt was maddening. But
though being over my temper now, I've changed
my mind.
You see. two days after her musicale Mrs. Wet
more was to give very swell dinner party; only
ten guests, but they were the very best and the
chief one was to be Lord willoughby stewart, who
and was almost fought for by the ladies. i guess
mat was Baidwins cha1 though, for I saw him
n1 IN ana iSra or no. ne reminded me OF suck
| ing pig al noliday-time, he was that blond and
well scrubbed. Well, Mrs Wetmore was very
nlssy over the menu, as you may imagine. 1t was
Kind, and II included four of my speciaties-amber
soup, lobster outlets, roast woodcock and Italian
cream cream NY cousin Tim, head cook at the Union
Cluoi taught me these, and 1 can beat him
on them II l choose; but on this occasion
was sd To sn onoo s for my plan, Of courss
OF an object lesson, you see; as much as TO say,
| lou maui me over the Goals and interfere with
my perqusites, ruin your dinner; therefore you'd
better Keep me in a good humor-two and two
make Jour-. So on the eventful day forgot to say
we were out OF anchovy paste for the outlets and
| luncneG out TO give me q free day, and was not
allowed 10 order any groceries myself that spoiled
After that tied up my forehead (Which is a great
mental brace, so to speak, when girl Is having an
idlotSyncrasy), and completed the details OF my
plan which required thought, for didn't want to
/ 40 anything that couldn't be explained away by a
| slip OF memory and headache
| wen, II hadn't known, I'd have sworn that din
neI came from caterer In a tin box, IL was Just
lnat K1nd OF bad The soup was clear as wine, but
lukewarm and unseasoned; the outlets were in
slplu the entrees likewise taSteleSS, the WOOdcOck
was dry as sawdust,w while all the vegetables would
nave been delicious If they'd only had salt In EN-;
lastly tne Italian cream. which should have APP
| peared 10 lovely FORM with pink wine Jelly at
| the bottom and curdled cream on top, and been
beautiful as wen as good went ON a Kind of SOFT
| euStard. Not having the pink gelatine, couldn't
make the right kind, so chose that receipt as be-
Ing the 1urthest of from the Italian cream Mrs
| Wetmore expected to see brought In.
| fairly laughed as l pictured her dismay when
sue saw BALDWIN serving that sloppy stun. He
| vowed he was afraid TO take 1t IN Tor fear the
guests should think it was lather and ask for
| razOrs.
Well, how did the dinner go OFF," says 1. when
| he comes out from serving coffee "and how did
his lordship like the dessert?"
"He never eats made desserts It seems" says
Baidwln; when left he Was going in for the
fruit and praising the products OF America"
she pleased?"
| 'Sne's uncommon brilliant and gav- he replied
with his aggravatlng draw "HiS lOrdship is reg
ularly fascinated with her. It's pity" he added
with sigh. that she should have took up a
| stockDroker like Wetmore before shed seen some
| real English quality, amt It, Parker?-
why don't you poison Wetmores cOfree,r says
l,s sh t so she might marry his lordship?
But Tell Inc, should you say the dinner suited herr"
| II thlnk, says Baldwin, "you might smash
every one Of her Dresden cofee-cups when she
had company, and her good breeding would not
allow her To move muscle, consequently l can't
! say She Will probably give you her opinion To-
morrow ,n %, SO cheer up, Parker!r says he, chuck
| mig 10 hlmSef land il you haven't quite worked
| on all your bile on the dinner why don't you fry
the beelsteak and boil the tea for breakfast as a
And what's a P. P. C.?n demanded
r T. e. Is French shortcut" says he very
alriiy: When party is going TO leave place In
| ddd-which his friends seeing on his card take to
| mean, IN joking way, no time here, and a lot OF
other things. French" said Baldwin. pulling up
his collar, us ueIY peculiar language In the way
| few WORDS
"You're very smart" says /, 'but am not going
| anywhere; so won't need your p F. C."
"Well see about that Tomorrow, Parker says
| And we did Mr.. Wetmore sent for me directly
after breakfast and found her In the library the
| same a. before. wonderif she knew how nervous
IL made me to be called out OF the Kitchen?
| "lOur month Is up to-day, is IL nOt?"
| "Iesm," said l, disappointed TO think she was
only going TO pay me- without speaking OF the din
ner.
Every good" says she; "here are your wages
10Y the month"; also for one week In lieu OF the Gus
| tomary notice. and from to-day shall not REQUIRE
| your services, Parker"
MA, MAY ask your reason, maam?" says. utterly
81 AIN not satisfied with your cooking" she re-
| piled, blandy. "The dinner was a Iainentable
| failure last night; cannot risk another"
wei, ma am, the cream was not what wish ~
| SAID, getting my weapon ready; 'but the pink
gelatlne was forgotten, and as you forbade me 10
order nythlhg, no matter what happened, really
That was not any worse than anything else. y
she interrupted "rhe Whole affair was insipld
tasteleSs, nat. The TACT Is Parker" she said viii
| plying smile, ''yOu are not born COOK. You
have been carefully taught, but you lack the dis
I OF Ine paiale or whatever IL is called
that Is necessary. However, it IS useless to dis
cuSo the matter, since you cannot help IT, There
| Is your reference, and Will say goodbye now,
your next place. And with that She waihsd o r
| OF the room, leaving Inc To pick up my reference
without the satisfaction OF having said anything
meant To, the truth being, her awful cOmpOsure
| just destroyed my nerve. / wasn't like myselr
| when her eye was on me- realizing that the woman
| who could control herself so easy wouldn't be
! likely to be afraid Of me.
We'll, suppose you fiattened her out and gave
her as good as Sue sent" said Baldwin, as stood
Il didn't consider her worth my notice. saws I
especially as never meant TO stay where they
was so poor they was afraid to keep bills running
The idea. All nice people has bills everywhere
And yOu'll perceive sac gave Inc a reference for
| all her airs"
"Did she? Let's read 1t together. YOU and me
sitting on the trunk" says Baldwin, in that con,
hdential deluding way OF his. And this was what
We read:
"Parker OBrady has lived with me one month as
cook and chambermaid. She Is honest, clean, and
sober. EDTTu WpTuopv
January sixteenth
"Beautiful!" cried Baldwin, "honest. clean. and
sober are you, Parker! Let me congratulate Won
You've worked very hard for that note harder
than you would II you hadn't taken spite against
Mrs. Netmore, and mad just done your work as
well as you know how. And what have YOU
made?"
'Made fool Of myself, l expect" said l.
II ex-er-. Well, no. Parker, we won't say
that" said Baldwin. rolling his eyes at me with
killing air, "becauSe I'm very sorry to see YOU
go, Parker. You're very pretty girl, even when
you're In one OF your ldotSyncraSieS So Wen call
1t q mistake
But for all that, as / walked away thinking
everything over. had to confess had made fool
Of myself, and you will doubtless agree with me,
What the Title Was.
From the Chicago Tribune.
IN ISIS Laura" said the professor 81 may be tres
passing on your time, but AIN OF the opinion that
in the study OF the history OF given hypotatic
Subiunctive construction no other Drocednre