The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-11

| 'ANu she nIl
come INTO her own house Withofn
ming against a man with fessb ~
ter in his hand, or a girl with 3 "
OF gasoline about her. Still. mr. y
erton sighed resignedly; and ~. VaH
the maid she might as well d. !.
as any other inopportune time Ha
been neglected long enough
Mamie flushed again. but Il.
her little set Of steps to the MAS
the room and began in her anoIaa
timid manner the polishing If M
tering arrangement of brass ami ess
tai above her head. Mrs. I;ia9s -
watched her dreamily, She dido
fess it even to herself, but soma
down in her heart of hearts ~
dered why it was that housemaid.
born with such becoming ankles ~
why even their pink print gowns eo M
not conceal the fresh, young ropnds.
OF their waists. The mistress y !,
house was rapidly becoming ~
anarchist, with mighty feminins !,
sire to tear into bits any law If ns4s
which allowed menials to have M
cheeks and snowy Threats. wb,,a
the millions of her husband conn.,
eradicate the tell-tale lines in FROM
ears and across her throat
Poor Mamie, who wasn't ~.
enough to discover what was resu.
meant by the spiteful CLEAN altarlS
through my lady's half-closed Nv
nevertheless was cruelty conscious n.
she was under some bitter disannrovs,
and her fingers all at once grew clum.1
and slow. AS she felt the relentlo.
eyes bore deeper and deeper into u
defenseless self her nervousness
creased and she ended by dropping h.
soap with a splash into her nail
warm water. Mrs. Claverton gave !,
angry little Take care!" and maas
though some of the Ioathsome stuff M
dashed on to the beautiful gown h
though Mamie knew perfectly wan
that not drop of it had come With
couple of yards of the fastidious la5,
Still, the accident deprived her Of NJ
last Vestige of composure and. as ii,
climbed to the top of her steps again
she set her foot on the hem Of NJ
gown and a snarling little rent tan
zigzags through the thin fabric.
Stupid! What is the matter vB
you, anyway" came Mrs. Clayertou,
quick voice again; that voice W6a
her friends thought so suaVe and IAN.
tie. Poor Nannie's big blue eyes fud
and she bit her quivering LID till hs
snowy teeth threatened to do irreDar
able injury to the tender red flesh Bu
without word she lifted her round
arms to their work again and soon
there was no sound in the long room
beyond the occasional clink of the bur.
nished chandelier, as it's prisms, span
giles and tiny chains glittered under
the nervous fingers.
Peace lowered close above the trou.
bled scene for a few minutes and ali
might have gone well If Mamie, in AZ
attempt to reach the highest tip of the
gllttering rod, had not succeeded in
Ioosing her sleeve, till it fell back half.
way to the shoulder, revealing the
most captivating elbow ever made; It
was so soft, so smooth, with the deep
est dimple at the very tip, and a hint
OF another at the inner bend, where the
slight rosiness of the skin began to
melt into the flawless white of the up.
per arm.
Mrs. ClaVerton saw, and she dug her
own poor elbow deeper INTO the de.
cushion. Then unconscious
Mamie lifted her lovely arms higher,
and the other sleeve slipped back, be.
twin to the first lovely elbow
which might have outvied its mate, Il
hat had been possible. Mrs. ClaVer
on started forward in her chair, with
nerce little sound, not exactly word
Ind certainly nothing so unloyely as
Mss. But whatever it was it was
'harp enough to startle the sensitive
maid, and as a consequence one of tho
ostly glass globes dropped from her
aper fingers and broke in a Thousand
its on the floor.
Mrs. ClaVerton herself didn't know
What she said, but it relieved her pent
p feelings when the poor little crea-
ure crept from the room with her
atetul sunny head bowed with sObs
Jamie told her mother that she had
cen discharged because she had
broke a big chiny lamp shade" But
ne real cause of her dismissal lay in
he fact that Mrs. Claverton's gown
laker wasn't tactful.