The Princeton union., 1900-09-06

'I should like my Sunday. want
to be able to go to church said Faith
boldly. .sSs
.'Of course. We have late dinner,
say 2 or half past. After that you are
at liberty for the rest Of the day."
Faith did not say anything, and Mrs.
Fulton took her down to the kitchen,
which was furnished in a complete
manner that pleased Faith the mo-
ment she stepped into it.
"Are you ready to begin work to-
day?" asked Mrs. Fulton after ex-
planning the range and showing Faith
where articles were. .....
Yes, ma'am."
Every we'll We have lunch at l.
Dinner at half past 6. Mr.. Fulton does
not come out from the city until night
expect my son and daughter from
school always. Can you go ahead and
get lunch without any help?'
"Yes, ma'am," Faith answered sim
ply. She had determined to let her
work speak for itself. She had her
fathers self possession in such mat
ters. Besides, she found herself la
boring under a pleasant excitement
that stimulated her. She knew she
would be able to do her best.
Mrs. Fulton looked at her new help
again with some sharpness.
"Where did you say you were from?
l mean before you came to the city,"
my home is in Kansas"
"That is good ways from Chicago"
Mrs. Fulton spoke in some surprise.
''No farther than Chicago is from
Kansas" said Faith, again after her
fashion looking straight at Mrs. Full
ton.
The woman of the house seemed
amused this time. She seemed also to
be on the point Of asking more ques-
tiOns, but finally went out of the kitch-
en-, leaving Faith in possession there
AS Mrs. Fulton sat down in the par
lor she sighed, but it was evidently a
sigh of relief.
II never did such thing before, to
hire girl on such slender knowledge.
But she looked clean and intelligent"
she said to herself. And l am so
tired Of the help l have been having.
I expect of course to be disappointed
in her. I always am. But I'll let her
try it for week and see.'
Mrs. Fulton sighed again and went
up stairs to look after some of the
work there, for no matter how many
girls she might have had or how capa-
bic they may have been she was a
born housekeeper and never was sat
isfed unless she was doing something
herself.
Meanwhile Faith, down in the kitch
en-, planned and prepared lunch that
was delightful surprise to the fami-
ly when it sat down at half past II.
She had rightly supposed that Mrs
Fulton was generous provider, and
she found an excellent supply of every
thing in the larder. Dorothy had taught
Faith cooking and had even gone be-
yond the simple, plain cooking ordi-
narily common to the life in the par
sonage. 1t was not a difficult thing,
e therefore, with the supply before her,
for Faith to produce dainty and ap-
petizing lunch.
When she rang the bell a few min
utes before the time, the boy, who had
l been in the library, came in and sat
/ down at once Mrs. Fulton, who had
,. not been able to keep out of the kitchen
altogether, in spite of her determina-
e ton to let the new girl manage alone,
S sat down with feeling Of surprise as
she viewed the table. The girl, who
was about Faiths age, came in from
e the parlor, where she had been playing
exercises on the piano, and the lunch
proceeded with many favorable COM
J. ments, especially from the boy, who
had brought home with him school
), boys appetite.
"Say, this salad is all right" said
the young gentleman as he passed his
l. plate for the third time. Hope you'll
t keep this new girl for life"
"She certainly has done very we'll fo1
the first time. l expect it will wear of
= soon. We never had girl yet that
kept it up very long," said Mrs. Fulton
u She rang the bell for something, and
Faith came in. 1t was the first time
y the boy and girl had seen her.
She was somewhat embarrassed, but
i. she served something on the table quiet
- ly and gracefully. Something in bel
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