Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-19

l. Just put your hypnotic powers in
play and get us real good one
"Oh-well, now-it's a little out of
my department, don't you think SOP"
asked Dobley, weakening visibly.
That's just like man., said Mrs.
Dobley. "You tell us how simple it
is to manage domestic affairs and give
us systems and all that, but you back
out when it comes to tackling the
matter actually
ooh, I'll get you cook, if that's the
way you feel about it." protested Dob
ley lightly Where do you find EN-?
At the department stores or in the
florists shops? Do they come in a
box or by the bunch?'
There is the intelligence office that
| usually go to" said Mrs. Dobley,
giving him card. Its safer to see
them there, because they are more
tame in the intelligence offices than
when they get you alone somewhere. !"
Ha-ha-ha!" laughed Mr.. Dobley.
What ridiculous idea! You speak of
EN- as though they were tigers and
lions. Well, I'm fond of sport. I'll
stop on my way down town and lasso
one for YOU"
By the time Dobley reached the in
telligence office he had dropped his air
of lightsome gayety for one of deep re-
solve and had assumed an especially
severe expression which he considered
would quell any of the symptoms his
wife had mentioned as being part of
the cook character. The office seemed
to Dobley to be as full of females as
a Broadway candy shop after mat
inee. He was the only man in sight,
and he experienced sort of stage
fright when he felt the numerous pairs
of eyes fastened on him. But he
quickly pulled himself together when
he thought of how Mrs. Dobley would
chaff him if he failed.
'I-erwish to engage a domestic" he
said to the trim young woman at the
desk as she looked him over with a
suspicious gray eye.
'Housekeeper, nurse, wet nurse,
kitchen maid, cook, waitress, upstairs
girl or ladies' maid?" she ratified out.
Just a cook" said Dobley.
1.-TWO dollars, please" she said, and
'Dobley paid the money and walked as
directed into small room papered in
blue roses and carpeted in red and
orange There was a chair and set
tee and he hesitated, wondering if
etiquette demanded that he should oc-
cupy the more important chair. Then
he recollected what Mrs. Dobley had
said about cooks being all very pom
derous and he abandoned the settee
and took the chair. Then he found
himself laughing at the room, which
he fancied illustrated in a colored sup
plement and labeled as an artistic
nightmare. Suddenly the door opened
and Dobley stared. A most uncook-
like person, magnifcently jetted, en-
tered, simpering kittenishly. AS she
sat down, she dropped her gloves
handkerchief and pocketbook, which
Dobley picked up for her.
"You are looking for a housekeep-
err" she said, throwing her eyes CO.
quettishly at him.
"A cook" said Dobley apologetical-
ly. It seemed as though he ought to
be looking for housekeeper.
of course can cook" she saidl
with languishing glance; "but I'm
always treated as one Of the family
You see, if hadn't lost my husband i
never'd had to work. It's hard to bd
thrown on the world"
;c ;0dooI sold
tits a cruel thing to have to face al
bleak existence alone" she went on
touching her eyes with her handker7
chief and smiling, $50 thought the
place would suit. Are you bachelor
or a widow gentleman"
Neither" said Dobley, stammering.
':Oh, domestic trouble, suppose, u
she said well, it's common enough
now, goodness knows! Some Of the
women don't seem to know when they
get a good man. Do you like music?'
Extremely" said Dobley, surprised
at the suddenness of the question
Because" she said, Il play a lit
tie"
Indeed" said Dobley, admiringly.I
Il don't have many callers" she
went on; although, of course, might
have been married many times over il
I wanted to-
1--WE no doubt of that" said Dobley.
Then he suddenly remembered that
time was passing. about refer" bel
began.
1--WE two afternoons off every week,
and, of course, I want my Sundays
Free" she said; land about the wash,
[ don't do shirts
Certainly not" said Dobley
81 might try the place" she said,
land if it suits me-why-I'm easy to|
get along with. What did you say the
address WASP
Dobley gave her the number and
street on slip of paper. "You might
call and see my wife, he said.
your what?" said the bejetted
person, rising to her feet.
MY wife" said Dobley meekly,
"She usually attends to these things
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