Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-06
Mrs Fulton looked at her sharplv

Mrs Fulton looked at her sharply.
81 have always been in the habit OF
giving my girls that amount Of time.
OF course you don't have to take It II
you don't want to-"
u should Ike my Sunday. want
to be able to go to church." said Faith
boldly.
OF course We have late dinner,
say 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-
nent she stepped into it
Are you ready to begin work to-
day. asked Mrs Fulton after ex-
piaining the range and showing Faith
where articles were
Yes, ma'am-'
VERY we'll We have lunch at l.
Dinner at half past & Nj Fulton does
not come out from the city until night
expect my son and daughter from
school always Can you go ahead and
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 Ia
boring under a pleasant excitement
that stimulated her. She knew she
would be able to do her best
I'LL
again with some sharpness.
Where did you say you were from?
I mean before you came to the city,"
My home is in Kansas"
THAT is 4 good ways from Chicago"
Mrs. Fulton spoke in some surprise.
NO farther than Chicago is from
Kansas" said Faith, again after her
ton.
The woman of the house seemed
amused this time She seemed also to
be on the point Of asking more ques-
tons, 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.
L never did such q thing before. to
hire girl on such slender knowledge.
But she looked clean and Intelligent, ~
she said to herself And I SIN so
tired of the help l have been having
l expect Of course to be disappointed
in her. I always an But III 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-
BILE 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-
~ when it sat down at half past T.
She had rightly supposed that Mrs
j Fulton was generous provider, and
she found al excellent supply of every
thing in the llrder. Dorothy had taught
! Faith cooking and had even gone be-
! yond the simple, plain cooking ordi-
narily common to the life in the par
sonase- 1t was not g. difficult thing,
therefore, with the supply before her,
for Faith to produce a dainty and ap-
petizing lunch
When she rang the bell q few min
utes before the time, the boy, who had
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 determine
| ton to let the new girl manage alone,
| sat down with q feeling OF surprise az
| she viewed the table The girl, who
| was about Faiths age, came in from
| the parlor, where she had been playing
! exercises On the piano, and the lunch
| proceeded with many favorable CON-
ments- especially from the boy, who
| had brought home with him a school
boys appetite.
| Say, this salad is all right" said
| the young gentleman as he passed his
! plate for the third time Hope you'll
keep this new girl for life"
| 'She certainly has done very well for
the first time I expect it viii wear of
soon. We never had a girl yet that
kept it up very long" said Mrs. Fulton.
She rang the bell for something, and
Faith came n 1t was the first time
/ the boy and girl had seen her.
| She was somewhat embarrassed, but
she served something on the table quiet
| " and gracefully. Something in her