Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30

grateful-when pay you twenty dollars
month and put out the washing?s
But I have more than ingratitude to
complain of. You insist upon hearty break
fasts when my delicate appetite only re-
quires toast. coffee, eggs or an omelet a
cereal. fruit, fried potatoes and relish.
say bit of fish or ham. Instead l get
buckwheat cakes and sausage, or tripe and
onions, or veal outlets, with all sorts of hot
bread to ruin my complexion. You have
no complexion, and besides you like those
things. l am thinking seriously of writing
to ask your minister to preach a special
sermon on the sin of feshly appetites-
and If l have to do it, everybody will know
he means it for you :"
Mrs Kirkby lowered the sheet she was
reading, asking anxiously:
Don't you think l make things clear.
Seena? And isn't that last very well putT'
MN! Hurry to-what you really
wanted to say!" Seena answered unduti-
fully.
Mrs Klrkby started why! How did
you known she demanded, futtering her
sheets. "Of course. l couldn't put the main
thing frst-one has to be careful with
that sort of person. In these next two
pages l tell her sharply what 1 think of
the bills-they're little short of downright
robbery And then 1 come lowell, the
most important part. Say II have not
brought it in beautifully, Seena. This 10 how
L do it: am far from being naughty to-
ward person in your position, but never
again forget, Bigg, that my young gentle
men visitors are not to be called by their
first names l was ready to die with morti-
fication at your saying to Mr.. Townsend:
Take a pocketful O. them tea cakes.
Benny. I amt forgot the greedy little rat
you used to be-"
=" Remember. too, to refrain from asking
him If he thinks the old lady-meaning
myself-is in the notion of taking a boy to
raise -
THAT was rather nasty of Bigg.
thought so at the time Seena broke in,
getting up as she spoke. I'm off," she
called over her shoulder, when her hand
was on the door knob. And l sha'nt come
home till night. I know what will happen
when you give Bigg that missive-we won't
get Il thing to eat
Wait! You must mail 1t. You know
1 wouldn't, for anything. look as though
wanted to sa We postage" Mrs. Kirby said
fitting the letter into envelope. I'm
deed she went on, II count very much
on the stimulus to Bigg's pride through
receiving such a letter, addressed to her
here-at the handsomest house In town.
And you know Miss Primly said pride OF
character-''
Bother Miss Primly,'' Seena said impa-
tiently, but holding out her hand-then
quickly: But say, Aunty Gabei You'll have
to get this printed. Bigg can't read writ
ing
Il know" Mrs. Kirkby said, with a
crafty smile: "She will have to get it read,
and no doubt will take 1t to her minister
VINO Will redU IL ana impress what say on
her as l, myself, never could do. l thought
of that at first Wasn't IL clever in me?
Maybe he will take my suggestion to him
self-the sermon on fteshly appetites, you
know" -
Maybe" Seena echoed, running away
and banging the outer door behind her.
Even among the new people who had
brought the serpent Progress into the some
time Eden, Edgewarren. Mrs. Kirkby was
somebody. This In virtue of a handsome
fortune. supplemented by a handsomer
presence, a graciously high-bred manner.
and a sweet If uncertain disposition. She
had, further the heart of girl notwith-
standing she was on the shady side of
fifty; a fortunate temperament, in way
since 1t had let her persuade herself that
she was devotedly attached to the late Mr..
Kirkby, seasoned and crusty individual,
forty odd years her senior who had made
up for living on Internationally by leaving
to his widow his fortune in fee. ChildIess.
with only Seena to look out for-Seena who