The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-25
By Annie Hamilton DonneH.

ner. she read the advertisement aloud.
It sounded well.
Wanted: A working worrier for a
family of seven. Only competent per-
son need apply Permanent situation
for the right one. References. Adj
dress Henrietta Heath, Crescent Ter
race
The Pineboro Evening Call went to
press at noon 1t was too late for
today, but none too early for tomor-
row. Mrs Heath in the calm convic-
don Of doing the right thing in the
right way put on her things and de-
parted leisurely for the printing es-
tablishment of the Evening Call.
Il wish this advertisement inserted
in tomorrows paper" she said to the
polite person who came forward to
meet her Il am sorry it could not
have been II is too late for today,
suppose?"
"M-m-yes, certainly, madam" The
polite person was reading the little
slip of paper. He looked up unsmil-
ingly When he spoke his tone was
solicitous.
The paper has gone to press. We
could only get out an extra. If there
is great hurry" He waited
Mrs. Heath shook her head slowly.
Tomorrow will do" she said, but
not a day later. And | shall be obliged
If you will give it prominent place"
ION the first page, madam, Give your
self no worrment"
Of course she would not do that.
Worriments were behind her now.
But it worried her The helpless fam
ily-the helpless family! only till to-
morrow" she comforted herself.
The next day, just before tea time.
Mrs. Heath was summoned by Thyrsa
to the parlor. A stranger in a black
dress rose at her entrance. There was
only time to note the extreme gravitN-
bordering upon sourness, of the strang-
ers face before a nervous voice spoke
Il came in answer to your adver-
tisement in today's Call"
ooh! Oh, yes, you are IA" Mrs
Heath faltered in palpable embarrass-
ment
'Worrier-yes. Professional Forty
years experience Thirteen years and
half in my last place-lady died, man
in the asylum. | can't refer you to
them, but"
Yes, oh, yes, I'd like references"
Mrs. Heath faltered weakly This pro-
fessional worrier abashed her strange
ly In this presence she herself seem
ed such a novice-amateur The
stranger went on, in matter-of-fact
tone:
TN my place before last l worried
for a family of six-Mrs. Elbertus Lee,
Derry Bridge. Family numbered only
three in the place before that, but the
work was hard, very hard. l have
worked in only three places" The
latter was said in a tone of pride. To
have worried--professio for
ty years in but three places" appeared
occasion for pride Mrs. Heath was
only thirty-four She blushed uncom
fortably
We'll, if you think I'll suit, I'm
ready to begin at once. We can give
each other a trial anyway, but want
one thing understood at the start"
"Yes?" hesitated Mrs. Heath.
And that is that I'm not to be in
terfered with. I'm to do it all.
There are seven. Seven is a good
many"
Il am perfectly competent to do the
worrying for seven. 1t must be left
entirely to me. l suppose the seven
includes your"
Dear, moi" The little amateur wor-
rier had never worried about herself. 1t
had not occurred to her.
Eight, then. Names, please? l
wish to get acquainted with my cases
before l begin work, and any little
hints that you can give me-"
Griffith l., Griffith H., Caroline,
Mig. the twins, the baby" recited the
wife of one and mother of all the rest
in rather a tremulous voice. A sob
seemed to be tangled up in her throat.
Was she giving them all up to this
solemn, sour person in black? The
solemn, sour person wrote the names
in small blank book, with capable
flourishes.
"Have you any preference as to
which one l worry about first?" she
inquired, swapping the covers of the
book together. I'VE are losing time
| should like to begin at once"
'"The baby, faltered the baby's
mother. He was good one to begin
and end with. At this very minute"
"Oh, I'm afread he's playing with