The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-06
The Cook Came
Back
Mrs. Jar and Gertrude Come to
an Understanding.

Gertrude is back" said Mrs Jarr
to Mr.. Jarr when he come home the
other evening.
1T seems like old times to have her
around the house" Mrs. Jarr went on
AFTER all there is such a thing as
attachment from long service, in spite
OF all you say. and il also shows that
IL pays to be kind and considerable
too"
do you mean, Gertrude, that grim
Amazon, who condescended 10 burn
food for us for one day and then
rough housed the place till we paid
her for full week." asked Mr. Jarr
Now. YOU mustn't talk that way, :"
said Mrs. Jarr Gertrude was very
sorry She said that she didn't think
We loved her, and she comes from a
very fine family that has seen better
days, and she has a lot OF property
that she was cheated out OF before she
was born. and II is great mystery
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thinks it's very valuable real estate In
Syracuse, because her aunts people
come from Syracuse"
We'll. ! have troubles OF my own
and ! don't want to hear hers" said
Mr.. Jarr. IF you are satisfied ! sup
pose | VIII have 20 be. hut what did
she come back for, to bring back the
door key she took away"
No said Mrs Jarr: she wants
to keep the key She feels II is a tie
She came back because she said there
had been "A mistake. We had only paid
her 81 and she never worked, not even
for society people, for less than IS a
week and only for that as a personal
favor Aud she wanted another dollar,
so. as the new girl we got yesterday
left this morning when | asked her to
help me dust the parlor | thought I'd
use diplomacy and | told Gertrude I'd
give her the dollar II she'd take up her
place where she left of"
And she went right out IN the
kitchen aud burned the salt and bread
the only two things she left UNI
scorched the day shewas here?' asked
Mr. Jarr
Now, you mustn't talk that way"
said Mrs Jarr. Gertrude Is very sen.
sltive, and think it was something
she must have heard you say that
made her act the way she did when
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one Of the family and likes to stay In
a place"--'A day at a time, inter
rupted Mr. Iarr
III she hears you talk HE that she
won't stay at all" said Mrs Jarr She
really Is attached to us"
"Ah. the loyalty OF the old family
asd MIR Jar. How touch.
Ing II is how 1t appeals to our ter der.
est emotions when we see ton the
stage We never see II anywhere
else"
THAT isn't So" said Mrs. Jarr
Mrs StryNer's second maid has been
with her for nearly three months or
course she Is lazy and untidy aud
makes trouble by carrying tales on the
other servants. but Mrs. Stryver likes
to hear kitchen gossip, and. besides.
the girl is so impudent she is afraid
to discharge her so You see II isn't
only on the stage that there Is devo-
lion and loyalty In servants, and Ger
Irude says"
20, Gertrude must have been ex.
tremely loquacious," said Mr. Jarr.
"ycs, | never heard her talk so
much. She seemed feyerlsh and excit-
ed, but guess it was Joy in getting
her old place back" said Mrs Jarr.
Maybe 1t was gin" said Mr. Jarr.
Now, once and for ALL" said Mrs.
Jarr, sharply, once and for all, you
must stop interfering with the serv.
ants, How can | keep a girl II you
do? You are always detecting liquor
on other people"
You are always detecting II on
me-" said Mr. Jarr. "But II you are
satisfied am, and hope Gertru g Is
satisfied, too"
Well" said Mrs. Jarr IN a hesItat.
ing manner, she wants different wall
paper on her room. She says the pat.
tern looks as II II were moving And
she wants MS TO patronize the other
butcher, because the delivery man OF
tn one we have Is 81 col and distant
! think that's why she left And she
says she has to have her evenings out
and she has scruples against cooking
on Sundays, and she thinks II will
show we appreciate her II | buy her
a nice hat"
Anything else she wants? Gertrude
Is so modest in her demands" asked
Mr. Jarr.
Now, you leave me to after 10
how this house is rum" said Mrs
Iarr. She just comes back when the
house needs thorough cleaning
Wen start in tomorrow and wash
he windows and woodwork"
whats the a-sttsy with doing il
now?' asked Mr. Jarr.
We'll, you see, said Mrs Jarr. aft
sr gave Gertrude the dollr | owed
her she remembered an appointment