The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24

place in the after-dinner nour !" 2
devoted to lolling idly in the library.
Did you ever particularly notice whal
a restful day the 5th Of July lsf my
wife asked, aprOpOs of a long ana I'M
gering pause which had filed the room
for five minutes. More quiet and soolh-
ing to raCked nerves, evens than the
duilest Of duh Sundays"
I've noticed something OF H. / re-
piled, laZily. "WhyE'
Nothing" she responded Indifferent
IS "Only that's the way I've been feel
ing ever since Lizzie left us-as though
every day was July 9TH
You miss the excitement Of having
her here2" I asked. And you are glad
She nodded "Td have snow white
hair in three months If she came back
and stayed" she answered. smlIngly.
NO fear of that, assured hef.
shes firmly a part of the Roserses
household by this time. She'll not
leave them
s'Have YOU met Jack Rogers on the
train ia town lately she asked
See him pretty nearly every morn
iue," I replied. And if you want 10
know what he thinks Of Lizzie since
he's had her you'll be made easy IN
your mind to learn that he thinks she's
/ a w0rld-beater."
What has Mrs Rogers been having
her dO?" she questioned.
"Oh, she's put her to work doing an
sorts of little jobs around the house,
Jack SAYS And she's impressed them
with the fact that she's about the best
girl they ever hired in their lives. be
tells me she gets more done IN an
hour than Katie, their maid-ot-ail-Work
accOmplishes in a whole day
well, what particular part or the
house does she take care Off any
'Why-let me see / reflected. on
yesl She doesn't do any work IN the
kitchen, Jack says, bit she sweeps ana
cleans and makes beds upstairs Sort
OF a chambermaid s job. for the present,
Ny wife was silent for several sec
You ought to warn them. Henry"
she spoke abruptly, TO keep Lizzie
out of reach Of anything OF any value
dressing-room ornaments, you know,
and things like that. That's what she
took
How can warn Rogers Of that?"
I demanded, lmpatently, Ii made any
such suggestion he'd be suspicious at
once and want 10 know the whole story
Of what my warning meant"
We'll" she replied, coolly, st would
bel better 10 tell them what we know Of
Lizzie. wouldn't IL, than 10 have them
hnd out 10 their sorrow for themselves
later2"
'No. It would notl'' I snapped. "Do
YOU think I want 10 go TO Jack Rogers
and tell him that the nurse-girl rec
commended to him Is kleptomaniac2'
they2" she argued
Now, look here; understand this" I
wheeled around 10 face her. Il only let
Lizzie go 10 the Rogerses IN the first
place because I thought we had fright
/ ened all thought OF stealing out Of her
mind. That was your suggestion"
II know II was, dear" she soothed me,
and it's all right. There's nothing go
ing 10 happen. I know. Only
"Well2 Only what?'
only" she hesitated. ct wasn't part
OF my Idea that she should leave as to
90 where she would be put under temp
tatlon 10 steal. You know what per
feet passion she had for things that are
pretty and attractive"
And eXpensivet" I broke in.
Yes, and expensive, toe" she COntin-
ued. And Julia Rogers has the hand
somest-I say Il without envy-set OF
toilet articles. both IN her room and
Jacks that anybody Lizzie included
ever laid eyes On!'
And you think" ! asked. that see
ing those things, and admir1nS them,
.aay drive out of the girls mind the
fear Of stealing I drove into it?"
I don't say positively that such
calamity will happen, Henry she an
sWered. But I'm afraid"
well, I'm notW / interrupted forcl-
bly, Il think Lizzie has been so we'll
scared that she'd be afraid TO touch
anything that didn't belong to her for
fear Il would burn her"
do any harm 70 let Jack Rogers be on
his guard, she persisted.
1T wouldn't do any harm 70 warn
him. I explained, If i could put a
suggestion in his mind without arousing
his suspicious Of my good faith. He'd
never forgive me-and Ia never forgive
myself-if anything went wrong through
the girl j guaranteed to be all right
and ] don't want him 10 grow alarmed
unnecessarily. Do y0ug
DO I2' she asked I'm surprise.
Yes, do yoU2 DO you want him TO
send Lizzie back to u.s."
Certainly notH' she replied, vehe-
mently. II wouldn't take her back
for anything IN the world wouldn't
have her in the house a mlnutei"
1 smiled at the undisguised dread she
displayed at even the faintest prospect
OF the girls return.
Very well. then 1 answered Don't
suggest that I give the thing away to
Rogers, or yOuN have her bundled back
upon our hands in no time. Let sleep
ing dogs lie, is the motto for us to fol-
low just az present, my dear"
The Children miss her" NV wife
suddenly veered away from a discus
sion of the ROgeTses and the possible
trouble into which we had led them
through sending Lizzie 10 them. Ron
aid asks every day when nice nursie'
is coming back"
Haven't you told him that Lizzie is
Rone-lsn't coming back?"
NO; ! thought it best to tell the
child that she had gone away for a
little while. and break II 10 him by