The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

You say you Jus start IN housekeep-
in'2 My You do bettah'n mos OIL
mahIed women. Take Mis- Adams
down on the second no'. You could
give huh lessons"
DO you know her. Annie7" the girl
bride demanded in surprise. She had
been at some trouble to find laun-
dress who should be a stranger to
every one in the building.
"Oh, yasm. All used to wash TO-
Mis- Adams, but. my, my All thew
down that placet"
The girl bride took note OF this re-
mask. She had never lived in fiat
before, but she had extremely definite
theories as to how It should be done
Help yourself to more coffee vixen
you wish 1t, Annie, was what she
said. after pause
"Yassnl. Thank yolf'm. Now, that's
JUS a sample. All like TO folks to
treat me human Mis- Adams. shed
give me the most owdacious washin's
like to kill me All toll huh SO to
huh face. Nevah talk bout nobody
benin they back. Ah'm right cutl But
the reason I finally thew down the
place was the pettfcoat'
She waited. and the bride, being
flesh and blood, repeated, THE petit
coat?'
"Yas'm. Lace.trimmed. She missed
1t. an she guessed All had It, an IT
made hahd feelin's. Then she foun'
It, right wah She put 1t huhse'f--
stuffed in a pantry draw un'er the
dish towels That's the kin o house
keepin, she does Tell you, mis-, a
nice, neat housekeepah like you'll hol'
up yo hans to see how Mis- Adams
runs things. Well, Abs suttinly had
fine lunch, but mex time AA'm sho'
goin' 10 wait on myse'f
That evening the girl bride con-
fided to the young husband that Annie
was a treaGure.
or course don't attach too much
weight to what she says Of this Mrs.
Adams, she added. charitably, but
it's well to go slow, and ! shan't be
too cordial when she calls. AS for
Annie, she's 50 willing to walt on her
self believe III join that lunch club,
even If it does meet on my washing
day. You know I've always said
wasn't going to lot my housekeeping
rule me the way mamma does"
For several weeks after that things
moved like story book Annie came
regularly to wash and iron in the
empty fiat. while the bride, absent at
her all-day club. regaled her friends
with tales Of her own good manage
ment.
Then cloud appeared-no bigger
than visiting card. Five weeks had
passed and nobody in the building had
attempted to call on the bride, either
through the front door or the back.
Not that she cared III all the people
were like that slovenly Mrs. Adams
4 Still II was odd, and that Mrs. Logan
on the first floor looked SO nicel
A step sounded an the porch and
( some one knocked. The dreaded
back-door caller had come at last
and in the form Of the despised Mrs.
Adams
"Ahl" said the girl bride in the Icy
manner she had been saving for back
door callers. Walk right through to
the parlor"
But Mrs Adams seemed reluctant
4 came,H she said TO talk TO you
about Annie the laundress feel sure
YOU don't know what shes doing on
washing day while you're away"
Il beg your pardon" was the indig
uant response II find everything
done exactly as wish it on my re-
turn"
but do you know where she gets
her lunches W
Here in my Kitchen, with my per
mission"
There! I told them you didn't
know. She's been going from family
TO family in the building, asking for
lunch and telling a pitiful tale of how
YOU go TO your club and leave her
with nothing In the house to eat. and
-"
What" The bride was gasping
with astonishment.
In the WOIuiuS sue SOVo W NAdly
Cameron. Mr.. Ferris housekeeper, for
her cup OF coffee. and the way she
talks about your housekeeping Is
ecandalous She has told everyone
about that petticoat you missed"
"Petticoat!"
"Yes, and how you found It In q
pantry drawer"
The girl bride dumbly stares Then
she giggled Five minutes later she
and Mrs. Adams were laughing to-
gether like chunis.
The next morning Annie was due,
and. to her surprise, her young mis-
tress met her. looking like an aycng
ing angel
Annie" she demanded where
have you been getting your lunches
the days I've been gomez"
Annie's eyes rolled swiftly. "Lan's
sakel" she exclaimed in disgust
"Them Injur givahs been talkinl-aft
they uhged me to eat iR they kitchens
til ! was plumb mohtiiied to refuse!
Why"