The sun., 1910-06-05
RETURNS THE CULPRTf Fay
lWRS. BONWITT DOESN'T WINT
FAIRY TO WASH DISHES

And Mrs. Fay d IN Dsubl whether ~ Nel
10 Chastlze absS nanghteF. Who Iefi
Home WIN Her G'UnnruaAti@n Dress
and Frightened llsF Beyand Telling
Mrs. Michael Fay. wipinG her hands
On her ginGham apron and answering
the door % her apartment In the rear %
the third floor at ltS West Forty eighth
street. greeted all cOmers yesterday
afternoon with the nsws that her thir-
teen-yeaF-Old daughter Marian had been
fetched home by a lady that very morn
ing. Upon this gsnersl topic Mrs. Fay
enlarged not jOyOusly but With an air of
profound relief.
And ! Amt had a wink o. sleep all
night what with worry she stated.
she sets out yesterday morning 70 30
10 church. the Sacred Heart. In Fifty
Ssvonth street. where she was confirmed
last week. She takes her white cOnhr-
mation dress with its veil in a bundle.
She doesn't shoW up at all. Last eve
ming a little girl cOmes with MArian's con-
flFmAtion dress In the bundle. She just
leaves Il with me. saying another girl
had given Il to her. and runs on. How
should I imagine anything but that
Marian's been murderedl
she amt. though. she's been and
answered an advertisement from q lady
In East Eightisth street-whAt was the
namsl-Mrs. Julius BOnWitt Of ist East
EiRhtieth street; that's the Ady-whO
wanted 70 get a girl 10 wash dishes and
tend the children and do light work.
Marian. come out herel Sit down.
A Wisp Of a girl with black. unbraiSled
hair attired in faded dimity gown slipped
into the room. She perched on the edge
Of chair and began assiduOusly 20 plane
one set Of her fingers with the other.
What possessed you TO get a iobP'
her mother demanded. Honest. dOn't
know what l ought 10 do to you. Leav-
ing me TO think you'd been murdered
in your confirmation dress' How much
were you going 20 get at that JObY DO
speak upl'
The forlOrn and elhn figure perched
on the chairs edge gAzed at the wall
pattern and whispered something.
Five dollars a MONTH And you'd
soon be tired Of washing the diahes. III
guarantee that. Come mi
much gloked up man wearing an
OverpOwering pm in his necktie and
magenta SOCKS stal ked in the door. I,
$50 she's back he said with an air
Of heavy impartiality. What are you
gOner do 20 her? Well--yOu
know what Ia do Il she was my child
She must be wrong in the upper story.
Well. 10 long
no more than acknowledged his presence
resumed her narrative.
so We was talking a few days ago about
jobs and s'pOse she thought she wanted
to help out by earning some money since
she won't speak for heTaelf and III have
20 tell all about Il with my head going
round from answering questions Ot
people who've been inquFing in. This
lady la East Hghtseeh street. miafrlhstad
she was fourtsen and told her 10 10 home
and So II her folks wAa willing she should
take the job. So Marian goes OF and
sends her confirmation dress home
And me-yOu can imagine how | felt
And then she goes back and tells Mrn.
Bonwitt that her folks say all right.
fFue ia ~ tu'IH ~ IA NuNs ultt TINS morn
ing Mrs. BOnWitt had her dOubta again
and starts with her over here. And
when they get on the block al the children
surround them. some one comes and
calls me and We 90 down. Mrs. BOnuitt
ID nervous with the crowd aud says: Do
lets 90 in. | believe they're RoinR 10
mob me. But / told her no such thing and
explanations follows. Say. what Would
you do 10 herr
Il was suggested that Marian seemed
inOrdinstely sorry and that a spanking
might he omitted this once.
We'll. maybe. don't want to be hard
on her. But when ! think Of last night
Marian. speak up. Whatever got into
your head
But the httle girl was very busy straight
enlng the wrinkles out Of her fourth
finger on the left hand. The rather arch
look In her face intenaifed She was not
going TO expose her dreaming altruism
and vision splendid Ia inextinguishable |
Il maternal laughter