Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-07
From Lucille 5
Diary

II DldIy
have often told mother that l
think our maid should wear cap.
since good form really demands it.
"Tilly is SO faithful and efficient and
has been with us so long that don't
like to suggest any such unnecessary
innovation" said mother the last time
l brought up the subject.
l made no reply, but l determined
to see what could do. So 1 bought
the daintiest kind of little French cap
and one morning when lilly was dust
ing my room put it on my own head.
1t was quite becoming and 1 could see
that lilly admired me in it.
Soon l took it off and, pinning it on
her yellow hair, I said: "Ah, look in
the glass! Aren't you perfectly fine in
it? I'll make you present of the
cap, Tilly."
Thank you, Miss Lucille" she re-
turned. little ungraciously. "but I
have never worn caps"
"But this such a pretty one" l said,
"and 1t looks so nice son you, lilly.
should think you'd like to look as nice
as you can. That reminds me that
I've been thinking about your teeth.
Why it it that you don't have them at.
tended to?"
1T costs so much for filing" she
said, "and when one hurts very much
] have it pulled out"
That is just what makes your
mouth look bad" said, very serious.
ly, for / am quite sensitive about some
things, and the vacancies in Tilly's
front teeth had made me uncomfort-
able for long time. eff you'll have
your teeth fixed I'll pay the dentists
bill.'
"Oh, Miss Lucile!" exclaimed lilly,
quite overwhelmed with the offer.
will you, really?"
yes, indeed, I'll be glad to. Now,
you'll wear the pretty cap every day,
won't you?"
"Yes'm," she answered.
I'm glad" said mother, few
days later, that Tilly at last is having
some dentistry done, but it is incon-
venient for her to be out so much. She
says she will have to be at the den
lists nearly all day tomorrow, and
as Fannie and l each have an en-
sagement for the day I'm afraid you'll
have to stay at home with your grand.
mother, Lucille
II don't mind 1t in the least, moth.
err" replied. I Immediately decided
to invite Arthur knight to run up in
his automobile for luncheon.
In the morning went out and
bought some of those queer imported
picked fish that Arthur likes especial
ly. Then / got some weiss-wurst, cav.
lar. roquefort cheese, rye bread and
ripe olives. 1 knew that these things
with ginger ale would make just the
kind Of meal that Arthur would enjoy
for change. He did eat heartily and
we had merry time, although it was
little depressing when grandmother
refused everything on the table and
l think she might at least have pre-.
tended to like some of the things /
had gone to so much trouble to pro
vide.
Lucille" said mother, soon after
she came home, "yoar grandmother
isn't feeling we'll. She is weak and
faint, and 1 fear she didn't eat enough
lunch. What did you have?"
When l answered her question moth
er began to reproach me. why, Luz
cile," she said, you might have known
that your grandmother couldn't eat
any of those things. She should have
had some eggs or cream toast"
| think 1t was unkind of mother to
speak harshly to me when l had stayed
at home all day so cheerfully at her
request. l think mother doesn't real
ize how often, in doing things for the
family, deny myself pleasure.
One evening last week lilly came
to me just before. dinner with a slip
of paper.
"All through at last, Miss Lucille.
she said, with happy smile that dis
Played Two complete rows OF front
teeth.
81 congratulate you" remarked, as
l opened the paper. "Thirty-eight dol.
lars!" l exclaimed. "Why, lilly,
there must be some mistake"
No, the dentist said he did it very
cheap"
But never expected to pay more
than s12 or SIS at the most | am
sorry. but of course, l can't afford to
spend all this money on your teeth.
It's out of the question. for l haven't
It,"
"Then l don't know what I'll do"
she said. II have sent all my money
to help my father pay for his farm"
She began to cry, and father, who
had just come in. asked what the
trouble was