Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-20

CHAPTER VII.

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CHAPTER VII.
We Make an omeiet.
e was Betty Mercer who said she
MAS hungry, and got VI switched from
the delicate subject Of which was the
thief to the quite as pressing subjecs
Of which was to BE- tho cook. Aunt
Selma had slept quietly through the
whole thing-we learned afterwsrd
that she customarily slept on her left
side. which was on her good ear. We
gathered IN the Lallas Browns room,
ana Jimmy proposed plan.
I'VE can have anything sent In that
We want" he suggested specifically,
f'and II Dal doesn't make good With
The city fathers, you girls can get
some clothes anyhow. Then, Wo can
hotels"
why not Ill tho meals7'' Max sug.
igested. II hope you're not going to b
small about things. Jimmy"
1T ought to be easy" Jim persisted.
ignoring the remark, FOR nine reason.
ably intelligent people to boil eggs
and make coffee. which 10 all we need
Tor breakfast, with some fruit"
I ''Nine Of u.s." Dallas said wickedly.
looking at Tom HARRISON. who vas
out Of earshot, "Why nine Of US? I
thought Kit here. otherwise known 40
BELLA, was going to show on her
housew1tely skill"
II ended, however, With Mr.. Harbi.
non writing out lot OF slips. cook.
ecullery maid, chamber maid. parloP
main, furnace man. and butler. and -
that Left two people over-we didn't
count Aunt Selina-he added another
furnace man and trained nurse. Bet
IL Mercer drew the trained nurse slip.
ana. Of course. she was delighted. Ie
seems funny now to look back and
think what . dreadful time she really
had. for Aunt Selma took the gripDe
you know. that very day.
Il was fate that should 60 back
10 that awful kitchen. for Of course
my slip said ''cook." Mr.. HARRISON
was butler. and Max aud Dali got the
furnace. although Mother Of them had
ever been nearer to . bucket Of coal
than the coupons on mining stock
Anne 9o< the bedrooms, and Leila was
parlor maid. II vas Jimmy who got
the scullery work. but he was quite
crushed BY this time. and did not
protest a& Ill.
Max was in Q very bad tenper: !
suppose he had not had enouGh Sleep
-ne ono had. But he came over while
: tho lottery wos going O. aAA stood
over mo and demanded u1ploosa1ttys
IN . whisper. that step masqueradin1
a. another mans wifs and generally
mating q fool e myseif-whlch - the
way DO put Il. And msw In my
heart tha4 he vas right, ana hated
him for Il
.Why don't you 60 ana ten him
thsmf asked hastily. No o. was
pa1fne any attention 20 a.. TEL
fhem that 70 b obngfag. Asvs nsass
II drowned In Q ssa Of Nes: tell them
that an not only net married. but
that never intsnd 20 marry: ten
them hat We arc lot Of idiots VIII
aching better to do than to trihe with
strangers within our gates. people
who build-I mean, people that arc
worth two to our one! Run and tell
them
He looked at me for . minute. then
be turned on his heel and left me. Il
looked as though Max might DO going
10 be dimcult.
While was improvising IN apron
out Of q towel, and Anne was pinning
sheet into . kimono, 80 she could
take OF her dinner gown and still b
proper. Dallas harked back to the
sobbeu.
"Anne put tho collar on the table
there" he said. There's no mistake
about that. watched her do Il. for
remember thinking It was tho sole
reminder I had that Consolidated
Traction ever went above 49,
Max was looking around tho room,
examining the window locks and
Mhistling between his teeth. He was
In disgrace with every one. for By
that time Il was light enough to sec
three reporters with cameras across
tho street waiting for enough sun TO
snap the house. and everybody knew
that It was Max and his idiotic wager
that had done It. He had made two
Or three conciliatory remarks. but no
ono would speak to him. His antics
Wero % queer, however, that We were
Ill watching him. and when he had
felt over the rug with his hands, and
raised tho edges, and tried 70 lift out
che chair.seats. and had shaken out
Dars shoes Che said people often hid
things and then forgot about ~. he
made . proposition.
III you Vill take that informal fur.