Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18

A T the door an able-bodied red-faced
white woman was standing, and for
moment she stared at Tom as unblinkingly
as Tom stared at her.
Have YOU any children?' he asked.
mo, Sir, not a one of them. I've never
been fool enough to get married yet. We're
born into enough trouble, without taking
more deliberate. | tell you that mans not
made that Katy O'Brien would support.
When | work it 5 for myself. Katy knows
thing or two, and one is that matrimony
Is all for the man. None for mel
what can YOU do?' Tom took out his
handkerchief and wiped his face.
do? | can do anything that's required
Of human hands. | can cook, clean, wash,
and iron. kill cats, and nurse babies
Guess you can do too much. Who have
you lived WITH
Nobody in this town. I'm from Buffalo.
| don't take recommends. Here's one
Katy O'Brien rolled up her sleeve and
showed her big red arm. I'm the kind that
comes into house and runs it. | can stay
now You haven't madam, | reckon"
Il have. and you're not what she's look
ing for. Back to Buffalo would be your best
plan, KATY and the door was shut with
savage satisfaction
"Matrimony doesn't seem toappeal to Katy
OBrien.7 Tom took off first his coat and
then his cuffs. And there are whole lot
more it won't appeal to If the government
doesn't take hold of the cook question. |
guess I'd better wash the dishes next"
Ten minutes later he was whisting bravely
over the dshpan; but in his heart was scorn-
ful protest Of excess china and glass and sill
yer, and his movements became so ener-
getic that a trayful of plates and cups and
saucers fell to the floor with a crash, and be-
fore he could pick up the broken and I'm
broken pieces the telephone rang again.
HELLO! Who-that you, Marie?' With
II effort Toms voice took on a cheerful
tone. what? -. Oh, I'm having bully
time. Cleaned up everything yet? l
guess not. What's that? You forgot to
tell me to polish the library and dining room
floors? III be logged if | will I'm no floor
polisher. You can't stand the dust?
Well, can. 1t can get deep enough to pillow
IN before polish floors. Yes, yes, I've
washed the dishes. -. Broken anything?
Just few plates and some old ornament.
What's that? Don't forget to put fresh
covers on the bureaus and tables, and the
embroidered pillowsips on the pillows!
They're on the top shelf OF the linen closet?
They can stay there. | undertook to get
dinner, not 10 be chambermaid parlorrnaid,
doornaidi ;. You're those things when you
haven't a servant? You ought to have a
servant. Ought to have six. There goes
that burned door bell againl Goodby.'
THIS time it was the kitchen bell, and as
the market boy dumped the contents
OF two well filled baskets on the table and
disappeared Tom tried again to whistle;
but the effort was feeble, and he gave it up.
"What in the name of Mr.. Moses did
Marie order all this truck for?7 Dismayed,
he gazed on birds and sweetbrcads on eel
cry, lettuce, grapefruit, cranberries, and on
many other things. She said she was going
to have simple little dinner. There's the
bell by way of change. If it rings again, I'll
cut its y.ire. 1t would take ones entire time
to answer that alone
X/HAT are you doing home this time Of
day?7 Susie Markham followed her
brother into the kitchen. "Where's Marie?'
"Sit down, Susie, If you want to, and if
you don't YOU can go right away and | won't
feel badly. | am demonstrating PROPOSE
ton in sociology, and executing system OF
domestic science. | am disciple of system.
| grovel at its feet: but I'm getting Woody.
The darncd thing won't work.
Susie pulled off her gloves. Can | helpo
I'm not clever like Marie; but | can make
mayonnaise and fudge. | learned how at
college. What's all this for, and why don't