Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-04-01


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young MAJ who brushed BY her rath.
or hastily and didn't notice But su.
san did. n was John Freeman and
IN minute more Susan realized that
her employer was his aunt who was
givlng the house party which she had
declined and for the sake OF which she
had been employed in such haste. She
thought for a minute. and then came
TO the cook
Il am going to leave" she said Il
wish you would tell the madam
In minute the madam" was IN the
kitchen in a combination Of rage and
petition. but Susan was firm. Then the
madam" went upstairs and told her
troubles to her good looking nephew.
Il can fix her I'D all right" he said.
trying to brush aside his aunts ankle
ties In a word Seemed like a bright
faced, trim little person at the door,
though | didn't really look hcrtsssr."
end with that he descended two steps
at q time to the kitchen. He was de
ternined to keep the new maid and
he would beg her out Of pity, or he
would bride her to stay. OF course
the house party was 2. failure now that
Susan had decided not to come. but
Tor his aunts sake he would do all
that he could.
Where Is the new maid Maggie?"
he asked with easy friendliness Of the
old Irish cook But for some reason
the new maid had fed up the back
stairs at the sound of his voice. He
followed her two steps at time.
Wait a minute" he begged as she
shot ahead of him. Wont you lis
ten?" She was in the hall Of the serv-
ants quarters before he caught her
Then she turned her back on him and
covered her face with her hands.
rs Maggie mean to you?" he asked,
chat the girl was crying.
Then as he drew a crisp dollar bill
from his pocket, There. there, don't
mind her Take this and forget it,
Maggie is all right when you know
her"
Susan tried to escape into her room,
but he barred the way and with two
strong hands he pulled her hands from
her face and lifted that face to his
own.
What can do?" Susan said. look
ng appealingly at him. Your aunt
me for a maid and l thought
{ was so impertinent of her that pre-
ended | was just to pay her back
Then she made me come and l came.
never saw such a compelling woman
n my life. OF course, didn't know.
would love to bluff it through only
am afraid when she found out she
would think / was dreadful. All can
10 is to get away. Please help me-"
1t took several minutes to explain.
md finally at Johns suggestion SUI
ian decided to stay. and every one
vas to be let into the joke and every
ne was to help take the place of the
Missing maid.
The house party was a great success
nd Johns aunt was quite willing to
augh over her own mistake.
'She is a mighty sweet little girl.
aid the aunt to her nephew Monday
morning after the guests had all de-
sarted, though l don't think much of
Ter notions of studying sociology.
John. why will such pretty young
women do such blue-stockingish
hings? If hadn't recognized at first
light that she was unusual l wouldn't
lave agreed to pay her thirty-flve dol
ars a month. That is really exorbi-
ant. She is the sort of girl, John"
vent on the aunt, that l should think
'ou would want to marry. but you men
re so hard to please"
"Of course | want to marry her
unit" said John, beaming That is
What wanted to have this party for.
o you could look her over and
ould have a chance to ask her. am
lad you approve. And as for soci-
logy, think she has done about all
he original research she will need
or the career she is going to follow"
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
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