La Junta tribune., 1913-05-17
MISS RANDALLy
CUSTOMER
A Case of Mistaken
Identity
3, ClAHSSA xACkie

Hester randall surveyed the result
OF her mornings wOrI with keen sati-
faction 4 snowy cloth WAS laid ou her
Kitchen table. nnd piled thereon we're
losve- ~ cru,ty bread, sheets Of feath
erweIght biscuits aud gilstcning rusNs
There wer. tempting lOay-s Of pound
cake aud several layer cakes as We'll as
a platter hcap.d with sngared dough
nuts and another Of cookies.
Friday WAS always ilester's busiest
day She aros. Mt I o'clock and baked
all day to hll ter orders Tor the dnln
ties which we're In great demand
among her u.ighbors. On Friday even
Ing. although she was tired and foot
sore. she would deliver the bread and
cake She would have to make several
trips with the heavily laden basket be.
fore her weary body could seek ropOse
Now she at down and drank O cup
OF hot tea and utc fr.fe Of supper be-
fore -h- started ont on her rounds
She was O plump rosy little mite 0f
woman with bright brown ewes and
brown h1lr that ob-tIua'ely refused to
turn gruy although Hester had passed.
her thIry drst year Now she sliprcn
into thin white dress. Tor 10 was
ho, evening. and arranging ber drst
basket l0Id. went uui into IN. gather
Ing twilight
ht Mrs Amos Blak-s she left part Of
her tusran, burden aud paused Tor
little chat
You kuoW IN. Paige place has beer
rented Tor the summer don't yon, Hes
t.rT' asked Mr. Blake after awhile.
NO l'm glad 70 hear h. though n
means another customer" laughed
Hester
Il spoke u good word for vou ltss
lone man who hns something Ia do with
making mHp of m" county here's bouts
and b. wn- planning 10 get sll OF his
meals AZ III. hotel. hut when ! told him
stout bow Won baked FOR some OF n-
lazy hUus..k e,p.rs he said he'd much
rather have home cooking and h.
guessed he'd fuss over his own break
fast aud supper You know men llk. to
fuss over cooking things Now Amos
her. i ti,kl.d =" death wh.n.V.r let
him get breakfast on sunday morning
This Isn't telling you about Nr Chan.
der. though I told him I'd speak TO
you aud tell Won 10 leave him some
bread ami cake aud he sRid he might
not be- home when YOU came 80 he ask
81 me 10 give Won this dollar aud tell
you to leave dollars worth on hi.
back Ppr.h every week Have YOU got
anything Ia sf,ar.r
-Mavhr ! ran make out some for him
by giving un nv own baking replied
Hester ~ she placed m. money In the
iitrl. haE dangling from her waist III
| don't hnrrt " viii h- pitch dark b..
Tor. get through Good night"
"Gond uishr Hester That cream cak.
looks 80 euod I'm spinE 10 have slice
nEbt away
II was dark Indeed when Hester Ran
dan siupI,'d with her thiui load of good
i.~ ~ the uHte ~ the Paige house n
vas o small s1hied cottage -mothered
~ NHfN'f.N "NN' WV n NAAf-H NNt NtN Nfah hffMh
SEASONS had been rented furnished To-
city p.-'ple II looked dark aud desert.
~ nuw us Hester op"u.d the gate and
made her way around tho sandy path
to IN. back p1rrh A. sh. stool there.
h"sitailnc the uI""n pushed silver
rim above the shoulder ~ liish hill ~
she waited nniil Il roSs In ail it, splen
dor aud east naic glow over tn. Paige
huus" and garden 4, fell full on an
open UlndnN gh.rc white curtain
ihnEuIdlS Tapped
A. Hester op-ncd her basket and laid
= clean napkin on the porch harsh
'oi'. from the open window startled
her
-what are son doing on, th.r-T' II
snnri"d. and Hester was quick To
reply
Pm leaving vour bread aud cake
she aid with offended dignity In her
tones
Well hurry mp and get ont Of here
want to d" alone raSpei the voice
II was very indignant Hester who
Aumncd several inave- Of bread
sheet ~ hlsruli nni som. donghnu,-
aud lnvcr cake On the back porch
snd hurried out - the ward with
burning cheeks
What cmhb-d, cranky old man
h. must bc'- thought Hester ~ .h.
went home and prepared Tor bed III
wasn't Tor the money ~ ~, bake
smother crnmh for him IN. id.a'''
rn'nr'nnaiely Hester could 40, give
~ns 10 her injured feelings. for she
r""'i"d ever, penn, she could earn 10
~ on the indebtedness on tn. ii,ti.
hou-" which was her inheritance from
hardworklnr pnr~nt. 80 the follow.
ting Friday ev-nln: found her once
more standing NJ Mr. Cha ndi.r's hack
door with her basket Of goodies II
was not vet dark. and she could 49, y
hrx" china dish on the door. beside
which Inv something white and oh
bonr. She picked II up and In the wan.