The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-12-31

Not at ALL" ami,,b bly,. He looked at
her an instant from the doorway and
then went down the hall whistling
softly to himself.
Mrs Wentworth was beaming on
her brother when Juliana carried in
the breakfast And Ill have you all
TO myself this week, Kane" she said
before your work begins"
kancs reply was perhaps little af.
sent minded At any rate Juliana vas
not called upon for any further serv-
ice. and after breakfast Mrs Went
worth came into the kitchen and said.
kindly: You need not serve the ia
BILE while you are doing the cooking,
Julia. I'll attend to that myself"
And, later. JuIiana hearing the lady
of the house discoursing in tones re-
proving. argumrntative, satirical. but
always too subducd for the words to
earry. and TIE nYsw ering laughter
rom Mt Kane Farnsworth. guessed
mat she WAS under discussion. and
vent about her work with a growing
v-nth within her and a paragraph
,eething in her brain about self-re-
% the surreptitioIs and patronizing at
'antions OF supposedly well-bred young
wen. Not that she was able to dis
rover anything either patronizing or
surreptitious in Mr. Farnsworth's be
uavior. He came out into the kitchen
auring the afternoCa. cheerfully slam
ming various doors behind him SO
that all the world might know where
he had gone.
PAIRING potatoes for dinner. Julia?"
he said with great good humor. Il
will help you"
1T is quite unnecessary" returned
Juliana, looking very naughty. In spite
Of the overpowering pompadour and
the lace waist.
Again you miss the point" he said.
1T is not a question of necessity. but
of ethics. Here am idling. and you
doing the work of two" He got a
large apron and tied II carefully
around his neck Then he got knife
and seized a potato. You under
stand. Julia" he said. unheeding the
sverted face and stony silence Of his
companion, that all the work of the
world could be done. and well done.
II each person devoted four hours to
It. Authorities differ somewhat as to
the time. but four hours Is the maxi
mum. Now. you and l."
Mrs. Wentworth entered. Her face
was flushed and her eyes were bright
Juliana. to her great disgust. felt her
own face flushing. Her eyes. after the
first glance. she kept on her potato.
Mr.. Farnsworth spoke up cheerfully.
Il was just explaining to Julia" he
said. that IL we all worked four hours
q day"
Mrs. Wentworth interrupted. Her
voice was quiet. but II was the quiet
that is achievement Are you think
ing of choosing housework as your
career?" she asked.
do the duty that lies nearest he
quoted. not without an accent Of vir-
tue. He finished the potato and Sc
lected another.
Il wanted you to help me hang some
pictures in the library" said Mrs.
Wentworth. Between fear Of losing
her cook and fear OF losing her broth
er she was really a pathetic sight
Juliana felt STRINGS Of sympathy.
In q few minutes" he said. "Hav-
Ing put my hand to the pillow. in other
words to the potato"
Il would prefer to do the potatoes
Alone" said Juliana- You pare them
too thick"
He looked at her accusingly and Sc
lected two pieces of peeling from the
pan. Exhibit One" he said. "Peeling
removed by Miss Julia" paused In.
quiringly. and getting no answer. re-
peated with q closing infection. by
Miss Julia. Exhibit Two"
"Kane!" said his sister sharply He
gave her An innocent and inquiring
smile.
There is q great interest in pairing
potatoes" he observed. Nov notice
the way in which Julia holds hers"
Juliana. intentionally aware of her
own lack of skill in the potato pairing
line, grew scarlet under the two pairs
OF watching eyes. She knew how
Mrs. Wentworth was interpreting the
blush and breathed a sigh of rage and
relief when Mr.. Farnsworth finally
drew his athletic figure to standing
position and followed his sister from
the room.
II ind 1t difficult to get started on
my articles" wrote Juliana In her
notebook the next evening. Il won