Smyrna times., 1913-06-04

lnaI IOr character, salu sue.
I'll show you how l can cook. 3" I'll |
give pratical proof of that. 1"
"You are not a servant, said he.
"Not yet mean to be. I've
been sewing for a living, and | an
sick of it. - said she.
He looked at her from top to toe.
'Family?"
myself only" he said.
She nodded.
Dinner at 6. e"
She nodded again.
''SOup every day. 'She nodded
once more.
For the rest variety
''All right. 4" she said
He named the wages and took her
down into the kitchen. where the
young person who was genera! assist
ant received her with a bewildered
stare.
After that he did not see her for
four weeks, but his meals were deli
cious. At the end of the time he
went down stairs to pay her wages.
II was late in the evening. A plump
lady with pink cheeks sat before the
fire stoning raisins. He did not know
her at first. but as the knowledge
/ dawned on him, he realized how
nearly she had been to starvation on
the day when he hired her. All he
said was:
Il like my steak broiled less.
After that he saw her once in four
weeks regularly. She never said
anything to him but "thank you sir. "
He always found fault with some
thing, his eyes fixed on vacancy the
while. He was a trim and big bach
elor Of As with dark brown hair.
She was 80 and a warm tinted blond.
not red haired, though the kitchen
girl thought so. Her hair was Titan
pet color. Outwardly she called her
master "that bear. Secretly she
thought him very handsome.
One day the dinner came down un-
tasted.
"what fault has he found with it
now?"
"NOne, said the girl. "He's
sick. "
At breakfast no one came to the
table.
Then the cook ascended the stairs.
and finding a pair of boots outside
one door knocked at it.
"Come in. - said a faint voice.
She went in, and the result Of hel
: investigation was a telephone to the
doctor. Her master. who had always
. been proud of not being vaecinated
had caught the smallpox.
You'd better go. You'll catcl
it, said he.
"I'm not afraid. "she said, "som'
body must stay you know
She staid. As he got better h,
rewarded her-as convalescent mel
always do reward their nurses-b,
scolding her and finding fault wit
everything. She had helped the doc
tor save his life and done all tina
mortal could do, but he snapped an
snarled at her.
One day. however, he being well
though still in quarantine, had som
vile concoctiOn brought him for hi
dinner.
L "What is this?" he asked.
"It's the best could do, sal
Bridget, who. having been a victii
n. 70 the disorder in her childhood. hs
y. no fear of it. Cook has gone off.
d. "where has she gomez asked tn
matter.
ITO the hospital, said Bridge
. She did be getting the smallpox. ar
she went.
ut wasn't fer one just out Of
d sick bed TO use the language the ma
ter did afser that, >" Bridget said
relating the incident.
But he was yet an invalid, and
did not know his cooks name.
She had never told it to him.
tried in vain TO discover her wher
abouts. but Bridget showed sagacit
- 1.-The wages was owing and the tru
a in the bedroom. Cook would COZ
III back. "
N So s'the master" waited. A mon
passed then another, then one eve
ing some one rang the bell.
"Cook is back End wants to
you.
The master went into the parl'
There sat the long absent wom'
Her hair had been cur short and ca
ed up about her temples, but
complexion was not spoiled. thou
she was thin and worn Ngain.
go f'I've come to see whether
III. wanted me so cook again said >
''No, +" said be.