The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-28

Sheets 4, pillow cases 6, table
cloths 2, napkins s, towles--
Here Anna came TO the door with
letter in her hand. ooh, ma'am what
do you think? just got letter from"
the clothes. How many towels did
say"
Again she counted the towels and
put down sixteen.
We'll, what is it?" impatiently IN
comfortably conscious OF Anna still
standing in the door.
"Jim's very sick, ma'am in the hos
pital.
Jim" Helen repeated vaguely, her
mind still on the laundry list who's
JIM"
Why, my brother, maam reproach-
fully. Don't you remember-his wife
died last spring."
"Oh, yes"
He has three little ones, you know,
and there's nobody to look after them
and he wants me to come"
But Anna, You're not going?"
Pm sorry ma am but | guess I'll
have to-"
But what will | do? You can't leave
me now"
ANNALS KINDLY SUGGESTION.
"Ycu could get Mrs. Fitzgerald" An
na suggested. (Mrs. Fitzgerald was
the woman VINO came to clean win
dows and woodwork
For how long? How long will you
be gone"
Il can't tell ma am. Maybe a week
maybe longer-Ill have to stay until
Jim gets out Of the hospital"
THE MAID LEAVES.
"Oh, Anna" walled Helen, Il sup
pose you must gC-but l do wish your
brother hadn't selected just this time
to get sick. Well" resignedly, when
do you want to start"
Jim writes me to come at once. |
thought I'd get ready as soon as l got
the breakfast Things cleared away"
Helen could only consent. If Annals
brother was sick and his children
alone of course she would have to go.
But it was most inconvenient just now.
Anna Strengthened up every thing
and left at noon, with many promises
to come back just as soon as she could
and to write at once how her brother
was and how long she thought he
would need her.
To do without Anna for several
weeks, who had been with them since
haiy orYioo he
and faithful. Helen supposed she
could get Mrs. Fitzgerald, but the
thought of having that loaquacious, I'M
tidy old lady about was not pleasant.
She resolved not to send for her until
she talked it over with Warren tlat
evening
HER BRAVE DECISION.
In the meantime she would get din
ner all by herself today. She would
show Warren that she was not help
less, even if she was left suddenly
without a maid. She would prove to
him what a really delightful dinner
she could get all alone.
The butcher had already left the
roast which Anna had ordered early
that morning. But for this dinner Hell
en- wanted something less common
place than roast beef. So she put it in
the refrigerator for the next day, and
then telephoned for small plump
chicken.
She would have chicken paprka,
with rice and green peppers and cur
ry--the way Warren liked it. And she
ordered also asparagus and a really
wonderful dinner.
She began early in the afternoon to
get things ready, to prepare the vege-
tables and make the salad dressing.
But first of all she drew Warrens
big chair into the kitchen, filled it
with a comfort and pillows and there
Installed the baby. Winifred delighted
with her new surroundings, cooed and
shook her silver rattle and watched
her mother with big, wondering eyes
You're as good as gold, aren't you,
sweetheart" And Helen with a knife
In one hand and u bunch of asparagus
In the other. stopped over to kiss her
And there were many such interrupt
lions during the preparation of that
dinner
After a while, when Winifred grew
urea OF the Tdllle, ttSlen gave her d
big wooden spoon, with which she
pounded contentedly on the chair I'M
til she fell over asleep among the pill
lows.
A SURPRISE FOR WARREN.
Helen got out one of the best table
cloths and the prettiest china and sill
yer and set the table as attractively as
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