The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-18
. THE TURKEY PLOT
(Ry Harry l.. Reiohenbachs

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 Women there are who balk at bait Ing hook with a ''poor deal little
 worm. or killing a centipede, yet finch not at splitting 8 mans heart over tor | turing hres. Such a woman was Bon lCa Franquina. prize beauty of the Olinda Vtsta's working force Ano 1t so happened that Jadues 1 AchaVal bent over his task with a scoWI and blackness of visage that night have qualified him to pose as a
 model for a fallen angel.
 Roperta, the hound of second chef, l had invited Bonita, beloved of Jaquee,
 to attend the races, some sunday, and
 Bonita in irnparting this information
 10 her outraged lover, had character
 Astfcally failed to mention the fact that Cne invitation had been promptly de-
 cl1neo. Wherefore, the ordinary slow
 and phlegnatio brain of Jaques, for 1 once. kept pace with his" nimble dn- gers.
 The kitchen entourage of Hotel OIin- | da Vista is not to be despised, even by 1 seekers Of romance, for truly it is not l easy to secure a post therein. It re- qutres much diplomacy, great skill and perhaps little sacrifice of the coin l which favored ones will earn. Since South America, Is not altogether Tree known as graft. And Of this entour 1 age were Bonita Jauues and the hated
 second chef, Roberta
 Jaques Achava1 toiled tireless1y thir- teen hours a. day in the kitchen. Not 1 that he complained of the long, mon f otonous hours, is mention made of the non-unfon stretch of his daily routine, but to allow an insight into the effort required in order to obtain the nnunih- cent sum for four pesos week. Four pesos in Argentine, be it known, are | equal to two dol1ars in real money, though in 'Buenor Ayres it is consid- erably less.
 But Jaques loved his work and the reason thereof was Bonita. To, him she was a majestic dream, for his vis- ions wandered not beyond the latitude encompassed by culinary atmosphere. And it was for herself alone he loved her, for her earnings were smaller
 than his in sfact; their. Joint income was not sufficient to permit of their even
 planning for the future. But working
 and dreaming, each was conscious oe
 a day to come when things would be different, and so they loved with an
 ardor equal to that. Of the millionaire
 owner of the Olinda Vista who boasted
 of having had three helpmates.
 From early morn until beyond the setting of the sun Jaques toiled over tubs of dirty plates and platters for the table d'hote style of meal at, this caravansary of the south required an outlay of many dishes and Jaques was | ment.
 Bonita toiIed just as tirelessly and just as long. but as suffrage does not obtain in South America her pay was
 fifty per cent less than that of Jaques, though her position was the more dig nff1ed of the two Being the mother. pro tenn, to some eight lesser lights in the FranQuina family, her salary wasl mortgaged long before the indifferent paymaster grudgingH handed 1t oyerl the highly polished wicker fence that surrounded his desk in the big office l fronting on the Boulevard Mayo.
 This was the second day after Bon-t fta had reported fhatiRoberta, the mis- l erable second chef had invited her to3 attend the races aDomfngoe as Sun day is known, was to be the monthly ''ffesta" for some two dozen of the em- pIoyes and the gala day for Bonita, l Jaques and Roberta, among others
 s'Yes,'' had the apple Of Jaques' eyef confided to him. Roberta. he ask me to go by the Hippodronae and see the races. He has pass from the Jookeyl Club an'~ he say we can have the best seats-tn the shade, too. Also, he will 1 bet a few pesos on Reloz for me And Bonitass black eyes sparkled as shef watched Jaques' face grow dark How she did love to tease her Fsympatati- i CO., JaQues!
 You. goin' '?'' was all he grunted in l reply, but his scoWI spoke voluminosls l threats against the big second chef
 q love Hfppodrome.'s Bonita paused l to watch the effect of her words before l she added, ~but love. you more. No, [ would not go without you
 Satisfied, then, so far as his beloved was concerned, JaQues went about his Iabors Sullenly he perspired over the great pan of unwashed china and 1t | was Just as well that Roberta did not see the black look of hatred cast now and then in his direction, but calmly basked in the satisfaction that his aen-l ticing invitation would win the belle of the OInda Vista against the over lures of the slovenly Jaques. With an Inward smile he devoted his attention to the storing of stack of freshly killed turkeys in the great refrigera- tor.
 The days work was done Bonita. cIingine fondly to the. arm of Jaques, tripped r1ffnc4ngly over the smooth as- phalt pavement through the Plaza Governador. Jaques "You wear the dress like the one you will wear when we mar ry.''
 Bonita denurred s~we have not the money to spend foolish. Jaaues. You are jealous of Roberta. But I would never go with him
 ..I got pass for two from Jockey Club We go and we bet on Reloz also.''
 Quite too delighted for speech, Bon ita kissed her adored good night as tbev parted at the gate of her uncle's domiciIe-
 Meanwhile the sun was scattering It's last sIanting rays across the lawn or the retentious Wanna home Ger mecita and Jose, the two young hope fuIs of the household, were skipping and running hitI1er and thither. paus- ing only long enough to gaze after the figure of an uncouth, poorly clad boy with a. huge package balanced on ms dtsheveled head. as he made his way slowly LID the gravel path that 1edI from Avenida A1vear to the rear door of the dignifed mansion
 After repeated knocking the door