El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-18

light, then. What's this thingl"
"Oh, wait-that's the inside beltl III
hook that. Therel Oh, dear, Maggie's
getting to be impOssiblel"
what's the matter nOwP as he
clUmsily hooked the dress.
~She put soiled tablecloth on tonight
and 1 had to change it myself. And
when I asked her to make some anchOvy
toast for a relish she said cooks get
$50 a month for making those fancy
dishes. Hurry. dear, never mind the
bottom ones-I can hook those"
"Here-you hold still! You wanted
me to fasten this-didn't yOuf'
She drew away from his still fumb-
ling fingers and darted out into Cse
kitchen. Maggie was fixing the salad.
Helen maintained a cold, disappearing
silence as she sliced the bread, cut the
crust off to make small squares and
put them on the brOiler in the already
heated oven.
The heat flushed her face and she
burnt her finger, which increased her
resentment. Hurriedly she mixed a
spoonful of the anchOvy paste with
spoonful of butter, spread it thlckly
on the toast and garnished each piece
with the grated hard boiled egg.
Fortunately the ThurstOns were a few
moments late. and Helen had the dainty
squares of anchovy toast at each plate
before the bell rang. But now she was
flustered and nervous and felt IN no
mood for guests. However, as Warren
was In an especially genial humOr, her
silence and abstraction were not noticed.
@What Is this 9" asked Mrs. ThUrston.
"AnchOvy toast. isn't it? I wish Jane
would make things like this. A relish
adds so much to the dinner
"S-h-sh.' whispered Helen, with a
glance toward the pantry. Il had to
make 1t myself. Oh. I've had a time
with her this evening! 1 feel I'm Just
about through
''Why. I thought Maggie was such
good girl2' questioned Mrs. Thurston
IN surprise.
Her Own Way.
@She is-if you let her do everything
her own way. But there are times when
YOU want things done your own way.
Just to keep peace I've let her dominate
me more and more. I'll never begin
that with another girl. It's always a
mistake-they always take advantage
of it."
'WelI I should advise you to hold on
to Maggie" was Mr.. ThUrstOn's COM
ment. We've had a devil of a time for
the last few weeks"
"Oh, didn't you like that Swedish
woman?' asked Helen.
Mrs. ThurstOn shrugged her shoulders.
''We've had three since them"
''But 1 thought she was going to be
so gOOd2 She was a working house
keeper, wasn't shef"
That's what she said she was"
grinned Mr. ThurstOn. But she wouldn't
work, and she didn't know anything
about housekeeping! Then we had a
German girl. She was rich! Tell about
her, Minnie"
Mrs. Thurston laughed. swell. we
forgot to lock the wine up one night,
and she drank half a bottle of cherry
brandy. The next morning had to get
breakfast
That's one fine thing about Maggie
announced Warren. I'VE never have to
lock up the wine or anything else. And
our grocery and butcher bills have been
less since we've had her than they've
ever been before"
well that's Just what we're looking
for" said Mr.. ThurstOn emphatically.
In case You let her 90, turn her over
to us. viii YOU? By JOve. the one we've
got now Is eXtravagant, all right
eyes. she's very wasteful," agreed
Mrs. ThurstOn- "We've used five pounds
of butter this week-iust for us two"
''Fivei" exclaimed Helen. "Why
Maggie rarely uses more than three"
three? We've never used as little as
that since we've been housekeeping.
We've never had a girl that didn't either
take stuff home or feed a lot of com
pany in the kitchen. This one has a
beau that comes twice a week. and she
gets him a regular supper But what
can We say? We Just have to put up
with it"
well I'd say a good deal" Warren's
tone was emphatic.
Not if you'd been through what we've
been in the last two months" declared
Mr. Thurston, grimly. you don't know
what cineh you've got in Maggie"
Helen Uncomfortable.
Helen had the uncomfortable feeling
that all this was tending to make her
seem in the wrong. The inference was
that If she could not get along with
such paragon of virtues as Maggie.
she must be over particular and very
hard to please. The injustice Of this
ranked keenly. They only saw the best
Of Maggie; they did not know how try
ing, sullen and lmpertInent she could
be.
The Thurstons stayed late, and as
they were starting home Mrs. Thurston
happened to glance in the bedroom As
usual, Maggie had fixed the bed for the
night, taken off the Counterpart and 1
neatly turned down the covers. On the
table was a fresh pitcher of ice water, I
covered with napkin.
"Wel, I call that luxurv.7 Mrs. /
Ihurston declared. "Look. Henry call
ing to her husband, who was getting I
on his OvercOat in the hall Chats the I!
way Maggie fixes their bed every night. /
Do You suppose wen ever have the luck I
to get a girl like that2"
Helen flushed. IT was only an adInd |