South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-26


very fast worker" bristled Helen.
She does all our washing and most
Of the ironing in one day"
But l have so many fine hand
made things" explained Mrs Dawson
patronizingly. "Of course plain clothes
one can do much faster"
Helen was furious With difficulty
she refrained from saying she thought
her things were quite as fine as Mrs.
Dawson's. And the ingratitude OF it
all! Instead of being abjectly CRATE
ful TO Helen for giving up her day
she Vas complaining Of Mrs.
O'Reilly's work,
Almost at ofce Helen rose to go.
She told Mrs Dawson good bye and
wished her pleasant voyage, but she
did so very frigidly.
There were many things in the next
few days TO remind Helen of the in
convenience of letting the washing go
for two weeks. The clothes hamper
was OvercrOwded, and there were two
pillow cases full in the bottom of the
hall closet
What the dickens are these things
doing here?" growled Warren on
morning as he stumbled over them
in getting something off the shelf.
"Oh. those are sOiled clothes, dear:
/ didn't have any place else to put
them"
WarTen's Opinion.
What's the matter with the clothes
hamper p"
ITS full-Mrs. O'Reilly didn't wash
this week" Here Helen paused. She
had not intended telling Warren about
Mrs. Dawson, but now her ranking
resentment urged her on.
Huh, that's nerve for yOu," when
Helen finished an account of her
.
right. OF course she's not grateful.
People are never grateful when you
do things for them-they're usually
grouchy cause you didn't do more.
But / thought you were through rec
ommending any one that worked for
you? Had a good lesson about that
last summer. didn't yOu-when you
recommended that seamstress?"
81 know. dear, but / won't need an
other lesson-this'll be enough"
But the incident was not yet closed.
Helen had still to hear from Mrs.
O'Reilly when she came the following
Friday. She always thought her a
very good-natured Irish woman, but
now she was much incensed.
What do you think. ma'am, / work
ed there on Sunday from half past
eight until six-and what do you think
she wanted to pay me?"
Helen. full of misgivings, could only
murmur: Il dom Know.
Not a cent extra! She came into
the kitchen just fore l left and put
dollar and sixty cents on the table.
L believe that's right she saba
dollar and a half and your car fare. "
and what did you say?" asked
Helen sensing something unpleasant.
Il said. No. ma am, that amt rightl'
I told her she couldn't get nobody TO
work on Sunday for any dollar and a
half, that / only did il TO Oblige you.
and that you said Of course she'd pay
me more"
"Oh, you didn't say that?" exclaim-
ed Helen. dismayed.
She Lost "a Friend.
why. yes, ma'am, that's what you
said. You wouldn't have asked me TO
work Sundays for any dollar and a
half, She said that's all twas worth,
but she didn't want to have no words
about il. so she put down another fifty
cents / was half a mind TO go away
and leave it there. She acted as
though she needed II more Tran me.
Then. fearing that she had said too
much. as Helen remained forbidding-
Is quiet. she added. hastily: Il don't
mean no disrespect TO you, ma'am, but
I don't ever want to wash for her
again"
But Helen was thinking of the
steamer letter she had not received.
Last year Mrs. Dawson had gone to
Europe. and the year before, and both
times she had sent Helen a note from
the steamer But this time there had
been no nOte-nOt even a post card.
And now Helen understood why. IN
doubtedlv Mrs. Dawson thought she
had talked her over" with the wash
crwoman and had posted her TO ask
for the extra money.
So she had given up her day. had
ct her washing go over two weeks, mad
put herself 10 all this inconvenience 10
accommodate a friend and for her
pains-she had probably lost that
friend.