The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

ton until tried out for n Captain +
Industry. and then ne began to Bat
$50 and Field 99s.
After the dusty Workmen had manu-
featured the Product, and the statesmen
had unloadcd it, and the Collectors had
brought in the 1.ouies. then ELAN had
to sit at Mahogany Desk with Pic
ture Of Claudinc in front of him, and
figure how much of the hard earned
Mrzuma would be do,ed out to his
greedy Employees.
Sometimes he would he compelled to
fork over nearly half of the Gross,
Vhcrcupun his Heart would ache and
he would become Morose.
In "A few Years he had IA lot of new
Buildings. with Skylights and improved
Machinery and all sorts of humane APP
pliances to enable the Working Force
to increase the output
As the Bank Account expanded and
the Happy Couple found themselves ON
Plush. Claudine began to scan the
Horizon and act restlcss-like.
She said the Home Town was Impos-
sible. II certainly did seem Contrary to
Reason.
Any Woman with "a saaried Husband
could bust into Society IL she sang In
Choir or owned an Ice Cream Freezer.
Claudne was for migrating to some
high toned Community beyond the Ris-
ing Sun, where she could sit in Marble
Halls and compare Jewelry with proud
Duennas of her own Station.
Seeing Claudine at the corner of sth
and Central. waiting for the Green Car.
one would not have suspected that she
harbored Intentions on the Court Cir
u n a a. l..
guessed that she was on her way To the
Drug store to purchase much Clmphor.
But she had taken Peek at the Palm
Rooms and the powdered Lackeys and
the Tea Riot at the Plaza, and she was
painting inwardly
She wanted to hang silver bell
around her neck and go galloping with
the white faced Thoroughbreds.
1t was no good trying to work up
Speed on a half mile track in the
Prairie Mud.
once in IA while Claudine made a bold
Sashay To start something devilish, but
the Filies trained on the Farm did not
seem gated for the Grand Circuit.
As for the Servant Problem. it was
something Ferocious. City Help could
not he lured to the Tall Grass. and all
Railway Eating House.
Elan and Claudne had n Cook named
Gusta. born somewhere near the Arctic
Circle in Europe.
Her Fried Chicken drowned in thick
Gravy came under the head of Regular
Food.
She could turn out Waffies as long as
there was Customer in s.sht Tho
Biscuits on which she special zci W r.
light as Down.
The things ,he fixed To Eat were
Fine and Dandy. hut she never had
heard of Cuisine. when YOU tool,
her away from regular Che. and made
her tackle something Casserole or En-
Tasse. she blew.
Also there was a Maid who should
have belonged to the Stevedores' Union.
She could pack NictGals in from the
lIuttery and slam them down on tn,
Table a la Commercial Hotel. but when
it came To building up an intricate De-
sign with an ingrowing Napkin. three
spoons four Knives. five Forks and
all the long stemmed Glasses. To say
nothing of an artful pyr;rnidlnG of Cut
Flowers around the Candelabra, then
she was simply a female Blacksmith
Claudine would throw Dinner once
in a while. just To subdue the Wife and
Daughter of the National Bank. but the
Crew would nearly always crab the En-
tcrtainment
With the support accorded by the
bone headed Staff. she had fat Chance