The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-14

W'teen pJ Msoct Hefpcrt Orrer.
That's the way to cook spinach. 1"
approved Warren. holding up a whole
leaf on his fork. 'Loathe IL mashed
into a green. Shiny pulp"
Yes. she does cook this better than
Nora"
Huh, she's forgotten more about
cooking than Nora ever knew" as he
again carved into the lamb. How
about some jelly with this,"
Helen touched the bell.
Emma" as the girl appeared, you
may bring in that grape jelly"
In few moments she came in with
cleaning. quivering mold
Why. you've opened a fresh glass.
/ meant the one we had last night. e
There wasn't more'n a spoonful
left. mann"
That's the second time she's done
that declared Helen I'm low-voiced
indignation when the door swung to
after her. Why. we hardly touched
that jelly last night"
Well. you can't hold her up on
what she eats. That's pretty small. {"
But we don't have TO feed her on
Jelly. And the orange marmalade.
Dear. | wish you'd see how much she
eats of that"
IF she likes sweets. so much the
better. That means a non alcoholic
taste. and she'll let the wine alone -"
But the grapefruit-she has half a
grapefruit every morning. just the
same as we have. Three always last
ed us for three mornings-now / have
TO get three every other day"
"Oh we'll I"
long as she does her work-guess we
can afford to give her what she wants
TO eat"
'Of course" flushing. you know l
always want the girl to have good.
nourishing-
Here Emma came in for the salad
bowl. and Helen began talking hur-
riedly about something else.
She had engaged the girl through
an agency the day after they landed
just a week ago. In that time
Emma had cleaned the whole apart
ment. washed the woodwork and oiled
the floors. She was both fast and ca
pable; yet she had an assertive air
that Helen found very irritating.
No other girl had ever expected
grapefruit every morning. and as this
was something Helen did not like to
speak Of Il ranked all the more
Though she did not bring 10 up
again. Helen keenly resented War
ren's attitude. for Il made her seem
penurious about the girls food. she
knew that she was much more gen
erous with her maid than were most
women. His own mother was not
half so lenient. and Carrie locked up
everything
II was after 8 when Emma, having
finished her dishes. appeared at the
library door.
Mrs. Curtis. do you mind II 90
out for a little while?"
Helen looked up from her sewing
with a brief. Very we'll" While she
was always willing for the maid to
20 out. somehow tonight even this re-
quest grated
Where's that draught coming
FROM" demanded Warren little
later. soovling over his paper al the
windows
mo. they're ail down in here.
must be from the dining room. Wait
dear. III see"
Il was the kitchen window that was
up. and the pantry door open. Turn
ing on the light. Helen put down the
window. and then glanced around.
Everything had been left In spot
less order Emma had washed out
all the tea towels. and even put a
fresh hand towel on the roller.
Helen looked into the ice box. n
was clean and sWeet-smelling. And
the girl was certainly saving. Therr
was the BIT of spinach left from din
ner and spoonful Of mashed pota-
toes. But where was the jelly
With Increasing Indignation. Helen
searched through the ice box ana
pantry. She had noticed particularly
that over half the GLASS had been
left
And they had 90 little Jelly. only
what was left over from last year.
for they had been away all fall aud
u was nov too late for any fruit
Dragsing forward the stepiadder
chair. Helen climbed M % the jeiiv
shelf There were only nine glasses
81 current and fourteen % grape n
the girl was 30 inordiuateiy fond OF