The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-21


Here's one, dear" as she leaned
over and pointed to an item lower
down. Doesn't this sound good?
Capable woman for general house
work; good cook, capable manager.
Call at present employers apart
ment'"
Sounds all right" as he marked
it. Here's another: Young German
widow with child'-no, she won't do"
Helen made no comment, but she
could not but feel pang of pity for
the working woman who was debarred
because of her child.
Young English woman, wishes DO
sition as working housekeeper; fam
lily of two, apartment; no washing;
wages $4,000; apply by letter only
Rather particular. isn't she?" COM
mented Warren. Guess we can dis
pense with her services. That middle
aged German woman sounds best Of
the lot. Well, we've marked five or
six here. That's about all you'll want
to write to-"
Here Warren threw down the pa
pers, rose, yawned, stretched, and
strobe over to the window.
Think I'll 80 out and take a walk
before dinner"
these letters. I won't know what to
say"
Warren frowned, glanced at his
watch, and then sat down again with
a grumbling.
Hurry up, then, and get at it. I'm
not going to fool around here and
waste the day on this sort of thing"
Helen got out some paper and en-
velopes and drew chair to the desk
Hadn't you better write them,
dear? You write so much better"
WRITING THE LETTERS.
Nonsense! They ought to be in a
woman's hand. A mans not supposed
to engage the servants"
Helen sat down, propped the news
paper with the marked advertisements
up before her, and then fell to nib
bling her pen.
I'll answer this German woman's
first. But what shall I say, dear?
How shall begin it,"
Good gracious! You're not writing
an epistle to the president! Say any
thing. Write form note and make
it do for the lot"
Warren took up the papers and
looked yawningly through the sport
ing section while Helen labored over
the note.
How will this do, dear" she asked
at length.
Il noticed your advertisement in to-
days 'American' Will you please call
in reference to the position? We have
only three in the family, in a modern
apartment with all conyeniences, and
would like a good general house
keeper"
Rotten! You write as though YOU
were seeking the position. Give me a
piece of paper"
For a moment he wrote rapidly
! then read:
Call tomorrow. Must be good
plain cook, sober, neat and willing
/ why, dear, they wouldn't come if
We said that! We ought at least to
| say no swashing and a small family
| They'll come all right if they W4At
; a job, and We don't want any of the
. condescending kind. Here, get up
! from there. I'll get those off in a
; jiffy"
! Warren dashed them off, addressed
, the envelopes, then poked around the
! desk for some stamps.
! Here. dear, the stamps are in this
! little drawer. But do you think We
! will answer these notes." Helen per.
, sisted anxiously. you know we DO
need a maid so much. I don't think
we ought to take any chances" :
DIFFERENT ONES.
mo chances about that. If these
notes don't bring em, they're not the
/ kind We want. I'll mail these as 60
out
When he had gone, Helen took UP
the advertising section again. How
/ o1x &c fhor
| of people who wanted servants than
those wanting work. It was just the
i opposite in any other line of help
/ The Stenographers Wanted were moi
oretenth as many as the stenograph
ers wanting positions. Only general
hOuSeWOrkerS were scarce.
There were numberless advertise
ments Of girls seeking office and fac
! tory work at five and six dollars q
week Plainly they preferred to skimI
! and starye rather than to turn to the
much better paid domestic work
where they would have in addition tc
their board and the comfort and pro
lection of home. And all because OF
: the f.i!acy, so deeply rooted of tbs
: different social status.
Della had been gons two days now
i At first Helen had hoped she would
, COnis: DdCA, DuL "HCu tdtc idSt evening
: tbs expressman came for her trunk
, she knew that this time Della had
! left for good. And she had been with
! them go long, since the first vesr Of
their marriage, that without her Heller
felt stra1g ely helpless and inexperi
! enceG.
! And now If they should have no ap
plicants from the letters Warren hao
written, it would mean still another
three or four days without girl
| Helen was thoroughly worried. The
more she thought Of it, the more she
felt they could not afford to waste any
time. With a sudden determination
she turned back to the Situation
| Wanted--remale."
Why could she not answer in hel
own way some of the others? Surely
it could do no harm, and it might near
the saving Of several days. Warren
had answered some his way. Why
| should she not try hers?
She found four fairly good adver
tisements that they had not marked
took from the waste basket hel
crumpled form note Warren hat
| thrown away. and sent a copy of tina,