The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-27
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her shoulder.
Don't you fare to speak to mel"
she said in a loud, clear voice. Don't
you dare to touch me! You are O
wicked woman! If you touch me
again, | will go in there and tell all
those women how you have insulted
mel"
"Oh, well. If you're a saint, starve!"
Kissed the woman.
4 should rather starve ten thousand
times than take help from you," said
the girl. and her clear, Mortified eyes
seemed to burn into the woman's evil
face. She turned and slid away. like
the willy old serpent that she was.
Down the stairs like lightning sped
the girl. her head up in pride and
horror, her eyes still flashing. And
down the stairs after her sped the lit
tie, anxious woman. painting and
breathless. determined to keep her in
sight till she could decide whether 1t
was safe to take a girl without a char
acter-yet who had Just shown a bit
OF her character
Two blocks from the employment Of.
nee the girl paused, to realize hat she
was walking blindly. without any des-
tination. She was trembling SO with
; terror that she was not sure whether
) she had the courage to enter another
> ONCE, and a long vista OF undreamed-
OF fears arose in her Imagination.
: The little woman paused, too, eye
! ing the girl cautiously. then began IN
+ an eager voice:
!. I've been following you"
= The girl started %nervously, a colt
chill OF fear coming over her. Wa
this a m detective?
Il heard what that awful woman
said to you, and l saw how you acted.
You must be a good girl, or you
J wouldn't have talked to her that way.
| suppose I'm doing a dangerous thing.
but | can't help it. l believe you're
all right, and I'm going Ia try you, il
you'll take general h~ousework. l need
somebody right away, for I'm going
to have a dinner party tomorrow
night, and my girl left me this morn
! ing"
The kind tone In the midst Of hel
troubles brought tears to the girl't
eyes.
"Oh, thank you!" she said as SHE
brushed the tears away I'm
stranger here, and l have never be
fore been among strangers this way
I'd like to come and work for you. bu
h l couldn't do general Homework, In
sure. l never did it, and I wouldn'
know how.
:" could help you with your Dime
party" she went on. THAT is, l know
= all about setting the tables and arrane
ing the flowers n favors. l coul
paint the place-cards, too-I've don
1t many a time. And l could wait o
the table. But I couldn't cool even a
oyster"
"Oh, p~lace-cards!" said the littl
ed woman, her eyes Frightening. Sh
caught at the word as though she ha
led described a new star in the frmamen
The II wish could have them. They CO..
in so much to buy. l might have n
nv. washerwoman come and help with II
cooking. She cooks pretty we'll. and
tee could help her beforehand, but 81
couldn't walt on table. to save b,
ur. life. l wonder II you know much abo'
menus. Could you help me Ak out Il
courses and say what o think
the ought to have, or don't you kno
U.S. about that? You see, l have this We
particular company coming. and
ver. want to have things nice. l dor
know them very well. My husbal
ack has business relations with them al
ter wants them invited, and OF all tim
der for Betty to leave this was the worst
the She had unconsciously fallen into
tone of equality with the strange 81
ON II should like to help you" said t
ten girl, but l must find somewhere
'eet stay before night, and If | find a pla
hen | must take 1t. l just came to I
she city this morning. and have nowhe
pre- to stay overnight"
ong The troubled look fitted across t
she woman's face for a moment, but b
desire got the better Of her.
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