The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-09-17
SARAH FOR SERVICE.
BY A. Martha Crawford.

rES by ~ MabIHa NravfoTOs
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
Bob Langford had been q guest In the
Steele home for nearly g week when the
unexpected happened. Every servant on
Supplementary guests had been hidden
from several big country houses in the
neighhorhood for dinners, luncheons and
ciared that he wanted everything possible
done for the pleasure and entertainment
OF his best friends SON.; 80 the situation
was very disturbing.
TITS awful groaned Maize. the young
er Of the two pretty Steele girls.
I never had u a thing occur before. =
complained Mrs. Steele, "and / have kept
for over % years"
Don't worryi'' urged the genial govern
or. I'll run into town and bring out a
car full of trained help. In the meantime,
| we can rely on Sarah to manage Sarah
great deal to make us comfortable" He
leaned over and patted his daughters
ha apon, II ssn slwa 9s. ds fesnsr, On y laughed
Sarah. I'll work Just as well without It"
.I'n help" volunteered the handsome
young guest eagerly. IT can make coffee,
j! MERCY, what an accomplished young
man you are. Do you cook as well as you
dance, ride and play golf end tennis?"
asked Mazie..
II am willing to try. What are your or
| aers, arah1
You and Mazie take yourselves out for
fill his appointment IN the study as usual
| and mother can prune her roses or do
whatever 1t Is she does to them every day.
found. I'll telephone in town and see
what can be done en-. such short notice.
Tonight, you remember, we are giving a
aE1effs CAN 1t off," suggested Langtord.
"0h. mo-" Maize made a little grtmace.
Peter Cox has a friend from princeton
here and I want to meet him.
Haven't you sweethearts enough2'
THE more the merrier. Bob cried the
pretty. spoiled girl. Lets take Sarah's
advice and ride out to Chestnut Ridge
mo, not this morning. Let's help
How sh1piA Why net let these break;
fast dishes and everything else wait until
Sarah .!Rat gets s,n some maids dansh from t9 ;nteynosea
Mrs; Steele quickly. suppose we can't get
we can go over to h country club
"You folks viii nave to excuse me-"
Sarah rose and Kissed her father on the
forehead. Don't worry about servants.
I'll manage to get them"
In 10 minutes Sarah had the promise Of
a reliable agency to send five capable
servant on the afternoon. train. AS she
Turned tps ned ! to the h. kitchen he hs she e,h heard yo; MAZE 2 1,I at
Lbo 1tSiASb ltSAii IA ~ ~NNe Ot~S 800
Ing, happy love song. But Langford's de-
votion to Maize had been the talk of the
hotel in the mountains where the two
families had spent most of the previous
summer. When Governor Steele had In
Vited him to visit them at their country
place before he went back to the north
west, 1t was generally conceded by the
members Of the governors family that
Bob did not mean to go back alone.
The would have a whole morning to-
| gether, cantering through the brilliantly
| on1ora6 woods Rob would DrObaDly pro-
pose to Maize on the ride, unused Sarah,
who had been for weeks trying to think of
brother. She comforted herself with the
knowledge that she had not considered the
possibility Of his falling In love with
Maz5e When ef s shs nha ail aboSa h him' s ghe
heard horses feet on the gravel driveway
outside and her sisters laughing chal-
le = ac "a F me ,, II y = sec eaa," the as o, aae
girl INDUCED In a Jealous heartache. Then
It passed and she set herself to the task
of of sle eaI ne up aa ana R Pr tSe e1sen Ian !unehe0n
IT am going to wipe those dishes!'
Sarah turned suddenly and saw Lang
ford coming toward her;
He picked up a cloth and began to dry
the dtahes she had washed and stacked or
the drain board. INC. some young fellow.
took her" he answered carelesaly.
He was attempting to feign indifference
and Sarah, suspecting that he was hurt
hastened to assure him that Maize cared
nothing for young Fulton. 1t is a funny
thing, that, although a woman herself ha:
been hurt by a man, yet II she is In low
with him, the mother instinct to shiel(
him from a like hurt prompts her tt
heroic sacrifice.
"Mazie was probably trying to make yo,
Jealous You know g1rls semettm n q
Bob Langford glanced at her as sh'
quite understand her aloofness: She has
been so friendly and companionable OF
their long tramps together In the noun
tains.
to say, at the same time wondering VIII.
she should say a thing like that to him.
AS the morning wore away they cleanet
house and prepared luncheon. He though
thai she seemed free from the restrain
that had enyeloped her like a cloak eve;
since he had been a guest in her home
they ~deciphered a very complicated recip
for sauce. But everything turned out well
There was no cold meat IN the house. s.
they roasted a brace Of ducks, fixed som
vegetables and a light desert. The lunch
con was SO delicious that the governo
proudly declared that Sarah had no equa
.Give Bob some OF the credit. He de
serves it." laughed Sarah.
What a useful mani Maize suryeye
ability to the girls tonight. Think o
having a husband who could cook"
Think of having a husband who love
you well enough to want to try!' ex
claimed Governor Steele, smiling to Sc
the red color creeping up under the younI
mans tan.
81 don't like to do anything but arrang
flowers and things Of that sort If Sara,
didn't know how to cook then we simpl
couldn't impose on her. That's my every
day theory: you don't have to do wha
you don't know how to do" laughe
Maize.
TITS Sarah for service in this family,
returned her father promptly.
1t was when everything had been mad
ready for the big dance and the newl
arrived servants had been assigned thei
duties that Sarah, looking through tn
rooms to see that everything was in order
found Bob Langford In her fathers der
his head on his hands, evidently in dee
study. She stood watching him for
while, then slipped up behind him an
put her fingers lightly over his eyes.
Guess who 1t Isl"
His answer startled her out OF her com
posture.
TITS the girl I love-" he said quietl,
"the girl I want to marry and carry ava
with me when I CO."
"But-but I'm not Maize" stammere
the girl.
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