The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
The Evening Story
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MRS, RIDGE WAYS HELP.

Kathrlna heard her mistress com
Ing from ths reception hnlI, She was
afraid of Mrs. I.idgcwaT and nervous
Opened the kitchen door Ka,hrina's
poor, clumsy. blum, fingers slipped.
and IN. pitcher. which was to hold
the refrcshment for guests in the par
Tor, fell At her feet with a crash.
Mrs. Ridgoway paused, and then
swept forward upon kathr;na. You
good for-no'hing Dutch sloh," she
said.
hathrlna made no sign Of protest.
she stood rigid. n1otlorless. pale. Mrs.
Eldse"sy lowered the hand ehe had
raised f~1roa'eninsly. The only
pitcher ot that kind I've got" she
aid. III help wasn't so scarce I'd
tell No" To get Out Of my house this
minute. 2li I wouldn't give You Il
Recommend. either. AS il is VI will
take TWO weeks wages to pay for his
csrelessne-s Put the grave Juice
INTO something and bring il in at
once. II II y slup it when you're
pouring or break another thing TIL
u You out OF doors, anyway. Now.
mind what I say"
AS the door closed behind her
hathrina. like Gialatea. stirred with
''t@ Two weeks wages.' she mur.
INJURED. Tier dark blue eye, looked
"'ll1 IN her wa&en face. Numb aud
daleh she went TO seek another re-
centacle Tor tha grape ,l,uce.
lei = few monlcnts later she ap-
pesred IN tho rarl"r. where q smell
uF'ds" party wax in progress. ahc
cooked the perscnihcati"n IF a t,t>
ana 'FnSf""ifhN maid in her blue
't"ck. her whit. bib apron, and li.tla
"'hl'e rar' Likewise. H1ra. Rideewa1
appeared tee len,ent aud we'll pleased
mistress. tS'it kathrina knew wh3,
sls KNEW and traced nerves and ulus-
res t'r tn" sarVins nj the guests. And
20 we'll dub she rcndnct herself that
verde "t appreciation followed her
around the room
.kathr'na II doing very we'll" Mrs
t'dseway sali, while hathrina heard.
aS'"ntslled AS ven may say. | have
trained her myself. tor she was in the
M" state when she came Ii, me inst
oN@r from Iollanl. Won know. Have
some more cake. Mrs. Rlatchford-
ID. Kathr,na'"
kathrina presented the cake. and
ha'las SEEN that the ladies we're we'll
"eruplsd with GOSSIP and vravendar
vas allowed I" depart kitchenwerd
lhsfe she tied q Bingham apron over
lier white one and proceeded 10 brush
- - ~ 49, W Il. lLttllSI. g Z
Tllsl her large blue ewes. but did moi
tsll, she kne" better than TO LET Mrs
l7ldEeWav see that she had been CIV
ING One more deviation from the
'halkl,ns IT domestic rectitude LAID
our tor her to toe might cost her
place And to Lose her place without
. recommendation i'll this land "f
strangers meant the u~nspeaksl,le ter
f"r OF out of work. of which she
jlr6atll- 1iu,j N,-,. e--s .- So
Hans. her good big brother, who had
rough her TO America with him and
,'ha4 plotted her To- the safe haven of
dotn"stlG employment hsd had IN &C
rident which cost him his Job. Al
realN his savings were gone, and hers.
too All that now stood between them
both and actual misery was Iyata-
rina's 81 a week.
Hopeleasly KATRINA carried the
traelaents of cut glass to the ash
fsrrel, Then off came the apron and
she hurried to carry out the empty
eoblets and cake baskets. She had no
further r1isllsp and she wa. sure Of
hsl place = little longer: but, ah, God!
nov was she to provide for her dear.
manned brother while she was nav
ing tor Mre, R~idEeway's pitcher:
che would have to write to Hans
and tell him. for though he could
~. " NlNltSH anu "Dlllu nave
some TO see KATRINA. Mrs. Rideeway
would not allow it. She had found
Kim one dav and ordered him away.
tAlld when katllrina tried to explain
that he was lust llsr brother and 1t
was all very Innocent. Mrs. Rjdeevay
sath that ahe didn't allow her maids
TO have followers. So Hans did not
come again But they had written and
met when they could until Hans got
his leg hurt In the grain elevator
where he worked and had to e, to the,
hospital Now he was put and Kath-
rlna's wages must provide for him.
kathrina stood before the. window.
I Ulp1ns = bit of silver and st3rine out
into the confines of the Ridgeway
back court without aeeing anythins
save the Erlsly form Of her own mis-.
fortune And so the man who pres
entity ran whistling past the window
WAS unseen by her and uurecosuised
until he knocked at the open door.
/. hell". there he called pleasant
~ tte VAS very young. very rosy. very
glad eyed--a country lad come to the
clfH-clean and fine. lie waa only q
srccers clerk Yet. but llis anre
showed his ambition, ANYTHING You
want this afternoon? ?" he inquired.
Kstllrina nodded. Reaching out she
took 81 ellp Of paper from 4. hook and
consulted it. Two heads of caull
fower-celery selt--aImond extract
she read haltinslv In her dull. sweet
voice.
+ The srccer's clerk wrote the name
Of the last article with his gaze grave
from concern on hat1rjna's face,
What's the matter. girlic? :" he asked.
KATRINA shook her head, guiding.