The Washington herald., 1914-09-14

clilenIy:
Wipe it off after every meal"
well, just look at thisI" With
the tip of her finger Helen touched
= blaekened, grease-crusted burner.
And this drip PAN" drawing it out.
SIS 6lthyP
~Guess / know how Il was when
came. Guess keep my stove and
my Kitchen cleaner than the girl you
had fore me"
That viii do, Nora. Now, this
pan must be seouredl You'll have
to use ammonia to cut that grease
and take a stiff brush to those bum
era. want thiI cleaned this NOM
ing-Setore you begin the silver"
Helen left the kitShen with an
Engry fpsh. Nora WaS getting
more SuIle1 snd inSotent eyGy day.
She had made Q MISTAKE In taking
her back. She ShoaA have known
that once having elsshsd things
could never be the sane. Nov, she
Sas sHgh4ng her work. There was
no excuse for that Stove.
@Thonpson's here 10 tx ehst hot
wster spigot," announced Nora sp-
pearing at the door = u1omsnt later.
~You said you wanted 10 500
Helen turned ShaueJ.
what did you szS NoEal What
did you can Mr.. ThGuRsoa1-
Z said ThompSou'S here to fix
that hot water spisot" ds6antiy.
Mora, I want this 10 Be the last
time you ever can kE. ThompsoD-
Thompson. I've spoken, to you
about that before He's tho super
intendent here. and for you to pre-
sumo to call him Thompson-
We'll, that's his name, amt III"
her face reddeuing with suIlcy tenn
per. "And he calls me Mora,
doesn't her I've got no uss for that
man. He made my uncle come up
on that servants elevatog-and my
uncle's just as much a gentleman A.
anybody that comes to this house"
But, Nora, that's the rule here
everyone calling On the maids must
use that elevator. Theyaan't make
an exception of your uncle"
And Helen hurried out to Mr..
Thompson, irritabiy conscious that
Nora was getting mere and moro on
her nerves.
It was after luncheon before
Helen went into the kitchen again.
In a glance she saw the stove had
been only hzif cleaned, bet she ig-
nored it. not feeling equal to an
other combat just then. Yet she
knew Nora had seen her lock at II,
and was furious at her own lack
of courage
where did these come from,
Nora~ taxing ~ q monkey wrench
and q large screw diver from the
Htchsn table.
He left em ~hea he wa f1iu'
4hs sinl"
Who do you mean By her" de-
smanded Helen, POiutedty.
Nora heSitated. She dared not
say Thompson" and her stubborn
pride would not let her say Mr..
Thompson. Then came IN inspiru-
8on-
The superintendent ma'sm."
@And what did 1 tell you to call
de superintendent, Nora1"
Mister Thompson" with sneer-
ing emphasis. Then, under her
breath, But I'll call him what 1
pieaSe when you amt around"
Pretending not to hear this last
mumbled comment Helen left the
kitchen. She went straight to der
1esk and took up the calendar.
NOrs's month would be up the
I5thjust nine more days. She
would tell her tomorrow that she
must look for another place. She
would not keep her a day after the
ISthI
That evening at dinner Nora wait-
ed On the table with lowered, red
dened eyes and an air of gloomy
sullennesS.
Whats the matter with herr" de-
manded Warren, as she left the
room.
"She's getting difficult again." ad-
mitted Helen, with a sigh. She
had one of her sulIen spells today"
''Whafd l tell you when you took
her back?"
well, when her months Up I'm
going to let her go. l shall tell her
tomorrow that she'll have to look
for another place"
%Huhl I'd have fred her long
ago"
You've put up with
Hush, dearl" Through the partly
opened pantry door Helen caught
the gleam of Nora's white apron.
1Oh. / believe she heardl%
Serves her right for listening"
When Nora brought in the salad
her eyes were lowered, but Helen
saw her hand tremble as she put