Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-11
.Have you found a housekeeper7'
asked EmmaIina avmnarheficallv.

sHaye you found a housekeeperT'
asked Emmeiine sympathetically.
Not quite" answered the captain
cautiously. Il reckon | can get along
without one." ne added. with a swift
glance at her eager face.
Emmeline did not blink
why did you advertise for one
then p she asked bluntiy.
1--we had rheumatic in my hands.
and | cant do for myself eastways
not very handily." admitted the cap
tain. looking a~pprehensively at her
eager. determined countenance.
IF | was free | would offer to come
myself" said Emmeline kindly. but
I'm wondering II you've thought OF q
woman who needs the work badly.
She's q poor widow with one girl that
she's trying TO keep In school a spell
longer. The widow Is a neat house
keeper. aud there's some as likes heI
cooking. / never could abide it my
self. / like my food real rich and
hearty Miss Hoods complexion ties
tilted to this inter fact
The captain looked interested. yet
doubtful.
u don't know as I'd are about hav-
Ing a half grown girl around the house
Still, shed be company for her ma.
and | would be free to come and go
don't seem to recollect any widders
with girls. Who did you say It was.
Miss Emmeline?"
u didn't say" retorted Emmeline
dryly as she arose to her tall height
..but she lives over TO East Hollow.
and she needs the money mighty bad,
Her name Is Smith now. She was Cy.
rus Stafford's youngest daughter"
Captain Dill turned very red, even
to bis ears: then the color faded slow
IL. leaving his sunburned c~ountenance
pale and grim.
I'm Obliged to you. ma'am." be said
coldly. you've put yourself out con.
siderable TO come and tell me this. III
look into the matter"
Emmeline found that the blur old
sailor was bowling her toward the door
and she suddenly found herself with
out words at the end Of her ready
tongue.
When the door had closed gently
upon her she walked across the street
and knocked at Mrs. Pilling's door.
The door few open instantly. fol
never once during that brief quarter
hour had Mrs. Pilling's thin nose beer
away from her front window.
"Come In. Emmcliner' she cried
"What In time. have you been doing
over yonder7 You amt thinking OF
keeping house for the captainT
Emmeline tossed her head as she
rocked slowly to and fro.
81 amt keeping house for anybody
-cept myself and my cat" she return
ed tartly. ~ been to call on the cap
tain and recommend a suitable house
keeper for him." She smiled secre-
lively.
II wan T knowI" calculated Mrs
Pilling. mot Libbie MillsY
.Tain't likely I'm putting any good
things In the way OF LIB Mills. after
the way she's talked about me-" re
preached Emmeline. mo. it's some
one ElS1-SOInG OuC WIZ v IA eS
Hollow. a widow woman with a hall
grown girl"- She smiled significantly
Mrs. Pilling's long face grew longer
as her mouth opened In ~incredulous
surprise. Her little eyes we're remi
niscent-
"Emmeline Hood. you never suggest
ed Ann Smiths name2'
Miss Hood nodded triumphantiy.
well. you've got nerve. What did
he sayY'
"He turned all colors OF the rainbow
could see he was 1abbergasted.
Served him good and right too. amt
forgot how he treated my sister Ange
line"
But, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS said her
self that Hen Dill paid her a mite Of
attention-she married Orpha Fem
and is happy as a clam at high wa
ter Mrs. Pilling stopped suddenly
under Emmeline's fierce gaze.
"Of course" she said to herself; at
was Emmeline that tried to catch the
captain. and it's her revenge she's get,
ting now-to go and throw up Ann
Stafford In bis face"
"Well Emmeline." added Mrs. Pill
ling. 81 suppose 1t did surprise Henry
Dill to know that Cy Stafford's daugh-
ter needed work when old Cy didn't
think Henry was good enough to mar
ry Ann-seems like Judgment that Ann
should SO come down in the world as
to be Henry's housekeeper."
Emmeline smiled grimiy.
81 don't know as 1t will ever come
to anything. Polly. but II was kinder
satisfying to me to see him swaller
hard over 1t"
Captain Henry DnI SAT- quietly in