The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-09-03

| ,,, StrdlSHl anu tell
me. can stand
ANYTHING in a girl but slyness. What's
that? Something else Emma did,
Il found it behind the ice box"
Anna held up a napkin with the deep
scorched imprint of a fatiron.
Helen bit her lip. Throw it away.
don't want to see it. suppose we'll
find lot of things like that. Why,
where did this come from?" taking up
gold-banded plate.
Il don't know, ma'am; it was way
back on the top shelf
1T belongs to Mrs Gordon! Anna,
turning to her sharply, there's some
thing else l want to tell you. The
Gordons have the apartment across
the hall, and while Emma was here
their maid was forever in our kitchen.
Now I'm perfectly willing for you to
have your friends, but I want you to
have them outside. | don't want you
to have that girl running in here. l
don't want you even to know her. Do
you understand"
"Yes'm. My aunt never likes me to
90 with the girls where l work"
That's right. Have your friends
outside-it's much better Now I'll
send this plate back by the elevator
boy. 1 don't want to give you any
excuse even to speak to that girl
Helen had spent the day helping
the new maid give the apartment a
thorough cleaning. And now while
Anna finished the pantry she decided
to clear out the bookcase and rear.
range the books.
1t was almost three, but it was a
dismal, rainy afternoon, and, confident
that no one would call, Helen went
at the disordered bookcase with real
enthusiasm.
She had most of the books out, and
was sitting on the floor sorting over
some old magazines from the lower
shelf when the bell rang. The tailor
for Warren's suit, she thought uncon
cernedly. Then, to her amazement
Anna, without any announcement
ushered in Mrs. Gordon.
The books fell Gathering from her
lap, as Helen sprang up, panically
conscious of her old kimono, her dust
cap and gloves. The very modishness
of Mrs. Gordons afternoon gown made
Helen's disarray more striking.
"Oh, please don't let me disturb
you! But the maid said to come RICH!
in"
ITS new maid" stammered Hell
en-. 'I-we're having a general clean
ing.up day. Won't you sit DOWN."
Although the Gordons had lived
across the hall for over year, Helen
had met Mrs. Gordon only in the ele
vator She was a pretty woman, but
with an artificial society manner that
Helen instinctively disliked.
"io' Suitio, III oil affected voice
I've come to speak to you about EN-
ma. understand you found her dis
honest. May ask If that's true"
why, yes" wonderingly. That's
why discharged her."
ooh, you discharged her."
of course. What did you Think
why, II understand that she
That she left me?" flared Helen
I presume that's what she told youl
maid"
oh, but I didn't believe it," hastily
ITO tell you the truth, I've Just haG
quite a scene with my maid abou,
Emma. James been in this country
only eight months, and she's very un
sophisticated. She believes everything
that anyone tells her, and Emma told
her a great many things"
l shouldn't wonder" dryly.
You may not have known it." stiff
ny, but Emma was in my kitchen
half the time. couldn't 90 in t.
give Jane an order that she wasn't
there. Now that she's gone, car
tell you-it was most annoying"
l can quite understand that
Helen's voice was icy, for when En-
ma wasn't in your kitchen your mai1
was in mine"
I suppose So Well, thought
when Emma left that would end II
out | find she still comes back to sec
; Jane. She was there yesterday anf
again this morning. Now that I have
It straight from you that she's dis
honest, | shall certainly forbid Jant
seeing her"
Yes, I shouldn't think you'd care
to have her around"
! know III have trouble in keenin,
ner away for the girls simply hypno
tlzed Jane. She's made her be,iev.
) all sorts Of things. You won't mind
Know, Tor it's so absurd, but she AZ
tuaiiy told Jane that you didn't civ.
ner enough to eat!"