The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-11

empty perfume bottle and some old
white gloves.
Why had she saved those worthless
things? II could hardly be called
dishonest. but Il showed a desire 10
hoard that Helen did not like.
In the next drawer were an old six
petticoat and a lace yoke that only
last week she had wrapped in a bun
die and put on the dumb waiter So
Emma had unwrapped the bundle and
taken them out,
Helen turned from the bureau TO
the narrow closet. As she opened IN.
door an old straw hat OF Warren's
tumbled down from the upper shelf.
What could the girl want with THAR
A hasty search disclosed nothing
else With a thorough distaste for
the work, Helen shut the closet door,
but a roll OF clothes kept IL from
latching. As she lifted the bundle TO
push IL back-underneath. In a rorn
DIT OF tissue paper. cleaned some
thing pink and satiny.
Helen caught IL up. II was over
TWO yards OF wide ribbon-enaigh TO
run In a skirt.
The next moment she was in the
library. shaking the ribbon at War
rem with an excited. ve>>Sment This
settles II! She'll have to got Look
what ! found In her roomi"
Eh, what's that" irascibiy, glar-
ing over his paper.
knew she took a lot OF narrow rib
oon-but ! didn't know she took this
she had IL hidden In the bottom OF her
herr "' "'' ~ Nes'
who said wanted you to keep her,
All i want II 10 be let alone
wrought up to a feverfsh Indignation
Helen could hardly walt until Emma re-
ZINES, .IhIneI. she would tell her tonight that
Wnen her month was up she would haN.
solutely brazen.
And she had come with a reference for
honesty. That showed how little a ref
erence meant. Helen was walking eN-
citedly up and down.
You know what I'm going 20 dog''
tempestuously, again confronting War
ren. Il m going 20 call up Emma's ref
erence right now and ask what she
Go ahead Whoop Ia up'" with az.
graVating concern.
hurried search through her desk.
ana heIen round the address-Mrs. Lew
moment later she had Mrs. Levi
This is MIR. Curtisi I'd like to speak
70 you about maid. Emma Anderson.
i believe she had a reference from you?"
Yes. gave her reference In
And | think you said she was hon
est Well lin sorry To say haven't
Was II ribbonsg' laughingIy.
Mhy-how did you know
That was Emma's weakness. She
would take ribbons TO run in her un-
derwear-but as long as she was with
mo she never took anythinc else"
,.,,, Then you think she G.. be trusted
Absolutely. She was here over a year
and J. trusted her with everything. I
consider consider her a very good girl. and I
You know most OF them have worse
faults than"
Yes. know" murmured Helen.
only wanted to be sure '''''
When she hung up the received she
turned TO Warren with a puzzled, Dear
has a mania for ribbons. but she's really
honest in every other way"
Why In blazes don't you give her
But she was so untruthfuI about IT,"
unheedinEiy she insisted the ribbon
Was hers Then. with sudden Intensity.
Vow ! know what I'll do! I'll give her
another chance. I'll put this piece back.
and when she comes In I'll ask her IL
she's sure she returned a. all"
With deliberate care Helen put the
ribbon back under the bundle OF clothes
in Emma's closet then left the hall door
open so she could hear her come in. II
was ten now. and she rarely stayed out
after half past.
While she waited Helen rehearsed
not seem angry or excited. but II Em-
ma insisted that there was no more rib
bon In her room. then she would 20
straight TO the closet and lift ID the
bundle OF clothes. With n grim salts
faction she pictures this scene and the
girls confusion.
At last came the sound or a closing
door-Emma had come in.
Resolutely Helen went out 70 her
room. At the door she hesftated Tbe
transom was open. and she could hear
the girl humming, and talking to Pussy
purr New.
is Pussy hungry a faint. answer