The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-01

OF $500 900. and Il certainly seemed
Ike a good deal 10 put into a house.
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sisi society manner that Helen instinct
Mrs. Curtis IN an affected voice.
I've come 70 speak TO you about Emma
understand you found her dishonest.
May ! ask if that Is truc7''
Why I discharged her"
"Oh. you DISCHARGED her.
or course. What did you think
Why. II understood that She"
That she left me-" fiared Helen. I
presume hats what she told your
"oh. but didn't believe IT," hastily.
quite scene with my maid about
Emma James been IN this country only
elsh. mouths. and she's very unsophisu-
Gated. She believes everything that any
one tells her. and Emma told her a great
many things"
= shouldn't wonder" dryIy.
You may not have known 1t" stiffiy
but Emma was In my kitchen half the
ume. could't 20 In TO give Jane an
order that she wasn't there Now that
shes gone. 1 can tell you-it WAS mist
annoying"
4 can quite understand that" Helen's
voice was Icy. FOR when Emma wasn't
In your kitchen. your maid was in mine"
suppose so. We'll. l thought when
Emma left that would end ~, but I FIND
she still comes back to see Jane. she
was there yesterday and again this
from you that she's dishones, / shall
cerainly forbid Jane seeing her"
YES. ! shouldn't think you'd care 20
have her around"
Il know I'll have trouble in keeping
her away, for the girls simply hypno-
tiled Jane. she's made her believe all
Know. for its So ebsuTd SSt she n aetaail
~ told Jane that you didn't give her
enough to eat!'
Helen caught her breath. For a mo-
ment she was speechless.
found out that Jane was sending
things over here. and naturally / wasn't
pleased But Jane insisted that the girl
was hungry: she had worked on her
sympathies so that Jane really believed
her"
Didn't give her enough to eatc" re-
sulated that story All through the
I'm sure I don't know" with a SUI
Curtis, since servants are SO g0ssipy. I
think IL would be just az well n Your
So that was what Mrs. Gordon had
been leading up to! Helen's face fam
I'm very glad you've mentioned this.
Mrs. Gordon. I've just had a talk with
Anna about this very thing / assure
10 have your siri in my HI 2ite6eh a'G as it
was Tor YOU to have Emma la YOURS
And ! shall try 20 see that Anna has
enough food" sarcaSticalIy. so your
maid will not feel obliged to feed her"
Oh, / hope, Mrs; Curtis. you're not
believe a thing Emma said. You know
how servants will gossip"
Yet II seems that you've listened TO
"Gf ia thought you'd have taken IL
this way, Mrs. Gordon rose laughtilv
I don't know what YOU mean by this
way Helen rose quite az haughtily
and followed her to the door. I'm
viii not trouble you I've spoken to her
already, and shall speak 10 her again. =
~ YOU insist on being ofrended I can't
help H. I'm sure meant 70 in a neigh
borly way Good afternoon"
Good afternoon And Helen closed
the door very softly to keep from clos
ing 70 very hard.
Rushlng out TO the kitchen. with ex-
cited. vehement warnings, she confront
ed the astOuished Anna Never never
under any circumstance. must she 90
~, IT. me G9raons, Kitchen or even speak
Helen repeated all that Mrs. Gordon had
said. her indignatiOn and her rage in
creastng with the rehearsal
When Helen was thorouEhly angry.
though Of Emma's treachery and Mrs.
Gordon'H naughty insoience inhamed her
TO the point OF hysteria.
head ached. her throat ached and she.
had worked herself 40 into an actual
"ohl what DO you think WHO do
YOU thinks been herc7" she was inco-
herent greeting. And what do you
think that sly. hateful Emma Is saving
How should I know indinsrent1v.
as ne tossed her the evening paper and
THAT we didn't give her enough 20
FAT That's what she told Mrs. Cor
don'T maid. and Mrs Gordon came in
hero FnaauE and
Huh. she had a lot 90 do
And thafisnt ali"' escttndiv she
said her maid had to practically feed
Emma because we didn't give her
enough That Emma was always IN her
Kitchen. and that she hoped IA keep my
wei. she's right about that
"OH" farninEiy. Wasn't her maid
always IN our Kitchen The yrrv ffraf
,tihinE told this girl was not to 70 rs,r
Just see that she doesn't then yyhafs
the sense or gettniE all fused up about
But. dear. done you CARE A-.-.,
you furious that Emma should cav eu-H
things about u.s. shes told rvervtrrr
IN the house. know ahr has-fhaf
we're 20 stinFy We didn't give Hrr
what y shs has We know lrs mo-.
don't you care ~ aU what people frint
Not anybody who'd listen f0 O. fH. a.
hrrk door GOSSIP"
We'll. I -sreHif makes me Wild AsA
The idea ~ MrH. Gordon coming fr HrHs
with such a story IA love f1 write raH
= note end ter her Just whaf . mink of
Harr"
NOW zee here DONE won HHr OF
any ruurua with the sorFrrr WEE. fr
zoo close quarters f0 affr up ANY VOWS
u uffr no n row Why f NHrnr.f H-rr
NEAR her She walked FIJI bore r. .Ir
her hauEhfy. 0verhrar'ru afr d hHHHTf
aaid q word. You know con never talk
hack
cob. you're mo- sr aI'-Ursf r-rsr 90
wager before che rot .Hf SOU made Dol.
feel fnrned u-rnr f.r'rh.7 frf uurf
Won Erf a r~uf-n aEH'r.f anybody ..r
never Irf ur Sow don't you fru Hrr ..
your getting .rrar. arrfrrrH Cen f.rf
note business ard steer clear lr H.r
FORGET Ser
And Warren opened tHr .srIra rr..r
uffr cool concern.