Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-24

/ know! now An
ma, II you dc
ss break anything
49,, u...... want you to come
L." straight and tell
me. can stand
anything in q girl but slyness. What's
that? Something else Emma didT
Il found 1t behind the ice box.
Anna held up . napkin with the deev
scorched imprint of q hatiron.
Helen bit her lip. Throw 1t away
don't want to see it. suppose Wen
find a lot of things like that. Why
where did this come from?" taking up
q gold-banded plate.
Il don't know, ma'am; 1t 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. I don't want you
to have that gill running in here.
don't want you even to know her. Do
you understand"
"Yes'm. My aunt never likes me to
90 with the girls where work"
That's right Have your friends
outside-it's much better. Now I'll
send this plate back by the elevator
boy. l 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 .
thorough cleaning. And now while
Anna finished the pantry she decided
to clear out the bookcase and rear
range the books.
It was almost three, but It was .
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. a. Helen sprang up, panically
conscious Of her old kimono. her dust
cap and gloves. The very modishness
Of Mrs. Gordon's afternoon gown made
Helen's disarray more striking.
"Oh, please don't let me disturb
you! But the maid said to come right
in."
ITS Q new maid" stammered Hell
en-. T-we're having . 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 . pretty woman, but
with IN artificial society manner that
Helen instinctively disliked.
MRS. Curtis" IN an affected voice.
I've como to speak to you about EN-
ma. I understand you found her DIS
honest May I ask II that's truer"
why, yes" wonderingly. That's
why discharged her"
"Oh. you discharged herr"
"Of course. WHAT did you thinkf"
why, IL uGderstand that She"
THAT she left met" hared Helen.
"T presume that's what she told your
maid"
"Oh, but didn't believe It," hastily.
Ito tell you the truth. I've just had
quite q scene with my maid about
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 . great many things"
II shouldn't wonder" dryly.
You may not have known It." stiff.
ny, but Emma was In my kitchen
half the time. couldn't 30 in to
give Jane IN order that she wasn't
there. Now that she's gone. can
tell you-it was most annoying"
IT can quite understand that"
Helsn's voice was icy. ''for when Em-
ma wasn't in your kitchen. your maid
was In mine"
Il suppose %. Wen. I thought
when Emma left that would end II,
but nnd she still comes back to SEQ
Jane. She was there yesterday and
again this morning. Now that ] have
It straight from you mat she's dis
honest, ] shall certainly forbid Jane
seeing her"
Yes. l shouldn't think you'd care
to have her around"
II know I'll have trouble In keeping
her away. for the girls simply hypno-
tiled Jane. She's made her believe
al sorts Of things. You won't mind,
I know, for It's 20 absurd. but she 90
tuaIly told Jane that you didn't give
her enough to eat!"
Helen caught her breath For mo-
ment she was Speechless.
Il 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 20 that Jane really
believed her."
Didn't give her enough to eatf" 10
peated Helen, dared And she circu-
lated that story al through the
houser"
TN sure don't know with
gupercjlious Ohrug. But, really, Mr..