The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-27
EVENING STORY
The New Maid.
(By May Hawkins.)


She got off the Broadway car at
the identical minute that he got on
and she opened her silk umbrella at
the same instant that he closed his.
There was a sound of tearing and d
six-inch aperture appeared in hers,
thru which daylight and rain came
pouring.
"Oh, 1 beg your pardon" said he.
I'm terribly sorry" His eyes were
even more apologize than his voice.
his distress evident.
IT'S all right" smiled the girl, sit
doesn't matter at all.
Hurry up there, called the con-
ductor.
go oni Don't watt The young
man waved his hand and the car
moved along. THAT was awkward OF
me and 1 wish you would let me 40
something. Buy yol new one or,
noticing the exquisite handle, have
this one repaired.''
1T was only an accident" declared
the girl positively, land you must not
think anything more about it"
Dick had a splendid opportunity to
take in the beauty OF her dark, red
dish gold hair which curled so tanta-
lizingly under the little dark green
velvet hat, the gray eyes, smooth
skin and the dimple in her left cheek
when she smiled.
you're sure 1 can do nothing?" he
said.
Nothing, thank you And the girl
in the dark green suit was gone, UNI
brella, red hair and all, leaving DICK
standing disconsolately in the rain
Mrs. Jarvis Howe came into the
room looking ready to cry; Her shster
looked up in surprise. why, what 5
wrong, Lucy?"
ITO think that of all days Ellen has
to choose this one to go and get SICK.
Here I've invited the Parks and Muir
rays and Richard Goddard to dinner
tonight because it's your birthday, and
now will you tell me who's to serve 1t =?
It's bad enough to be left with only
one maid, but Ellen was so competent
| thought we could manage. Now with
her gone will you kindly tell me what
I'll do?"
call it off"
"But this is your birthday"
''Wel, it doesn't matter"
NO I've invited those people and
| they wouldn't understand"
''A1l right. Go ahead. Why are you
having Richard Goddard"
Mrs Howe shrugged her pretty
| shoulders. why anybody? L asked
him for you. Look here, May, I wish
you'd stop making grimaces when
/ ever ask him around Richard God
dard is rich
And young"
"Well?"
."Too young for me-"
"You talk like Methuselah. Now
put on your new pink dress and do
| your hair the way Bishinger says 1t
suits you, and wear your pearls, for
Miss Indifference, they're very soften
ing"
May turned back to her book. 'I'll
do all that, sister mine, only L can't
promise toto undertake Richard
even if he should look twice my way.
Her sister shrugged impatlent1y and
went to the phone: send some one
manager of the employment agency
that she called up, who is competent
and can cook. And serving maio
also. What None to be had today
Well, send the cook anyway.
'I'll have to take chance on ths
serving" she said. turning YEARLY
away. ct can coach the cook abou
serving perhaps, and bride her into
doing her best I'll go down RICH
away and see to some sauces before
she comes
At the cook arrived. Mrs. Howe
who had been watching anxiously
could have kissed her.
) What's she hke?" drawled Ma!
later
Il don't know. She's pretty-bu
ner ciOCneS- L II nave TO go ana QlS VI
: black dress and white cap ant
apron of Ellens for her. But if sh'
can cook 1 won't worry about the serv
ing
And she could cook
Mrs. Howe hurried up stairs at t.
dress and looked into Mays room
Her face was radiant Il wish vol
could see that girl cook! She knew
right away what to do with the capon
and mushrooms and how to cook tn
: .artichokes to bring out the flavor In
letting her alone. One thing, tho
she's from the country and green a
grass about other things. I'll have t
tell her she mustn't talk in the dinin
, room"
The dinner guests came and Dicl
= Goddard attached himself to May. T
please her sister she had done he
; best with her toilet and was as inter
; esting as any one could wish. Mrs
! Howe was jubilant Things were right
/ ing themselves after all. She knew tn
dinner was good, that the table wit
& its large birthday cake in the center
! surrounded by flowers and candles
. had never looked better. and that afte
p all things could be more remote tina
!, a match between her sister and one o
: the richest men in town.
= Dinner is served, Mrs. Howe. an
nounced the maid from the doorwa
e and disappeared Lucy breathed NOR
S comfortably 80 lar SO Soou- I
5 guests took their places in the din
v ing room and all went merriiy.
' Then in came the new maid wit
v the soup. In the shadowy candle ligh
d Richard did not notice her at first, bu
as she put Mrs Parks plate before he
D the light fell on her reddish gold hal
o and her gray eyes looked full int
d Dicks.
sYou,'' he cried, and at the evidei
= surprise of the few who had noticed
I. he coughed and went on: You wer
: speaking of the Army and Navy gam
Mrs Murray. Well, I saw" and .