Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

was brazen-absolutely bra,en ~
And she had come with a re,.,...
for honesty! That showed how ,' ,s,'
a reference meant Helen VI, ~, ~.
ing excitedly up and down. ~
You know what I'm goin. n A.,
tempestuously, again cont,o, ~
Warren. I'm going to call ''' :
Emma's reference right now And and :. '
what she meant by saying Tho J, =
was honest!" ' gu
60 ahead! Whoop It up!' vi,
aggravating unconcern. M
A hurried search through her d.,
and Helen found the address
Lewison, Lenox STA.
A moment later she had Mrs ya,,.
son on the phone
This is Mrs. Curtis! I'd III. II
speak to you about a maid, Enn,
Anderson. l believe she had A NJ.
erence from you?"
Yes, gave her reference i,
a questioning voice.
And | think you said she va, IN.
est. Well, I'm sorry to SAY
haven't found her so-that Is in small
things"
"Was it ribbons?" laughingly
"Why-how do you know
THAT was Emma's weakness Sh
would take ribbons to run in her m.
derwear-but as long as she was viii
me she never took anything else
Then you think she can be trusN
with the silver and other"
Absolutely. She was here over
year and l trusted her with evan.
thing. consider her a very good hl
and l didn't hesitate to give her /,
reference. You know most Of thea
have worse faults than"
Eyes, know" murmured HelA
"only l wanted to be sure"
When she hung up the receiver iha
turned to Warren with q puzzled
Dear, she says it's only ribbons! The
girl has mania for ribbons, but
she's really honest In every oths
way"
why in blazes don't you give hs
some ribbon-if that's all she waah'
But she was so untruthful about
It." unheedingly. "She insisted ths
ribbon was hers!" Then. with sudden
intensity, "Now l know what I'll Do!
I'll give her another chance I'll put
this piece back, and when she CONES
in I'll ask her II she's sure she n
turned 1t ALL"
With deliberate care Helen put TIE
ribbon back under the bundle q
clothes In Emma's closet, then l@
the hall door open so she could nsa
her come in. 1t was ten now, 'a
she rarely stayed out after hall psa
While she waited. Helen renea1a
just what she would say. She vo'n
not seem angry or excited, ou'
Emma insisted that there VA "
more ribbon In her room, tnen W.
would go straight to the closet w.
lift up the bundle OF clothes w.
a grim satisfaction she pictured I'D
scene and the girls confusion.
At last came the sound OF . 9"
Ing door-Emma had come IN. !.
Resolutely Helen went out 70 ~ -
room. At the door she hesltalea. ;"
transom was open. and she coula ~ !.
the girl humming. and Taking
Pussy Purr-Mew.
rs Pussy hungry" A faint =
swering NEW" Does Pussy W"
some milk"
Helen drew back into the da't . |,
Emma's door opened with n0@ !.
light. She was going out TO y !.
kitchen for the milk, still tslk'n!
Pussy Purr-Mew in her cooln@ y
ish way. 3D.
Standing trresolutely IN the ~.
ened dining room, Helen tnou J. =.
what Mrs. Lewison had said-tnA Nv. "
girl was young and vain anu -. -. i,
weakness for ribbons. but tnh y
was absolutely honest sooa! , ''x.
thing else. Somehow He'ens ~. =,
nation and resentment were W.. -
She thought, too, OF the ''ouo N
worry of breaking in anotns ~. II
who might have worse i'u''' ..sx
more OF them. Might 1t not Do ~. -
to simply lock up her ribbons 'D'
nothing? ,. .slI
Another moment Of indee's'01a,, ,,,l
Helen noiselesly LETT TIC
room. ,Ad1
well, how about IT." dsI DEM ~
Warren, when she came oAs> M
took up the magazine with a ~ ~
Ing, uncommunicatiye air. NV
own up?" ,,,.,,.A II
Il didn't ask her. 1-ltnous
let it go this time" mt
"petered out, Ell? Kicked u ~ 80.
about nothing? Give the gu n AL
ribbon, l tell you, If that's al n
wants. Can't expect a pafa a ). u
five a week. Where's the o'Ds'
of this paper?"