Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-30
THE new MAID


SUM- hlottut tliut lic CiOotu U.S. lhtIt
was a sound of tearing and q .six-inch
aperture appeared IN hertz through
which daylight and rain came pouring.
oh, l beg your pardon said he.
Tin terribly sorry" His eyes were
even more apologize than his voice,
his distress evident.
'Its ali right smiled the girl; lit
doesn't matter at ALL"
Dick had splendid opportunity to
take in the beauty Of her dark, reddish
gold hair which curled 50 tantalizingly
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 nothingT' he
said.
Nothing, thank you" And the girl
was gone, leaving Dick standing dis
sonsolately In the rain
Mrs. Jarvis Howe came into tho
room looking ready to cry. Her sister
looked up in surprise. why, what's
wrong, Lucy7"
'''To 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 mnid, but Ellen was so COM
petent | thought we could manage.
Now with her gone will you kindly tell
me what I'll dor
'Call it Of"
"No, I've invited those people and
they wouldn't understand"
"All right. Go ahead. Why are you
having Richard GoddardT'
Mrs. Howe shrugged her pretty
shoulders. "Why anybody? asked
him for you. Look here, May, wish
you'd stop making grimaces whenever
1 ask him around. Richard Goddard
is rich"
sand young"
"Well?"
100 young for me-"
Her sister shrugged impatiently and
went to the phone. "Send some one
right away, please" she instructed the
manager Of the employment agency
that she called up, "who Is competent
and can cook. And a serving maid
also. What None to be had todayf
Well. send the cook anyway"
"Tll have TO take a chance on tho
serving" she said, turning YEARLY
away. II can coach the cook about
serving perhaps, and bride her into
doing her best"
At four the cook arrived. Mrs.
Howe. who had been watching anxious
ly. could have kissed her.
"What's she likef' drawled May
later.
II don't know. She's pretty-but her
clothes. I'll have to go and dig up a
black dress and white cap and apron
of Ellen's for her. But If she can cook
won't worry about the serving"
And she could cook
The dinner guests came and Dick
Goddard attached himself to May. To
please her sister she had done her best
with her toilet and was as interesting
as any one could wish. Mrs. Howe
was jubilant.
DINNER is served, Mrs. Howe" an
nounced the maid from the doorway.
The guests took their places in the
dining room and all went merrily.
Then in came the new maid with the
soup. In the shadowy candle light
Richard did not notice her at first, but
as she put Mrs. Parks plate before
her the light fell on her reddish gold
hair and her gray eyes looked full into
Dicks.
"You" he cried, and at the evident
surprise of the few who had noticed.
he cOughed and went on: you were
speaking of the Army ana Navy game,
Mrs. Murray. Wen, l saw" and ON
he went. But he was greatly be-
wildered. Surely this was the girl of
the umbrella.
The soup was served and the plates
removed without catastrophe, the fish
and dinner course passed without
event. But Mrs. Howe was growing a
bit nervous. Twice the girl had
laughed broadly at a table joke and
said something when fork was
dropped.
The salad was pneventful. But
when the Ice was Served the dozen
tiny candles on the cake lighted, and
May given large silver knife to cut
the first slice, the maid asked audlbly.
"How old are you, Miss Mayi"
"Pm twenty-seven," answered May.
truthfully.
'"Why did you do it?"
Dick Goddard got on the car the
new maid had boarded with her suit
case next mOrninR.