Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-13

lIrn.r straight and tell
mo. l car stand
anything in a girl but slyness. What's
that? Something else Emma did,
Il found it behind the ice box
Anna held up n pkin with the deep
scorched imprint of a flatiron.
Helen bit her lip. Throw it away.
don't wan to see it. suppose we'll
find lot of things like that. Why.
where did this cone from?" taking up
a sold-banded plate.
Il don know, ma'am; it was way
back on the top shelf
1T belongs to Mrs Gordon! Anna"
turning to her shal ply, there's some
thing else l want to ell 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 want you to
have them outside. l don't want you
to have that girl running in here. l
don't want you even to know her. Do
you understand"
"Yes'm. My aunt never likes me to
go with the girls where l work
"That's right. Have YOUR friends
outside-it's much better. Now I'll
send Thu plate back by the elevate:
boy. l cont want to give you any
excuse even to speak to that girl"
Helen had spent the day helping
the new maid give the apartment a
thorough cleaning. End now while
Anna finished the pantry she decided
to cleor out the bookcase and rear
range the books.
1t was almost three, but 1t was a
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 Warrens suit, she thought uncon-
cernedly. Then, to her amazement,
Anna, witt out any announcement,
ushered in Mrs. Gordon.
The books fell Gathering from her
lap, as Helen sprang up, panically
conscious of her I'D kimono, her dust
cap and gloves The very modishness
Of Mrs. Gordons afternoon gown made
Helens disarray more striking.
"Oh, please don't let me disturb
you! But the maid said to come right
in"
cts a new maid stammered Hell.
en-. "l-we're having general clean
ing-up day. Won't you Sit DOWN."
Although the Gordons had lived
across the hall for over a yea, Helen
had met Mrs. Gordon only in the ele-
vator She was pretty woman, but
with an artificial society manner that
Helen instinctively disliked.
Mrs. Curtis" in an affected voice,
"1've come to speak to you about En-.
ma. understand you found her dis
honest. May ask if that's true?"
why, yes wonderingly. That's
why discharged her"
"Oh, you discharged her."
"Of course. What did you Think
"Why, II understand that She
THAT she left me?' fared Helen.
II presume that's what she tod your
maid
"Oh, but didn't believe It." hastily
ITO tell YOU the truth, I've just had
quite a scene with my maid about
Emma. James been in this country
only eight months, and she's very I'm.
sophisticated. She believes everything
that anyone tells he., and Emma told
her great many things"
~ shouldn't wonder" dryly.
"You may not have known It," stiff
fly, "but Emma was in my kitchen
half the time. I couldn't 60 in to
give Jane an order that she wasn't
there. Now that shes gone, / can
tell you-it was most annoying"
Il can quite understand that
Helen's voice was icy, "for when EN-
ma wasn't in youl kitchen your maid
was in mine"
~ suppose 80. Well, I thought
when Emma left that would end it.
but find she still comes back to see
Jane She was there yesterday and
again this morning. Now that I have
1t straight from you that she's dis
honest, shall certainly forbid Jane
seeing her"
Yes, shouldn't think you'd care
to have her around"
Il know IN have trouble IN keeping
her away, for the girls simply hypno
tized Jane. She's made her believe
all sorts Of things. You won't mind.
l know, for It's so absurd, but she &C.
tually told Jane that you didn't give
her enough to eat"