The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24

came into the kitchen and saldi klnuly'
"You need not serve the table while
YOU are doing the cooking, julia. III
attend to that myself.
And, later, Julana hearing the lady OF
the house discoursing in tones reprovlng,
argumentative satirical, but always too
subdued for the words to carry, and the
answering laughter from Mr.. Kane
Farnsworth guessed that she was under
discussion, and went about her work
with growing wrath within her and
paragraph seething in her brain about
self-respecting working girls being sub
jected to the surreptitious and patronlz,
ing attentions of supposedly well-bred
Young men, Not that she was able to dis
cover anything either patronizing or sur"
reptitious in Mr. Farnsworth's behavior.
He came out into the kitchen during the
afternoon, cheerfully slamming various
doors behind him so that all the world
might know where he had gone -,
"Paring potatoes for dinner, Juha?'
he said with great good humor' i
will help you"
at is quite unnecessary" returned
Juliana, looking very naughty, IN spite
Of the overpowering pompadour and lace
waist.
"Again you miss the point" he said,
at is not question of necessity, but
of ethics. Here am ! idling, and you
doing the work Of two" He got large
apron and tied it carefully around his
neck. Then he got knife and seized
a potato. "You understand, julia,
he said, unheedng the averted face and
stony silence of his companion, that all
the work of the world could be done,
and we'll done, if each person devoted
four hours to it. Authorities dliteI
somewhat as to the time, but four hours
is the maximum. Now, you and
Mrs Wentworth entered. Her lace
was flushed and her eyes were bright.
Juliana, to her great disgust, ielt her own
face flushing. Her eyes, after the tlrst
glance. she kept on her potato. MIR.
Farnsworth spoke up cheerfully; ~
was lust explaining to Julia" he said,
"that if we all worked four hours day
Mrs Wentworth interrupted. Her
voice was quiet, but it was the quiet that
is achievement care you thinking OF
choosing housework as your career
she asked. u, r. -. -
he quoted, not without an accent OF
virtue He finished the potato and Sc
lected another
81 wanted you to help me hang some
: pictures in the library" said Mrs Went
worth. Between fear of losing her COOK
and fear of losing her brother she was
really a pathetic sight Juhana telt
STRINGS of sympathy.
an few minutes" he said. " Having
put my hand to the pillow, in other words
to the potato
al would prefer to do the potatoes
alone" said Juliana. "You pare them
too thick"
He looked at her accusingly and Sc
lected two pieces of peeling from the pan
Exhibit One, he said, Peeling removed
by Miss Julia" paused inquirlngly
and getting no answer, repeated. with
closing infection, "by Miss Julia. Elk
hibit Two" -
"Kane!" said his sister sharply, H
gave her an innocent and inquiring smile
"There is a great interest in parln
potatoes" he observed. Now motto
the way in which Julia holds hers.
Juliana, uncomfortably aware OF her ow
lack of skill in the potato pairing lint
grew scarlet under the two pairs OF watcf
ing ewes. She knew how Mrs. Wen
worth was interpreting the blush an
breathed sigh Of rage and relief whe
Mr.. Farnsworth finally drew his athet
figure to standing position and foilowe
his sister from the room.
al find it difficult to get. started {
nv articles" wrote Juliana In her not