The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22

the gray eyes, smooth skin and the
dimple in her left cheek when she
smiled.
you're sure I Gun do nothing?" he
said.
Nothing, thank you.' And the glr:
was gone, leaving Dick standing dis
sonsolately in the rain.
.
Mrs. Jarvis Howe came into the
room looking ready to cry. Her sister
looked up in surprise. "Why, what's
wrong, Lucy?"
To think that of all days Ellen haf
to choose this one to 60 and get SILK
Here I've invited the Parks and Muir
rays and Richard Goddard to dinner
tonight because it's your birthday, a,,d
now will you tell me who's to serve
It? It's bad enough to be left with
only one maid, but Ellen was SO com
petent thought we could manage
Now with her gone will.you kindly tell
ME what I'll do?"
"Call it off,"
mo, I've invited those people a,td
they wouldn't understand"
"All right. Go ahead. Why are yur
having Richard Goddard?"
Mrs. Howe shrugged her pretty
shoulders. "Why anybody? 1 asked
him Tor you. Look here, May, I wish
you'd stop making grimaces whenever
ask him around. Richard Goddard
is rich"
"And young"
"Well?"
"Too 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 serving maid
also. What! None to be had todayi
Well. send the cook anyway"
| "I'll have to take chance on the
serving" she said. turning wearily
away. II can conch the cook about
serving perhaps, and bribe 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 like?" drawled MAY
later.
II don't know. She's pretty-but hel
clothes. I'll have to go and dig up q
black dress and white cap and apron
of Ellen's for her. But if she can cook
I won't worry about the serving"
And she could cook!
The dinner guests came and Dick
! Goddard attached himself to May. Tc
| 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 ma1d 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 ut first, but
as she put A1rs. 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 and Navy game,
Mrs. Murray. Well, 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 u
bit nervous. Twice the girl had
laughed broadly at table joke and
said something when fork was
| dropped.
| The salad was uneventful. But
| when the ice was served the dozen
tiny candles on the cake lighted. and
hIay given IL large silver knife to cut
the first slice, the maid asked audibly,
"HOw old are you, Miss May?'
| "I'm 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 morning.
"I'm writing Il book"
"But you did dreadful thing" Dick
| grinned.
ITO tell you that Mrs. Howe was
trying to net you for Il girl three years
older than you? Besides, didn't do
| 1t. she did it herself
''There wasn't any danger after yes
terday." returned Dick. "After tore
your umbrella l kicked myself oil day
for letting you co.
swell, here's where I leave you
! again." said the girl. II have to ret
off here. GoOd-by."
Dick picked up her bag. "Not IL
know it. Where you go go, forever
more. amen."
/! "Silly!" said the girl blushing softly
and smiling her consent.
! Copyright 1916. by the Mcclure New.
paper Syndicate)