The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
THE new MAID
BY MAY HAWKINS.

Il BY MAY HAWKINS. s
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She got of the Broadway cat at the
identical minute that he got on and
she opened her silk umbrella at the
same instant that he closed his. There
was a sound Of tearing and six-inch
aperture appeared in hers, through
which daylight and rain came pouring.
"Oh, beg your pardon" said he.
I'm terribly sorry" His eyes were
even more apologize than his voice,
his distress evident.
Its Ill right" smiled the girl; ut
doesn't matter at ALL"
Dick had splendid opportunity to
take In the beauty of her dark, reddish
gold hair which curled SO 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 nothingr' he
said
Nothing, thank you" And the girl
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?"
ITO think that Of all days Ellen has
to choose this one to 60 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
it, It's bad enough to be left with
only one maid, but Ellen was 50 COM
petent I thought we could manage.
Now with her gone will you kindly tell
me what I'll dor
"Call it Of"
mo. I've invited those people and
they wouldn't understand"
"All right. Go ahead. Why are you
having Richard Goddard?'
Mrs. Howe shrugged her pretty
shoulders. "Why anybody? I asked
him for you. Look here. May, wish
you'd stop making grimaces whenever
I ask him around. Richard Goddard
Is rich" z.>.-
"And young"
"Well3"
'T0O 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 today7
Well. send the cook anyway"
It'll have to take q chance on the
serving" she said. turning YEARLY
away. n can coach the cook about
serving perhaps, and bribe her into
doing her best"
At four the cook arrived Mf4
Howe, who had been watching anxious.
y, could have kissed her.
"What's she ukef" drawled May
later.
II don't know. She's pretty-but her
clothes. I'll have to 60 and dig up q
black dress and white cap and apron
Df Ellen's for her. But II 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
- any one could wish. Mrs. Howe
was jubilant.
"Dinner Is served, Mrs. Howe" an
lounced the maid from the doorway.
The guests took their places In the, !
lining room and all went merrily. i
Then In came the new maid with the
loup. In the shadowy candle light
Richard did not notice her at first, but
y she put Mn. Parks plate before
w the light fell on her reddish gold.
'air and her gay eyes looked full into |
)ick'h
"Youl" b. cried. and at the evident. |
urpsise Of the few who had noticed,
y eoughed and went on: You were
peaking OF the Army and Navy pme,
ffA Murray. Well. I Saw" and "a
y went But be was greatly BE-.
I1ldsfed. Surely this vas the gid of:
b umbrella. |
TIA soup was served and the plates. |
smovsd without catastrophe, the llsh
Nd dinner course passed without
vent. But Mn. Howe was growing q!
Il nervous. Twice the girl had
lushed broadly at . table Joke and
aid something when Z fork was
ropped. i
The salad was uneventful. But,
vhen the ice was served the dozen
my candles on the cake lighted, and
lay given q large silver knife to cut
be first slice, the maid asked audibly,
How old are you, Miss May?'
I'm twenty-seven," answered May,
. i
why did you do it?'' II
Dick Goddard got on the car the
ew maid had boarded with her suit
Rse next morning. III