The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-01-13
THE new MAID
BY MAY HAWKINS.

She got Off the Broadway car at the
she opened her silk umbrella at tina
same instant that he closed his. There
was sound Of tearing and y sixtnch
aperture appeared In hers, through
which daylight and rain came pouring.
"Oh, I beg your pardon,' said he.
I'm terribly sorry" His eyes were
even more apologize than his voice.
his Distress evident.
ITS all right" smiled the girl; "it
doesn't matter at ALI"
Dick had splendid opportunity to
take In the beauty Of her dark. reddish
| gold hair which curied so tantalizlngly
under tho little dark green velvet hat.
the gray eyes, smooth skin and the
dimple In her left cheek when she
smiled.
You're sure can do nothingi" he
said.
"NOthing. thank YOU" And the girl
was gone, leaving Dick standing dis
sonsOlately in the rain.
|
Hrs. Jarvis Howe cnme into the
room looking ready to cry. Her sister
looked up in surprise. "Why, what's
wrong, Lucyr'
ITO 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
It? It's bad enough to be left with
only one maid, but Ellen was so com
petent l thought we could manage.
Now with her gone will you kindly tell
me what I'll dor"
"Call 1t Off"
mo. I've invited those people and
they wouldn't understand"
I "All right. Go ahead. Why are you
having Richard Goddard?"
Mrs. Howe shrugged her pretty
shoulders. "Why anybody? l asked
him for you. Look here, May l wish
you'd stop making grimaces whenever
l ask him around. Richard Goddard
Is rich"
"And young"
"Wellf"
"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 today
= Wen, send the cook anyway"
p "Tll have to take chance on the
serving" she said, turning YEARLY
+ away. 81 can coach the cook about
q serving perhaps, and bride her into
|, doing her best"
@ At four the cook arrived. Mrs
a Howe, who had been watching anxious
4 ~, could have kissed her.
$ "What's she llke?" drawled May
later.
@ 81 don't know. She's pretty-but hel
n clothes. I'll have to go and dig up {
f black dress and white cap and apron
n of Ellcn's for her. But If she can cool
@ j won't worry about the serving"
o And she could cook
n The dinner guests came and Dcl
t Goddard attached himself to May. II
b. please her sister she had done her hes
n with her toilet and was as interesting
y as any one could wish. Mrs. How,
q was jubilant.
g Dinner is served, Mrs. Howe" an
h nounced the maid from the doorway
The guests took their places in tn,
dining room and all went merrily.
y, Then in came the new maid with thu
| l,. Oh, Il. 1t.rI
p Richard did not notice her ut first, bu
= as she put Mrs. Parks plate befor,
II her the light fell on her reddish golC
r hair and her gray eyes looked full int
4 Dicks.
"You!" he cried, and at the eviden
surprise of the few who had noticed
he coughed and went on: "You wer,
Y speaking of the Army and Navy game
D Mrs. Murray. Well, l saw" and OF
n he went. But he was greatly be
n wildered. Surely this was the girl o
T. the umbrella.
Ie The soup was served and the plate
l. removed without catastrophe, the fisl
e and dinner course passed withou
II event But Mrs. Howe was growing
s, bit nervous. Twice the girl ha,
"a laughed broadly ut table joke AM
r. said something when fork wa
l. dropped.
re The salad was uneventful. Blu
IS when the ice was served the doze
IN tiny candles on the cake lighted, an
May given large silver knife to GU
the first slice, the maid asked audlbly
"How old are you, Miss May?"
;" I'm twenty-seven," answered May
s. truthfully.
" "Why did you do it?'
lr Dick Goddard got on the car tn