The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-10

instructed heieh m sure sne IL
enjoy them"
"I'Il enjoy anything" shrugged
Laura as they came back to the II
brary. Half the time I'm actually
hungry. Instead of gaining from
plenty of wholesome food. as /
thought. I've lost three pounds since
I've been there"
you mean she doesn't give you
enough to eat?" incredulously.
There's plenty OF oatmeal and rice,
IL 1 can live on that. But I get very
little meat and never any fruit. II
We have chops. she orders Just FIVE
two apiece for them. and one. the
smallest. Is left on the plate for me.
II it's fish. it's a small one. and the
head and tail Is all they leave. And
steak-she gets pound and quar-
ter porter-house-and only the bone
Is left. I'm sure she tells him that
I don't eat meat-or he wouldn't
stand for it. Then she tells me that
cereals are so much healthier"
With a glow OF righteousness Helen
mentally compared her own market
ing. She always bought at least six
chops, never less than a two-pound
steak, and enough fish to leave a
generous piece for Nora.
II don't mind the meat so much, :"
unused Laura, but I do miss fruit.
She orders one cantsloupe for their
breakfast. and II she has oranges she
keeps them on the sideboard. And
any preserves or jelly she always
puts away
Helen was guilty conscious that
she too put away the preserves and
jelly. Nor did she provide fruit for
Nora's breakfast. Like most house
wives she considered cantaloupe and
grapefruit luxuries-not necessary for
the maid. Yet IL the girl craved fruit
should she not have It? At least
apples and bananas were inexpensive.
"oh, there's Warren" as the hall
door slammed. Hell want to know
how you're getting along"
Hello, how's the latest adven-
ture?" when he greeted Laura with
brisk cordially. Anything new in
dime novel stunts?"
Nothing spectacular" laughlngly
There's nothing adventurous nor ro-
il you work for Mrs. Morris"
Hasn't called your blufr yetT'
mo, she's too absorbed in her own
htA u fIllIlts
It's never occurred to her that I'm
anything more than Laura Wood,
domestic"
How is she7 Pretty good sort7"
Il suppose she would be-to any
body who didn't work for her. Wen,
I've learned why girls prefer shops
land factories-even at starvation
wages. It's the regular hours. When
the whistle blows they're through
and with homework you're never
through"
Just what I've always said"
Wanted Warren. This howl about
shortage of domestic help is all rot!
Put your housework on a schedule
OF regular hours-and you'll get all
the help you want"
But, dear, the works so differ
ent," demurred Helen. "You can't
always do that"
WY not? contentiously. Be
cause you're always demanding ex-
tras! Most women want to make a
slave of a girl. Don't expect her t.
do everything. Cut the extras, have
regular duties-and regular hours"
Here he was interrupted by the tele-
phone. It was wrong number call,
and as he flung back the receiver
he turned to Helen with an abrupt,
"Oh, before 1 forget it-where's
that old English bag of mine? The
long one with the straps"
Down in the storeroom. think.
why?"
Martins going camping next week
and wants a bag big enough to hold
his outfit. Have Nora get that out
and clean II up. It's pretty shabby
tell her to oil the leather. She might
give 1t coat of that tan shoe pol
ish."
There! Right there's your servant
problem challenged Laura, trium-
phantly. Cleaning and oilinE a
travelling bag Is NOT Noras work.
It'll probably take an hour of her
time-yet you don't hesitate to ask
itl'
Warren Redeemed. 1t was not often
that he was so easily trapped or dis
concerted. For a moment Helen was
fearful that he would flare out, but
his scowl relaxed to a reassuring
grin.
Guess you've got the goods on me
there" he admitted. But IL I do
ask any extras OF the maid-it's only
a rotten habit I've absorbed from you
women. That's the point! You've
put over this do-anything-at-any
hour for so long that everybody fol-
lows suit. It's about time the maid
had a new dealr'