Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-05
A Maid and T,UO Men
The Story Of the Girl Who Vas Left Behind
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright. 1oIs bV Public Ledger CO.

LXV1It
stXLIELL. you won't do " with my
w money. and that's certain" Mr.
Brandcr, his face purple with repressed
anger. eyed his daughter across the din
ncr table
"ro think Of it," said Mrs. Brander,
almost in a wall, after all we've done
for her!"
Helen sat at the side of the table in
silence There was no one else in the
dining room at that moment
Haven't you anything TO say for
yourself?" stormcd Mr.. Brandcr again.
Hush, Will; you'll have the servants
gossipfng,' Mrs. Brander, anxious al
ways 10 preserve appearances, was quick
to add here
Soft-footcd Theresc entered at that
moment to remove the soup plates. and
again there was silence. Helen noticed
that the girl seemed unusually deft
and that there was II smirk on her face.
Evidently she had been listening outside
the DOOR
"The girls are all fools" said Mrs.
Brander venomously. Ruth Rowland
began all this with Helen. She used to
nave a. BIdln Dl NpilllllOll SfllSt btlbIt
that. It's this war going to their heads
like champagne. They all think they
cap begin TO shout independence immc-
diStely."
Did you hear mo?" Mr.. Brandcr said,
turning to Helen again. 81 say you
shan't do it,"
You didn't say that. father"
''What-whats that?'
81 said you did not say shouldn't go.
You said | shouldn't go with your
money"
at amounts to the same thing"
"Oh, no, 1t doesn't
What do you mean
Il mean just that, father--that / am
going and not with your money"
And whose money is going to take
you over? Who Is going to finance
this sacriical trip of yours?" sneered
Mr.. Brander.
I'm going on a salary"
~ salary from whomY'
From an organization that is send
ing women across"
What orEanization"'
Helen looked up ana met her fathers
eyes squarely. She had always dreaded
looking into those eyes from tho time
when she had been a small girl In
those days he had ridiculed her childish
faucics. She had thought of him al
ways as apart from family life.
You have no right to speak to me
like that" Helen said now, meeting his
eyes for the first time uuafraid.
he stared at her in amazement, and
once more her mother interfered.
"Therese will hear you; don't lose your
temper"
He paid no attention to the words,
but Therese entered with the roast and
vegetables at that moment, and Mrs.
Brander drew breath Of relief and
tried to get Helen's eye so that she
might warn her against antagonizing
her father to such an extent.
Helen, however, had kept her gaze on
her plate and refused to answer her
mothers distress signal.
When Therese once more left the room
Mr. Brander was calmed down TO the
extent of carving the roast, and it
wasn't until II had been served and they
were alone once more that the conver-
sation was resumed. Then Mr.. Brander
said evenly:
And Why pray, have / no right TO
speak to you that way?' This sudden
opposition to his will from n member OF
his own household was strange enough
to be interesting.
Because l gave you no reason for
doing it. | have the right to do as
think best about my life. | thought II
best to come home TO live after jim