The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-04

lounge look invillngly homellke. shs
was enthusiastic to her utmost
After a while when the workers had
arranged the tables. attended tc tho
cutting OF the bread and filling OF the
water glasses. q stray soldier or two
dropped IN for an early dinner or bite
Of extra food
Helen worked as II she had been
brought up 20 jus, this sort OF house
work and made a charming and def
waitress.
When there was luIi ia the work
the girls sat together 10 the pantry and
ate q sandwich or folded paper nap
kins aud had a good time together,
one OF my soldiers ate fo.r eggs"
laughed Doris.
And ! had a boy who bad two plates
Of that meat pie, and you know how
much Elise puts on for portion. u
nearly passed away when | took hts
order for a second portion.
"Oh. | hear some one In the officers
room now Who'll 20, You go Helen.
You haven't worked SO hard" said
Doris, pushing her friend forward.
The officers room was Just on tho
big dining room and had n door lead
ing directly into Il from the porch.
Doris. being a regular worker. knew
that there came to that room OCCASION
ally fat and grouchy major whom
they all disliked to walt upon There
fore. In Helen's ignoranee--or inno-
cence--she had taken advantage OF herl
and the girls were all laughing quietly
about IL.
Helen was gone 80 long that they
began TO wonder what was keepingl
her
ut must have been the ma Jor. and
he's explaining Just how long he wants
his toast toasted and his eggs boiled"
remarked Doris.
ITS taking long time tonight
added another girl.
Suppose you just happen out that
way--and look" said another.
Lets all CO." whispered Doris, I'VE
car pretend we're fixing the tables"
They all started In the direction OF
the officers lounge and looked care
lessly In.
There was no fat, grouchy major
There was no Helen
The girls looked at each other III
certainly heard some one go In there"
Doris said
"And--your friend Helen?" question:
ed one of the girls who had enyied tho
newcomer her prettiDess
I'll cant imagine" began Doris.
"Oh, listen!"
"Yes--I hear voices" exclaimed two
Of the girls In Unison.
Out on the porch, dimly III from the
yellow lights within, they heard
Helen's voice. Then they heard . man
speak
Doris felt II her duty TO 60 to tho
door. She had hardly expected Helen
to break the rules this way.
"Oh-a ar-Helen she called softly.
Just then Helen, flushed and happy,
her eyes sparkling like twin stars, her
limples coming and going. appeared In
he doorway, arm in arm with big
lhaki-clad captain, with overseas
stripes and wound stripe-and an
equally beaming face.
"Its-lt's Bob, Doris-capt. Robert
aaverford, Miss Doris VAIL" Helen
managed TO explain
lntroductlons followed, and the espr
ain explained that he had just arrived
rom France, that he had sent a teIe-
ram out TO Ohio to inform Helen OF
lis coming. and he had just wandered
ntO this attractive canteen for bit
II supper, being too tired TO eat with
he fellow officers ut camp. 4
"And the little canteeD worker who
anne to wait on you proved TO be
our hanceeT laughed Doris. III sounds
ust like story, and can hardly be-
eye II Is real Girls. shall we let
Ielen eat with him and wen all wait
n themT'
And Elise, the cook did herself proud
n the extras she added to the plates
( the two lovers who had found each
ther so romantically
Faith, and be jabbers. I was young,
iyser once" she said when they told
er.