The Holt County sentinel., 1921-05-20
THE NEW MAID
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS.


pying the space where he wished to
,ii.
Bnck In his mind but not ln so ex.
lggoratcd u proportion as to mar his
outlook. WIS the wish that he was go
'ug home to well-regulated house
hold. to dinner nicely served Ia
their own small dining room instead
~ one that his sister Jean had had to
prepare after her own hard days
work. Roth be and Jean detested
having meals outside aud Jean pre-
f,rrud coming humr late from the Of
tee and preparing dinner rather than
10 trail out to restaurant
Their experience with housekeepers
had been unsuccessful,
1t was with very grave delight
tlen that Donald found the magazine
be- had plcLod ny 81 idly to contain
something that pointed the rond to
happiness. \ letter ot recuinnenda'
tiun. apparently lost 10y its owner, was
sticking between the pages of the
magazine. II read:
"'ro whom II muy concern: This is
to state that GLADYS Turner has been
IN my employ ~ general housekeeper
Ter three Years. She II an excellent
cook. b. strictly honest, neat, clean
aud splendid muhggcr. She Is lcaN-
ug my rwifuy ouly because my son
I.s fu''uu .u love With ter, aud wn'lo
10 'pu. frr her with h.s n,tuniIonS.
she h., my highest recommendation
Tl" letter WIS signed and tie icl"-
rN,uo and address ut tie writer
added
puuuld d.d not ceulidr iu Jean uu'
10 his uuu. should hc perfected
The uu',omc WAS that Gludys Tur.
u"r chilled 90 the u'li,c uf Sincluir X
Go aud WAS ush,r'd IN Ter nn inter-
,iow with puuu'd.
She WIS neatly dressed and very
nicely sruk,u.
MY sister aud ARE ont nll day
my sister h,ing the editor "t u wom-
ans magazine. want very much 10
hn,r ,uu take entire charge ~ the
home. planning meals aud everything
honr that will leave my sister entire
~ free from worry. will pny YOU
Slun n month and there T. very
,l,,ipt, rrop IL, our npnr,m,n, for Won
~, nrr mo, ln nny wny difficult, peo.
pie" h. nddcd with rare smile.
c,,,,. .r,r,or ,,,o,oI 4, h.r choIr
o,I ,,i,,, ,o .,,,L ,osIIy bu, h.r tosk
wns hard. Finally she found her
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81, n,,,, ,.,.r worL.L In this
v,,,. " I,, ,,,f,s,cd "rb,t i.t,.r ia
rnr, or II story am writing hut
nm mo-, ,nn welI fixed financially, and
r,nII, mn, homes, nud N srl.ndId cook
md cotld INNING, your household
very ,psly." She looked uu al Don
old. awaiting his verdict.
Tim, sh, hnd ouIte tak,n nway his
hr,nth vns IA self.,yld,n, fnct.
"AuIn,l" " sbo ,d,Iad A., trIae wIst.
rpliy "I. IN ho I.f, nIone IN writ.
when I nm finished with your work"
mrhn, s,.ms mn. .nouuh Ia ask
| n,,,IL s,tI an, a, IA, mnz. NJ his
u,amn,,,.
yr,,,,,,,,.,,,,,, ,ho, o,, ,,,nIn, ,o,ar
I,r, ,rriy.J houe nf,,r n weary Jny
| :, p,J , du,n,IIy set tnhI,. n h.nuti.
| f,IIy co,t.J m.nl md IA n,o, Girl I'm
sro,I.ss nuron ready 10 sery, her and
| nor brnthrr In tIIrIr own dining room.
pounld hnd sprunr many hnppy sur.
| rrlsrs nu his sister. but this crowned
| Them ALL Il WIS like u dream come
| ,ruo.
"Ar, Won auii,. ouite sure | will not
awaken H. have io run uul aud get II
few chops. bakers clkr aud some
| ,iuned yogrtrhIps for our dinnrri" She
questioned noiyld.
'"Not this time. sis. The way got
ihnt rIrl would almost make movie
plot. m tell You nIl about II later"
And Glndys rcnch.d splendid con.
icntmrut In the home Of the Sincuirs.
She had hours Of uninterrupted con.
cenrrntlun. aud her material was find
ing ready markets.
Donald began 10 feel terribly AZ
grln,od thni he was excluded from the
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