White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-10

have a hired girl but / hain't no NOR,
Idea where to get one than anything
an l don't knows | want one, II
did"
And Mrs. Gray sat back In her chail
and rocked violently to and fro, cycling
her hostess with the evident con
seriousness Of having presented g
poser. That resourceful woman, how
eyer. was Far from being n~onplussed
she beamed upon her visitor with @
joyful smile.
Just the thing, my dear Mrs. Gray
You know I am to so south with May
for the winter. The house will be
closed and the doctor at the hotel.
had just been wondering what to dc
with Nancy. for l want her again In
the spring. Now, you can have her
until then, and by that time you will
know how you like the idea OF keep
ing a girl. She is a perfect treasure,
capable of carrying the entire work
of the household, only"-and Mrs.
Steele paused long enough TO look
doubtfully at her frlend-'she is a
little independent, and won't stand
much interference"
Fifteen minutes later Mrs. Gray de-
parted, well pleased, though withal a
little frightened. She spent the rest
of the afternoon In trying to decide
between a black alpaca and a green
cashmere dress.
That night Reuben brought home a
large bag of peanuts and put them
down In triumph on the kitchen table.
There !" he announced I'm high glee.
time :"
"Why. Reuben" demonstrated his
wife gently. you can't eat them
things-you hain't got no teeth TO
chew EN- with !"
The mans lower Jaw dropped.
"well, I'm a-goin' to try II, anyhow"
he insisted. And try II he did; but
the way his poor old stomach rebelled
against the haif-masticated things eff
fectually prevented a repetition of the
feast.
Early on Monday morning Nancy
hPBcdi tus Ills oiuy abouibt0 u
aspect. but she quaked In her shoes
as she showed the big strapplng girl
10 her room. Five minutes later
Nancy came into the kitchen to find
Mrs. Gray bending over an obstinate
coal fire in the range-with neither
coal nor range was the little woman in
the least familiar.
There, now" said Nancy briskly,
I'll fix that. You just tell me what
you want for dinner. and l can find
the things myself" And she attacked
the stove with such u clatter and din
that Mrs. Gray retreated In terror,
murmuring. "Ham and eggs. II you
please as she fled through the door.
Once In the parlor, she seated herself
In the middle of the room and thought
how nice 1t was not to get dinner; but
she jumped %neryously at every sound
from the kitchen.
On Tuesday she had mastered her
fear sufficiently to go into the kitchen
and make n cottage cheese. She did
not notice the unfavorable giances
Of her maid of all-work. Wednesday
morning she spent happily puttering
over doing up" some handkerchlefs,
and she wondered why Nancy kept
banging the wen door so often.
Thursday she made a special kind OF
pie that Reuben liked, and remarked
polntedly to Nancy that she herself
never washed dishes without wearing
an extra apron; furthermore. she al
ways placed the pans the other way
In the sink. Friday she r~earranged
the tins on the pantry shelves. thai
Nancy Ind so unaccountabiy unused
up. On Saturday the inevitable ex
ploslon came:
"If you please, mum. I'm willin' e
do your work. but seems to me 1t dom
make no difference to you whether
wear one apron or six. or whether
hang my dish-towels on a string or OF
the bars, or whether l wash gobletI
or kittles first and | amt In the habi
Of hayin' folks spyin' round on me. 1
you van me to go. I'll go; but II
stay, / want to be let alone!"
Poor little Mrs. Gray fed to he
sea In the parlor, and for the rest o
that winter she did not dare to cal
her sou her but her table wa
beautifully set and served. and he
house vas as neat as
The weeks passed and Reuben be
gan to be restless. One day he cam
in from the post Office fairly bubblin
over with excitement.
Say. Emily. when folks have none
they travel. Let's go somewhere !"
"Why, Reuben-wheref' quavere'
his wife. dropping into the neares
chair.
"0h, l dunno" with cheerful vague
ness; then suddenly animated. Let
60 to Boston and see the sights"
But, Reuben. we don't know no on
there" ventured his wife doubtful!
, "Peohl What IL we den'tf Hahn
we got money! Can't We stay at
hotel7 Well. I guess we cant"
, Nancy was tremblingiy requested I
take a two weeks vacation, and gres