Evening star., 1922-07-16

cricket chirped cheerfully. So every
thing was calm and lovely.
That Is. until Inez reminded me
that we'd better do the dishes be-
fore it got dark.
What a crepehanger" says I. The
dishes can wait, can't they"
But you don't think to get no
Kerosene" protests 1nez. land them
lamps don't look much good. anyhow.
, That wood fire in the stove goes. out.
too. and the dishwater gets cold, 3,
Once more. Inez." says i. hang
the dishes
DUT Inez has a practical, one-track
IL mind. "If we stay here" she
goes on. I'VE gotta do 'em three times
a day; and cook, and make up beds.
too" -.
"oh. wen get somebody in to at
tend to all that" says I. 'Tll have
Barry take me down to the village
first thing in the morning and I'll
look up some domestic help. Uncle
Nels has already suggested that. I
expect well need a cook and maid.
and perhaps an extra girl for clean
ing until we get things to rights.
Maybe I'll pick up a man for the out
side work, also. We might as well
have a full force. Uncle Nels can
we'll afford it,
Sure" agrees Inez.
So we let the dishes ride for the
nipS Sy
ana watched the stars come out until
-very one got sleepy. l had found
some candles in a kitchen closet and
We were drifting of to our rooms
when Barry had to pick another flaw.
"Oh. I say he called back
Where do i get my bath in the
morning? 1 don't remember seeing
any tub. you know"
Where do you think you are. any
way?" I demanded. AT the Plu-
toria? Come out of it. Barry boy.
This is a real farmhouse you're liv-
ing in, and bathtubs aren't listed"
'Eut-but even farmers have to
take baths, don't they?" he asked.
There's no law about it," says 1.
still. they do indulge occasionally.
Some make II a Saturday night affair,
others save it up for Fourth OF July.
and usually they use washtub in
the kitchen. But this morning plunge
stunt they only read about and shud-
der over. so until we can revise the
plumbing 1 think you'H either have
to give up your city habits or make
an early dash down to the brook"
"How annoying says Barry.
you see. he's one Of those 100 per
cent New Workers who are al
ways surprised because they can't
get their favorite morning paper with
their breakfast. no matter how far
from home they wander. and who curl
the lip of scorn at all small town
ways. True. he lived upstate until
within couple of years ago. but
those are the worst kind; especially
~hA Manhattanites who really live in
Flushing or Teaneck or Yonkers.
They're so afraid you will suspect
they weren't born at the corner OF
Broadway and 42d that they overdo the
act. Like the true southerners who
always yell Ioudest when the band plays
Dixie-you can almost be sure they
come from Delaware or south Jersey.
Anyway, Barry had to get ac-
auainted with a bowl and pitcher in
the morning. and there wouldn't have
been any hot shaving water II Uncle
Nels hadn't been up early and started
the kitchen fire. He's strong for all
the simple life stun, Uncle Nels is
With his backwoods training, 1t can't
come any too crude for him. heard
him stirring before sunrise, and soon
after l saw him out. at the pump in
the back yard with a tin wash basin
and cake of yellow soap. He had
the coffee going and the eggs started
before either Inez or I showed up.
However. didn't fancy facing con-
tinuous round Of fried eggs, 30 right
after breakfast Barry and drove
/ into chenwick, called on Squire Sweat
and asked where we could sign on .
good cook and maid.