Evening star., 1923-08-21


have little talk with you.
| lor. sir. Sure, it'll be honor to me.
1 want to say that all of us that
and the pretty little lady's.
Thank you, Mrs. McArdle," said
Greg smiling and blushing. ut won't
take but few minutes. You don't
need to go out"
Sure l got me work in the kitchen"
said she. At the door as she left she
gave Frank a great shove before her.
Get along upstairs with you, nosey.
Have you nothin' better to do than
pry on the affairs of your betters?"
Nina was sizing Greg up with shy,
delighted interest. very embarrassing
to Greg, yet somehow encouraging,
too. What had the mistress conffded
to her maid, that made the latter look
at him so? Nina spoke good English,
which simplified matters.
Tell me what happened this after
noon," said Greg.
when the senorita come home from
the theater this afternoon she show
me little note hidden in the palm Of
| her glove. She have tell me before
about putin. the notes in the old cab,
and gettin' the answers back. She
go into her room to read 1t While
she is in her room he come home,
Senor Francisco: he say he want see
her quick. When ! go tell her she is
scare. She say: Nina! Nina! what !
do. l got no time to think"
She give me little black book. She
'Hangin' in the hall She say:
Quick! Look in all the pockets! If
you find little book like this put
this in its place and hide the other.
Then go quick and bring him here to
me-
80 1 go look in his overcoat, but
there was no book in any pocket. SO
l hide the book she give me in my
dress. and | go to Senior Francisco
who was talllin' to the sonora. and l
say: 'Senorita Amelie say please come
TO her room He say: is she sick?'
! say l don know. The sonora say:
Poor child. I'll go with you He
say: Better let me speak to her>first,
my dear He go to her room. /
listen outside the door
'Senorita Amelie say: Francisco. /
'ope didn't upset your plans by send
ing you that telegram. Maybe you
Will think | am foolish, but | cannot
stand ii another hour Senior Fran
cisco say: For Gods sake, what's the
matter? You'll have to be quick, my
dear, 1 only got five minutes She
say: It's Blanca. / cannot stand that
woman"
"Senor Francisco is much surprise
He say: What's the matter with BIZ
anca?' The senorita say: L don like
her. Neither does mamma. Why do
We have TO put up with her? In
Managuay she wouldn't think of COM
ing to our house. but here she lives
with us. She is like a spy. She watch
everything l do. She will not let me
be alone for a minute" Here the
senorita change her voice. She say:
Why, Francisco. there's a spot Sf
grease on your coat! You can't go
away like that. Let Nina rub it out
He say: L can't wait now She say:
1t won't take a minute
We'll, I hear her comm to the door
II n ha1
She open the door. she see me. but she
call as if l long way off: Nina,
Quick. I,run to her. She say: Rub
out this spot, Be quick. Two min
utes; Senor Francisco has a train"
She look at me hard. l understand.
Il run to the kitchen. / find the
little black book in his pocket. /
change it with the one in my dress.
rub little cleaner on the coat to
make it smell: ] take the coat back.
I hold it while Senior Francisco slip
his arms through. I see him give his
breast little pat TO see if the book
is there He is sayin' to the seno-
catch the 6 o'clock train i can't
make any change now. But I'll be
back day after tomorrow. Wen see
then
so he goes. I give the little book
to my mistress. She is like crazy for
joy. She give me her amethyst pin
for my own. Before she can read the
book, Senorita Blanca knock at the
door. She hide it. Well, ] go to dress
the sonora for dinner. I am with her
when the door bell ring. l go to the
door. 1t is that bell boy, Frank.
He say he got to see Senorita
Amelie quick. He got an important
message for her. I know that Sc
norita Blanca is with her, so 1 say:
Tell it to me- He say: (Nina's un-
conscious imitation of Frank was
comical to see): Nix, grille. this is for
her own private ear So 1 go back to
my mistress room. but the spy woman
is still there. That's what [ call her.
j hate her. I try to make Senorita
Amelie look at me. but she will not
Senorita Blanca say: Who was that
al the door, Nina She don't miss
nothing. / say: Just the boy with
the evening paper. She say: You
needn't wait, Nina. I'm going to help
Amelie dress. I'm talking to her.
We'll, L don't know what to do then
7 wait around. Senorita Blanca tell
me to go again. But still I wait. At
last Senorita Amelie look at me. She
see by my face that somesing's the
matter. Then l go out. In a minute
she come. / tell her go to the door
Quick. There is a boy waiting.
(Continued in Tomorrow's Star1