The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-06
Bertha's
Adventure
By CLARA DELAFIELD
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%. 1923. Western Newspaper Unionl


ssDlAR Lucy. this is a swell place
- got into. Its mister RiddelIs
and hes got wife and a governess
and a son of twenty. My hes some swell
locker too and I'm to get hundred n
month and the work ain hard at all.
I know shall just love this place and
only pity you poor girl that's all
Shaving In dirty factory for fifteen
per. Can that pride of yours Lucy can
it and come into service with me thew
want a girl next door and they'd nav
eighty a month for her. There's Mrs
Riddell calling me and / must run like
blazes l surely tremble all the time
for fear of not giving satisfaction and
losing this swell job which I mean to
keep till I'm married perhaps to the
son whose name its Arthur who
knows7 There's plenty of girls has mar
ried better than that"
Dear Lucy, well this Is my second
day hear and they're treating me fine.
They said they never had such smart
looking girl before and I'm to have
two afternoons a week to myself which
shall surely seize the occasion to get
acquainted with some of the boys In
the town. And I'm to have the use of
the car as soon as I learn to drive
and the chatter did tell you about
him hes to teach me. And said /
was musickle and Mrs. Riddell says
can have the use of the piano when
the famblys out which shall surely
do. But I'm beginning to wonder
whether there's anything queer about
this place the way they seem anxious
to keep me. You never know your
luck however Lucy my advice to you
Is to can that pride and come into
service. There's Mrs. Riddell calling
me SO suppose shall have to 60"
"Dear Lucy. well this is my third
day hear and its all right only the
sons engaged to be married but I
never took to him anyway and Ill be
glad when hes out of the house next
year. The chaffers teaching me to
drive the car and hes a bit fresh but
otherwise o. X. But what I cant un-
derstand is that there hasn't been NO.
quarrels and Mrs. Riddells so humble
and perlite not like a lady at all.
shall have to stir her up bit l sup
pose. But Lucy you ought to can that
pride and get into service its fine and
the pay boy Is certainly worth think
ing over. There's Mrs. Riddell been
calling me the last five minutes so L
suppose I must hear end"
"Dear Lucy, well this is my fourth
day hear and cant make the place
out at all there's something quear
about 1t In the first place they always.
say please to me and then Mrs. Rid
dell says shell raise me twenty per II
Ill stay there must be something quear
don't you think SO? And that chaffers
the freshest thing you ever seen he
tried to kiss me last night and I
slapped his face for him and he went
away and never come back and me
waiting half an hour for him. I'm go
ing to make these folks sit up and beg
its scandalous no hot water in the
morning because the Riddells uses 1t
all and expecting me to get up and
get the breakfast every morning In
stead of taking turn and turn about
and the cars two-year old noodle
and do they expect me to ride in that?
I think service is fine thing so far as
the money goes Lucy but wouldn't
advise you to quit the factory until i
know how things are going to turn out.
There's Mrs. Riddell calling again shes
been at It the last half hour some folks
don't seem to know what consideration
means your loving Bertha"
"Dear Lucy, you got to thank me
you didn't leave the factory like you
said and try to get into service for if
ever struck bad spot done 1t hear
What do you suppose? I was just
dressed to go out this afternoon did !
tell you met a swell fellow who was
taking me out in his car and calling,
| for me and Mrs. Riddel comes up
Whose car is that at the door, she says
That's my business Mrs. Riddell / an
swered very cold and perlite. This
| amt your afternoon off she says May
be not says | but I'm going to the
| Friendly Girls and Fellows sociable at
the beach. And that's my dress you got
| on she says. Well / says I suppose II
| is but aint got nothing fit to wear so
I borrowed this and your hat. With
that she hit me swipe across the face
| and told me I could go.
"Well you could have Knocked me
| down with feather Lucy her striking
| me after all I've done for her. However
told her Id be glad to stay and try
to come to an understanding but she
wouldn't hear Of II and I'm leaving to-
morrow. Fine people they are too ann
Mrs. Rlddell shes corker I didnf
know she was lady when come
hear. Well that's where luck hits you
| and 1 don't think I shall try service
any more do they want any more girls
in the factory at fifteen PERI"