New Britain herald., 1925-06-12
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.by Beatrice Burton Q ,sas HsA aH''es NC

lalnly sue uluAt need IL. for she | dldnt lift her hand to do a bit oI work all day.
 we'll gu 10 market first of all," she said to Gloria.
 But l always telephone the gracer." the girl objected.
 Mother Gresorys lips frightened. "lnats no reason why you should | keep on doing it." she said firmly. "IAe only way 10 get fresh food Is to go to the stores, yourself. and LOOK around. To telephone is lazy woman's way"
 She showed Gloria how to pick out young chicken, and how to test the tenuerness ot the asparagus the freshness of the spinach.
 She was kind and talkatiye as I they rolled homeward in her car. But when she stood in the hall Of the house. and looked around her, all the kindness faded from her face.
 This place Is a sight!' she ex- claimed. My stars! when was it cleaned last?"
 Yesterday" Gloria said in low tone. You ought to be ashamed to admit it," Mother Gregory answered in her decided tones. Tt doesn't look as If it's been touched for a month of Sundays. :. Let's go upstairs and put on our working clothes and I'll show you a thing or two about cleaning"
 There began the first day of real work that Gloria had ever known.
 Mother Gregory kept saying "We'n dust this roof now" or Now we'll scrub out the bathtub." But what happened was that she did all of the directing, and Gloria did the actual work the scrubbing, the sweeping. the polishing
 By noon her back ached, and her head throbbed with wearlness.
 wen have something to eat now" Mother Gregory said com fortably when the twelve o'clock whistles blew in the distance. "A little toast and tea will do for me never eat any lunch to speak of."
 Gloria made the toast and the tea while Mother Gregory cut bouquei
 of roses from the bushes at the back of the house.
 "You must have let the tea boil,
 she said as she tasted the cup Gloria
 set up before her. Its bitter" , Gloria's face showsd no more ex , pression than that of the Sphinx
 "Ill make some more" she said. , Not to save her life would sh' . have admitted to Mother Gregor7 , that she had thought that you boil T ed tea just as you boiled coffee . for seven minutes.
 The afternoon was worse than tn I. morning Mother Gregory sat ol the high kitchen stool and show :. cd Gloria how to clean a chicken
 She did not touch 1t herself. Most terrible job in the world,
 was the girls comment when 1t va !. over. Like class in anatomy" :. But picking over the spinach va s almost as bad. What 1t. came |
 the asparagus, Gloria let the knif :. slip in her biistered hands, and GU P her finger and her thumb. P Thank goodness, it's done, any
 wayl" she said, when the last of tn
 asparagus was in the colander. k How about salad and dessert? t asked Mother Gregory. Do I have to have them? f Gloria asked pathetically, She wa so tired and hot that it seemed { s her she would have to lie dow
 .. or she'd drop.
 Mother Gregory raised her eye
 brows.
 If you're going to do this home n making job at all Glory. you'd bel .r ter do it right" she said. "We ca ', make a salad and some chocolat , custard in ten minutes!" ', "We?" thought Gloria. "Wh'
 you mean by we is that you'll s t- there resting your face and hand
 while ] do all the work" a She was furious with Moth' 10 Gregory.
 ?, As soon as the custard was in u oven Mother Gregory suggested tn ,t they" set the table. ,n q couldn't have done a bett ar r job myself" said Mother Grego
 as she took the custard from tl
 oven.
 to 'I'll go out in the yard and c
 some more roses" she added, bris " ly, while you're putting on l. nK dishes"
 ,at Her idea of busy day seems E. be cutting roses and ordering ct around like 8 slave!" said Gloria nr herself as Dicks mother disappea
 ed through the back door. f. Now, let's get out the hose a 10, wash off the Sront porch" W To. Mother Gregory's next suggest os when she came into the house vi C.. her armful of roses.
 Gloria gritted her teeth togeth But she lifted all the chairs do m. from the front porch and went 'ba work with the hose and an {
 broom.
 60 Presently Mother Gregory cal around the corner of the house fri m the backyard, She had put on CT hat and street dress.
 "Goodby. my dear" she said. ,sr guess I'll have to be on my " 1Iv You've done just fine all day!" nm sho kissed Gloria and patted ,,u weary shoulders
 ain When you want any more h nts you know where to come, my de
 don't your" She beamed at Gle ,4u Straight to mel" Apt Yeah, an old day I'll come shA you for help asain!" Gloria thou psn resentfuliy. T can work myself